Red Sox Fans Are from Mars, Yankees Fans Are from Uranus: Why Red Sox Fans Are Smarter, Funnier, and Better Looking (In Language Even Yankee Fans Can Understand)

by Andy Wasif

Overview

A tongue-in-cheek look at the complicated love-hate relationship between Red Sox and Yankees fans, how and why it developed, what accounts for the animosity and the grudging respect, and why it and continues to dominate the baseball landscape, this book provides the only well-constructed tutorial on how both tribes can peaceably coexist. With only around 200 miles of terra firma dividing the two capitals of the "Empire" and the "Nation," Wasif attempts to bring peace to the Northeast through understanding. The humorous book also has key terms, charts, testimonials, quizzes, and even drawings that will save fans from emotional distress and time-consuming arguments.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781600783470
Publisher:	Triumph Books
Publication date:	04/01/2010
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Andy Wasif is a lifelong Red Sox fan, a sports journalist, and stand-up comedian. He is the author of How to Talk to a Yankee Fan and Red Sox University.

Table of Contents

Introduction v

1 Red Sox Fans Are from Mars, Yankees Fans Are from Uranus 1

2 What Red Sox Fans Want and What Yankees Fans Need 17

3 The Arguers and the Arguing Types 43

4 The Psychology Behind the Hate 63

5 Speaking Different Languages 85

6 Understanding Our Emotional Needs 101

7 Avoiding an Argument 123

8 Dealing with Loss 143

9 Finding Common Ground 163

10 Turning Hate into "Not Quite So Much Hate" 183

Conclusion 203

About the Author 207