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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2012 13:12:26 GMT 10
I find it very interesting that 'ablblogger' (here in the Forum) posted 21 times in 6 weeks since he signed up to the Forum and yet nothing these past couple of weeks Duke ?
What does this tell us (see above) ?
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Post by ablblogger on Feb 7, 2012 6:31:35 GMT 10
This is all news to me as I am covering the ABL from California. As a school teacher, I am a strong supporter of children and am outraged at the thought of any type of abuse. I am also an advocate of international baseball with hopes and desires to promote the sport for the benefit of all. Thanks again for allowing me on your forum. Respectfully, Roberto Angotti ablblogger on twitter MLBblogger on facebook www.MLBforLife.com
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2012 19:06:10 GMT 10
Australian Baseball Digest continues to insist on anonymity of editorship, although it has been clearly demonstrated that convicted child sex offender Trevor Jarrett IS involved in the project.
MLB Blogger is at least up-front about who he is and what he is on about as a passionate baseball tragic and a media person.
MLB Blogger says that this thread is all news to him. We should take that on trust.
However, knowing now what the rest of us know (or at least strongly suspect) might encourage him to be discerning and more questioning in his dealings with the fundamentally discredited ABD – which remains a potential source of embarrassment for Australian baseball.
The broader issue here relates to any of us – but more particularly our young people – forming online connections or conducting dialogue with persons or organisations that refuse to identify themselves, or claim to be who or what they are not.
It’s dangerous. Especially when Facebook, Twitter and other social media contact is actively encouraged.
And it is simply disingenuous of the Australian Baseball Digest, Jarrett and whoever else is involved in this shady enterprise to say "Trust Us".
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Post by perfeckt on Feb 7, 2012 21:20:48 GMT 10
The Genie is out of the bottle, Pandoras box can't be closed and eternal vigilance is the price of freedom. The freedom is the unfetted access to information that has the capacity to enlighten, empower and enslave. I for one refuse to be enslaved by rumour and innuendo and after deleting "Digest" quite a while ago and ABL blogger addressing the ? mark I will continue to enjoy the blogs. That doesn't mean that I wont use Pandoras box and remain vigilant.
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Post by duke on Feb 8, 2012 19:54:59 GMT 10
Here's just another indication of how sad and desperate this ABD and its supporters have become.
While we know that the Digest produces none of its own material, it comes up with this pearler on today's signing of a terrific young Victorian pitcher to the Boston Red Sox:
"Following our announcement this morning that Aces’ pitcher Daniel McGrath had signed with the Boston Red Sox we have been able to get his thoughts on his big decision to sign with the famous club."
Ahhh, excuse me......the story and the quotes were copied and pasted directly - verbatim - from a Melbourne Aces media release.
Great story, but a pitiful effort by the increasingly undigestable Digest to make out that it had anything to do with the reporting of the story.
Just more dishonesty and deception that should simply not be allowed to go through to the keeper. At the very least the Aces organisation should be giving Jarrett and his associates some real grief over this.
Well done to the young lad! May he have a long and successful career.
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Post by The Joker on Mar 5, 2012 14:35:30 GMT 10
Anyone else notice the ABL promoting (re-tweeting) links to the website in question? Seems to conflict with the messages coming down the line?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2012 16:29:56 GMT 10
Good find, Joker.
On the face of things, it seems that the Australian Baseball Federation has distanced itself from the Baseball Digest (and rightly so, after being seriously embarrassed by this Jarrett character on previous occasions).
Yet the Australian Baseball League does not appear to have done its homework. We can only hope that the retweeting is being done by an intern or volunteer out of ignorance.
If that is the case, surely someone will bring it to the person's attention that pissing in the paedophile's pocket is fraught with real danger - aside from being a bad look for the new league.
And apart from all that - as others have pointed out here - Jarrett and his mates produce nothing original, nothing new. The material is all pirated from other sources readily accessible online.
