Complaint Review: Atlanta Blue Jays Baseball

If you go before a judge, he/she may allow service by publication since Mr. Dye is avoiding service.  It's worth a try.  If he/she won't allow it, you can always get a private server.  Explain to the judge that he has a home address and also has a P.O. Box for the Atlanta Blue Jays.  If he gets his mail, but won't sign for certified items, then that proves that he is avoiding. If you try the private server first, then you will be able to tell the judge that both the sheriff and a private server could not get him served because of avoidance.  Most likely the judge will allow service by publication or possibly nail and mail (leaving a notice on the door and mailing one as well).  

Yes, this seems to be an issue with others as well.  Please don't give up.  That's what he wants.  He hides to avoid being caught, but if all the parents are persistent we can stop this man from doing the same thing to others.  Let the investigator with Cobb county know what is going on as well (the one who was told about a  bookkeeper who took money from the Atlanta Blue Jays).  He said he has tried several times to meet with Mr. Dye and he doesn't show up.  The other coach (Steve) is no help.  He only defends Mr. Dye, not willing to see the truth I guess.   Do NOT call anyone that either coach gives you a name and number for - it will be false information.  Call Cobb county directly and speak with the officer assigned to this case.  They will eventually get him served.  He can't hide forever.  You can also ask a judge to allow service at his residence to another person, such as his wife.  He/she may allow that if you also mail a copy to his P.O. Box for the Atlanta Blue Jays (on website) and his home address.  If the server or sheriff can see someone in the home, even if they refuse to answer, he can leave the papers at the door and walk away.  Even though it's over $200, the judge may approve a "nail and mail" since he is avoiding service.  Just get this order and everything can still proceed.  I am planning on hiring a private process server.  I can't see just letting this man get away with ripping people off.  I did look into the fact that he said he got a second mortgage on his house and it was not true.   He simply took money from people. 

If you know any other parents affected by this, please ask them to sue.  Check back frequently to find updates.  I am not going to stop until justice is served.  

No, we never received a refund.  We tried to sue in small claims court but Anthony Dye never came to the door of his house to receive the notice from the sheriff - after several attempts.  Unfortunately the way the court system is set up, guys like him win.  I hope people see this website and this prevents other people from loosing money like we did.  

I'm curious as to if there was ever a refund issued to the parents who paid Mr. Dye for their sons to play on a team that was never organized.  Please advise.  Thank you.

If not, I would like to please ask these parents sue Mr. Dye and the Atlanta Blue Jays organization.  If that isn't done, he will continue to manipulate and use people and their money for his own financial gain.  After speaking with the investigator who is still unable to confirm that any "bookkeeper" took money from the company, his only suggestion was to sue.  The end result may be the same, but there would be record of the wrongdoing and others could be helped.  Mr. Dye advised parents that he had to get a 2nd mortgage on his house because of the bookkeeper stealing money, which is untrue.  That information is very accessible.    

 If you want the truth, from experience, you should never believe a thing Mr. Dye says. Why ask "the owner" if he is the one lying? How would scouts or other coaches know that he is ripping people off? He's good at what he does. There has been nothing slanderous written here. Everything is backed by facts. You may be new, but many of us know the past & what he really is about. The Cobb sheriffs office was given notice but not by Mr. Dye. He never contacted anyone. THEY contacted him. Let it play out. Your son can learn baseball from him if thats all you care about. However, he should have made sure all those parents were refunded their money. Open & honest are not two words that describe that man. He most likely handed you a huge story & made it appear true. That's what he does. Curious how open & honest he was about his incarceration. I agree with the person who said maybe that's where the money went. That's a huge purge amount. Bottom line is he should have refunded their money. He said he didn't even know what they paid! The business never folded so that bookkeeper, if there is one, didn't break the business.

Hi everyone, we recently joined the Blue jays.  We have done tons of research talking to players, parents, and coaches and scouts at events, and all remarks completely contradict the remarks made here.  However, I have been around the block and know if you want to get  truth, talk with the owner and confirm.  I spoke with Mr. Dye, who was open and honest to the investigation.  He has a lawyer and the investigator gave the case number as of yesterday I believe.  I called the investigator and he corroborated everything Mr. Dye said.  I asked Mr. Dye about the remarks made here, and his response was open and honest- Measures will be taken to address the slanderous remarks with law suits.  Again, I called the investiagotor again who confirmed that the measures and complaint has indeed happened.  We are happy with Mr. Dye's openness and honesty and the conirmation by the authorities only eases my worries. 

