Primetime travel baseball scumbags

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Anonymous wrote:Sounds like most travel baseball orgs TBH. Nothing new.

Did they cut your kid or something?

Sounds like it. I personally hate driving to prime time and my kids have said that they don’t help at all, but the owner is the yortktown coach so yeah it’s kind of pay to play.
I know kids on a few PT teams and they don’t seem as unhappy as OP.

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Anonymous wrote:They were great when they first started, but in the past 3-4 years, they have become a mess.
The coach affair was a one off, but that guy also got fired from the school where he coached.
Most the parent complaints I have encountered were that they were traveling really far for kids who are not eligible to be scouted, so it was a huge waste.

I have zero experience with Primetim but this sounds juicy! Tell us more please!!

Fired for an affair? That seems a bit much.

Apparently catholic schools frown upon married men doing that.

True: you are not allowed to break your marriage vows if you work for a catholic school. Completely different story if you are not married and go after young boys - that's ok.

I think that's frowned upon too.

The catholic church has a history of protecting sexual predators and moving them around to other locations to pretend that there was no problem. And the problem didn't really go away - it simply exploded into their face in the recent past. They realized that they must frown upon it because they would not get away with it anymore.

DP

I think this PP makes a good point. You can get fired for having an affair with a consenting adult, but for years the Catholic Church protected pedophiles by moving them around.

Please stay on topic.

[Anonymous]

The coach of SSSAS and Episcopal also works at Primetime. The parents of that 9 year old are screwed. The fragile egos of under achieving men make the world go round.

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Anonymous wrote:Oh lord… I wish I had seen this thread 3 years ago. You can get lucky with a good coach but once you deal with the owners/ organization, any sensible person would run. All of these stories are very true, but I will add that some coaches are decent. My older son was being given the typical run around for years and we decided to jump on an opportunity for him to play up on a less serious team with friends. We declined a primetime offer and then they retaliated against my younger son who is 9. His team was pretty terrible and only won three games. He was one of the best players on the team. I am saying that objectively. He is a great player. He has his problems but he can play sport ball. He even won the game ball after throwing an incredible 75 pitches and winning one of only three games that they won all season. He was cut 4 days later and placed on a newly formed B team (created to pay bills on old debts). It was certainly retaliation for us declining the older child’s offer. They def didn’t want my older son on the team but I heard lots of jokes and chatter about us paying the bills for Cooperstown. The team expected us to tap our wealthy family to foot the bill for their vacation. They even planned to “fundraise” for a team parent house and when I said, I don't plan on staying at an Airbnb with all the other parents they had to cancel the idea and one parent joked, “but how are we going to get your family to pay for our house then?” So if there was animosity about us leaving, it was entirely based on fundraising efforts. We declined the B team offer for my younger child and I sent an email to the owner explaining why. He wanted a phone call with me to dress me down and explain how travel baseball works. I offered him a call with my husband. He told my husband that we need to understand when making decisions for our children that they will remember our name and that they “hold a grudge”. They threatened us over a choice we made for our 9 year old! Just to warn anyone who is currently on a primetime team, you’ll have to move away to get out of that situation, otherwise they will hold a grudge. Walk away very very slowly because even if they don’t play your kid, they want your money and will hold a grudge if you take it away.

The biggest issue is that they have coaches at both Yorktown and O’Connell… So if your kid wants to play there, you have to “play the game” with primetime.

None of the 2025 O'Connell commits played for Primetime (at least as their most recent team)...maybe it's more important at Yorktown.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:State troopers should set up check points outside of the Sunday double headers. The amount of morning consumption is shocking.

+100

On all travel baseball teams! Every single travel/club baseball team my (2) kids have played on has been like this. I have been truly shocked by all the drinking (and then driving?!) both AT games and in the evenings at the hotel etc. Not all parents participate but a LOT do.

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Anonymous wrote:The fragile egos of under achieving men make the world go round.

Ain't that the truth!

