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Post by oldracer on Apr 19, 2012 18:20:11 GMT 10
Well I just trolled around the web and hit the infamous ABD and low and behold i find an article about Luke hughes being designated for assignment, yep, lost his job and this mob, ABD, have cut and paste some sh!t from the US that ends with
"There’s a decent chance another team claims him off waivers, but at age 27 and with little success in the majors or at Triple-A the Twins are unlikely to regret losing Hughes.
Really, this is just rubbish and I am almost lost for words that they can just put this stuff up, they on drugs or what??? why would anyone from Australia put this tripe on an Australian website, they lost me ages ago with their refusal to fess up about who they are and keep trying to contact my son o'seas, get a life and leave the kids alone.
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Post by duke on Apr 19, 2012 21:23:50 GMT 10
Well said, racer.
Anyone who has been following discussions in another thread will share your frustration and annoyance with ABD, despite it claiming to provide a “service” for Australian baseball.
The still unidentified editor is at pains on his blog to stress that his service is a “Digest”. He offers nothing original. That enables him to copy and paste from any source that he chooses, justifying it with his disingenuous claim to be sharing all of this as a great supporter of baseball. Just a great bloke! Yeah, right. Trust me.....
He is unable to publish any original material because in so doing he would have to identify himself as Trevor Jarrett, a convicted and listed child sex offender with a shady history in several states. A person whose life membership of the ABF was revoked and who has spent time in the slammer for child sex and related crimes.
In the knowledge of his involvement, most baseball people have shied away from any connection with the predator and his supporters. Without making any public statement (and many believe they should take a stand), the ABF and the ABL have both distanced themselves from any connection with ABD.
While his supporters might argue that he is not doing anything overtly “wrong” in compiling his Digest and seeking to engage with young men in the game, most decent people – in knowledge of his background – would choose to stay well away.
Some, or even many of the ABD “likes” and some of his Facebook friends on his “Iva Adjuon” pages are significant and honourable people in baseball (even including the Melbourne Aces mascot!). In forming links with reputable people in the sport (including use of the Diamond One logo), Jarrett is trying desperately to weasel his way back into Australian baseball after already being exiled in disgrace as a child sex offender.
Stuff him. While we all make our own decisions in life, any person not comfortable about being used as a prop for his online activities would all well-advised to piss the bloke and his supporters off, not give them a chance to drag their credibility out of the sewer in which it currently belongs.
The upside to this sorry saga is that both the ABF and the ABL (and probably the state associations) may have recognised that ABD has been filling a vacuum by providing timely baseball news. Both the ABF and the ABL have been taking recent positive steps to offer decent online reporting about our professionals and our college kids overseas.
Let’s give them all the support that we can in encouraging them to build upon that service, in so doing making the likes of Jarrett and his Digest of even less relevance to decent baseball people than they are already.
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Post by speedy on Apr 20, 2012 11:52:54 GMT 10
I just come across a news link that linked up with a story on ABD, it is the one on David Kandilas.
The headline and author is
David Kandilas grateful for opportunity to play in US
By Keith Jarrett
Is this a coincidence or a matter of keeping it in the family?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2012 12:54:51 GMT 10
I just come across a news link that linked up with a story on ABD, it is the one on David Kandilas. The headline and author is David Kandilas grateful for opportunity to play in US By Keith JarrettIs this a coincidence or a matter of keeping it in the family? And I found this, im not sure of the legitimacy of this website nor even if it is the same bloke ? www.mako.org.au/trevor_jarrett.html |
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Post by duke on Apr 20, 2012 13:11:26 GMT 10
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Post by tigertails99 on Apr 24, 2012 10:23:05 GMT 10
These mako type sites are used a lot in the USA and are brilliant
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Post by snoopy on May 22, 2012 14:10:39 GMT 10
Breaking news: Trevor Jarrett has been arrested, and bailed to appear at Court at a later date. I hope to have more information in the next 24 hours.
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Post by legend on May 22, 2012 20:41:26 GMT 10
Maybe someone will make good use of the broom handle whilst he is in custody
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Post by snoopy on May 23, 2012 8:24:08 GMT 10
It's on the internet: "Baseball agent sexually assaults boy: cops" and there are numerous news links. Jarrett was named by Channel 10 News (Sydney) and his photo was shown.
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