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Post by cubs on Mar 16, 2012 12:25:57 GMT 10
Bump
Too important an issue. I just re-read this entire post and feel sick all over again
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Post by duke on Mar 23, 2012 22:09:11 GMT 10
People have probably read about the arrest of a group of men in the eastern states alleged to be involved in a paedophile ring engaged in the production and distribution of the most vile child pornography. Names of those arrested have been suppressed, although some are known to be fathers, community figures, working professionals and/or otherwise ostensibly decent people. Yeah, right. More arrests are likely to follow. I am not suggesting that Jarrett and his supporters are a part of that paedophile ring, although people of such inclination are known to stick together, to operate in secrecy and to maintain a “respectable” front in the community. Australian Baseball Digest and Iva Adjuon have still not revealed their identity, despite endless requests/demands from individuals and concerned organizations to do so. They have been allowed by baseball administrators to continue their brazen, arrogant and potentially criminal charade. “I’m not telling you who I am, but trust me” is their bizarre mantra. Fortunately, relatively few people respond to their Twitter conversations and both are recruiting Facebook friends at a pretty slow rate. Nevertheless, in the absence of any action being taken - or any statement being made by the Australian Baseball Federation - Jarrett and his mates are still out there, still desperately trying to recruit ‘friends”, still trying to engage people via Twitter and still trying to build credibility within the baseball community – particularly, at the moment, among college players. I am informed that New South Wales police recently requested further information from the Australian Baseball Federation to assist in their ongoing investigations. Whether that is true or not, I don’t know. Whether any salient information was able to be offered, I don’t know. Whether any of this will lead to a meaningful outcome, who can say? Surely by now, though, there is enough on the table that decent baseball people should be able to once and for all shun these faceless, nameless ABD and Iva Adjuon individuals. Piss them off. Do not support them in any way, shape or form. Send them to Coventry. Demand that the Australian Baseball Federation provides the services that were hitherto neglected. A neglect that allowed the Digest to gain a foothold. Today’s arrests should be a wake-up call. There are sick people out there, exploiting internet technology to commit the most heinous of crimes. Police and others are continually warning people to not become engaged online unless they know exactly who and what they are dealing with. And yet here we still have anonymous persons in our sport – steadfastly refusing to be identified – who are being allowed to develop an online presence that purports to reflect Australian baseball interests when serious doubts remain about who is involved and what is going on here. ABF heads in the sand over this matter will come back to bite us all – in some way or another.
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Post by janet on Mar 24, 2012 9:03:47 GMT 10
Duke your comments are spot on but I know the Australian Baseball Federation does not have the ability or strength of character to do anything about this. That along with not knowing how to do a similar website themselves means that ABD will continue because the Federation is incapable. (Just look at the ABF website, it's still pathetic!). I did notice the baseball store that was sponsoring the ABD is gone so maybe the word is getting around and lets face it the ABF's focus for far to long has been to think of ways to get money out of the even weaker state bodies and "riding the coat tails" of the ABL. Under the current structure the ABL will continue, "BUT" when the Australian Federation takes over it will be the death of this national competition.
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Post by snoopy on Mar 26, 2012 13:37:08 GMT 10
Duke, Janet and others.
It is a FACT that management of the ABL and senior management (read: David Balfour) of the Sydney Blue Sox know the identity of those behind the Australian Baseball Digest - and of course the main person. Late last year Mr. Balfour put forward Grant Johnson, father of Blue Sox player Alex Johnson, as the ABD "editor". Yeah, right. Phil Allen has mentioned this in the past.
Clearly it's a smokescreen, as the ABD site also relies on information in part from College and Minor League contacts in the US, as information from Spring Training for example has been uploaded to their site within a very short time of it occurring.
The journalistic language used is typical of Jarrett - complete with that constant conceit. Jarrett is unable to let go of baseball, and is getting his jollies by hiding behind the ABD and smirking while playing the 'Iva Adjuon' game
IF Jarrett isn't involved then all the ABD has to do is make a statement to that effect! But of course it won't do this - for very good reason. And I must remind everyone that Jarrett's mobile number was connected to the ABD Facebook thread. Until proof is forthcoming that he is not involved we all must remain vigilant. Forget the ABF doing anything about it. They forever adopt the 'head in the sand' approach and the Sergeant Schultz defence: "I know nothing, I see nothing !!" And the ABL aren't any better.
