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.

Yankees Marble Tale, Trade Talk, Jets Still Suck at QB with Ryan Fitzpatrick

July 30, 2016 Ben Whitney 6

FLORHAM PARK, NJ – So Ryan Fitzpatrick signed! Hurrah! The J-E-T-S ceiling is again 2nd place in their division, 10 wins, and a Wild Card […]

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Brian Cashman Interview re A-Rod, Jay Z, Scott Boras, Brian McCann, CC

July 20, 2016 Ben Whitney 13

NEW YORK, NY – Good morning. Angry Ward is off this week on a doctor-mandated yoga retreat in Tulum, dealing with some anger issues. In […]

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54 Days Until Football Season. Mets and Yanks Trade Partners?

July 16, 2016 Ben Whitney 13

NEW YORK, NY – Oh crap, I just remembered I’m supposed to write something for MTM. Dammit, I only have two hours. The last thing I […]

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Kevin Durant is a B!tch

July 8, 2016 Ben Whitney 35

WESTCHESTER, NY – I come from a pretty competitive bloodline. When we East Coast Whitneys visit our West Coast relatives out in West Marin, California, […]

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Hey Yankees, Don’t be the NY Rangers at MLB Trading Deadline

June 30, 2016 Ben Whitney 20

WESTCHESTER, NY – As the MLB Trading Deadline approaches and the New York Yankees hover around .500, the Bronx brass has a decision to make. […]

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Cleveland Cavaliers: Pondering LeBron and Return to Decades of Losing

June 25, 2016 Ben Whitney 8

With the injuries mounting, