Three lost posts, which I’ll just consolidate into one:<\/p>\n
So if you scrutinized the NL MVP voting results<\/a>, you might have noticed two things:<\/p>\n 1. Pujols was listed on every ballot, but one voter had him seventh. That was Milwaukee writer Tom Haudricourt<\/a>, who put Howard first and had Sabathia and Fielder ahead of Pujols, as well as three Brewers in his ten names. I’ll save other thoughts on the results of this vote – and tomorrow’s, which should be really interesting – for my chat this Thursday<\/a>.<\/p>\n Edinson Volquez appears on three NL Rookie of the Year ballots<\/a>, even though he’s not a rookie. It wasn’t even something esoteric like the days-on-the-roster rule; he threw 80 innings for Texas prior to 2008, and the cutoff is 50.<\/p>\n I think the truth about my rejected membership is that I failed the board’s intelligence test – I have some.<\/p>\n UPDATE: The three voters who included Volquez were Jeremy Cothran<\/a> of the Newark Star-Ledger<\/i>, John Klima<\/a> of the Los Angeles Daily News<\/i>, and Jay Paris<\/a> of the North County Times<\/i> in San Diego.<\/p>\n Other – um, harsher – takes: Dugout Central<\/a>, The Slanch Report<\/a>, Shysterball<\/a>, Epic Carnival<\/a>, Fanhouse<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\n2. Someone omitted Ryan Howard entirely. That was Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star<\/i> writer Rich Campbell<\/a>, who covers the Nationals.<\/p>\n