/ STAFF COLUMNIST
ANAHEIM – He was wearing his Mike Trout jersey, Mike Trout wristband and Mike Trout foam fish hat, plopped atop a face that refused to stop smiling.
Thomas Walkup was bouncing around near the Angels’ dugout Friday, his contagious energy obvious even before – in the classic words of an 8-year-old – he said of Trout, “He’s my favorite baseball player because he’s a famous baseball player!”
Yes, the kid was excited to see his first game, and why not? Just a week ago, legally speaking, he was blind.