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Anonymous wrote:Oh lord… I wish I had seen this thread 3 years ago. You can get lucky with a good coach but once you deal with the owners/ organization, any sensible person would run. All of these stories are very true, but I will add that some coaches are decent. My older son was being given the typical run around for years and we decided to jump on an opportunity for him to play up on a less serious team with friends. We declined a primetime offer and then they retaliated against my younger son who is 9. His team was pretty terrible and only won three games. He was one of the best players on the team. I am saying that objectively. He is a great player. He has his problems but he can play sport ball. He even won the game ball after throwing an incredible 75 pitches and winning one of only three games that they won all season. He was cut 4 days later and placed on a newly formed B team (created to pay bills on old debts). It was certainly retaliation for us declining the older child’s offer. They def didn’t want my older son on the team but I heard lots of jokes and chatter about us paying the bills for Cooperstown. The team expected us to tap our wealthy family to foot the bill for their vacation. They even planned to “fundraise” for a team parent house and when I said, I don't plan on staying at an Airbnb with all the other parents they had to cancel the idea and one parent joked, “but how are we going to get your family to pay for our house then?” So if there was animosity about us leaving, it was entirely based on fundraising efforts. We declined the B team offer for my younger child and I sent an email to the owner explaining why. He wanted a phone call with me to dress me down and explain how travel baseball works. I offered him a call with my husband. He told my husband that we need to understand when making decisions for our children that they will remember our name and that they “hold a grudge”. They threatened us over a choice we made for our 9 year old! Just to warn anyone who is currently on a primetime team, you’ll have to move away to get out of that situation, otherwise they will hold a grudge. Walk away very very slowly because even if they don’t play your kid, they want your money and will hold a grudge if you take it away.

The biggest issue is that they have coaches at both Yorktown and O’Connell… So if your kid wants to play there, you have to “play the game” with primetime.

None of the 2025 O'Connell commits played for Primetime (at least as their most recent team)...maybe it's more important at Yorktown.

Not so. Skaggs team

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They have 7 teams at the 15U or 16U level?!?!?

That's when most orgs downsize their teams as kids lose interest in baseball around 14 or 15.

that's a huge red flag

Their website is at least a year behind with regard to teams.

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Anonymous wrote:Oh lord… I wish I had seen this thread 3 years ago. You can get lucky with a good coach but once you deal with the owners/ organization, any sensible person would run. All of these stories are very true, but I will add that some coaches are decent. My older son was being given the typical run around for years and we decided to jump on an opportunity for him to play up on a less serious team with friends. We declined a primetime offer and then they retaliated against my younger son who is 9. His team was pretty terrible and only won three games. He was one of the best players on the team. I am saying that objectively. He is a great player. He has his problems but he can play sport ball. He even won the game ball after throwing an incredible 75 pitches and winning one of only three games that they won all season. He was cut 4 days later and placed on a newly formed B team (created to pay bills on old debts). It was certainly retaliation for us declining the older child’s offer. They def didn’t want my older son on the team but I heard lots of jokes and chatter about us paying the bills for Cooperstown. The team expected us to tap our wealthy family to foot the bill for their vacation. They even planned to “fundraise” for a team parent house and when I said, I don't plan on staying at an Airbnb with all the other parents they had to cancel the idea and one parent joked, “but how are we going to get your family to pay for our house then?” So if there was animosity about us leaving, it was entirely based on fundraising efforts. We declined the B team offer for my younger child and I sent an email to the owner explaining why. He wanted a phone call with me to dress me down and explain how travel baseball works. I offered him a call with my husband. He told my husband that we need to understand when making decisions for our children that they will remember our name and that they “hold a grudge”. They threatened us over a choice we made for our 9 year old! Just to warn anyone who is currently on a primetime team, you’ll have to move away to get out of that situation, otherwise they will hold a grudge. Walk away very very slowly because even if they don’t play your kid, they want your money and will hold a grudge if you take it away.

The biggest issue is that they have coaches at both Yorktown and O’Connell… So if your kid wants to play there, you have to “play the game” with primetime.

None of the 2025 O'Connell commits played for Primetime (at least as their most recent team)...maybe it's more important at Yorktown.

Not so. Skaggs team

I don't understand the comment...the kids said they played for Elite National and Metro Stars as their Summer teams.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like most travel baseball orgs TBH. Nothing new.

Did they cut your kid or something?

Is soccer like this too?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They have 7 teams at the 15U or 16U level?!?!?

That's when most orgs downsize their teams as kids lose interest in baseball around 14 or 15.

that's a huge red flag

Richmond Braves has like 5 teams at 17u level...they pull from a large geography however (VA, NC, MD, PA, etc.).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Sounds like most travel baseball orgs TBH. Nothing new.

Did they cut your kid or something?

Is soccer like this too?

