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...
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.
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,
hits
I haven't had a lot of hits in September,
ball barely bases break dirt edge foul funny good hear help hit liked marginal none sacrifice shot took
It hit right on the edge of the dirt and the edge of my foot, ... I didn't hear anything. It was a really marginal ball off my foot. It barely nicked my foot...and took a funny bounce. I reacted and took off running. None of the umps really had a good look at it. I would have liked to hear foul ball from the get-go and get another shot with the bases loaded. I'll sacrifice that at-bat to help us break out that inning though.
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.
ball crowd expect expected eye four hear hit three wind worst
I called for it real loud, about three or four times before I hit him, but I didn't hear him at all. You're running, the crowd is loud, the wind is blowing. And the ball was in the sun, too, so you couldn't take your eye off it. That was no fun. The worst part is I didn't expect it. It would be different if you expected it and could brace yourself, but I couldn't.
anyone hits pressure thinking worry
I can't worry about any of that. That's something I can't control. I know if I go out there and play like I can play they aren't going to want to put anyone else out there but me. What I don't want to do is put pressure on myself, thinking I have to get two hits in every at-bat.
career dealt played
It's something I've dealt with. My whole career here, I've never really played every day.
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.
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.
feeling help instead spring swing trying
Everything has a purpose, instead of just going out there and whacking at it. Usually in the spring I just try to get my swing feeling good. This year, I?m trying to tighten up every part of my game, which will help me be more consistent.
family teammates
All my friends, family and teammates where there. The place was packed.
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.
game help obsess season
You can't help but think about those games, but we don't obsess about it. If you think about it, in this game because the season is so long and we play so many games, that's all you can do realistically.