Ben Broussard
Ben Broussard
Benjamin Isaac Broussardis an American former professional baseball first baseman. He is currently a musician. Broussard was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the second round of the 1999 Major League Baseball draft. During a 7-year baseball career, he played from 2002 to 2008 for the Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners, and the Texas Rangers...
blisters challenged deflect hard prove time
Any time you go through what I've been going through, you just have to deflect it. I've been challenged to do better. I've been working hard and I have the blisters to prove it.
hits
I haven't had a lot of hits in September,
hits worried
I haven't had a lot of hits in September. But right now, all I'm worried about is right now. I just want to get to the postseason,
fired knew load mellow
It's been awhile. I knew it was still there. That's a big load off my shoulders. I'm a mellow kind of guy, but I was fired up.
ready
I went up there ready to hit. I didn't want to take any pitches.
call dirt edge foot funky grabbed hear hit knew marginal took
It hit right on the edge of the dirt and the edge of my foot. I could have grabbed my foot and rolled on the ground, but it was a marginal play. It took a funky bounce. I didn't hear any call (from the umpire), so I knew I had to run.
crowd nervous saw
This was about the CD. First time, you know. I was a little nervous at first, but once I got up there and saw how the crowd was, it was like I just kind of interacted with them and had some fun.
breathe happened hit swallow
Victor's forearm hit me in the neck. It was like a clothesline. When it happened I couldn't swallow or breathe for a while.
cleveland crowds heard
We've all heard about how the Cleveland crowds used to be. Hopefully, they'll come back.
pressure start ton win worrying
We've already got a ton of pressure going out there. We can't start worrying about that we have to win this and we have to win that. We just had to go out there and try to get a run.