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49ers fans don get much respect in New York
Perhaps New York City simply sold out of red, white and gold jerseys,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], mere days before the NFC Championship matchup between San Francisco and the on Sunday.
More likely,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the stores never had them in the first place.
"It's just New York teams here," said the guy answering the phone at sporting goods chain Modell's in the Chelsea neighborhood. "No one will speak to me until it's over. My best friends won't speak to me."
While Giants fans will never harbor the outright resentment they have for division rivals such as the Eagles and Cowboys,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the feelings are none too fuzzy for their San Francisco foes,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], either.
It's only the 49ersMany New Yorkers expressed relief in facing the Niners, and not the aerial wizardry of the Saints,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], whom the Niners vanquished one week ago. They question 's ability to run an offense. They prefer Giants coach 's stoicism to 's exuberance.
"Harbaugh knows the game,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], but his regard for the opponent is limited,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]," said , a lifelong Giants fan and Manhattan native. "He's disrespectful."
Other Manhattanites say the Niners benefited from a soft schedule. Mark Lopez, a Giants fan having lunch at the Fifth Avenue bar Dewey's Flatiron,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], describes the NFC West as weak. "Is there really a difference between the Niners' 14-3 record,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]," he said, "and the Giants' " 11-7?
Topping off the parade of disrespect, columnist published a column Friday listing 10 reasons that 49ers fans are soft. In a piece that pokes fun at most Bay Area stereotypes,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Bondy wrote: "The Giants are heading to Candlestick Park, where the crowd and the general din of the city will not be nearly as nettlesome as the mud."
Still, there's doubtBut once you get past Gotham's trademark bluster,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], considerable anxiety exists about and his Big Blue mates, who've had more stops and starts this season than a local subway train. Moreover, many believe wet conditions at Candlestick will hamper the Giants' high-flying passing game. "A soggy track does not bode well for the men in blue," said , a magazine editor from the Bronx.
Most in New York expect a low-scoring,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], tight contest.
"San Francisco will play well,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], but the Giants are pumped,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]," said as she bought herself a blue Victor Cruz T-shirt at a Modell's across from . "Both will put on a great show."
New York Niners fans may be feeling the chill from the Big Blue faithful, but they do have a safe house in the Lower Manhattan pub Finnerty's,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], which shows all the Bay Area teams on the tube and is a cherished home away from home for the region's ex-pats. Some 30 diehards were lined up outside Finnerty's when it opened at noon last Saturday - 4 1/2 hours before the Niners-Saints kickoff.
The joy of winningThat game's unforgettable finish saw patrons hugging and kissing strangers,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych].
"The World War II picture of the sailor hugging the girl?" said bartender . "That's what it was like here."
While Finnerty's raffles off an autographed helmet during Sunday's game,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], some hardy souls prefer to wade into enemy territory in their Niner finery. , a Manhattan investment banker from Los Gatos, will take in the slugfest with friends in a rowdy,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], pro-Giants,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Midtown Manhattan watering hole. "I'll remind them," Costain said with a sly smile,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], "that the real Giants are in San Francisco."
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