There is a lengthy soccer forum. It's entertaining.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Oh lord… I wish I had seen this thread 3 years ago. You can get lucky with a good coach but once you deal with the owners/ organization, any sensible person would run. All of these stories are very true, but I will add that some coaches are decent. My older son was being given the typical run around for years and we decided to jump on an opportunity for him to play up on a less serious team with friends. We declined a primetime offer and then they retaliated against my younger son who is 9. His team was pretty terrible and only won three games. He was one of the best players on the team. I am saying that objectively. He is a great player. He has his problems but he can play sport ball. He even won the game ball after throwing an incredible 75 pitches and winning one of only three games that they won all season. He was cut 4 days later and placed on a newly formed B team (created to pay bills on old debts). It was certainly retaliation for us declining the older child’s offer. They def didn’t want my older son on the team but I heard lots of jokes and chatter about us paying the bills for Cooperstown. The team expected us to tap our wealthy family to foot the bill for their vacation. They even planned to “fundraise” for a team parent house and when I said, I don't plan on staying at an Airbnb with all the other parents they had to cancel the idea and one parent joked, “but how are we going to get your family to pay for our house then?” So if there was animosity about us leaving, it was entirely based on fundraising efforts. We declined the B team offer for my younger child and I sent an email to the owner explaining why. He wanted a phone call with me to dress me down and explain how travel baseball works. I offered him a call with my husband. He told my husband that we need to understand when making decisions for our children that they will remember our name and that they “hold a grudge”. They threatened us over a choice we made for our 9 year old! Just to warn anyone who is currently on a primetime team, you’ll have to move away to get out of that situation, otherwise they will hold a grudge. Walk away very very slowly because even if they don’t play your kid, they want your money and will hold a grudge if you take it away.

The biggest issue is that they have coaches at both Yorktown and O’Connell… So if your kid wants to play there, you have to “play the game” with primetime.

None of the 2025 O'Connell commits played for Primetime (at least as their most recent team)...maybe it's more important at Yorktown.

The new O'Connell coach is a PT coach....

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Oh lord… I wish I had seen this thread 3 years ago. You can get lucky with a good coach but once you deal with the owners/ organization, any sensible person would run. All of these stories are very true, but I will add that some coaches are decent. My older son was being given the typical run around for years and we decided to jump on an opportunity for him to play up on a less serious team with friends. We declined a primetime offer and then they retaliated against my younger son who is 9. His team was pretty terrible and only won three games. He was one of the best players on the team. I am saying that objectively. He is a great player. He has his problems but he can play sport ball. He even won the game ball after throwing an incredible 75 pitches and winning one of only three games that they won all season. He was cut 4 days later and placed on a newly formed B team (created to pay bills on old debts). It was certainly retaliation for us declining the older child’s offer. They def didn’t want my older son on the team but I heard lots of jokes and chatter about us paying the bills for Cooperstown. The team expected us to tap our wealthy family to foot the bill for their vacation. They even planned to “fundraise” for a team parent house and when I said, I don't plan on staying at an Airbnb with all the other parents they had to cancel the idea and one parent joked, “but how are we going to get your family to pay for our house then?” So if there was animosity about us leaving, it was entirely based on fundraising efforts. We declined the B team offer for my younger child and I sent an email to the owner explaining why. He wanted a phone call with me to dress me down and explain how travel baseball works. I offered him a call with my husband. He told my husband that we need to understand when making decisions for our children that they will remember our name and that they “hold a grudge”. They threatened us over a choice we made for our 9 year old! Just to warn anyone who is currently on a primetime team, you’ll have to move away to get out of that situation, otherwise they will hold a grudge. Walk away very very slowly because even if they don’t play your kid, they want your money and will hold a grudge if you take it away.

The biggest issue is that they have coaches at both Yorktown and O’Connell… So if your kid wants to play there, you have to “play the game” with primetime.

None of the 2025 O'Connell commits played for Primetime (at least as their most recent team)...maybe it's more important at Yorktown.

Not so. Skaggs team

I don't understand the comment...the kids said they played for Elite National and Metro Stars as their Summer teams.

A ton of kids TRAIN/Pay $$$ at Primetime. It doesn't mean they play there. Metro Stars is not doing the same recruiting that PT is. PT has its faults but the owners have connections.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They have 7 teams at the 15U or 16U level?!?!?

That's when most orgs downsize their teams as kids lose interest in baseball around 14 or 15.

that's a huge red flag

Richmond Braves has like 5 teams at 17u level...they pull from a large geography however (VA, NC, MD, PA, etc.).

Well you made your point- PT is just one of 10 or more teams in the DMV. So its an issue.