I was in Dallas on business for a few days and I got in late. I noticed the newspaper and I thought I might unwind before turning in. Then I opened the Sports Section to some of the most disappointing news I've ever read: Bob Matthews is retiring.
Frankly, I don't think much of our local paper. When I go to other cities, I almost always find the newspapers there to have superior quality and content. But I can honestly say that I have never read a sports columnist whose work I believed to be better than Bob Matthews.
Bob has been a fixture at the D&C and on WHAM for decades. I've been reading his column for my entire adult life. Bob's style and sports knowledge draws you in and captures you. Plus, Bob has been a real leader in the Rochester community. Everyone knows that Frontier Field would not exist if Bob had not fostered that dream.
I have many times said (only half-jokingly) that the only reason to read the D&C was for the obituaries and Bob Matthews. The D&C may soon find out how many people share that sentiment. They probably don't realize what they are losing.
Good luck Bob. You will be missed!
Thursday, April 5, 2012
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I heartily agree with what you wrote, Repoman. Without Bob the D&C is pretty much reduced to being something to line the bird cage with. A lot of the stuff I read in the D&C I have read the night before on my Yahoo home page. They just lift it from there and plop it in the paper. I may have to start buying the Buffalo paper on Saturdays now along with getting it on Sunday. Matthews will be sorely missed by that rag...I mean the D&C.
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