Friday, February 09, 2007

Hilary Duff Dating Baseball Player Barry Zito?

Rumors are circulating that Hilary Duff might have found a new boyfriend in baseball player Barry Zito. Several sources are reporting that the two have been seeing each other, but Hilary wants to take things slowly because of her recent break up with Joel Madden. Us Weekly was the first to report on the new couple, but Hilary's publicist told them that they're just friends.

Barry Zito recently became the highest paid pitcher in major league history when he signed a seven-year, $126 million contract with the San Francisco Giants. He previously played for the Oakland A's. Barry Zito is 28 years old. He is 6 foot four, 210 pounds.

My take on this is that it's just a rumor. Apparently Zito was among a group of people who attended LA nightclub Hyde with Hilary, and so now people are assuming they are dating. I really don't see it happening. The first thing that I thought of when I heard this was that Barry Zito is 6-4! He's over a foot taller than Hilary and weighs twice as much! Not that size makes a difference in a relationship, but it just seems odd, especially considering Joel Madden is on the short side. Barry Zito does make a ton of money though, and there was speculation that part of the reason Hilary and Joel broke up was that Hilary made so much more money than Joel, so maybe Hilary wants someone who makes more than she does (if that's even possible). One thing that Zito does have going for him is that he plays guitar, and Hilary seems to like musicians.





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