Steve R.

I am sorry he’s gone. The world is now a duller place. RIP Sneak.

🫢 (you never gave me that butter chicken recommendation.)

Agreed: it isn't. But its my favorite one.

Since this thread has moved back to the top, I figure that I should at least mention where we wound up eating during our 6 Dublin nights in October. The best, by far, was Dax (23 Pembroke St Upper, Dublin 2: https://www.dax.ie) a 92euro pre fixe 3 course dinner with choices on each course. The owner/chef, Graham Neville, worked the room, speaking with each table and the dishes we had were excellent. Luckily, there were some Dubliners visiting Brooklyn this past summer who wound up playing tennis at my club and told us about it. Less luckily (but still fine), they also mentioned Peploe, a similarly upscale Italian place that we thought ordinary (but, again, still fine). Our hotel recommended another mid-range (approx 200euro all in for the 2 of us) place called Sole Seafood & Grill (18-19 William St S, Dublin 2) that was an excellent (yes, you guessed it) fish/seafood place we enjoyed. And, some posters on HO recommended The Winding Stair (40 Lower Ormond Quay, Dublin 1) where we very much enjoyed our dinner. More of an informal West Village type place, we had squash soups (very good), Ginny had duck w/beets (okay+) & I had smoked haddock in milk w/onions (excellent). Our other 2 meals were had at an above average pub called Sheehans (17 Chatham St, Dublin 2), where we loved the Seafood Chowder, Beef and Guinness Pies & Irish Lamb Stews we consumed. and at Davy Byrnes (21 Duke St, Dublin 2) a famous old pub where the food was surprisingly good considering that we just went there to say we'd been. Two weeks of dinners in cities other than Dublin had some highlights as well, but I'll leave that alone unless anyone is really interested. You know where to find me.

Wait a second.... we moved on from food forums?

I once had a can of Billy Beer. And I used to eat Georgia peanuts. That's pretty much it, other than I met Rosalynn Carter when she was speaking on mental illness & promoting her book "Within Our Reach" at a small event at Columbia-Presb./Psych. Institute. She inscribed it (my copy, not all of them) "To Steve". Seriously, two incredibly good people with very strong opinions and the moral fiber to act upon them. I'm glad they led long lives.

Ginny liked him a lot. Saved Time Warner.

Yeah, but did I ever ask if I mentioned it previously?

Did I ever mention that we went to High School together? She was a grade behind me and I don't think I knew her, but still, that's something to post no? 😏

I've been meaning to go since it re-opened but we really don't go into Manhattan much to eat dinner so, not yet. We went to the old place many, many times and sat outdoors in their back garden, eating reasonably well. Maybe, sooner or later, we'll go but I wouldn't wait for our review.

Bye, Nestor. Hope this reliever we got is good. Definitely needed. Who's next? Stroman, hopefully. With Gil as #4 and Schmidt back in the pen and ready to start when needed. Now, when do we get a 1st baseman and a better starting catcher?

why? you don't watch football?

When the first thing you do after losing Soto is buy a starting pitcher, it gotta say something to the 7 you already have, no? I figure that Fried will start alongside Cole & Rodon, so which of the others start packing in advance of some trade for a top notch position player the Yankees actually need (catcher? 1st base?) or want to move up on? Everyone's guessing Stroman (I wouldn't mind) but Gil and Schmidt would bring more. Nestor?

I guess this is as good a place as any for some of us to say goodbye to Soto while others say hello. I'm just glad that he'll still be on our city's tax rolls.

I've tried for several dates at 9am 2 weeks out and gotten nothing for the 2 of us. I wish them well, but this is worse than standing on line. I won't be continuing to try.