Ryan Braun: Most Valuable Player of the year

Ryan Braun: Most Valuable Player of the year

Posted by Jerry White On Thursday, November 24th 2011 in Sports

Based on an article published by the Associated Press, Milwaukee’s Ryan Braun was declared the Most Valuable Player of the year on Wednesday.

After a close analysis of the results scored by Ryan Braun and Matt Kemp during the last baseball season, the National League has decided to give the award to Ryan Braun. Milwaukee’s left fielder beat Matt Kemp due to his 96-66 points as opposed to Kemp’s 82-79.

Ryan told the press that he won the NL MVP award because he had the chance of being in a better team. In Braun’s opinion, Matt Kemp’s season was better and he would have won the prize if the jury had taken only the results of the season into consideration. Even though the award is individual, it is, nevertheless, the result of an organized team work, concluded the Brewers’ player.

Sports critics say the opposite. They claim that if it hadn’t been for Ryan, the Milwaukee Brewers wouldn’t have won their first division title in 30 years. As a matter of fact, the left fielder is very appreciated by baseball fans. He received 20 out of 32 first-place votes and 388 points, whereas Kemp earned only 10 first-place votes and 332 points.

The ‘Hebrew Hammer’ as the press often calls him confessed on Wednesday that he was nervous about the National League’s decision. He was very happy when NL reps called him to communicate that he received the NL MVP title.

The first persons besides Braun to hear the great news were his brother and his girlfriend who were at his house when the 28-year-old baseball player received the call. Even though he was over the moon with joy, Ryan did not forget to send several encouraging messages to his friend, Matt Kemp. The third place of the contest was occupied by Braun’s teammate, Prince Fielder, whereas Arizona’s Justin Upton finished fourth. The fifth baseball player was Albert Pujols who scored only 166 points.

Ryan Braun will continue to play for the Milwaukee Brewers until 2020 due to the $105 million contract he signed in April. The MVP award increased Braun’s account with another $100,000 bonus.