I suspect your opinion is the same as a lot of TFC fans. And I think its partly a "north american" thing to think of the lesser games (portland at home mid season) aren't as important as some others.
But I'm of the mind that these lesser games ARE the ones we need to REALLY win. Beating the crappy teams at home mid season is a must if TFC are going to get to the play offs any season. These are the games we need to support, and these are the games that we need to be seriously pissed off if we don't win.
I agree that some games may be more exciting on paper, but the lesser games are sometimes the more important games in the season.