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Post by duke on Apr 12, 2012 23:14:24 GMT 10
Well, our "friend" at Australian Baseball Digest really IS a clever dick, is he not?
Now he has updated his WordPress template, giving greater prominence to MLB and its logo in seeking to legitimise his activities.
Gary White's Diamond One logo again appears, although there is no operating link. Hopefully Gary will at some point decide to at least distance himself from any connection, or better still sue the crap out of the rock lobster.
It'll be interesting to see if Iva Adjuon will also now suggest that he has the sanction and support of Major League Baseball. By the way, I note that the Melbourne Aces' Maverick is among Iva's small band of Facebook friends.
Jarrett and his mates are pathetic excuses for human beings.
That's common knowledge. Yet there is still no comment from Australian Baseball Federation. Still no-one is demanding to know the identity of persons involved in this ABD fiasco. Still no-one (other than on this Forum) advising caution in online dealings with unknown persons saying "trust me".
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2012 9:15:33 GMT 10
I keep hearing of (from a number of people) matters that go back a way that anyone associated with ABD should look into too as well. I know I would be asking lots of questions if I or anyone I knew had any link or association with that site.
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Post by player on May 21, 2012 21:12:02 GMT 10
Like other people who visit this Forum, every now and then I have a look at what Jarrett and his mates are up to with the Australian Digest.
It's had a bit of an appearance revamp, this time without the Diamond One logo and link. Maybe that means something, maybe not, although I note that a new link to Baseball America and the use of MLB wallpaper as pathetic attempts to make the site look kosher.
Not much in the way of comments on Digest stories, though. Not much uptake since the last time I looked on "likes" and in Twitter conversation.
Seems that the convicted and listed child sex offender is not regaining the foothold in baseball that he would like. Rightly so.
Still, it is disappointing, as other posters have mentioned, that governing bodies at state and national level seem not to have taken measures to make him totally irrelevant. It's disappointing, too, that the persons he takes his material from have not given him a smack over the chops while he continues to indirectly align them with the Digest.
If I was one of the reputable journos going about my job in reporting on baseball, I'm sure I'd be dead-set pissed to be seen to be associated online in any way with Jarrett and his dodgy mates.
I also wonder why ABL Buzz, Flintoff and Dunn, MLB Blogger and others allow themselves to be linked to the ABD website. By now they surely know what is going on. Maybe they need to be reminded who and what we are dealing with here.
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Post by snoopy on May 22, 2012 14:15:46 GMT 10
Jarrett has just been arrested. I'm not sure of the details, other than he's been bailed to appear at Court at a later date. I have a friend at Channel 7 (Sydney) who just called. Hopefully more info will come to light next 24 hours.
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2012 15:57:31 GMT 10
Interesting.......VERY interesting !!!!!!!
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Post by Goblin on May 22, 2012 16:05:42 GMT 10
Now thats what I call is good news. People Power.
Will await further news with anticipation
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Post by thequietthinker on May 22, 2012 16:53:09 GMT 10
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Post by bb26 on May 22, 2012 17:01:17 GMT 10
Just saw a quick snippet on 10 news headlines..
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Post by duke on May 22, 2012 17:20:38 GMT 10
Although the news report does not name Jarrett, his identity in this case would seem to be clear.
One of the many disturbing things about this development is that police anticipate further victims to come forward, even though the crimes may have been committed a long while ago.
Oh, and for those who have continued to have doubts about Jarrett's involvement with ABD, its social media and the related Iva Adjuon Facebook, check out Iva's date of birth - 1 December 1948. The perpetrator's given age in the news report? 63.
Coincidence? I think not.
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Post by bb26 on May 22, 2012 17:30:13 GMT 10
Duke, channel 10 in Syd actually named him and showed a pic.
