Joe Crede
Joe Crede
Joseph Taylor Credeis a former Major League Baseball third baseman. Crede attended high school at Fatima High School in Westphalia, Missouri which he led to 3 district championshipsand two final four berthsas a pitcher. Crede was drafted by the White Sox in the 5th round of the 1996 amateur draft and made his debut with the team in 2000...
ball behind courtesy laying
It was a catch. It was a courtesy to show the ump behind me. I was laying there with the ball in my glove.
air ball fortunate gets ground putting run situation
They're in a situation right there where they're just putting the ball up in the air or a ground ball gets the run in, but I was fortunate enough to get enough on the ball and make the play.
ball dig ditch tried
I tried to dig a ditch to get the ball to go foul, but it didn't work.
ball behind
A ball got away from Freddy, but I think A.J. may have been behind it.
balls eyes hard hit
It just had eyes. That makes up for all those balls I hit hard that went right at people.
ball confidence hit seems time
Every time you're out there, you want that ball hit to you. It's all about confidence. Once you get that confidence going, it seems like everything bounces your way.
ball came caught fan guy saw tag
I thought a fan caught it at first. But as he came back over and I saw he had the ball in his hand, I started screaming, 'Three, three, three!' so the guy wouldn't tag up.
ball fortunate game good help hit situation wood
That's the thing about this game is to be in the right place at the right time. I was fortunate to be in this situation where I could do something to help us win. I was able to put enough good wood on the ball and put it in play and get a hit out of it.
biggest hat opportunity tip
I think that the biggest part is actually getting the opportunity to be in that situation, ... You have to tip your hat to A.J. It was a heads-up play on his part and he was able to get to first and get there safely.
definitely helps momentum
I think it definitely helps the momentum going into Anaheim,
chills sea walking
Whoa, it's awesome. You get the chills walking in there. It's a sea of red. Awesome.
hand
My whole hand went numb, and that was it. When you can't feel your hand, you know something's not right.
backyard dream playing
When you dream about playing in the big leagues, you always dream about being good, ... You don't play in the backyard and think about being a .250 hitter.
coaster fans kept playing roller
When the fans are on me, they have every right to get on me, because I wasn't playing up to par. To me, I just kept getting more and more frustrated. It has been an up-and-down roller coaster for me in the Big Leagues.