Comments on: Prep SS Wolters Ruled Ineligible

By: Jack

Jack — Sat, 15 May 2010 23:33:00 +0000

The rule is very clear. All players usually wait until their high school season is over to do private tryouts. East coast kids usually cant as their seasons go past the Draft date at times. Advisors usually help the player decide how to handle this. Either Wolters does not have an advisor, OR he hired someone who gave him VERY bad advice. I know a few advisor/agents out there and from what I hear, the people in that business these days are more hell bent on getting the player exposure rather than making sure they retain eligibility. Wolters is lucky this doesnt mess with his college eligibility, as that would hurt is financial leverage once drafted. Any agent.advisor should know this, and if Wolters has one, he should fire this person ASAP! This kid deserves better as he has a bright future ahead of him.

By: Bob Cobb

Bob Cobb — Sat, 15 May 2010 22:16:44 +0000

Dennis Ackerman is trying to prove that the CIF is a cartel. Aside from giving favoritism to his son's school, he has also shown a overt willingness to go after inner-city school basketball players who try to transfer out of private schools back to their local public school. Perhaps Rancho Buena Vista should refuse to play Poway as a form of protest. It's too bad, I'm sure the Poway players want to play against the best competition possible. This is all so petty. No wonder kids don't play baseball anymore – the Little League Dads have taken over the high school governing boards. Let the kids play!

By: Baseball America | Blog | Baseball America Draft Blog | Wolters Update; He’s Not Suspended, Yet

Sat, 15 May 2010 18:37:49 +0000

[...] Baseball America reported that San Diego area shortstop Tony Wolters had been suspended by the California Interscholastic Federation for his participation in a scout-organized workout [...]

By: Frank

Frank — Sat, 15 May 2010 15:23:11 +0000

bbfan hit it on the head. Why this kid. Tony is a stud!!!!

By: Joe LeCates

Joe LeCates — Sat, 15 May 2010 15:17:49 +0000

So much for preparatory governing bodies actually allowing someone to take the necessary steps to improve their chances for employment in the future.

By: bbfan

bbfan — Fri, 14 May 2010 21:36:40 +0000

What Wolters did is similar to what every elite prep baseball player has done dating back several years….. Why this kid now?

By: tom

tom — Fri, 14 May 2010 19:48:14 +0000

This is not Tony Wolters fault. Some accountability should go back on the scouts who organized ths event. I know Tony has so much baseball ahead of him and this might not seem like much but it is! Tony is the type of kid that wants to win CIF with the friends that he has been practicing with all year and most of his life. Just a shame for Ackerman to take this opportunity away from him. On top of that if you are going to take it away then answer questions about it!

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 14 May 2010 18:44:16 +0000

Ackerman seems to make a lot of decisions that benefit Poway HS, strange the way that happens isn't it?