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A funny thing happened to Gordon Beckham on the way to making the position of third base on the White Sox his own. Beckham to play second base for Sox in '10

By BY JOE COWLEY Staff Reporter Chris Getz and Josh Fields are now Royals, Mark Teahen is now the White Sox starting third baseman, Jermaine Dye is all but gone, talks with free agent-to-be Scott Podsednik have disintegrated, and Gordon Beckham is now the new starting second baseman.

By U-God DH- Nick Johnson, 3B- Gordon Beckham, LF- Carlos Quentin, 1B- Paul Konerko, C- A.J. Pierzynski, CF- Alex Rios, RF- Marlon Byrd, SS- Alexei Ramirez, 2B- Chris Getz.  Bench: Jake Peavy-RHP, Mark Buehrle-LHP, Gavin Floyd-RHP, John Danks-LHP, Freddy Garcia-RHP

On June 1, Ozzie Guillen gave a rather blunt assessment of prized prospect Gordon Beckham, who was hitting very well in Triple-A Charlotte while Josh Fields was struggling in the majors: The last thing we worry about is Beckham, and I don't know why people in Chicago fell in love with this k...

Philadelphia Phillies pitcher J.A. Happ and Chicago White Sox infielder Gordon Beckham were named the top rookies by the Major League Baseball Players Association.

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By scotgreg After being voted American League Rookie of the Year by The Sporting News last week (the award was voted on by 338 major-league players), White Sox third baseman Gordon Beckham on Monday was named the league’s Outstanding Rookie in Players Choice Awards voting.

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Philadelphia Phillies pitcher J.A. Happ and Chicago White Sox infielder Gordon Beckham were named the top rookies by the Major League Baseball Players Association.

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By Joe Cowley Forgotten in that mess was A.J. Pierzynski putting together a career year, rookie Gordon Beckham being rescued from an 0-for-13 big-league start, Paul Konerko back to being Paul Konerko, the rebirth of Scott Podsednik, as well as the emergence of Chris Getz.

By Teddy Ballgame Beckham was called to Chicago on June 4th, playing thirdbase everyday, he ended up batting .270 with 28 doubles, 14 home runs, and 63 RBIs, in 103 games.  The most remarkable thing was that Gordon  was a SS at the University of Georgia last year when he hit more homers than anyone in NCAA Divisi...

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On Tuesday, T he Sporting News named Gordon Beckham of the Chicago White Sox its American League Rookie of the Year.

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By Bill Ladson Phillies left-hander J.A. Happ and White Sox third baseman Gordon Beckham are The Sporting News' 2009 Rookies of the Tear, as selected by a panel of 338 Major League players. Beckham, Happ are TSN's top rookies

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By Bill Ladson Phillies left-hander J.A. Happ and White Sox third baseman Gordon Beckham are The Sporting News' 2009 Rookies of the Tear, as selected by a panel of 338 Major League players. Beckham, Happ are TSN's top rookies

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By larry Gordon Beckham Named Sporting News AL Rookie of the Year White Sox third baseman Gordon Beckham was named The Sporting News' 2009 American League rookie of the year. The Baseball Writers Association of America will announce its rookie of the year and other awards next month after the con...

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By BY JOE COWLEY Staff Reporter From Day 1 of spring training, it was obvious to White Sox veterans like A.J. Pierzynski that Gordon Beckham wasn’t your typical wide-eyed rook trying to survive his first major-league camp.

By scotgreg The “official” Rookie of the Year announcement won’t be made until November, but White Sox third baseman Gordon Beckham obviously made a positive impression on his peers in his debut season. In 2008, Beckham was the White Sox’ first-round draft pick (No. 8 overall) out of the University of...

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By The Cheat Poll Which members of the White Sox were getting drunk with Cabrera Friday night? Ozzie Guillen AJ Pierzynski Jermaine Dye Paul Konerko Alexei Ramirez Gordon Beckham Octavio Dotel Bobby Jenks Freddy Garcia Other (including Jerry Owens)   322 votes | Results

Jake Peavy pitched seven innings and Gordon Beckham homered to break up Eddie Bonine's no-hit bid as the Chicago White Sox slowed Detroit's chase of the AL Central title by beating the Tigers 2-0 on Friday night.

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By whitesoxpride A 14-year-old girl was here yesterday before the game to meet the White Sox.  Originally scheduled to meet Jim Thome, instead Gordon Beckham filled in as her host (which, no offense to Jim, but I am guessing any 14-year-old girl will pick Gordon right now!). The very special guest brought a s...

Even during this turbulent time for the White Sox , manager Ozzie Guillen is happy with the effort from his two rookie infielders ? third baseman Gordon Beckham and second baseman Chris Getz.

By scotgreg Gordon Beckham has been in need of a break, and the White Sox' rookie third baseman got an unplanned one Saturday. The White Sox are going to need the Rookie of the Year candidate down the stretch if they hope to catch the Tigers. Back problems are nothing to mess with _ just ask former Sox third b...

By scotgreg The White Sox have a lousy defense and a suspect bullpen. Another trouble spot was quickly exposed at Wrigley Field Thursday _ baserunning. After Scott Podsednik led off the game with a double, Gordon Beckham grounded back to Cubs starter Ryan Dempster.

By whitesoxpride Just Announced Following tonight's game ... FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  Wednesday, June 3, 2009 WHITE SOX TO PURCHASE CONTRACT OF GORDON BECKHAM FROM CLASS AAA CHARLOTTE AND DESIGNATE WILSON BETEMIT FOR ASSIGNMENT CHICAGO - The Chicago White Sox have announced that... Just Announced

Gordon Beckham will soon be arriving in Chicago — bad news for Josh Fields. He should already be owned in keeper leagues, but in redraft leagues, it’s almost time to pick up Gordon Beckham, promoted to Triple-A on Wednesday. No. 38 on our most recent top prospect list, Beckham is a player we ide...

By The Cheat Beckham’s outstanding junior year has been light-years ahead of anything he did in his first two college seasons. He was not even considered a guaranteed first round pick before the season began and was undrafted out of high school. He is a line-drive hitter who knows how to work the count. Be...