Baseball history is filled with "what-if?" stories about some of its greatest players. It's a genre into which Los Angeles Angels superstar Mike Trout can now be classified, thanks to his ever-extending run to terrible injury luck.
There are so many poignant titles in this category. What if Ted Williams, Joe DiMaggio, Willie Mays, Bob Feller and so many others had not lost years to military service? What if Dizzy Dean had not broken his toe in the 1937 All-Star Game? What if Tony Conigliaro had not been hit in the face by a pitch?