Pujols 2006:
"Someone who doesn't take his team to the playoffs doesn't deserve to win the MVP."
Pujols 2008:
"We were contenders until the last two weeks of the season, and we were in first place for a while," Pujols said during a teleconference with members of the Baseball Writers Association of America. "You have to consider what you do for your team, but you have to put up the numbers to even be considered for MVP. You have to consider everything."