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: A Quiz – How Well do you Remember the New York Rangers Cup Winning Game in 1994?

June 30, 2020 Ben Whitney 0

STAMFORD, CT – There isn’t much going on around here that doesn’t make me want to borrow Spock’s ears and get in the ring with […]

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Big Ben Tuesday: Bubba Wallace, Dave Portnoy Mets Owner, and Holding onto Hope for Sports in 2020

June 23, 2020 Ben Whitney 0

Stamford, CT: Oh man, a crappy burger at my local diner never tasted so good. Welcome back to civilization! What else is going on? Lots […]

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Big Ben: Hockey Starts to Crank it Up; New York Rangers ’94 Cup Winners vs 2020 Team

June 16, 2020 Ben Whitney 1

BROADWAY, NY: Reason #9,347 hockey is better than baseball – they banged out a plan to restart the season over breakfast. No real hiccups so […]

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Big Ben Tuesday: Three Great Speeches From Sports Movies to get us to the Covid Finish Line

June 9, 2020 Ben Whitney 0

MOS EISLEY, USA – The first time my Beer League Hockey team made it to the finals we noticed NHL great Marty St. Louis coaching […]

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Big Ben: 2020 is a Ryan Leaf Sewage Sandwich. Race Wars, Pandemics, Poverty For Millions

June 2, 2020 Ben Whitney 0

SCHITTSTORM USA: 2020 has been a helluva year so far, eh? January 2020: Well, I did a pretty good job of getting 2020 off to […]

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Big Ben: Egregious Sports Errors in Football Movies

May 26, 2020 Ben Whitney 0

STAMFORD, CT: Well, there’s finally been some movement on the sports front. The fat man sitting poolside for the past nine weeks drinking margaritas has […]

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Big Ben: Questions About Back to the Future, The ’80s Classic

May 19, 2020 Ben Whitney 0

STAMFORD, CT – I’m not sure I even miss sports anymore. I’ve settled into a solitary existence, mistrusting everyone except my family and passing the […]

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Big Ben Tuesday: F Sports, A Review of Five Shows I’ve Binged During the Great Pandemic

May 12, 2020 Ben Whitney 0

Stamford, CT: Covid, Murder Hornets, and snow in May; 2020 can F the F off already. I can’t even pretend to write about sports today. […]

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Big Ben Tuesday: Are The Giants or Jets in Better Position?

May 5, 2020 Ben Whitney 0

COVID CITY, USA – Helloooooooo May! Go home April, you’re drunk. The Giants and Jets earned high marks for their draft picks. Here I am, […]

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Big Ben Tuesday: New York Giants Draft Recap, Gettleman Doesn’t Blow It

April 28, 2020 Ben Whitney 0

SHELTERINPLACE, CT – I’ll follow in the footsteps of Junoir’s Jets recap with my own New York Giants Draft Recap. Ain’t much else going on […]

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