Red Sox fans are from Mars, Yankees fans are from Uranus : why Red Sox fans are smarter, funnier, and better looking (in language even Yankees fans can understand) / Andy Wasif.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wasif, Andy.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports rivalries--United States.

Sports rivalries.

Baseball fans--Massachusetts--Boston--Humor.

Baseball fans.

Baseball fans--New York (State)--New York--Humor.

Boston Red Sox (Baseball team)--Humor.

Boston Red Sox (Baseball team).

New York Yankees (Baseball team)--Humor.

New York Yankees (Baseball team).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Ill. : Triumph Books, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<P>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 dra

Contents:

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Introduction; Red Sox Fans Are from Mars, Yankees Fans Are from Uranus ; What Red Sox Fans Want and What Yankees Fans Need ; The Arguers and the Arguing Types; The Psychology Behind the Hate; Speaking Different Languages ; Understanding Our Emotional Needs; Avoiding an Argument; Dealing with Loss ; Finding Common Ground; Turning Hate into "Not Quite So Much Hate"; Conclusion ; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-62368-644-X

1-61749-071-7

OCLC:

851314436