Feel free to call Cobb County Sherriff's office and find out that there is NO active investigation and that no one has filed a complaint.  They are aware of the situation, but no complaint has been filed as of yet regarding any embezzlement or stealing of funds from the Blue Jays.  Apparently they are aware of it because a parent called and reported the fraud.  It seems that whoever said there would probably be no bookkeeper is right.  Mr. Dye continues to string people/players/parents along with his stories.  

Recommendation for anyone who was affected financially is to sue the Atlanta Blue Jays and/or Mr. Dye.  If there was no contract it may be difficult, but if you have proof of payment you should still try.  If you were affected and have not called the fraud unit at the Sherriff's department, do that.  They can tell you all the above is true and factual.   

Be careful if giving any money to this organization or to Mr. Dye himself.  

http://georgia.arrests.org/Arrests/Anthony_Dye_24059607/ Just makes one wonder who needed (or took) money.

Major Sanders was contact person and has given it over to Officer Boyd. 

Number is 7704994750

Address is 32 Waddell St Marietta, GA 30090

Since you did in fact talk with authorities, do you mind telling us who so we can follow up as well.  I wasn't able to find out the same information.  Is there actually an investigator assigned and charges, etc on a certain person?  We would hope that we could all get "together" in this (the ones affected) so we can find a solution.  In looking at the state records for this business, there are no new officers (Mr. Dye and a Lina Rodrigues are only officers listed). There are three (or possibly more) Atlanta Blue Jays companies with Mr. Dye as an officer.   The original one also listed an Atlanta police officer as an officer and it seems that corporation is still operating as well.  Previous accountant says that she has not done business with Mr. Dye since 2011.  In investigating, there are several issues of concern.  It appears that Mr. Dye is not really honest about the business or about many other things.  He doesn't provide necessary information to the state or other agencies as required.  You may not care what Mr. Dye's personal life involves, but some of us do care what type of people our sons are being influenced by.  The personal life of anyone who is spending so much time with our kids is important, no matter if he is a great baseball coach or not.  I have to say, after all the information I have obtained and after talking to many people who feel they were taken advantage of, integrity is definitely lacking.  

Please help in providing the name of the investigator and/or case number or anything that would help in our efforts.  Thank you and best of luck to you and your son.

To respond to the family and player who is going with the Blue Jays, best of luck and we hope it works well for you and your son.  Wanted to correct something you mentioned.  Players were asked to pay for the 2015 spring/summer season by Anthony Dye himself on a Callingpost conference call on November 3rd 2014.  Immediately after that call, on the same day, he sent me an email with a detailed cost breakdown and also with an attached schedule of a payment plan in installments.  All fees for the season were asked to be completely paid by January 30, 2015.  This message and attachments even included a note about late fees, so was very directive and specific. 

Bottom line is that players paid for the season which never happened and at least for us, no money has been refunded.  At this point there is no indication from the Atlanta Blue Jays of any intention to refund the money.  Regardless of whatever fraud is going on within the Blue Jays organization, which they have indicated they are sorting out with Cobb County police, the facts are money was paid where directed by the organization for services that were never provided.  So again best of luck, and my advice is just pay as you go through the season to ensure that you get value from the investment you are making on behalf of your son. 

 To all of the allegations, I agree to do your research which I did. I contacted the authorities who indicated that indeed there was fraud and that a formal complaint with evidence was being processed by Cobb County. I then actually called one of the coaches who indicated that there were was never a team for that particular age group but there were 2 players who had paid fees, although against the wishes of the coaches because team was not yet filled. The coach (not Anthony or Steve but a coach who said he used to coach with you and now has returned) said that the issue is being resolved. With all that said, I am not familiar with the personal life of the coach, nor am I interested. I have contacted a bunch of parents and players of the program, however, who informed me of all the situation and their experiences. I recently sat in on a practice and spoke with Anthony afterward. We will play with the Blue Jays. They offer far better than any of these other "Elite" programs out there. My son will be treated as an individual not as cattle.

GA411, I can appreciate your defending Mr. Dye, however all I ask is that you investigate ON YOUR OWN- not with his guidance. He has never been a man of his word, at least not since starting the Blue Jays. If you were notified at the beginning of the summer that someone stole money from them,  & they had to get loans, there should have been no reason why he could not have refunded an entire team their money. If you are involved in travel ball, you know how hard it would be for those players to find a team after June 1.  That was heartless.

