Pujols Is Salty That He Didn't Win The NL M.V.P.

St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols feels he should have won the National Leage Most Valuable Player Award over Ryan Howard of the Philadelphia Phillies.

Apparently he feels that the M.V.P. should only be won by a player who's team makes the playoffs.

"I see it this way: Someone who doesn't take his team to the playoffs doesn't deserve to win the MVP."

Pujols did hit .331/49HR/137RBI's this season while leading the Cardinals to their first World Series title since 1982.

The voting is done prior to the playoffs so it could be done, but to think that just because a players team didn't make the playoffs couldn't become the M.V.P. isn't quite the answer. In this case someone should tell Joe Girardi that he's not Manager of the Year in the N.L. because the Marlins didn't make the playoffs.

Looks as if Pujols is just a little bitter that he lost the award. He did have the numbers, but couldn't obtain his second straight award this year.

One Man's Opinion - SI.com