Gordon Beckham opens up about his White Sox career

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

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4.4 • 612 Ratings

🗓️ 21 January 2021

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

When Gordon Beckham was called up by the White Sox in 2009, it said in the newspaper "The savior is here." What was it like to play under such hype and expectations? Beckham speaks with Chuck Garfien and Ryan McGuffey about the pressure he faced from fans and Chicago media and how he grew from that experience. He talks about the popularity of his walkup song "Your Love" by the Outfield, gives his thoughts on the current White Sox team, and also announces his retirement from baseball here on the podcast.(5:20) - Beckham's love of The Outfield and his famous walk-up song, "Your Love"(9:25) - Beckham announces his retirement from baseball(13:00) - Dealing with the pressure of being a top prospect and getting compared to Mitchell Trubisky(30:25) - How organizations build teams now vs. when he was a young player(37:15) - Beckham's final home run and hit came against the White Sox(43:25) - Best memory playing in the majors(51:28) - Thoughts on the current White Sox

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0:00.0	When I got called up, I mean, my mom saved the paper and it said,
0:06.5	The Savior is here.
0:07.9	That type of spotlight, which was great at one point, when it started to flip, that spotlight got heavy.
0:14.7	I just think that at the end of the day, it was like, it wasn't what I wanted and it wasn't
0:19.1	what most socks fans wanted, right?
0:21.3	I mean, they wanted MVP, you know, all stars, and it just didn't happen.
0:30.1	That's Gordon Beckham explaining what happened in his White Sox career and why it happened, how the hype and the spotlight
0:40.1	that surrounded him from the moment he got called up to the majors eventually got the best
0:46.0	of him. Just a slice of what's ahead from Gordon Beckham here on the White Sox Talk
0:51.6	podcast brought to you by Win Trust.
0:54.8	So Ryan McGuffey and I catch up with Gordon, who, as you heard, talks quite openly about his ups and downs with the White Sox.
1:04.4	What was like dealing with pressure from fans, the Chicago media, and the pressure he put on himself trying to be the player he
1:13.6	and everybody else thought he'd be.
1:16.6	And we talk about his famous walk-up song that became an anthem on the South Side,
1:22.6	how he was able to play 11 years in the majors.
1:26.6	No small feet. And Gordon actually announces his
1:31.5	retirement here on the podcast. You're going to hear a Gordon Beckham who is quite
1:38.4	introspective about his career and also quite funny. His honesty and his sense of humor comes shining through.
1:46.9	So it is Gordon Beckham on the White Sox Talk podcast.
1:52.4	That is coming up.
1:55.1	White Sox, White Sox, go, go, White Sox.
1:59.0	A ball hit deep way back.
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