August 23, 2006
YIKES:
Durley Can Play With the Big Boys (Washington Post, August 23, 2006)
Aaron Durley towers over the competition at the Little League World Series. The 13-year-old first baseman for Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, stands 6 feet 8 and weighs 256 pounds.Posted by Orrin Judd at August 23, 2006 8:05 AM"I was standing next to him and I was up to his elbows," said Scott Kingery , a 12-year-old, 4-foot-9 Phoenix shortstop. [...]
Durley -- who wears size 19 shoes -- has walked twice, singled and scored two runs in two games for his unbeaten Arabian American squad -- whose players' parents primarily work for oil companies in the Middle East -- during this tournament.
A longer story on Tuesday said Durley's father is 6-7 and he has an aunt who formerly played in the WNBA, so he apparently comes by his height naturally. And for your average strike zone-challenged Little League pitcher, having a 6-foot-8 batter at the plate can have its assets that can offset the intimidation factor.
Posted by: John at August 23, 2006 9:09 AMMust lead to some passed balls, if the catcher can't reach the top of the strike zone!
Posted by: Mike Earl at August 23, 2006 10:31 AM