A home out West for Boston sports fans By Carol Beggy & Mark Shanahan, Globe Staff | January 17, 2006
The faithful Pats fans at Sonny McLean's in Santa Monica, Calif., stayed put until the dispiriting end Saturday. ''We're not used to things going like this," said Jim Connors, owner of the popular sports pub that's become a home away from home for Boston sports fans. We spied a few familiar faces in the packed house, including Godsmack singer Sully Erna, band manager and Medford native Paul Geary, and Extreme's former axman Nuno Bettencourt, who looked inconsolable after Champ Bailey's interception. Also applauding were comedian/actor Jason Vittorini of Hull, as well as former Pats cheerleader Stacie Schifino, who's a waitress at Sonny McLean's these days. Gone before we got there was local boy Jay Harrington, who recently landed the role of Teri Hatcher's love interest on ''Desperate Housewives."