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[IslandJeff]

Holy Moley. He's bigger than Richie Sexson. Stick him on the mound, let him throw nothing but gas until he "fills out", then teach him a changeup and a slider.

His strikezone will be too big as a hitter, and you don't shorten a stroke of a guy that size.

Wow. 13 years old.

[TNdandelion]

Wow. My cousin's son was in a similar situation except that he was really, really skinny. This other kid is big all around. Wow

[Tired of Taxes]

My husband and sons were watching this game today. And talking about the 13yo who is 6'8".

We were also trying to figure out why the Middle Eastern team looked so, well, American. We wondered if they were the kids of Americans working in the Middle East, and, lo and behold, that is the case:

The players' parents primarily work for oil companies in the Middle East.

We were wondering about the bleach blond hair, too:

The team has a peculiar baseball superstition — the players dye their hair blonde for the World Series.

[DuxFan4ever]

A basketball contract looks to be in this kids future. Baseball will have to be put aside once he reaches high school. Way too much potential to not focus on basketball.

[GummyIII]

FYI...gigantism? Or genetics? I'd like to see his parents.

[Michael.SF.]

Here is as reported last year: 6'5" 226 lbs. Sounds like he may be legit.

[ThePythonicCow]

Sabato Agosto 19, 9:00 PM
Dhuhran, Saudi Arabia first baseman Aaron Durley takes the field in the second inning against Surrey, British Columbia, Canada at Little League Worl

Elsewhere, the Chicago Tribune reports that he has a size 19 shoe - big feet.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

I knew a kid who was about 6 ft. tall at the age of 12. It was amazing - you just took it for granted that he was a teenager, when you saw him as a stranger.

Funny thing is, he never grew any taller after that, so he wasn't a star basketball player in high school. Go figure!

Wonder if this kid shaves?

[DCPatriot]

Big strike zone.

[RandallFlagg]

That kid's gonna have some series back problems when he gets older. I hit 72 inches at 5th grade.

[Always Right]

There was another 13-year old kid on that was 6-8 on TV a couple years back. I think it was MTV or someone who got him together with Shaq, who was a similar size at that age.

[Pokey78]

Now we know where Shaq was about 14 years ago.

[Tribune7]

Anybody remember that movie Zapped with Scot Baio?

[Jonah Hex]

I had to print this for my son. He's 13 and he beats me by a couple of inches at 6'2". And I'm afraid he may not have hit his growth spurt yet.

8-0

[NavyCanDo]

This would be one of those rare case when I would be a No Spank parent.

[rvoitier]

Saudi Arabia first baseman 6 feet 8 inch Aaron Durley, left, watches a pitch as Venezuela's 4 feet 8 inch base runner Ermison Arellano gets ready to take a lead during the fourth inning in their game of the Little League World Series baseball pool play in South Williamsport, Pa., Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2006. Durley is the tallest player to ever play at the Little League World Series. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)