MVP?

Today it was announced that Joey Votto of the Reds won the National League's Most Valuable Player award in Major League Baseball. One of the men he beat out was The Cardinal's Albert Pujols. As a Cubs fan, I could care less who got the award between these two players, as both of them are players for Central Division rivals of the cubbies. The problem I have is how by awarding Votto the MVR, they have taken away the integrity of this year's Silver Slugger and Golden Glove awards for First Base.

Albert Pujols won both of those awards, showcasing that he was considered the best offensive and defensive player at first base among all national league first base players. Hold up, Pujols was voted the best offensive AND defensive player of the year among all national league first baseman, but Votto, another first base player, won the MVP? He must have stole 60 bases then to counter those and win MVP! Nope.

It appears that the awards were decidedly split to give Pujols a "second place" trophy, which just diminishes the value. The voters should have given all three awards to votto, or split the slugger and glove awards between the two, because now the league has just created a glaring contradiction in the forms of the three shiny trophies.

I'm going to bed