Perhaps You Notice Something Odd Here

Aaron Durley is 6'8" and is playing in the Little League World Series.

That is the most odd story here, but it isn't the only incredibly odd thing going on here. Let me present to you the Saudi Arabian Little League Team:


That would be Manager James Durley, Coach Tom Timoney, Adam Mascarenhas, Ryan Somogye, Robert Eyvazzadeh, Matt Timoney, Nate Barnett, Daniel Clark, George Luo, Michael Knight, the aforementioned Aaron Durley, Andrew Holden and Ted Fitzmaurice.

Your 2006 Little League World Series Representatives from Saudi Arabia.

If I were a better blogger or an investigative reporter I'd find out why, but I'm not. As such you will only get a somehwat educated guess. I'd guess that these are the children of independent contracters and such working in Saudi Arabia for oil production or some on the down low shit.

Whatever it is, this has to be one hell of a vacation for these kids. Unless this is some deal where these kids live in the U.S. most of the time.

I just hope these kids don't get executed back in Saudi Arabia for seeing a bunch of chicks out of burkhas while they are here.

UPDATE: I could answer my own questions if I read the damn articles I posted first.

Arabian American is a fixture at the World Series, having qualified the last seven years, and 12 of the last 13. The players’ parents primarily work for oil companies in the Middle East.