Articles by Ben Whitney

About Ben Whitney
Ben Whitney comes from journalistic stock. Aside from his brothers, rumor has that his great-great grandfather was the youngest brother of Eli Whitney and covered the earliest "rounders" games. Big Ben is also another New York Rugby Club player/pal of Different Matt, Short Matt and Junoir Blaber. He likes film noir discussions, has twin girls and took up ice hockey after retiring from rugby.

Big Ben Tuesday, NY Giants Draft Recap: Gettleman Wheeling and Dealing, Stocks Picks, Ignores O-Line

May 4, 2021 Ben Whitney 0

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – It falls to me to breakdown the NY Giants’ draft and the bobbing and weaving done by “Trader Dave” Gettleman.It’s unlikely […]

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Big Ben Draft Special: The Pressure is on the Jets and Giants in a Make or Break Year

April 27, 2021 Ben Whitney 0

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – The draft is almost here and the pressure is on the two denizens of Metlife Stadium. Both have an epic opportunity […]

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Big Ben Tuesday: Catching the Isles is the Rangers Best Hope, Vlad Putin to Blame

April 20, 2021 Ben Whitney 0

STAMFORD CT – I’m really having a tough time watching baseball these days. You might think it has something to do with the Yankees’ team […]

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Big Ben Tuesday: The New York Rangers Rebuild – Balancing the Playoff Push with Developing the Youngsters

April 13, 2021 Ben Whitney 0

Stamford, CT: Hey there. Happy International Be Kind to Lawyers Day! Yes, actually a thing. Whose idea was that? Fine, I guess I can be […]

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Big Ben Tuesday: Sam is out, Zach is in. Jets trade Darnold and opt for the BYU Rookie.

April 6, 2021 Ben Whitney 0

NOTE: Management inserted Mr. Met in the cover photo. His expression says all that needs to be said. EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ: The Jets ended the […]

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Big Ben Tuesday: 49ers Hop Into Top Three. Who Will They Take? What It Means for Giants & Jets

March 30, 2021 Ben Whitney 0

STAMFORD, CT – There is nothing I’m inspired to write about. I feel like Junoir. “Well, I stubbed my toe last night coming out of […]

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Big Ben Tuesday: NCAA Tourney Weirdness, a Kappo Kakko Sighting, Yankees’ Rotation Depth, and Giants’ Draft Options

March 23, 2021 Ben Whitney 0

Stamford, CT: There is a lot going on in the world of sports at present. I’m looking at the NCAA tournament, a Kaapo Kakko sighting […]

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Big Ben Tuesday: Ideas For Sport-Related Version of Black Mirror; Panarin, Randle, Boone

March 16, 2021 Ben Whitney 0

STAMFORD, CT – I’m late to the party, but I’ve been binging Black Mirror on Netflix recently. With some strange comings and goings in the […]

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Big Ben Tuesday: Advanced Analytics and the Airtight Case Against Alex Smith – and Sam Darnold and Daniel Jones

March 9, 2021 Ben Whitney 0

STAMFORD, CT – I’ve received a load of grief for snark for simply stating that Alex Smith should retire. He returned from injury, valiantly led […]

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Big Ben Whitney: New York Athletes on the Brink – Sam Darnold, Gary Sanchez, and Kappo Kaako – Stay or Go?

March 2, 2021 Ben Whitney 0

STAMFORD, CT – I once lost a $1,200 pot on the river with a pocket aces and a full boat of aces over threes to […]

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