Tim Bezbatchenko is happy to let his team do the talking. Toronto FC’s general manager, been lauded as a linchpin of the club’s turnaround since his arrival in 2013, would rather focus on his club’s battle with the Columbus Crew in the Eastern Conference final for a berth in the MLS Cup. But before the two-leg showdown opened with a 0-0 standoff, the Ohio-raised 36-year-old took some time to talk about last year’s final, non-negotiables and his family’s rooting interest — it’s “complicated.”:
Let me take you back to Dec. 11, 2016. What was the day after Toronto’s MLS Cup loss like?