Sox help young fan's wish come true | MLB.com: News
This stuff always gets to me; I cry during the Jimmy Fund Telethon every year. But these are the other Sox.
This was obviously my favorite part:
Before the game, she was treated to a fair number of goodies from White Sox rookie Gordon Beckham, who was Morgan’s escort for the day.
Beckham chatted with Morgan and her family before and after batting practice, taking photos and autographing his batting practice bat and baseball gloves for her — which led Morgan to declare Beckham her second-favorite player.
Her escort originally was supposed to be her favorite player, Jim Thome. But Thome was traded to the Dodgers last month. As a result, Beckham filled in on his behalf.
“I’m happy to step in, especially for Jim,” Beckham said. “He would do the same for me. It was fun to meet her. I’m No. 2 in her book, but that’s OK because I’m behind one of the greatest of all time in her book, and that’s great. She’s a ball of energy. She’s a lot of fun and I’m glad she had fun today.”
This cracked me up:
Now, she should have even more reason to root for her heroes on TV, especially Beckham.
“He’s kind of cute,” she said.
And the picture of Morgan playing with Pierzynski’s hair almost makes him likable, hahaha.
