Barry Bonds wins the MVP

Yeah.

Barry, without whom the Giants would have been the Padres, wins his sixth Most Valuable Player award.

The Gods (Vishnu, Poseidon, Balder, One of the Guardians of Oa, and "the American Dream" Dusty Rhodes) are appeased.

Albert Pujols, who had an excellent season, of that there is no doubt, came in second.

But I think the Giants would have been in much worse shape without Barry than the Cards would have been without Pujols. The Cards were just a complete offensive unit, with so many players to beat you--their pitching was the gaping hole in their season.