http://www.garybettmansucks.com/bettman-radio-is-a-farce-like-the-commissioner/ The most clueless man in sports... Wed, 07 Jul 2010 01:03:15 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.garybettmansucks.com/bettman-radio-is-a-farce-like-the-commissioner/comment-page-1/#comment-151 Darren Sylvain Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:15:04 +0000 http://www.garybettmansucks.com/?p=30#comment-151 July 15/2009 Sportsnet relayed that Gary Bettman will recieve a 27% salary raise this upcoming season to bring his 2009/10 salary to an upsetting 7.1 million dollars. This money's coming from somewhere and I feel more then a little ripped off that the conclusion I come up with is that as a paying ticket holder a percentage of my money must end up in his pocket so I'm paying to watch a game that I love be raped by a man whose decisions I have no influence on because he can hide behind lawyers and "league rules". On more then one occasion this man has made decisions with fan protest resounding in the background, decisions that favor himself and the owners that he's the little tool in the pocket of, with little to no regard to fan opinion and no legitimate reason to why we remain ignored or what the real reasoning behind his thought/decision making process is. I have no idea what's coming next from this guy and have come to the realization that I'm absolutely helpless to the will of a tyrant in my beloved sport. What can I do, I boycott hockey, he wins, I keep watching, the ratings go unfaulted and Bettman gets kudos for doing such a fine job retaining his fan base while making questionable moves that loyal supporters don't approve of to attract more viewers. July 15/2009 Sportsnet relayed that Gary Bettman will recieve a 27% salary raise this upcoming season to bring his 2009/10 salary to an upsetting 7.1 million dollars. This money’s coming from somewhere and I feel more then a little ripped off that the conclusion I come up with is that as a paying ticket holder a percentage of my money must end up in his pocket so I’m paying to watch a game that I love be raped by a man whose decisions I have no influence on because he can hide behind lawyers and “league rules”. On more then one occasion this man has made decisions with fan protest resounding in the background, decisions that favor himself and the owners that he’s the little tool in the pocket of, with little to no regard to fan opinion and no legitimate reason to why we remain ignored or what the real reasoning behind his thought/decision making process is. I have no idea what’s coming next from this guy and have come to the realization that I’m absolutely helpless to the will of a tyrant in my beloved sport. What can I do, I boycott hockey, he wins, I keep watching, the ratings go unfaulted and Bettman gets kudos for doing such a fine job retaining his fan base while making questionable moves that loyal supporters don’t approve of to attract more viewers.

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