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.
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Big Ben: 2019 NFL QB Carousel, Can the Giants Find Their Guy?

January 8, 2019 Ben Whitney 0

NASHVILLE, TN – It’s a funny game. Dozens of ferocious, burly athletes beat the snot out of each other for for three hours. Then a […]

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Big Ben New Year’s Special: Giants and Jets Pick Up Pieces, Exciting Wild Card Games on Tap

January 1, 2019 Ben Whitney 0

TIMES SQUARE, NYC – Happy New Year! Another NFL season is in the books and we have four good games in the Wild Card round. […]

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Big Ben Christmas Special: Debunking Myths – Saquon, Yankees Pitching

December 24, 2018 Ben Whitney 0

Bethlehem; Happy Christmas to you and yours. Well, ‘tis the season. Yeah, of lies. It’s the most wonderful time of the year! A diabetic fat […]

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Big Ben Whitney: Rapid Fire NFL Week 15, Hedging Misery Bets for Vegas

December 18, 2018 Ben Whitney 0

INDIANAPOLIS, IN –NFL Week 15is in the books and we’re separating the contenders from the pretenders, the wheat from the chaff and the wanna-bes and […]

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Big Ben Tuesday: Giants SAQuash Skins, Pats Lose on Miracle Rugby Play

December 11, 2018 Ben Whitney 1

WASHINGTON, DC – It was an enjoyable NFL Week 14, highlighted for me by the Redsucks gettingSaquashed in Washington and the Pats losing on the […]

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Big Ben Tuesday: Eli Manning The Dichotomous. Puzzling/Possible Hall of Fame Career

December 4, 2018 Ben Whitney 0

CANTON, OH – In watching the Giants beat the Bears, despite blowing a 10-point lead with under two minutes left, I was made aware of […]

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Big Ben Tuesday: Things We Got Way too Excited About, Way Too Early – Mark Sanchez, Kevin Maas, the 2018 Mets

November 27, 2018 Ben Whitney 0

The North Pole: It’s that time of year everyone! The Post-Thanksgiving bliss when every retailer in the land (which in six months will just mean […]

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Big Ben Tuesday: King Lundqvist Passing Legends Plante and Sawchuk

November 20, 2018 Ben Whitney 0

King City, Ontario: Sure, I could spit out something about the Giants beating up on the dregs of the league or I could finally write […]

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Big Ben Whitney: Grim Days for NY Football; Giants Should’ve Drafted Nelson, Samchize Darnold?

November 13, 2018 Ben Whitney 0

TURD CITY, USA – We’re through NFL Week 10 and the cream is rising to the top. Or in the case of the NY teams, […]

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Big Ben Tuesday: Beer Chugging Canadian Shows the No Fun League the Way

November 6, 2018 Ben Whitney 0

Stamford, CT: The “No Fun League” is at it again, relentless in its quest to piss me off. Sure, they took the shackles off and […]

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