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: 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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Big Ben Tuesday: Three Epic Showdowns – Ted Cruz vs Jerry Jones, Artemi Panarin vs Vlad Putin, Zach Britton vs Domingo German

February 23, 2021 Ben Whitney 0

RUMBLE CITY, USA – There were some epic showdowns in the sports world this week, including a few bizarre intersections with Shady Politicians, foreign and […]

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Big Ben Tuesday: Tom Brady the Lion, Knicks Making Noise, Rangers Treading Water

February 16, 2021 Ben Whitney 0

*The following are the opinions of Big Ben Whitney and don’t necessarily reflect those of MeetTheMatts.com. STAMFORD, CT – I’m still thinking about Tom Brady […]

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Big Ben Tuesday: Super Dud Super Bowl LV, Byron Leftwich, A Few Scattered Thoughts

February 9, 2021 Ben Whitney 0

TAMPA BAY, FL – The Super Bowl has a lot of pressure on it to come through with an exiting game. The rest of the […]

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Big Ben Tuesday: Super Bowl LV Preview -n- Prediction Special

February 2, 2021 Ben Whitney 0

STAMFORD, CT – The Big Game is just around the corner and there is no shortage of interesting subplots. I’m here to break it all […]

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