Joe Crede Quotations

Words cannot describe how good this feels, ... To be a part of this, it's so special.

We didn't want to go down 0-2 going to Anaheim.

If they want to do something this season, I welcome that. Either way, or whatever they come up with. As long as I've got a uniform on my back and I'm here in Chicago, that's the ultimate.

I'd do it all over again for this one night. That's the game in baseball -- not how you start, how you finish.

He made some nice plays, ... They were nice plays, but they weren't anything spectacular.

Hats off to Garland. He did what we believe he's capable of doing.

He just left a couple of pitches up over the plate, ... I was able to put good wood on it and it went out.

I think it definitely helps the momentum going into Anaheim,

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.

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.

I think that sent everybody a little message. We already had a strong bullpen, and now here's somebody else with experience who can go shut people down.

I think, ... that we're both professional enough to know what we have to do to get ready.

My whole hand went numb, and that was it. When you can't feel your hand, you know something's not right.

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.

Whoa, it's awesome. You get the chills walking in there. It's a sea of red. Awesome.

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.

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.

We found a way to win, ... End of story. We're not going to look at it like it's because of the umpires or anything like that. A win's a win, and we'll take it.

When you're not getting hits, you don't want anybody else to get hits, either, ... I kind of take that mentality whenever I go out on defense.

To be able to perform on this stage and be compared to all those great players, it's definitely an honor,

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

We were flying last night and I didn't get to see much of it.

We have a bunch of clutch guys here.

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,

We couldn't have done it without you guys.

I've never had my hair cut in Chicago before.

It was a catch. It was a courtesy to show the ump behind me. I was laying there with the ball in my glove.

The sound of it gets chills going up and down my spine. The city definitely deserves it.

Sometimes you have to tip your hat to the other guy.

Rules are rules and you got to follow them.

Somebody told me one time that anytime you struggle in the offensive side, if you're not getting hits, you don't want anybody else to get hits either,

So your focus kind of goes up that much more. And I kind of take that mentality whenever I go out on defense.

During the fifth inning, that was not a playable surface.

A 'W' is a 'W' and we'll take it any way we can get it,

That's what the playoffs are, capitalizing on other people's mistakes. They executed when they needed to.

You never know when you're going to get a chance to be here again. I'm going to soak it all in and enjoy it while it's here,

This can do nothing but help our confidence.

They put the good wood on the ball, tough situations, and I was fortunate enough to get leather on it.

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.

A ball got away from Freddy, but I think A.J. may have been behind it.

It's just a matter of us putting things together. We'll be fine. We know things will turn around. We've seen enough to know that we just have to keep our heads up.

It was a weird situation. I was already thinking about who was coming up for them in the next inning.

It was a weird play but we were able to capitalize on their mistakes,

I tried to dig a ditch to get the ball to go foul, but it didn't work.

It's more superstition. It could all be cut off tomorrow.

It just had eyes. That makes up for all those balls I hit hard that went right at people.

It just had eyes, ... and I was fortunate enough to get enough wood on it to get it up the middle.

It's been an awesome ride, this year is definitely one of the years I'll always remember,

The biggest thing that concerned me with the injury was the throwing, and I was able to get out there and throw pain-free and it was a good confidence builder.

It's definitely a good feeling when you know you have that many people backing you, and they're watching and supporting you,

I've had other walkoff home runs, but they've either been earlier in the season or we were out of it.

I've had other walk-off home runs, but they've either been earlier in the season or we were out of it.

I've got some confidence in my abilities. Last year definitely gave me some confidence, ... Playing every day, when you can get used to making adjustments, that helps a lot.

It's no big deal. It's something we did last year and tried to carry over to this year. But they want to enforce the rules. I'll cut it a little bit and see if they need it cut shorter or not.

Anytime you can help your team win, it does nothing but build confidence that hopefully you can gain the momentum and ride it out until the next game.

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.

That's definitely a tough place to win and they have a lot of great fans out there get loud. They pack that place good, and we expect it to be loud and having some kind of a win on our side is definitely an advantage.

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.

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.

I'm sure that is something that is in the back of their minds. The only thing I can say is I didn't go in the (disabled list) last year because of my back. It was my finger. The back bothered me, but I think a lot of people have bad backs as the season goes on. I came back from it and finished off the year strong.

I'm just fortunate to be in the right spot at the right time. And as far as the magnitude of the game, I mean, there's no bigger stage. To be able to perform at this stage and to be compared to all those great players, it's definitely an honor.

I'm just fortunate to be in the right spot at the right time,

I guess he made the right call. It is what it is. We'll take it anyway we can get it. It doesn't matter if it was the right call or not. The ump is the only one who knows if it is the right call or not. And we'll take it.

I just missed the first pitch and in the back of my mind I said if he throws it here, i want to get all over it,

In my mind, going into spring training, I felt like I could help the team, ... But I guess they had different ideas.

He's a players' manager. He's easy to talk to, easy to approach. He keeps you loose in the dugout. He's always joking around. I think he's a big key in bringing the guys all together on the team. And I think it shows in our play.

I felt we were ready to come back. We just weren't able to capitalize, not able to execute when the opportunity came along.

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.

The first time you come into the league and face guys here and there and then you start facing them three or four times again, you kind of know what to expect. You kind of get a confidence factor going.