

Four Reasons that No Beer in Toronto this Weekend Could be a Good Thing
By: Laurie | July 15th, 2009
MLS team Toronto FC is known for having some of the most passionate fans in the league. They sing. They chant. They throw things at opposing players.
They were tops in MLS attendance in 2007 and 2008, and only dropped to second this year because Seattle has a bigger stadium. But that passion is going to be put to the real test this weekend.
Yes, this is the weekend that will separate the true fans from the poseurs. Because this is the weekend when we find out the truth:
Which fans can watch an entire Toronto FC game while sober?
The story here is that way back in May, some stadium concessions employees made the mistake of serving beer to underage fans. They got caught.
The team’s punishment: One dry game, to be served this weekend against the Houston Dynamo.
Does this seem a little unfair to you? I mean, who’s really getting punished here? Not the stadium. Instead, it’s the folks who have to watch the game.
But I’m thinking this won’t be all bad. Here are four reasons that the beer ban could be a good thing:
1. Shorter bathroom lines. BMO Field is notorious for causing full-bladdered fans to miss long portions of the game due to its bad concourse design. I’m guessing this will be much less of a problem this weekend.
2. Better aim with the streamers. Think what these guys could have done here if they were sober?
(Hey, Toronto guys! Aim some at Craig Waibel for me, will ya?)
3. Better singing. (Or at least fewer Youtube videos like this):
4. I’m guessing that a lack of alcohol will mean no more promos like this one. (Because there’s no way that the person who thought it was a good idea to hand out frisbee-shaped seat cushions was sober.)
Hang in there, Toronto fans. The rest of us feel your pain.
(At least until we numb our empathy with beer.)
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