2008 MLB Awards : NL MVP

This one really is an easy one, I think.  The only guy really competing with Pujols OPS-wise is Chipper Jones, whose body cheated him of better total numbers.  The only guys in the top 10 OPS who are going to the postseason are Chase Utley (#8, and 200 points behind Pujols) and Aramis Ramirez (#10), and Pujols' total numbers are across-the-board better than theirs.  Ryan Howard hit the most HRs and had the most RBIs, but his slugging percentage, on-base percentage, and intentional walks are way down from his MVP season, and even compared to last year, when he finished 5th.  

On a final note, there were 3 guys in the top 40 OPS in the NL who walked more often than they struck out: Albert Pujols, Chipper Jones, and... Brian Giles.