Aaron Durley Big League Little Leaguer
At first, I thought this story was a joke. No way that there is a 13 year old playing in the Little League World Series that is 6 feet 8 inches tall. Aaron Durley is in fact that manchild, who also weighs in at 256 pounds and wears a size 19 cleat.
When I originally read the story, the first thing that popped into my mind was Danny Almonte. He was that little league phenom who threw the first perfect game in the LLWS since 1957. However, a few birth certificates later it turned out Danny was 2 years older than the max age limit. Danny is now married and went unselected in the June 2006 MLB draft.
Back to Big Country here. I can only imagine how uncomfortable he must feel at times. Towering over kids who are for the most part 2 feet shorter. Apparently he takes everything in stride, and seems like a good kid.
Right now his team is 2-0 and has a chance to advance. I'll be keeping up with the kid who's hero is Big Papi.
posted by Thomas at 10:43 AM
1 Comments:
this story is nuts, Jen and I saw him yesterday and he was waay bigger then the ump which caught our eyes. I read the story last night on CNNSI and was amazed. There is also a pitcher on this team that is 6-3, thats a monster for 12 years old, let alone 6-8!
Imagine how far he can hit a baseball!
Danny Almonte is playing in Triple A in NY, and has a 2.00something era according to the Sports Bash last week.
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