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...
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.
calm game job nerves realize starts win
You got the nerves and butterflies going in and you know what, the game starts and you calm yourself down and realize you got a job to do, and that's to go out and win a ballgame,
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.
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I'd do it all over again for this one night. That's the game in baseball -- not how you start, how you finish.
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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.
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.
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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.
change game guy matter stay
He's not going to change for anybody. No matter how many arguments you have with the guy or he has with a guy, he's going to stay the same ? and play the game his way.
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.
flying last night
We were flying last night and I didn't get to see much of it.
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.
We couldn't have done it without you guys.
bunch clutch guys
We have a bunch of clutch guys here.
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.