Meanwhile, it's hard to feel anything but excitement for Tommy DeVito, who has had the only happy record in the past 27 New York Giants football games.
Last year, he went 3-3 in six games, became a national hero, Tommy Catletts, and it took about 15 minutes for everyone to remember that Joe Pesci had the same name on Goodfellas. It took another 15 minutes before anyone thought it was his agent. Silvio Dante's wardrobe, complete with funny hats, was posted everywhere on the Internet at the same time.
We are still not interested in good stories around here. Especially when local kids like DeVito, from Cedar Grove, N.J., and Don Bosco Prep, collapse into bed in their childhood rooms during the week and give Big Blue a weekend honor.
Yes, on the other hand, it's a fascinating, unlikely sequel to the kind of pro football that's happened around here in the last two years, Giants or Jets, that makes you want to throw the remote at the center of your TV. .
