The AltRaps Blog

Doug Smith’s Toronto Raptors blog
From the mail box

Only one cranky e-mailer yesterday suggesting I’m the world’s biggest party-pooper for wondering why people who pay a lot of money for tickets get so crazed if they win a slice of free pizza even though the team they’re allegedly cheering for loses.

Writes Andy Wu: I can’t believe your comment regarding fans cheering for pizza. As a fan, my main purpose of going to the game is for its entertainment value. After watching the Raps lose even with an eight-point lead to start the fourth quarter was extremely upsetting. The least the team could do is to get me a free slice of pizza to ease my mood. Therefore, I have all the rights to cheer for something that makes my day better. It is much better to have happy fans than disgruntle fans. Plus the NBA is nothing without us fans, and Mr. Smith would not have had his dream job as a basketball writer if it wasn’t for us emotional fans.

Yes, nothing takes upset away than the chance at a free slice of quasi-pizza.

Dream job? My dream job is, oh, I dunno, maybe being a Canadian senator. Lots of money, no real work and if you don’t show up, no one cares. Either that or ‘consultant’ at five-figures a day.

But thanks for writing.