By the end Saturday, they were playing Christmas carols, Kauffman Stadium having a sense of humor on a night when it was fair to question everyone else's sense of judgment.
The Angels beat the Kansas City Royals 5-3 amid swirling snow and a dropping wind chill, this game in the fridge long before it was over.
Despite the conditions — the wind chill put temperatures in the 20s — Trout hit his fourth home run in seven games and sixth overall, the most in the American League and a pace that has him approaching 60-plus for the season.