Gordon Beckham Is Impressive

It was pretty nice to not have a White Sox or Cubs game to worry about yesterday, as with the circus that surrounded the three games between the two over the weekend really was quite draining. Well, it was if you're a White Sox fan, anyway.

Cubs fans probably found it all pretty invigorating.

So since I had an opportunity to take a "night off" from the Sox and Cubs I chose to spend my Monday night watching game one of the College World Series between Georgia and Fresno State. The main reason for this, of course, was to get another glimpse at White Sox first round pick Gordon Beckham.

He continues to impress, both with his glove and his bat.

The home run was the start of Georgia's 8th inning rally back from a three-run deficit to take the first game of the series (game two is tonight on ESPN at 6PM if you'd Sox fans would like something to watch while waiting for the first pitch out in LA).

Hopefully we'll be seeing these types of highlights from Beckham in a White Sox jersey next season. Considering that Orlando Cabrera isn't going to be back, and that the team is always looking for a replacement for Juan Uribe, it's entirely possible.

Of course, I'm just looking for anything to smile about when it comes to the White Sox right now. Yeah, I know that losing three games to the Cubs in June probably won't mean much in the big picture (though the fact nobody else in the AL Central is capable of losing right now is worrisome), but it still hurts, damn it.