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: Ruining the Movie “Major League” with Analytics

November 17, 2020 Ben Whitney 0

CLEVELAND, OH – I caught the last half of the 1989 classic Major League the other night and I was struck by how much of […]

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Big Ben: 2020 Isn’t Over, Terrible Sports Stuff is Still Coming

November 10, 2020 Ben Whitney 0

STAMFORD, CT –  Sure, Trump got the boot. (Special shout out to my great great grandfather Jebediah for crawling out of his grave to vote […]

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Big Ben Tuesday: Godzilla, Gremlins, and Ghosts – Making Sense of the NFL Contenders

November 3, 2020 Ben Whitney 0

STAMFORD, CT – We’re sort of halfway through the NFL season and only a few teams look like actual contenders. Let’s tier up the playoff […]

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Big Ben: The Giants Unending Offensive Line Woes and the Dolphins Turn to Tua

October 27, 2020 Ben Whitney 1

Stamford, CT: It was a fun Week 7 in the NFL, unless you’re a fan of the New York Giants or the Jets.  I might […]

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Big Ben Tuesday: NFL Banter, Bumbling Two-Point Conversions, A Putrid Performance by the New York Jets

October 20, 2020 Ben Whitney 0

STAMFORD, CT – NFL Week 6 was hard on the eyes, featuring Aaron Rodgers playing like Kenny Rogers (RIP), and a couple of head-scratching two-point […]

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Big Ben Tuesday: Looking for Some Damn Respect for LeBron, Rays, Alex Smith

October 13, 2020 Ben Whitney 0

STAMFORD, CT – It was another gut-punch of a season-ender for the Yankees, with Aroldis Chapman looking Mark Teixiera-punchable. And another sport crowned a champion, […]

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Big Ben Tuesday: Yankees, Giants, Bubble Boy Bron, and the NHL’s Perfect Bubble

October 6, 2020 Ben Whitney 0

Stamford, CT: There’s a lot going on in sports right now and I’ve got a serious half-chubb baseball bat going. Ok, bowling pin. Ok, dart. […]

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Big Ben Tuesday: Ranking New York Sports Teams; Jets and Giants in the Toilet

September 29, 2020 Ben Whitney 1

[NOT] BUFFALO, NY – After dry-heaving through piss-pot performances by the Giants and Jets,  it doesn’t take a shaman to see that our New York […]

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Big Ben Tuesday: Covid Sports Changes We Should Keep, Yankees Rolling, NFL Injuries

September 22, 2020 Ben Whitney 0

STAMFORD, CT –When Angry Ward and Dude (get well soon) were falling over each other to predict the doom of all sports in 2020, I […]

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Big Ben Tuesday: Go With It or Nah, That’s Horse Sh!t – Week One Knee-Jerks

September 15, 2020 Ben Whitney 1

STAMFORD, CT – Week 1 of the NFL season is usually pretty tough to predict. Throw in no preseason, no fans, players opting out, and […]

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