Pujols Unanimous But Some More Curious Votes

Albert Pujols was unanimous as the 2009 National League MVP which means no writer pulled a Keizo Konishi and voted someone else less deserving for the award. There were, however, quite a few head scratchers:

• Chase Utley, despite being the second best player in the National League (I mean his WAR was 7.6, which was higher than Derek Jeter or Hanley Ramirez), finished 8th. Amazingly, not one writer could put Utley 2nd place on a ballot and yet they had plenty of room for Andre Ethier (two 2nd place votes) and Derrek Lee (1 2nd place votes...but no others above 5th). Utley wasn't even listed on every ballot and 3 writers thought he was 9th best and one thought he was the 10th best. His teammate, Ryan Howard, finished 133 points higher than him. I just don't get the disrespect for Utley.

• Someone jackass voted Yunel Escobar 5th(!?!?). That was his only ballot.

• Some joker voted Jeremy Affedlt 10th. Could you take this voting any less seriously? Affeldt had a great season...but he wasn't even the best reliever on his team.

• Miguel Tejada was voted 7th yet Ryan Zimmerman only got one vote and that was for 10th place. I understand Zimmerman played on a losing team...but so did Tejada!

• Huston Street also finished ahead of Ryan Zimmerman making him the only closer on this list. 
  

• Andre Ethier sure was helped by his walkoffs. I think that Matt Kemp is the better Dodger OF. And I'm really not sold on Ethier as the 6th best player in the National League.

• Chase Utley (shaking my head)
  

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