What's the fun in drafting in a 6'5", 220-lb, center back when the commish is a healthy 6'2"?
In last week's MLS draft, the Columbus Crew selected a large fellow named Andy Iro with the #6 overall pick. He's a slightly lighter Joe Jurevicius; a much heavier Larry Hughes; a big dude who's pretty much the same size as Fausto Carmona and Rick Nash. Yet MLS Commissioner Don Garber creates the illusion that Iro is a marginally-above-average-sized guy.
If Garber were sufficiently Hobbit-like, we could have been treated to one of those classic draft-day photos that the NBA specializes in....
But instead of wishing that MLS had a nebbish lawn-gnome of a commissioner on draft day, I should consider that the nebbish lawn-gnome would also be the commissioner the other 364 days of the year, and that hasn't worked out well for the forgotten National Hockey League...
...no matter how funny it is to see elfin league-ruiner Gary Bettman posing on draft day with Anaheim Ducks first-round selection Snoop Doggy Dogg.
("If ratings don't improve on Versus, maybe this black guy can help us land a national TV deal on BET! We can call the playoffs the Def Stanley Jam! Man, black people are so cool! And scary. But remember, they're just as afraid of you as you are of them, so keep smiling.") -- Gary Bettman, to himself, as this photo was taken.