Nicky Scarfo Junior scared of Joey Merlino? Scared of his cult of personality, maybe.
Nicky would stamp on that midget if he didn't have a crew of loyal guys watching his back every waking moment.
Nicky never had that kind of pull with people.
That's the name of the game. There's strength in numbers. Carlo Gambino wasn't an imposing figure either. And I'm obviously not comparing Joey to Carlo because Merlino couldn't scrape a pimple off Gambino's ass. I'm just trying to make the point that all gangs, Italian or otherwise, bully people in numbers more often than they do one-on-one.
