{Book Review} Safe at Home: Confessions of a Baseball Fanatic

Alyssa Milano probably knows more about baseball then you, and as much as it hurts to say it, me too. In her book “Safe at Home” Miss Milano crafts a book that is one part autobiography, one part baseball analysis, and one part baseball anecdotes, and she does it in a very readable and well informed way. Let me be clear as much as it appears to be, this is not a celebrity cashing in on a book deal, this is person who is a really big baseball nut writing about their love affair with America’s Pastime.
The unique thing being the author happens to be a popular actress who gets access that the normal fan doesn’t. However she still respects the game, understands the game, and gets goosebumps just like the rest of us when someone hits for the cycle or a pitcher flirts with a no-hitter.
The book is a fun read with some interesting stories; I did enjoy reading it, but I am just a little unsure as to who her audience is? She does try to make the book accessible to her non-baseball fans by not getting too “Inside Baseball” and including a glossary in the back for all the baseball terms she uses. She covers many a baseball topic and gives her opinion on them, but nothing earth shattering or revolutionary.
I guess the book is just for baseball fans that are curious to hear another baseball fan’s opinions and anecdotes. I agree with much of what she says in regards to baseball and some of her stories were actually quite interesting. So if that is something you think you would enjoy or maybe you would like to show your girlfriend that it is okay for them to like baseball then this may be a book for you.
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