I’m not going to try to persuade you that the Supporters’ Shield means more - or should mean more - than the MLS Cup.
It just doesn’t and it probably never will. This is North America, and nothing matches the playoffs. There is no logic or reason to that; it’s simply a feeling, the way we have all been tuned.
Saturday’s win over the New York Red Bulls and confirmation of Toronto FC as the newest Supporters’ Shield winners was another magnificent night for the club, but it did not have the same electricity as the Canadian Championship final in June, last season’s Eastern Conference final or even the first leg of the semi-final at BMO Field before it.