Alex Carnevale

The Week In Quotes: December 29-January 4 by Alex Carnevale

Baseball Prospectus (Free subscription) | 05/01/2009

Deepening the super-agent morass, those firearms grow heavier every day, and 24/7 might just be too much of a good thing.

The Week In Quotes: December 22-28 by Alex Carnevale

Baseball Prospectus (Free subscription) | 29/12/2008

December 29, 2008The Week In QuotesDecember 22-28by Alex CarnevaleWE WERE JUST FOLLOWING ORDERS"The philosophy of George Steinbrenner, which has been continued by Hal and Hank, is that the are a sacred trust to their fans and they believe in continually reinvesting in the team rather than reinvesting in themselves. We follow all the rules of baseball, we pay millions of dollars to other...

The Week In Quotes: December 15-21 by Alex Carnevale

Baseball Prospectus (Free subscription) | 22/12/2008

December 22, 2008The Week In QuotesDecember 15-21by Alex CarnevaleTHE GREATEST TRICK THE DEVIL EVER PULLED WAS LYING ABOUT AN UNDISCLOSED OFFER FROM A MYSTERY "We all have limits. Eight years is a very long time in baseball and everywhere else. ... Baseball as a whole has not yet been hit by the financial crisis, but it will. The degree is in question, and won't be answered for a while."—...

The Week In Quotes: December 8-14 by Alex Carnevale

Baseball Prospectus (Free subscription) | 15/12/2008

December 15, 2008The Week In QuotesDecember 8-14by Alex CarnevaleA LEGEND ON AND OFF THE GOLF COURSE"I still think I can play the game, but not as well as I would like to, so it's time to say goodbye."—Retired starter ", a scout for the , talked his way into our locker room early one season because he wanted to see how Maddux prepared for a game. He walked in and saw Maddux doing a crossword...

The Week In Quotes: December 1-7 by Alex Carnevale

Baseball Prospectus (Free subscription) | 08/12/2008

December 8, 2008The Week In QuotesDecember 1-7by Alex CarnevaleHE SAYS NO WAY IN HELL"We need to get a response to our proposal. They told us that we've been very patient, and they appreciate that."— general manager Doug Melvin, on his $100 million dollar proposal to CC Sabathia. "Because the market has been slow, it's got a chance to [become a situation] where agents may dominate the...

The Week In Quotes: November 24-30 by Alex Carnevale

Baseball Prospectus (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008

December 1, 2008The Week In QuotesNovember 24-30by Alex CarnevaleWHO HAD A WORSE YEAR, THE TIGERS OR GENERAL MOTORS?"If you could tell me today what will happen to the automobile companies, I'd have a better answer. If they're still in existence in a couple of months, it will still be a tough time, but we'll be able to operate. If they're not, it will be a different story."— general manager...

The Week In Quotes: November 17-23 by Alex Carnevale

Baseball Prospectus (Free subscription) | 24/11/2008

Wee Dustin struts, Hal`s in charge (no ifs, ands, or buts), and free agency`s kaput?

Everybody [Left Standing]'s Working For The Weekend at Gawker

MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | 12/12/2008

Adding to the sturm und drang of the past several weeks, Gawker.com managing editor Gabriel Snyder announced a couple of changes late Thursday that'll go into effect for the site's staffers this weekend. Gawker publisher Nick Denton declined to renew weekend editor Alex Carnevale's contract this month, so Snyder emailed informing staffers they'd begin rotating weekend shifts. Morale...

Paterson Furious About SNL Skit

Top Stories from Newser (Free subscription) | 15/12/2008

... with a dull Barack Obama impression on its hands, Saturday Night Live is in election withdrawal, Alex Carnevale writes for Gawker. The show’s opening skit about congressional hearings on automaker bailouts was “less than hilarious,” and it “tried to squeeze jokes out of country singer and host Tim McGraw saying slightly unexpected things for an hour.”Mar 3, 08 7:45 AM CST Hillary...

More Incisions Made at Gawker

MarketingVOX (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008

Editors at Gawker, Gizmodo and Jezebel blogs are facing the axe. Gawker editor Sheila McClear has been let go, as has an editorial assistant at Jezebel, while Gawker weekend editor Alex Carnevale’s...

• Gawker Media ad revenue up 39%, so Denton fires more people - The Inquisitr

More Cuts at Gawker

Mediabuyerplanner (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008

Editors at Gawker, Gizmodo and Jezebel blogs are facing the ax. Gawker editor Sheila McClear has been let go, as has an editorial assistant at Jezebel, while Gawker weekend editor Alex Carnevale's...

New Staff Cuts At Gawker, Gizmodo and Jezebel

MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008

FishbowlNY has confirmed layoffs and pay cuts for writers at the blogs Gawker, Gizmodo and Jezebel. Gawker editor Sheila McClear , weekend editor Alex Carnevale , and Jezebel editorial assistant Maria-Mercedes Lara have all been let go, while three other editors at Jezebel are being made into part-time employees. At Gizmodo, Gawker Media's top traffic-getter, reporter Benny Goldman was...

More bad news over at Gawker – more layoffs even though revenues climb 39%

TECHGEEK.com.au (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008

... editorial assistant) and Benny Goldman (Gizmodo reporter) were all laid off from the company, with Alex Carnevale’s contract, which is on a month-by-month basis, was not renewed. Could this see a bleak new year for Gawker Media? Apparently so, with one fired staffer telling Media Bistro that Nick Denton will “lay off people a few at a time”.

• Gawker Media ad revenue up 39%, so Denton fires more people - The Inquisitr

Gawker Media ad revenue up 39%, so Denton fires more people

The Inquisitr (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008

... and Jezebel editorial assistant Maria-Mercedes Lara have been let go, Gawker weekend editor Alex Carnevale’s month-to-month contract was not re-upped*, and three other editors at Jezebel are being made into part-time employees. At Gizmodo, Gawker Media’s top traffic-getter, reporter Benny Goldman was laid off. Former Valleywag scribe Nicholas Carlson has more details of the revenue...

It's The Brig! [Sarah Jane Adventures Recap]

io9 (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008

... Jane Anders | Associate Editor:Meredith Woerner | Weekend Editor:Graeme McMillan | Contributors:Alex Carnevale | Lauren Davis | Nivair H. Gabriel | Nisha Gopalan | Lynn Peril | Ed Grabianowski | Columnists:Terry Johnson | Lisa Katayama | Ann & Jeff VanderMeer | Graphic Designer:Stephanie Fox | Interns:Katharine Duckett | Elizabeth Weinbloom | SUBSCRIBE TO io9 Breaking news and weekly...