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Safe at Home: Confessions of a Baseball Fanatic Safe at Home: Confessions of a Baseball Fanatic by Alyssa Milano
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“if you belive in something then you should do it dont let anything stand in your way.”
Alyssa Milano, Safe at Home: Confessions of a Baseball Fanatic – An Intelligent and Wry Memoir on America's Game and Sports History
“The anticipation and ritual before the game are almost as crucial as the game itself.”
Alyssa Milano, Safe at Home: Confessions of a Baseball Fanatic – An Intelligent and Wry Memoir on America's Game and Sports History
“If the pitching, hitting, base stealing, home run blasting, manager arguing, dust kicking, home plate colliding, and double play turning aren’t enough for you, and instead you need to bounce an inflated, multicolored plastic ball, I think it’s time to find another sport.”
Alyssa Milano, Safe at Home: Confessions of a Baseball Fanatic – An Intelligent and Wry Memoir on America's Game and Sports History
“It’s when you start noticing these subtleties of the game that you realize baseball is actually a series of games within a game. It’s like the game grows within itself. The events are all interconnected, and as you become aware of them all, the game pulls you in deeper. And there comes a point in a fan’s life when the game becomes all-encompassing. It’s nearly impossible to look away, and suddenly the job phone call that you didn’t get that day, the date that ended in disaster—all those other things that felt so important an hour ago have disappeared.”
Alyssa Milano, Safe at Home: Confessions of a Baseball Fanatic – An Intelligent and Wry Memoir on America's Game and Sports History
“No matter how good you are, you’re going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are, you are going to win one-third of your games. It’s the other third that makes the difference. —TOMMY LASORDA”
Alyssa Milano, Safe at Home: Confessions of a Baseball Fanatic – An Intelligent and Wry Memoir on America's Game and Sports History
“Life will always throw you curves; just keep fouling them off. The right pitch will come, but when it does be prepared to run the bases. —RICK MAKSIAN”
Alyssa Milano, Safe at Home: Confessions of a Baseball Fanatic – An Intelligent and Wry Memoir on America's Game and Sports History
“History is merely a list of surprises. It can only prepare us to be surprised yet again. —KURT VONNEGUT”
Alyssa Milano, Safe at Home: Confessions of a Baseball Fanatic – An Intelligent and Wry Memoir on America's Game and Sports History