I’m not a White Sox fan but I’ve quickly become a Gordon Beckham fan. The guy can rake and he just looks like a gamer. It turns out that he has as much luck with the ladies as he does at the plate. Teammates have nicknamed the rookie “Slayer” in reference to him being a broad-scoring machine. Beckham attributes this success with the ladies to his Southern charm. Later in the article, he laments having to ditch his ridiculous haircut also known as the “Southern swoop”. It’s probably for the best, Slayer. You’re chasing big league tail now.
Via Chicago Sun Times:
Case in point: How many 22-year-olds can explain their way out of supposedly being nicknamed ”Slayer” for his prowess with the ladies? Call it Southern charm, but Beckham has done just that over the last week when it was first brought up on ESPN’s ”The Scott Van Pelt Show.”
”Every time I hear someone say ‘Slayer,’ I know what it means,” Beckham said. ”For some guys that nickname might be great, and they think that’s hilarious. But for me … I mean, I appreciate people trying to come up with my nickname, but that one is a bit too risque, not real accurate or true.”
Not that Beckham doesn’t appreciate the ladies. He’s admittedly ‘’single and looking” and even has a crush on a certain young actress who recently became single.
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