I was rifling through some old papers yesterday and came across an old Toronto Star Saturday Sports section I had saved from April 18 of last year. On the
front page read the headline "Beantown Boom" followed by a Kevin McGran column comparing Toronto and Boston as sports cities. (Be mindful of the fact that the Saturday paper is the Star's most widely circulated issue, and the column ran during the heat of the NBA Playoffs, NHL Playoffs and MLB Opening Day.) To me, the column signaled the ultimate "throw in the towel" moment for Toronto fans finally coming to grips with the failures of their sports franchises, especially when contrasted with the relative dominance of Boston teams during the Zeros.
Because a) the sports culture in both cities has remained relatively constant since last April (let's, for a second, ignore that the Celtics and Bruins both blew series and game 7 leads); and b) I'm too lazy to write an entry of similar subject matter at the moment I felt it best to throw this article up on the blog.
Take it away, Mr. McGran.
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