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Garbled Garber.

During Saturday’s MLS Cup, ESPN sent out a call for questions from Twitter to Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber, using the hashtag #FCBootRoom.

With the promise that a few of our questions would be posed to the Commissioner during the halftime interview, I—like many, many others—sent our queries.

“The best queries will be answered by MLS Commissioner Don Garber during the halftime interval.”
ESPN- The Boot Room, 01 December 2012

They asked one question from Twitter. 

One question. 

One. 

Here’s the single question asked of the commissioner from Twitter:

@espnfc #fcbootroom what is the ideal amount of clubs for MLS and do you see a relegation/promotion system possible in the future?
— Jimmy S. (@JSchar87) December 1, 2012

Here are the questions I had:

@espnfc Does Tampa need a soccer-specific stadium before the MLS returns to Florida? #FCBootRoom #Rowdies cc: @rowdiessoccer
— Stephen R. Fox (@F6x) December 1, 2012

@espnfc When will the MLS institute a promotion & relegation system like other world-class leagues? #FCBootRoom #NASL cc: @rowdiessoccer
— Stephen R. Fox (@F6x) December 1, 2012

@espnfc How do we improve soccer journalism in the U.S. to get better, more wide-spread coverage? #FCBootRoom #Journalism cc: @grantwahl
— Stephen R. Fox (@F6x) December 1, 2012

And here is a Storify collection of some others they missed:

And a couple of my favorites:

Odd that ESPN is using #FCBootroom for fans to ask questions to Don Garber. I already asked him the important stuff in our breakfast.
— Not Grant Wahl (@NotGrantWahl) December 1, 2012

Commissioner Garber, when are we going to see the league focus on leprechauns and unicorns? #FCBootroom
— Fake JP Dellacamera (@fakeJPD) December 1, 2012

What a wasted opportunity; worse than Donavan’s miss in the first half. In any case, I hope you enjoyed the Final. We can discuss Beckham’s future when I see you on the ‘morrow, on the Web.