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Post by carma on May 22, 2012 18:54:14 GMT 10
dont post too much but always read the site. Just wanted to thank those on here who have been diligent in keeping the antics of this dirt bag in the news so to speak to help all of us with kids in the sport to understand what going on. to think my son was reading that ABD site and a friend on facebook - makes me sick to think what could have happened if i hadn't been alerted to the fact who was involved by being a reader of this site. Lots of you are to be thanked by many parents for keeping us upto date about this grub and what his involvement was with ABD. Really, i cant thank you enough for alerting me so I could ensure my son had no further contact with this pr!ck. it may not have seemed like you were doing a lot by writing about your knowledge on this site, but honestly i cant thank you enough
Steve
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2012 19:54:37 GMT 10
Steve - Id like to think there was a bunch of us trying to do the right thing in the absence of those that DIDN'T (ABL/ABF I count you in that group...remember all those emails I sent you a while back, only one of which was ever responded to and then it was typically lame non-commital avoident crap) ! For those that need a reminder about this pathetic individual and his image (that hopefully will aged poorly in a place that he needs to be) then here you go ... www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/national/baseball-pervert-caught-out/story-e6freuzr-1111118759796
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Post by hermit1 on May 22, 2012 20:38:11 GMT 10
He has definitely been named on Channel 10 Sydney news and they even showed photos of him there is absolutely no doubt it is him...thank god....hopefully he will go away forever...good job ABL just so glad my kid never had anything to do with him the dirty filthy mongrel he apparently appears at Downing Centre local court in Sydney on the 12th June
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Post by fourballs on May 23, 2012 10:09:25 GMT 10
Loooooonnnnggggg time reader first time poster, just lurking in the visitors area, now it's time. Carma, well said, many people have kept this on the table so it won't be forgotten, hoping that in time, he will get his just deserts, so to speak. But many many years ago when ALL parents were unsuspecting of this individual and saw him as a path to their boys stardom, we were so naive that now, looking back, it is so scarey to think how those types work and how easily it happens. We spent many many hours in his company, welcomed him at our table and provided accommodation for him, organised a meeting with players and parents for him and even heard about Trev's massages without really understanding what was happening. The massages never happened, were offered but never eventuated with mine, thank god. 10 years on I can see how foolish we were about the whole scenario, smitten with the thought that our sons could be professional baseballers and life would be perfect!!!! and this person was the vehicle, very very easy to have your judgment clouded. My point about all of the above is that it was known well before we got involved that he was a convicted sex offender, known by the ABF, known by team officials of the ABF, known by many in the baseball community that he was a crooked individual and no one bar no one said anything out loud for years. Hopefully we are way past the "brush it under the carpet" era as that is what the ABF has done forever about this subject. I can't really blame the incumbent as he inherited the situation and I'm sure he has a lot of bush fires burning around his ar$e constantly but i certainly point the finger at his predecessor and past administrations for not providing a safe environment for our kids when they could have. Was it because he was a life member of the ABF, was it because there were many of them, baseball people, involved with his "group" possibly all of the above but it was wrong.....wrong that no one spoke up and we parents still feel very foolish, embarrassed and incredibly naive that we didn't see any of this, that we couldn't have protected our kids heaven forbid the situation arose. That's our story, most of it anyway and I'm sure there are many like us so it is hopefully an end of the chapter that was "National Championships"
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Post by dirtyword on May 23, 2012 11:33:32 GMT 10
Oh my eyes! God awful website. Never provide a link to them ever again please :mad:
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Post by perfeckt on May 23, 2012 14:56:18 GMT 10
I haven't posted any thoughts about Jarrett or his association with various websites for some time, preferring not to give any more internet air to his activities. There are several reasons why I post now. His past is finally catching up to him. It is good news that this forum may have contributed to bring pressure to bear on certain authorities and administrative departments to act in a more decisive manner, albeit in a less public manner. I would like to believe that I don't have a vengeful manner and hold no wishes of personal harm to anyone, believing that karma will look after that. I know that's easy for me to say as I, nor my immediate family, have been (to my knowledge) affected by Jarretts demented character. I am in awe of the individual bravery of the person and the people who have supported that person to step up to the plate and pursue the course of action that will turn the tide on this sorry saga. It may just inspire others to finally confront their demons. The person involved in bringing these allegations to a court of law has still got a long road to hoe and my best of wishes are with you and your support .Lastly, I'd like to say that I believe in the goodness of the vast majority of people and that aberrations like Jarrett are just that. Be vigilant but don't be suckered into looking for a spider under every rock.