I don't know how long you have known Mr Dye, or really what you know about him, but it's probably not even true that anyone stole money.  Mr Loureiro seemed to be a stand-up guy when I was there, however he was very easily persuaded by Mr Dye. They had many disagreements in front of me, but AD would always get his way. Steve is the only employee who is still involved. All the others left.  Most of us are still owed money, some in excess of $1000. It wasn't worth our time or money to try to get him to pay us. We all just moved on with our lives.  However, now I do feel bad for not stopping his behavior. He's a con artist. He had all of the parents and players, when I was involved, believing that he had played in the Royals organization. Just that alone proves that he is not a man of his word. After that it was just one lie after another. This man even denied his own son to all of us. 

I have worked in baseball for years, and with any travel teams, we provide the parents, the people who give us money, all of our financial records. They need to see where their money is being spent. I urge you to ask him to show you the financial records, and to investigate where that money goes. One reason I left is because he was using money inappropriately. He wasn't using his own money, he was using money of other parents and telling them that the hotels and the buses and the tournament fees etc cost more than they did. I know of him taking money from the kids to supposedly tip the bus driver and then putting all of that cash in his pocket. Besides all of the lies, I could not be affiliated with this type of person. He does know baseball, but he is in no way a good leader for our young men. He cheats on his wife continually - even if the boys don't see it, we all knew. 

As with any con artist, he is very good at what he does. If you are working with an investigator in Cobb County for criminal charges on a bookkeeper, don't let up. I guarantee that the ending will be much different than what you expected. I'm assuming you got the name of the bookkeeper?  Probably not. I also highly doubt that Mr Dye took out a loan on his home. You will never find proof of that - guaranteed. He may have convinced Mr.  Loureiro to take out a loan telling him that money was stolen, but again, it's probably not even true that there was money stolen. I believe that Steve would believe anything that AD told him.

I do understand that the coaches practiced with your boys - thats their job!  Its great that your son formed friendships because thats important in team sports, but he would have done that on any team.  However, I would discourage your son from talking to AD personally. He can't teach him anything about being a good man, only about baseball. If your son, or any players, are good enough to get drafted, he will use him & them. 

Bottom line - investigate.

 I am appalled by the statements made by the Ex Employee. First of all, my son just finished up his 17U season with the Atlanta Blue Jays. Anthony Dye is a man of his word! At the beginning of summer, the parents were notified that the former bookkeeper stole money over the past 2 years. We were given the Cobb County major phone number for criminal activity and worked on getting fraud charges on the bookeeper, which is ongoing as would be investigations. Therefore, as a result of the criminal activity by the bookeeper, Anthony and Steve took out loans against their homes so that the 17U season can happen. They practiced with the kids tirelessly and helped them constantly and delivered everything they promised. Our schedule was top notch and the exposure was unreal. I can't thank them enough for being mentors and leaders for our kids. My son formed lifelong friendships with players from in and out of state as well as former players from the beginning. Every time they need something they talk to Anthony. As far as the libelous remarks made to investigate and call BBB as well as bitter remarks, I feel bad for you. For the former player, grow up!

 Jennifer, please file a complaint with the Better Business Bureau. Although the Atlanta Blue Jays are not accredited, the BBB will take the complaints & follow up with the company. They have had complaints filed already. Please have everyone affected file so we can stop this club from their actions. Hopefully you all can get a response.

 As an ex involved party with the Atlanta Blue Jays, I'm sorry to say you will most likely never see that refund. This has been the "owner's" practice for years. There are players who never pay but can ride the financial coat-tails of those that do. I mean, how could he not refund you if there were no services provided? The money was probably spent for his other team. Mr. Dye will get close to few elite players hoping they can bring him financial gain & bump his reputation in the business. He will bring those players close & even their families. He's a con artist. Its never about the kid, but about what the kid can do for him. That's why he seeks out of town high school players who are getting recognition in other states. If he sees that there's nothing in it for him, he disappears. He will attempt to get these good players to sign with an agency of his choice - more $ for him. Ethical is not in his vocabulary. You should all demand a financial statement & ask to see all records. They probably aren't there. He thinks if he ignores the calls & emails they will go away. Don't give up. His horribleness needs to be stopped. Steve is the only coach who has remained with the organizaton. All the others saw his (Dye's) true colors.