Put on your thinking caps, it's the first Yankees Quiz of the 2012 season!

1. The return of Lou Piniella to the broadcast booth made Yankees fans:

A. Remember the days when Lou roamed right field in Yankee Stadium
B. Recall Piniella's days as the fiery manager of the Bronx Bombers
C. Wonder how he could manage the guy for 5 seasons and not learn how to pronounce "Ibañez"


2. You are the translator for Hiroki Kuroda. The phrase you are likely to use most this season is:

A. "I want to thank my teammates for their support behind me"
B. "I just want to help this team win a World Series for its fans"
C. "That ball would have been an out at Dodger Stadium"


3. The surest way for the Yankees to break out of a slump is to:

A. Get 7 innings of shutout ball from the team's ace, CC Sabathia
B. Get some production from A-Rod and Teixeira in the middle of the lineup
C. Face Brian Matusz


4. When Tim McCarver accepts the Ford C. Frick Award this summer in Cooperstown, baseball fans across America will:

A. Puke


5. According to STATS, the series in Baltimore was the first time since July, 2001, that the Yankees have won consecutive games in extra innings while on the road. This is an indication that:

A. The Yankees' bullpen was strong and was able to keep the team in games
B. The team's offense was able to come up with clutch hits in key situations
C. The folks at STATS need to get out of their parents' basements more often