tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post5312516612361899915..comments2024-03-24T13:26:57.317-07:00Comments on Sergio Leone and the Infield Fly Rule: GODSPEED, ROYBOY: ROY MATCHETT 1924 - 2009Dennis Cozzaliohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-87592068385890885912009-11-13T12:37:38.758-08:002009-11-13T12:37:38.758-08:00Well done and well said Dennis. Just the way I re...Well done and well said Dennis. Just the way I remember Roy too! May he rest in peace.Lesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09233467915836646981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-33939806531651630442009-11-11T22:20:52.116-08:002009-11-11T22:20:52.116-08:00I barely knew Roy Matchett, but I knew his son Ron...I barely knew Roy Matchett, but I knew his son Ron well once, as you know, and I know that Roy and his wife Jeanne were/are very important to you. I read your remembrance with great fondness for my memory of you as a very young man, helped and influenced by a kind family up on the hill--and for my memory of the few times I was in the Matchett house, which was full of the warmth and humor of that family.blaaaghnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-64961594874051882222009-11-11T11:28:23.689-08:002009-11-11T11:28:23.689-08:00Oh, Lord, do we all remember the thunder from Roy!...Oh, Lord, do we all remember the thunder from Roy! Dennis, you've written a superb remembrance of a great guy. Thanks for expressing the sentiment so well!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17413946438585130627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-67990529878224740502009-11-11T06:50:49.084-08:002009-11-11T06:50:49.084-08:00the kind of thunder that would gather together int...<i>the kind of thunder that would gather together into its own kind of fist</i><br /><br />Great writing, and a lovely remembrance.Rick Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04846018585978997261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-14444788900239404292009-11-10T19:15:06.432-08:002009-11-10T19:15:06.432-08:00I'm sorry for the loss of this clearly matchle...I'm sorry for the loss of this clearly matchless pal.Arbogasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670776992289080245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-85039564762238018042009-11-10T13:00:29.215-08:002009-11-10T13:00:29.215-08:00A touching tribute, Dennis. Moreso because the an...A touching tribute, Dennis. Moreso because the anecdotes you tell remind me of my own father.<br /><br />My condolences.Tony Dayoubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04632329277519635858noreply@blogger.com