Congratulations Albert and An NFL Coach not afraid of his Catholicity

Yesterday Albert Pujols claimed his second National League MVP Award (should have at least one more...) Albert was in contention with Phillies 1st Baseman Ryan Howard who led the league in HR's and RBI's, but had a below .250 batting average and had 199 strikeouts! Albert was second in batting .377 and only struck out less than 60 times the whole year, while hitting 37 HR's and 116 RBI's while having better On-Base Percentage and Slugging Percentage for the year. Albert did it all year without a feared hitter to back him up (although Ryan Ludwick did have a career year) and was consistent from day one. Howard had perennial all-stars Chase Utley, Jimmy Rollins to back him up. I am glad the writers got this MVP voting right. Yes, I am biased towards Pujols because I am a Cardinals fan, but this guy has been doing it for 8 years straight (he has never finished lower than 10th in MVP balloting). Read the Article from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch for more opinion and statistics that will prove why Pujols is one of the best hitters of all time.

"It's almost like a little boy getting a toy," Pujols said. "You're so excited waiting for that Christmas and to find out what you got. I knew I had a pretty good chance. I think the guys who voted, the baseball writers, know what they're doing."

"He's been the leader on this team probably since his second year," said La Russa, Pujols' only major-league manager. "If you had to name The Leader, it's been him. It didn't mean a guy like Mike Matheny or Jim (Edmonds) didn't lead. Scott (Rolen) had his moments. But when you look at the inner workings of our club, Albert is the guy who speaks with the most sense. He leads by example as well. I always admired the fact he is willing to share. He's not hoarding an angle on a pitcher or something like that."


And this story about Baltimore Raven's Head Coach John Harbaugh. It is nice to see a Head Coach displaying his Religion and something positive in a sport that deals with an image issue what seems like weekly.

"Harbaugh talks frequently about humility and looking out for the other guy.

“When you make yourself small and raise the other people up around you, that’s the whole Christian message,” he said. "