She was one of four selected from more than 1,500 girls. Milano began her career at age seven, when her babysitter, without notifying her parents, took her to an audition for the national touring company of Annie. She is of Italian descent and has a brother named Cory, who is a decade younger. Hopefully it’s the Dodgers, but if it’s not, it’s got to be someone else from the division.Alyssa Jayne Milano was born in the Bensonhurst neighborhood of New York City's Brooklyn borough on December 19, 1972, the daughter of fashion designer and talent manager Lin Milano and film music editor Thomas M. Someone from that division, I hope, makes it to the World Series. I feel like I’ve been so focused on the Dodgers that everything else is kind of irrelevant. SN: Other than the Dodgers, what has caught your eye in baseball this year?ĪM: The Astros look really good, and they’re fun to watch. I miss Vin, too.įOSTER: 15 Vin Scully calls you need to hear SN: Do you remember what you were doing when that happened?ĪM: I don’t exactly, but I’ve listened to that Vin Scully call numerous times since then and it’s just amazing. Of course, then 1988 came along and that Kirk Gibson moment happened. When we moved to Los Angeles, he was like, I guess I can be a Dodgers fan again. It was like his life was shattered as a boy. We had moved to Los Angeles in 1983, and my dad was a Brooklyn Dodgers fan growing up, then rebelled against the National League and became a Yankees fan.ĪM: Because the Dodgers left. SN: Were you in LA when the Dodgers won in 1988?ĪM: I was. RIVERA: This is the Dodgers’ year to win the NL pennant I don’t know if that’s (manager) Dave Roberts’ doing or just the right combination of guys, but to see (former general manager) Ned Colletti tweeting about the team that he’s basically responsible for, even though he’s not there anymore, everything’s just jelling. I’ve had Dodgers season tickets for a long time, over 10 years, and there’s also a sense of camaraderie that I feel this year that I didn’t feel before. All these guys who are, no pun intended, stepping up to the plate. SN: It’s been pretty incredible, with Cody Bellinger doing his home-run thing and Justin Turner hitting almost. I kind of watch every game with bated breath, thinking, ‘Is this going to be the game where everything falls apart?’ But, yeah, what an amazing year to be a Dodgers fan. You know how us sports fans are, superstitious about everything. And when it’s your team that’s doing so well - and we really haven’t had a season like this in, maybe forever? - to talk about it feels bizarrely weird as a sports fan. I get asked when I do interviews, ‘Any predictions?’ and I don’t do predictions, because anything can happen during the season. I think that the industry has given us a voice, and I think that’s great.ĪM: You know what? I don’t even want to talk about the Dodgers because I think I might jinx what they’re doing right now. I feel like what we were able to accomplish paved the way for female fans to be taken more seriously in general, not just about merchandising. Because, mind you, 10 years ago we were man-splained everything. I feel like the line really shined a light on the fact that female fans are important, too, as knowledgeable as male fans. SN: You’re not the only one in that game now, are you? No matter who I tell the story to, it always starts with MLB.įOSTER: The Home Run Derby has left me jaded I feel, clearly, very appreciative to MLB, who gave me the licensing first before the other leagues. The best ideas are born of necessity, and it’s a blessing, a light-bulb moment. I was just so sure that it would work in the market because I was the market. Everything that was available specifically for women was done in pink. They thought it was crazy because there was no pink in the line.ĪM: I was making a statement.
In the beginning there was so much potential and so much room for female fan apparel, but nobody was really tapping into it. SPORTING NEWS: Bet it’s hard to believe you started your clothing line ( Touch by Alyssa Milano) 10 years ago.ĪLYSSA MILANO: It is. I promised I wouldn’t ask that question again this time, and started the Q&A. Didn’t you apologize before you asked me that question?”
She laughed and after a moment, she said, “I think I remember that. So, of course he brought up that embarrassing question to her when he introduced me. I had the chance to interview her Monday morning, this time in person, and told her manager that story. I think she said Alex Rodriguez.Īnyway, Milano is a lifelong Dodgers fan, and she’s in Miami this week promoting her line of clothing at the All-Star Game Fan Fest. So, at the end of the phone interview with Milano, I said something along the lines of “I’m really sorry, but my editor is making me ask this question, so here goes …”
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