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 Christmas Eve Special: Christmas and NFL Lies, Chase Young, Daniel Jones, Mahomes vs Lamar

December 24, 2019 Ben Whitney 0

BETHLEHEM, PA –  Happy Christmas Eve, loyal MTM readers. All the best to you and yours. Most people know Jesus Christ could not possibly have […]

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Big Ben Whitney: Belichick, Satan, and Dynasty of Deception, Breezus Breaks Record

December 17, 2019 Ben Whitney 0

HELL, MI – I was flipping channels the other night and I came to a show on HBO called Belichick & Satan. It took me […]

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Big Ben Tuesday: Terrible Dad Jokes, Some Gerrit Cole In your Stocking

December 10, 2019 Ben Whitney 0

STAMFORD, CT – My twin daughters turn 3 today! Thank you very much. Everyone says it goes by fast, but if you ask me it’s […]

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Big Ben: Christmas Caroling Around the NFL: Traditional Songs for Teams, Players, Coaches

December 3, 2019 Ben Whitney 0

The North Pole – Thanksgiving was late this year, so we have to get into the Christmas spirit with the haste of the boy outside […]

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Big Ben’s Thanksgiving Guests: Pat Shurmur, Colin Kaepernick, Derek Jeter, John Sterling, Greg McKegg

November 26, 2019 Ben Whitney 0

STAMFORD, CT – My wife decided at the last minute to take our nearly 3-year old twins to her parents’ house in Michigan. I am […]

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Big Ben Whitney: 3 New Great Sports Names; Rock Ya Sin, Kaapo Kakko & De’Coldest ToEvaDoIt Crawford

November 19, 2019 Ben Whitney 1

STAMFORD, CT – From Dick Trickle to God Shammgod to DeWanna Bonner, there have been some great sports names over the years. And recently, there […]

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Big Ben: Making Sense of the NFL Landscape; Lamar Jackson, Raiders, 49ers

November 12, 2019 Ben Whitney 0

STAMFORD, CT – Will the real NFL contenders please stand up… please stand up… please stand up. Just when we think we have the NFL […]

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Big Ben: Scary Post-Halloween Sports Figures; Dave Gettleman, Sam Darnold, Brian Cashman, AJ Hinch, Mark Staal, Hank Lundqvist

November 5, 2019 Ben Whitney 0

STAMFORD, CT – This Halloween we took our daughters to a “Trunk or Treat” event instead of going door-to-door like the old days. For those […]

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Big Ben Tuesday: Presidential Booing and Boobs, Good Times in DC for Game 5 of the World Series

October 29, 2019 Ben Whitney 0

Washington, DC: World Series Game 5 was quite a spectacle. The Astros won the game, but there was something for everyone in this one. Bail […]

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Big Ben Tuesday: Yankees Post-Mortem, Fingers of Blame, Refuting Lazy Storylines

October 22, 2019 Ben Whitney 0

SUCKSVILLE, NY – After a brutal, nut punch, rollercoaster loss to the Astros in Game 6 of the ALCS, the fingers of blame are pointing. […]

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