While we wait until 3 p.m. to see if Ryan Howard got robbed of the mvp, lets take a glance at what it means to be the most valuable player.  The most valuable player is the player that makes a team competitve with him and a real loser without him.  Ryan was the player that made the Phillies go the second half of the season.  Also, he is the only player that got the Barry Bonds treatment when it came to the intentional walk.

Which makes salary cap wonder why people are thinking Albert Pujulos should win?  Did he get walked in the fourteenth inning with no one on?  Did Albert have Jeff Conine and Pat “I swing at everything” protecting him in his lineup?  Say what you will, but Ryan did not see more than ten hittable balls in the last twenty games the Phillies played.  If Ryan does not win, he can thank his teammates for losing him his hardware.