Pujols, Howard History Says Brewers' Fielder Has a Shot to Win MVP

The year was 2006 and Ryan Howard had just been awarded the National League Most Valuable Player Award.  His unbelievable breakout season made him a household name for baseball fans and he has been tearing up the league ever since.   He also watched the playoffs from his couch. The season in which Howard crushed an astonishing 58 home runs and drove in 142 runners the Phillies won 85 games but missed out on baseball’s second season.  They finished in second place in the National League East by 12 games and missed the Wildcard by just three games.  Despite all this, Howard still finished first in the MVP voting and took home the award. Finishing in second place, and not too happy about it, was Albert Pujols.  The Cardinals won just 83 games during the regular season, but it was enough to bring home the National League Central Division Championship.  The Cardinals would go on to win the World Series that year, but Pujols was left without the other p...