Being clutch in the playoffs with 2005 World Series hero Joe Crede

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

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4.4 • 612 Ratings

🗓️ 28 September 2021

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

With the playoffs getting closer, Chuck Garfien speaks to former White Sox third baseman Joe Crede about what it means to be clutch in the postseason. They talk about his biggest playoff moments and why an injury in August helped make it all happen. Crede also explains why the White Sox might not be clicking right now, and why they might turn out to be dangerous when the playoffs begin. Then, Chuck talks about the Tigers hitting Jose Abreu on Monday, the benches clearing, and why it needed to happen.(3:45) - Joe Crede coming back from an injury in the middle of the 2005 season(11:20) - What kind of focus should the White Sox have going into the playoffs(19:00) - What was it like heading into the 2005 World Series(28:30) - Who on the current Sox could potentially have a Joe Crede-type post-season run?(30:55) - Benches clearing scuffle vs the Tigers

Transcript

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0:00.0	And that's into the left field corner.
0:07.0	This ball is off the wall.
0:10.0	The White Sox have won, and this only begins what will be an argument.
0:16.0	Total frustration and disgust from the part of the Angels on that call, which allowed the ninth inning to continue.
0:24.7	Ozuna Steele's second and Creti wins it with a ball off the left field wall.
0:33.4	What's it like to be clutch in the playoffs?
0:38.5	Joe Creedy knows, and he is here on the White Sox Talk podcast, brought to you by WinTrust,
0:44.9	to explain how he became such a deadly hitter in the big moments in 2005,
0:51.8	and why the 2021 White Sox might suddenly get really dangerous offensively in the playoffs.
1:00.6	Hey everyone, it's Chuck Arfine, and, you know, Crete was on deck when A.J. Brzezinski had the
1:06.2	infamous drop third strike in the ALCS against the Angels, keeping the game alive for Joe.
1:13.4	And he hit that two-out, 02 pitch off the wall in the bottom of the ninth to tie the series up.
1:20.4	Sox didn't lose again in the playoffs after that.
1:24.6	So Joe is going to go deep here on the podcast on how it all happened. Oh, and why
1:30.8	AJ was screaming at Joe during game one of the ALDS against Boston in the middle of the game,
1:37.5	right there on the field, the story I've never heard before. And if you want to know why
1:42.2	Creedy was so confident, so locked in at the end of
1:45.2	the 05 season, a fluke decision by Ozzy Gean in August made it all happen. You know, many of you
1:54.5	out there have been asking me to do a podcast with Joe Creedy. I was just looking for the right
1:59.1	time to do it. It's late September. Going into
2:02.6	October, the socks are about to begin the playoffs. I can think of no better time to speak
2:08.9	with Joe Creedy. We've got that coming up and also my thoughts on the Tigers hitting Jose
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