Travel Coach Shaun Pugh Stole from players (And me!)

Rich,

Over the years we have had many organizations fail to pay.  Not once have we ever publicized the fact.  We also heard that many organizations overcharged players for one thing or another.  We have also banned a few organizations over the years For good reason. However, not once have we actually publicized any of that.  We have also heard many complaints about various organizations.

Maybe I need to read the link you provided, to get a better understanding.

Dang... What a douchebag... Sorry man...

The guy isn't very bright. Was he going to disappear over 22k? It's Upper Makefield. He should have been thinking big.

Wow, that sucks for those families. And for you.  But I have to admit I was a little amused reading the article and thinking about this guy heading toward the airport, and he knows there are no tickets for the flight, thinking oh, crap WTF do I do now??!!  Wait, I know!  I'll pretend to have a heart attack and get carted to the ER where I can make my escape!    What a freaking genius this guy is, as well as a scumbag.

Ha ha ha, I was thinking the same thing.  He took their money made no reservations, what was he going to do when it came time to go to the ticket desk?

5 years ago a local coach did this to his Cooperstown 12U team. So it is not uncommon.

One parent paid for the entire trip for anyone who could not afford the loss and still go.

Excuse me folks. I have to go to the men's room.

What an actor, and a total POC.

Whoever stepped up and paid for the costs deserves a HUGE thank you.

OP- you want to make him infamous, not famous. Sadly, it is likely neither you nor any of the families will see more than pennies on the dollar for the money you lost.

This happened many years ago when the Florida Pokers was turned over to a local guy to run as the owner retired (but the company still his). The guy collected money, kind of similar situation.

He went to jail for embezzlement.

I can tell you another story that happened recently that would make your hair curl (if you had any) but its not appropriate to mention here.

From looking at the league website I'm guessing this is USSSA AA baseball. What in the hell was this AA town team doing headed for East Cobb? Upper Makefield is the kind of town where parents buy their kids roster spots then brag they play travel. This guy knew what he was doing. He's from NJ. But he saw a target victim across the river in Upper Makefield, PA.

As far as a parent picking up the tab for the trip. It's pocket change for most people in this town.

you know what is out plan was...fake heart attack and then parents will cancel going.  then he can say airport, hotel nor tourney would refund money.

pathetic but happens more than we like to admit.

2022dad - 

You are correct!  Infamous... "In Famous... more than famous!"

The new Lakepoint Facility is drawing teams from all over to play in PG events. I'm guessing a 14u AA team had just as much right there as the 11u teams from GA, MS, AL, TN, FL, MO, SC that were there in May....heck my kids 12u team played a TX team at Lakepoint last month, that couldn't have been a cheap trip!

Let's be a little nicer to the guy.  Think about the stress of setting all this up while knowing it wasn't going to happen. Surprised he didn't die on the bus.

The fact that the team made it all the way to the tournament is pretty incredible.

I am going to close this thread.  I don't believe our boards should be used to air grievances.  Find a local message board to share this stuff or write a letter to the local newspaper editor or contact the better business bureau and so forth.

Our boards are for helping kids get to the next level.  I don't think we should encourage these types of threads.  I am not disputing the righteousness of the OP here but I encourage other means to "out" these types of nefarious characters than our boards.  I understand if people disagree with my decision but that is what I get paid the big bucks for (zero bucks).