The National League announced its MVP for the 2008 season and his name is Albert Pujols. Not terribly surprising, we knew it would be between Pujols and Philly’s Ryan Howard. In the end, however, baseball writers don’t like it when a guy strikes out 200 times and plays shaky defense. That said, the Phillies don’t [...]
Ryan Howard NL MVP?
Sept. 16, 2008 15 Comments
Is Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard the NL MVP? Well, there are several cases for and against him. First, why he shouldn’t be MVP: -Howard has 190 K’s and could very well break his own MLB record of 199 strikeouts in a season. MVP’s shouldn’t be breaking strikeout records. -His defense at first base has [...]