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Post by snoopy on May 23, 2012 18:04:02 GMT 10
More than 3 years ago the mother of 16 year-old baseball player told me that Jarrett, after about 6 months of telephone calls and email chats was making improper advances towards her son. She went into some detail and asked what she should do. I immediately told her to contact Police! The mother said that if she did, her son wouldn't be able to get a contract to be a professional player, as Jarrett had said he was the 'only one scouts knew and trusted who could get your son a contract'. I told her that if the kid was talented enough, scouts would see him and make approaches through his Club / League / State body. I urged her to tell the Police. She said she didn't want her son "dragged through the courts". I notified the CEO of the ABF and was told they would "investigate". Surprise, surprise, nothing was done until after Jarrett was arrested on unrelated matters.
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Post by fourballs on May 23, 2012 18:25:33 GMT 10
After I posted earlier today I told my son about the arrest and he reminded me of a "dinner with Trev" that he another player had whilst at the academy and that Jarrett had asked him if he wanted to go back to his apartment afterwards, which he didn't thank heavens. I think even then, Jarrett may have copped a bit more than he bargained for but our kids should not have been put in that situation and the point remains that we knew nothing of it until years later, the kids not saying anything in the hope that they will still get a contract....mmmmm. I am sure there are many more like this and unfortunately probably many that did go back that we still don't know about. Hopefully in time it will all come out and he will be locked away for many many years.
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Post by cubs on May 23, 2012 18:25:37 GMT 10
Good post perfeckt. Let's not forget that a young person and their family have been brave enough to re-live this horror so justice can be done. I too admire their bravery and wish them the very best to get through this. It would be very traumatic I'm sure.
Good post too Steve (carma). I have just gone back and read this entire thread again, and a few of you need to be commended for your constant updating about this. As Steve has said, your efforts may have saved a child, or children, from a terrible situation. I don't think I'm being too dramatic saying that, but I really hadn't thought about what may have happened until I read Steve's (carma) post.
I also promised the Forum editor I would stop with the bad language when describing Jarrett and his type, but it seems the word is replaced by stars, so I'll say it again - he is nothing but a dead set ****
If the pseudo editor of ABD is reading this, please come out and just say you were being mislead/duped by the previously convicted Child Sex Offender. As some have stated on here Jarrett is apparently quite a smooth operator so you too may have been conned. However, if you continue to defend him now, then you too are a dead set ****
Probably my last post, as I was warned what would happen if I continued to use the bad language, but to those who have sent me a pm and given me further information about this, I thank you for alerting me to the fact of what was occurring. I did contact our National body about it, but like other posters, I am still waiting to hear back.
I am not as generous as perfeckt when he says he does not have a vengeful manner and does not wish harm upon others. I really hope that if Jarrett is convicted and if others do come forward with further allegations, then not only do I wish for the full force of the law to be given to Jarrett, I hope that some inmates get a chance to sort him out when inside and hopefully he gets a slight payback for the trouble he allegedly has caused. I have heard that the "rock spiders" are not treated too well by other prisoners, so I hope that tradition continues if Jarrett is convicted and sent to prison.
I'm not sure if any of this gets posted, and again please use the word allegedly in any situation where it should have been written earlier in this post. However one thing I know to be true and not alleged, is that the convicted Child Sex offender who is registered on the Sex Offender list, is nothing but a dead set ****
Bye.
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