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There's a 6'8" Saudi Arabian playing in the Little League World Series. His name is Aaron Durley and he plays first base for the Arabian American squad. He weighs in at 256 pounds, which means he's not just 6'8" but a solid 6'8", outweighing Adam Morrison by 50 pounds. To put this in perspective, no one in my Little League broke 6'0" and I don't think anyone in my high school was taller than 6'5". Of course, Durley's stated objective is pretty evident: "Hit the ball out."

For a kid that size to clear the fences in a ballpark with 200-foot dimensions means he basically has to hit it in the air and keep it fair. That's all. It's also worth mentioning that there's a 6'3" kid and a 226-pound kid on this team as well, all of which makes me nostalgic for the '89 Trumbull, CT team and their ace Chris Drury, who was a pretty normal-sized kid with extraordinary skills. Of course, that was probably the last time I watched and/or played Little League baseball.

Speaking of the Little League WS, has anyone seen the ESPN commercials starring a 12 year-old Gary Sheffield? He swung exactly the same way then as he does now, which is to say irregularly and viciously.

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