I think Terry Smith was on radio the other day saying the reason Howie does well in the Spring is the heavy dose of fastballs he gets during the first few weeks but Howie will cool off at the end of the month when starters begin throwing more breaking pitches. I don't think pitchers will continue to throw fastballs regardless of being in the 2nd spot of the lineup when the scouting reports say down and away all day.
I'm sure he could care less about what we all think around here but I don't think he realized what type of scrutiny comes from being labeled a future superstar.
Still too early, this could just be a little hot streak. Let's see how it plays out this next month when he's playing a bit less and the starters are getting more at bats.
Quite amazing how much of an issue the media and people are making it out to be. Saw a post from Trout's girlfriend saying she was sick of seeing the negativity about it. Let's not give the guy a reason to play for another team when he's available for free agency.
The show was much more tolerable when Dave Smith was on in the mornings to co-host. Smith was actually a real Angel fan while Dodger Lodge can't help but mentioning the blue crew 10x's a show.
Has there been any update on Cron if he'll participate in spring training? I know that Cowart, Maronde, Grichuk all received invites but I can't seem to remember Cron being available post surgery/rehab.