Congratulations to Joey Votto, who was named National League MVP on Monday. Votto received 31 out of 32 first place votes and 164 more points than second-place Albert Pujols.
Votto absolutely deserved it this year. He finished first in OBP and slugging percentage, 2nd in batting average and third in home runs and RBIs in the league this year.
After the 7th inning, Joey won the Triple Crown with .356 BA, 14 HRs and 41 RBIs. That hasn't been done in the last 35 years.
Notable Reds MVPs: Larkin was the last to win it (1995) and they won 6 in the 1970s (Bench, Foster, Morgan, Rose)
Scott Rolen apparently told him the night they clinched, "We better win tonight, because you're going to win that MVP. And if we win tonight, you're going to thank me big."
The best part: Votto is Canadian. Why would this matter? Canadiens don't play nearly as much baseball as America children do, so every year Joey is figuring the game out more and more and continuing to improve on every aspect of his game.
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