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...
good numbers swings
We had momentum. We got good swings and put up numbers tonight.
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.
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.
baseball beat control couple depend finish focused good last people stay time week
We've kind of put in a lot of time in the last couple of years getting beat and now it time for us to go out and play well, and we've been doing it for a while, ... It's been a lot of fun. We've just got to stay focused and finish strong. We control our own destiny. We're not going to have to depend on other people right now. We just have to play good baseball a little more than a week and see where we're at.
ahead chance club perfect situation start
That was the perfect situation to be in. I didn't start the game, but I got a chance to be up in a situation where I can put our club ahead with one swing.
cream folding fringe rises team
We haven't been really getting beat; we're right on the fringe of winning. Cream rises to the top. Hopefully, we'll do that tomorrow. We've been right there on the edge. No one on this team is folding the towel.
bad baseball confusion dedication love music perceived percent putting year
I don't want there to be any confusion about this. My love and dedication is 100 percent with baseball. That's my job. That's what I think about every day. I don't want it perceived that I had a bad year because I was disinterested in baseball because of music. I am all about baseball. So I'm putting the music thing away for this year.
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.
worried
But right now, all I'm worried about is right now. I just want to get to the postseason.
career dealt played
It's something I've dealt with. My whole career here, I've never really played every day.
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.
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.
cleveland crowds heard
We've all heard about how the Cleveland crowds used to be. Hopefully, they'll come back.
family teammates
All my friends, family and teammates where there. The place was packed.