Really? You've got comments on this very page talking about how the "Steroid Era" started in the 90's, and it's hardly a unique train of thought. And often when you get people pushing the era back they tend to stop once they hit the late 80's.
What? Most of us want to see Stewart get back ASAP and see what he can do. Yeah, most of us also aren't expecting much, but you're not really going out on a limb with that one.
People have speculated that negotiations had broken down over public funding, but I hadn't seen it reported as fact that a $150M deal was lost. I think that's all he's just regurgitating since he doesn't actually point to a specific source. Lazy sportswriter is lazy. Also: oxymoron.
Soriano did not stink last year, so if he stinks now, it's not "still." When you look at his contract he did. He's a tremendous bust. Actually, no, he's not. He was worth about $16 million last year and been worth about $76 million overall.