play ball

“It is real life — I do think about it,” he said, “But, I mean, just try to move on the best that I can from it and let the guys know I’m still here. I still can play ball. ... Just trying to stay in a positive mood, keep moving forward and, hopefully, it gets behind us.”

“I’ve got a great team, a great coaching staff, there’s nothing for me to worry about, but just to go out there and play ball with them,” he said.

“I believed that my best football was ahead of me, and I wanted to play ball and achieve my goals. Like, why not? I’m here doing that.”

The artificial turf gets way too hot, Phil said, but it provides a place for their son to play ball.

When the offense wasn’t displaying the toughness he wanted, Bieniemy bellowed, “Put a hat on a ... hat, let’s play ball!”