Red Sox University

Overview

A tongue-in-cheek guide to becoming the ultimate Red Sox fan, Red Sox University is designed to educate new fans as well as enlighten those who have been following the team their entire lives. Students will receive a well-rounded education in all aspects of Red Sox fandom including, the 12 different types of Red Sox fans and how to identify each one at the ballpark, which Bill of Rights amendment give fans the right to keep beers in their arms, how to speak like a stat geek and sound knowledgeable, the core beliefs associated with the religion of Soxism, and how to maintain happy relationships (even with Yankees fans). There are also definitions, quizzes, Fenway facts, and key terms that will keep fans on their toes throughout their coursework. While the Red Sox have come a long way over the years from the lowest lows to the highest highs, there is still so much more to learn and Red Sox University is the ultimate guide to the exhilarating, maddening, and wacky world that will take fans to the next level of Sox fandom.

Author Biography

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Media

Book Notes from the Burlington Free Press suggests Behind the Green Monster and Red Sox University for Sox fanatics.

Press Releases

RED SOX UNIVERSITY

BASEBALL'S FOREMOST INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING
 
Are you a die-hahd Red Sox fan? Well, author and Red Sox professor Andy Wasif has just the challenge for you in Red Sox University: Baseball's Foremost Institution of Higher Learning, a tongue-in-cheek guide to becoming the ultimate Red Sox fan.
 

Red Sox University is the best (and only) school designed to educate new fans as well as enlighten those who have been following the team their entire lives. Students will receive a well-rounded education in all aspects of Red Sox fandom including history, philosophy, economics, architecture, biology, and literature.

Each chapter (or course) starts with a prerequisite and a summary of what you'll learn including:

The 12 different types of Red Sox fans and how to identify each one at the ballpark
Which Bill of Rights amendment give fans the right to keep beers in their arms
How to speak like a stat geek and sound knowledgeable
The core beliefs associated with the religion of Soxism
How to maintain happy relationships (even with Yankees fans)
There are also definitions, quizzes, Fenway facts, and key terms that will keep fans on their toes throughout their coursework. While the Red Sox have come a long way over the years from the lowest lows to the highest highs, there is still so much more to learn and Red Sox University is the ultimate guide to the exhilarating, maddening, and wacky world that will take fans to the next level of Sox fandom. Applications are now being accepted, so enroll today for the low tuition of just $14.95!
 
CONTACT: Natalie King, Triumph Books, 312.252.1252, n.king@triumphbooks.com
 

About the Author:

Andy Wasif has been a Red Sox fan since the days of skipper Ralph Houk. He attended Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Public Communications with an eye on sports journalism. Graduation brought him to Los Angeles, where he spent time as a stand-up comedian. Fully recovered from that profession, the Boston native now shuttles back and forth between the Northeast and Southern California, working on television and film projects including The Diary of Gunkie Malloy. His other books include How to Talk to a Yankee Fan with coauthor Rick D'Elia and Not the Life for Me.