Joey Votto wins the NL MVP

[And That]

Per Haudricourt.

 

Votto wins his first MVP, capturing all but one of the first place votes. Pujols is the runner up, Carlos Gonzalez takes third.

 

Ryan Braun was 15th, Corey Hart was 25th.

 

Frankly, I'm surprised Votto was deemed classy enough to beat out Pujols.

[crewcrazy]

I like the fact that Votto won it so convincingly, even if I'm still kind of horrified by the methodology used to get there ("it's the most VALUABLE player, not the most outstanding player," "Votto's team won the division, Pujols missed the playoffs," etc.).

 

Good for him, especially considering the personal problems he struggled with the year before. He's really fun to watch when he's not beating the Brewers, and doesn't really care for the bright lights. Guys like that are easy to root for.

[TooLiveBrew]

I like the fact that Votto won it so convincingly, even if I'm still kind of horrified by the methodology used to get there ("it's the most VALUABLE player, not the most outstanding player," "Votto's team won the division, Pujols missed the playoffs," etc.).

 

This is what I thought about it too. Nice to see the voters make the right pick, even if it's basically for the wrong reason(s).

[Oldcity]

And he didn't originally make the All-Star team (a.k.a. "Pulling a Yount").