On the Mets beat

By now, it's no secret that Albert Pujols won the NL MVP -- thereby vindicating the ballot of my colleague Ken Davidoff. The Mets had a decent showing with two players -- David Wright and Carlos Delgado -- in the top 10, but I figured that Johan Santana (14), Carlos Beltran and Jose Reyes would have placed a little higher.

Albert Pujols, Cardinals ................ 369
Ryan Howard,Phillies ................... 308
Ryan Braun, Brewers ................... 139
Manny Ramirez, Dodgers ............. 138
Lance Berkman, Astros ................ 126
CC Sabathia, Brewers .................. 121
David Wright, Mets ....................... 115
Brad Lidge, Phillies ...................... 104
Carlos Delgado, Mets .................... 96
Aramis Ramirez, Cubs .................. 66
Hanley Ramirez, Marlins ................ 55
Chipper Jones, Braves ................... 44
Geovanny Soto, Cubs .................... 41
Johan Santana, Mets .................... 30
Chase Utley, Phillies ..................... 30
Ryan Ludwick, Cardinals ................ 17
Brandon Webb, Diamondbacks ....... 14
Adrian Gonzalez, Padres ............... 13
Matt Holliday, Rockies ................... 13
Prince Fielder, Brewers .................. 11
Derrek Lee, Cubs .......................... 10
Carlos Beltran, Mets ...................... 10
Tim Lincecum, Giants .................... 9
Jose Reyes, Mets .......................... 3
Jose Valverde, Astros ..................... 3
Stephen Drew, Diamondbacks ......... 2
Nate McClouth, Pirates ................... 1