Boston plans parade as Giants gain bulletin board material
BY HANK GOLA
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER
Wednesday, January 30th 2008, 4:00 AM
GLENDALE, Ariz. - Bill Belichick has got to be cringing.
While his players were keeping their mouths zipped, as always, during Super Bowl week, the mayor of Boston was already planning a victory parade and the Boston Globe was offering an advance sale of a book on the Patriots' undefeated season.
It's called: "19-0: The Historic Championship Season of New England's Unbeatable Patriots."
By Tuesday afternoon, it was off amazon.com, although it is permanently affixed to the Giants' bulletin board.
"If people go out and buy that book before the game, they are going to be (ticked) off," said Brandon Jacobs.
"I think people should go ahead and buy that book and see what happens," said Osi Umenyiora, who, when asked if he was buying the book, said, "I'd try to burn that book."
Antonio Pierce wasn't ordering it, either. "No, because we're writing that last chapter this week and I think we're going to write a good ending," he said.
"I think a lot of people in our locker room will have the last word on that book," said Amani Toomer, with the last word of the day.
The Giants were unaware that a pre-sale was also being offered for a book entitled, "Giants 2008: Super Bowl Champions."
The Patriots' parade, meanwhile, is scheduled for Tuesday in Beantown. Mayor Thomas M. Menino, acknowledging fears that he may be jinxing the Patriots by doing so, said he had no choice but to start the parade planning process. The only possible day for it is Tuesday, which is also Super Tuesday for the pols. Thousands of Bostonians will be off to the polls to vote in the presidential primary, creating a public-safety issue.
"We don't like to talk about any victory before it happens," city spokesperson Dot Joyce told the Boston Herald. "However, the timing of this causes some concern, and for the sake of public safety we had to make some initial plans contingent on whether or not they win."
Said the Giants' Justin Tuck: "I hope (the mayor) can cancel that."
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