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 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.
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.
confidence games great mean perform playoff situations team time
Any time you go out and perform in playoff situations and in games that mean so much to a team and your organization, it is always a confidence builder. It was a great time for me and the whole team.
baseball bottom close game hurting ninth risk situation
I'm not going to risk that situation if it's a close game in the bottom of the ninth inning and I can't do what I need to do. That's hurting the team.
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.
fun game hear home lives neat people series stories touched watching winning
When I went back home there were a lot of people I really didn't know, they would come up to me and tell me a story about how I touched their lives in some way by winning the World Series or how they were watching a game or where they were watching it. To me, I like that stuff. It's neat to hear people's stories and I had a lot of fun with it.
aggressive close defense game knew playing style tight
We knew it would be a tight game the whole way, ... You just don't play for a blowout. You always play for the close game. We were playing aggressive style defense out there.
ask came capitalize execute mistakes playoffs
We weren't able to execute when the opportunities came about. You have to capitalize on other peoples' mistakes. That's what the playoffs ask of you, and you've got to keep at it.
good sitting waiting wood
You know he's going to come at you with a curveball at some point. So I was waiting on it and sitting on it, and get good wood on it and get it through the middle.