Freddie P's Blog

February 16, 2007 @ 07:54

I was on the phone with Internet wiz kid Mike Boon last night and he wondered out loud why I don't have more on my blog about the Raptors.

"Is there no part of you that is excited about the Raptors" asked Mike.

"No, not really" I said. "I tend to put my finger in the air and see where the winds blowing, and right now, there's no Raptor buzz. I don't think anybody really cares that they're first in the Atlantic Division."

Boon disagreed. He said in his office there seems to be a growing interest and maybe I was missing the boat a bit. Maybe so.

I think it's an age specific thing. I think the under 40 crowd may have more of an interest than I'm aware of, but I can honestly say I haven't had a singe conversation about the Raptors with anyone this year. Not until I talked to Mike last night.

I have a 21 year old son, and neighbour John has four kids in their teens, but none of them ever mention the Raptors.

Boon pointed out that maybe it will take a playoff birth for Toronto to really get behind the Raptors, and maybe he's right. They've just got to hope the Leafs have already been eliminated or nobody will notice or care.