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sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 12/9/2008
MLB.com lays off 4.5 percent of its employees
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sports.espn.go.com - 12/11/2008
MLB.com lays off 4.5 percent of employees
— sports.espn.go.com — Major League Baseball Advanced Media, the company that runs the sport's highly successful Internet division, laid off... about 4.5 percent of its workers last week. (more) MLB.com lays off 4.5 percent of employees

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profootballtalk.com - 12/9/2008
NFL LAYS OFF 150 EMPLOYEES
— profootballtalk.com — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell told employees in a memo today that the league will eliminate about 150... jobs. That represents about 14 percent of the league’s total staff of 1,100. The cuts will come at the league headquarters in New York City, ... (more) NFL LAYS OFF 150 EMPLOYEES

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sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com - 12/10/2008
NFL lays off 150.
— sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com — The economic downturn continues to affect the world of sports. The NFL will cut 150 jobs, or... "more than 10 percent of its headquarters staff", in the next sixty days due in part to the crumbling economy. The cuts will affect "its staff of 1,100 in ... (more) NFL lays off 150.

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Odds And Ends: Punto, Lidge, Mandel
Phillies Nation — ... The Phillies met with Nick Punto twice today, according to scout.com. Punto said if he can’t return to the Twins, he’d like to join the Phillies. That would absolutely open possibilities for Jason Donald. Brad Lidge bought diamond watches for the other Phillies relievers. Cool, baby. Real cool. I wrote this in the comments, but I’ll put it here: It seems MLB.com beat writer Ken Mandel was laid off today: Among the employees let go was ...

Signs of recession within MLB
SPORTS COUCH POTATO — ... The Associated Press reported Monday that Major League Baseball Advanced Media, the company that runs the league's successful Internet division, laid off about 4.5% of its staff last week. MLBAM president Bob Bowman said there were about 20 layoffs from a staff that had been at 450, while others inside the company put the number at closer to 30. Bowman disputed that figure. ...

Local Sports Journalism Continues to Die a Slow, Painful, Death
The Sports Complex — ... Sports Illustrated is reporting that MLB.com’s Ken Mandel, who covered the Phillies well for years and was, was laid off.  ...

Phillies Beat Man Ken Mandel Out at MLB.com
The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae — ... Sad news for fans of great Phillies coverage: MLB.com has laid off about 20 employees, including Ken Mandel, who covered the Phils for them. ...

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