A Giant of a Little Leaguer
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by user LastRow
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Anybody who stands an imposing 6-feet-8 and weighs 256 pounds one would figure it’s a pretty safe bet this individual would be involved in athletics in some capacity. Meet Aaron Durley. Who? Aaron Durley…Apparently this isn’t a household name yet. Yes, this is the same Durley who’s the 13-year-old first baseman for Dhahran, Saudi Arabia in this year’s Little League World Series. My Flintstones vitamins didn’t give me the body of Barry Bonds. Aaron, man, what’s your secret?
So we have a 13-year old who mirrors the size of one Daunte Culpepper competing on the same field as a 4-foot-7 second basemen. First of all is this safe? Hell No. Secondly, is this legit? Let me say this, if Danny Almonte was found to be older than he actually was, this is as clear as Tiger Woods being the greatest golfer. A mini-Shaq swings a baseball bat doing his best “Big Papi” impression as Aaron tags a fastball to the Poconos at the tender age of 13 is unlikely…I don’t care what kind of bat he uses. "I was standing next to him and I was up to his elbows," Scott Kingery, a 12-year-old, 4-foot-9 Phoenix shortstop, said after meeting Durley. It’s a wonder why the people at Williamsport wanted the fences moved back for this year.
Okay, lets just say Aaron is really indeed 13, considering he played at the series last year, too… Then he was a mere 6-foot-4 how safe is this? See, as it became apparent in the Danny Almonte saga, anybody can lie about their age. Kids, Parents, & Coaches are all in cahoots when it comes to having a particular kid play when they know it’s against the rules. Now I’m not saying it isn’t possible to have a 13-year old standing 6-feet-8 and weighing 256 pounds because everybody’s different and develops at different rates, but the likelihood of this, well it’s on the same level as Barry Bonds never taking anything.
Aaron Durley towers over the competition at the Little League World Series... Since everybody’s different and develops at different rates, it might be time for Little League officials to re-evaluate the criteria for how youngsters can participate, sort of like boxing does…Go by their weight. They scales never lie, unlike parents & coaches. It’s a damn shame cheating stoops down to this level. It’s no secret what’s his job on the team is to do…"I'm more confident this year, ready to do what I need to do," Durley said after a practice. "Hit the ball out." So what kind of strike zone does he get…Is it the same as Scott Kingery’s? Can the ump even see the plate through this eclipse to call balls & strikes?
Look out Pittsburgh…I think an asteroid might be coming your way…Big Ben, you might want to put your helmet on buddy. I’m just waiting for Aaron to hold a press conference to come out and say,“I never took Flintstones vitamins, PERIOD!” Perhaps not, but it definitely appears as if somebody has been lacing Aaron’s pancakes, French toast & waffles with HGH. Might what to check the Frosted Flakes too…For he’s bigger than Tony the Tiger!
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Date
Mon 08/21/06, 4:31 pm EST
