3 hours until the announcement, but I'd like to chime in that I think Braun deserves it, but it wouldn't surprise me if Kemp wins in a close vote.

Edited November 22, 201114 yr by flavum

I think Kemp deserves it more than Braun, but Braun will win.

Ryan Braun wins NL MVP.

Good. Great player. Winning team, and close enough to Kemp's numbers.

Braun was 1st on 20 of the 32 ballots.

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1. Braun 388, 2. Kemp 332; 3. Fielder 229; 4 Upton 214; 5 Pujols 166; 6 Votto 135; 7 Brkmn 118; 8 Tulo 69; 9 Halladay 52; 10 Howard 39.

 

Braun was fantastic this year... good choice.

I can complain about this one, but I also can't.

I thought he would win it since the voters don't like to give MVPs to guys on mediocre teams. See: Matt Kemp and Jose Bautista.

 

I can't really argue about this one, I personally liked Braun better. Both he and Kemp are lousy fielders, the only difference between them is that one plays center and the other plays left. Braun actually had a better OPS, wOBA, and wRC+ than Kemp, so I can't say this was a bad choice.