On August 24, St. Louis was 10 1/2 games behind Atlanta in the National League wild card race. Though everyone might have thought the Cardinals were out of playoff contention, it turns out they were anything but. Today, they will play the Phillies in the National League Division Series.As a result, by the definition of "valuable" that exists in the minds of some (as opposed to the one that actually exists in the Baseball Writers Association of America voting guidelines), everyone on the Cardinals is eligible for the NL Most Valuable Player Award.What does this have to do with the Dodgers?On August 24, Los Angeles was 10 1/2 games behind Arizona in the NL West race. Same date, same deficit.(Yes, the Cardinals were closer to Milwaukee in the NL Central race, but that's not the race they