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New York Yankees IQ: The Ultimate Test of True Fandom

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I was so impressed with Tucker Elliot's ATLANTA BRAVES IQ and NEW YORK YANKEES IQ books that he inspired me to write a MILWAUKEE BREWERS IQ book. Elliot's intense, interactive approach to baseball trivia is sure to test readers while holding their interest. The questions start at the easier "Spring Training" level and get progressively more difficult until the "October Baseball" test reveals whether readers' knowledge earns them "walk-off bomb to win Game 7 and Series MVP Honors" status or their poor performance results in fans calling them "the 'new' Bill Buckner." Read this book and you will quickly find out where you rank in the records book.

The New York Yankees are baseball's most storied franchise, with a rich history of individual and team accomplishments; from Babe Ruth to Joe DiMaggio to Mickey Mantle to Derek Jeter, this team has now compiled an astonishing 27 World Series championships. It's no wonder I found this trivia book, written by Tucker Elliot, to be so fascinating. If you're a Yankees fan, or even a Yankees hater who just loves baseball history, this book will test your knowledge, with a wide variety of trivia written in a most engaging style.

With the regular season fast approaching, it's time to get into the spirit of things by brushing up on your Yankees trivia. You won't be disappointed.

Thank you Tucker Elliot! He has provided this Yankee fan with the ultimate book in baseball trivia. Finally, I can test my skills and see how I measure up in this trivia test of 250 multiple choice and fill in the blank questions in varying degrees of difficulty. Ten categories ranging from the numbers game to legends to fabulous feats awaits the daring New York fan. How did I do? Let's just say I lost a tough seven-game series

New York Yankees IQ: The Ultimate Test of True Fandom is another in the fine tradition of Atlanta Braves IQ: The Ultimate Test of True Fandom (Volume 1) and Mixed Martial Arts IQ: The Ultimate Test of True Fandom (Volume 1) . The book is well edited, the perfect size and easy to read. It really makes for a great gift to anyone who thinks they are a veteran at baseball trivia in general. It goes without saying that to any Yankee fan this is a must have!

Now if Black Mesa will just do one on the New York Mets next........

Sam Hendricks, author of both: Fantasy Football Guidebook and Fantasy Football Tips: 201 Ways to Win Through Player Rankings, Cheat Sheets and Better Drafting .

I'm as relieved as everyone else who loves the Yankees that our postseason "drought" lasted only one season - and what's more, the championship drought that had been dogging us since we let the 2001 World Series get away is mercifully, thankfully, and finally over. Girardi has his first ring as skipper, A-Rod and Tex have their first rings period, and Jeter, Rivera, and Posada, God Bless Them, have their fifth rings as members of the Yankees.

And having said all that, the first thing I did was look for ways to continue celebrating the Yankees championship long into the offseason - and I'm happy to say that New York Yankees IQ: The Ultimate Test of True Fandom is most definitely up to the task. It's a fun, challenging, exciting, and captivating read, because it doesn't just give you a list of trivia questions, it actually tells you the story of the Yankees and then challenges you with questions about those stories. It's great entertainment about the greatest baseball team in the world - hard to beat that.