todd Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 I'd like to see him replaced with someone who has solid football opinions based on expertise & knowledge and does solid research. You know, like some of the people who were fired from the D&C a few years ago. Bob Matthews takes retirement package Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JÂy RÛßeÒ Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 I'd like to see him replaced with someone who has solid football opinions based on expertise & knowledge and does solid research. You know, like some of the people who were fired from the D&C a few years ago. Bob Matthews takes retirement package That'd be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 No it's not Peter Pan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Oh, no! Who's going to provide me with useless, uninformed, surfacy sports articles now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Oh, no! Who's going to provide me with useless, uninformed, surfacy sports articles now? About soccer and horse racing. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACor58 Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 BRING BACK PITONIAK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 I've been reading Matthews since I was a kid. That's going to be weird, even if his "takes" over the last decade border on insanity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy10 Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Yeah, I remember his call-in show on WHAM or whatever in the early 90s. I used to listen and call in when I was just a kid, like 12-13. Much of his work as long as I can remember now has seemed pretty superficial and light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickedface Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 i wasn't really a huge fan of his. pitoniak would be a great replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Is Fred Smerlas going with him? TFG they are putting thi horse out to pasture, he's been put of touch for 20 years. Pitoniak would be a nice replacement but I'm not sure those wounds can mended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 I don't think this means he's retiring from his WHAM show. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajzepp Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Yeah, I remember his call-in show on WHAM or whatever in the early 90s. I used to listen and call in when I was just a kid, like 12-13. Much of his work as long as I can remember now has seemed pretty superficial and light. He was doing that at least as far back as the mid to late 80s, cause I remember my buddy and I listening to his show and calling in a few times. I haven't paid as much attention to him over the last few years, but based on the stuff of his I've seen others post on TBD, it's time for Bob to call it a career. I wish the guy well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 I don't think this means he's retiring from his WHAM show. PTR Ugh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Yeah, I remember his call-in show on WHAM or whatever in the early 90s. I used to listen and call in when I was just a kid, like 12-13. Much of his work as long as I can remember now has seemed pretty superficial and light. Yeah, I have the same memories. I remember listening to him for hours the day that Magic Johnson announced he had AIDS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Yeah, I have the same memories. I remember listening to him for hours the day that Magic Johnson announced he had AIDS. Who did he have in the 5th at Saratoga? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20120415/SPORTS0101/304150011 "A Buffalo Bills unofficial web site noted that it was glad I’m gone because now a person who actually knows something about the Bills will take my place." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM57 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20120415/SPORTS0101/304150011 "A Buffalo Bills unofficial web site noted that it was glad I’m gone because now a person who actually knows something about the Bills will take my place." Its funny that he said that and then followed up by mentioning Maiorana. I don't think there are two sports columnists farther apart in talent and being "out of touch" than Matthews and Maiorana the last few years. Farewell, senile old man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkady Renko Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Stay classy, Stadium Wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cincinnati Kid Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 I stopped reading the D&C because of Matthews. I won't miss him and his asinine writing. Good riddance. Don't let the door hit you on your way out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoto Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Where will I go to read about the Buffalo Braves and Rochester Royals?? Good Bye Bob. I'd like to see him replaced with someone who has solid football opinions based on expertise & knowledge and does solid research. You know, like some of the people who were fired from the D&C a few years ago. Bob Matthews takes retirement package Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 "I will miss the challenge of researching and writing a daily sports column..." I got a good laugh out of that line. Enjoy your retirement, Bob... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20120415/SPORTS0101/304150011 "A Buffalo Bills unofficial web site noted that it was glad I’m gone because now a person who actually knows something about the Bills will take my place." Classy move calling out those who don't like his work. This is a guy who would never cover anything. Just form his opinions from a distance. Lazy journalism. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D521646 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 I don't mind Bob's radio show and I listen on Wednesdays only so I can hear what Fred will say next about Obama.. LOL Haven't subscribed to the D&C for over a decade so I don't read his column, but when I did I always thought he seemed to read a few other sports writers opinions and then form one of his own based on others research. Always seemed lazy to me. Anyway, he, I believe, is a nice enough guy personally, and his radio show still has a large listening audience. I love John the Optamist, one of his regulars.. I think he wants to Bills to do well, but some many years of losing has tainted his soul. I wish him well! Tim- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thirty Year Fan Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 I don't mind Bob's radio show and I listen on Wednesdays only so I can hear what Fred will say next about Obama.. LOL Haven't subscribed to the D&C for over a decade so I don't read his column, but when I did I always thought he seemed to read a few other sports writers opinions and then form one of his own based on others research. Always seemed lazy to me. Anyway, he, I believe, is a nice enough guy personally, and his radio show still has a large listening audience. I love John the Optamist, one of his regulars.. I think he wants to Bills to do well, but some many years of losing has tainted his soul. I wish him well! Tim- Bob was very far from perfect , but most of his colums were quick and fun to read . So lets ease up with the key board beer Muscles ! And Go Bills Jerry O. The thirty plus year fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Jose Bills Fan Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Bob's lucky to be getting out at the right time. As the era of print edition newspapers ebbs, his timing is perfect for an exit. Bob was Rochester's real-life version of Oscar Matteson and now he can spend his retirement at the track on lazy summer days. Everyone should be so lucky to have worked his entire life in his hometown, for one employer, doing a job he loved to do, and retiring on his own terms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Bob was very far from perfect , but most of his colums were quick and fun to read . So lets ease up with the key board beer Muscles ! And Go Bills Jerry O. The thirty plus year fan. Plus one--despite some of his foibles, I enjoyed reading his columns, perhaps as a tie to both my youth and hometown, both long since gone. He also seemed like a good guy, so I, too, wish him well in his retirement.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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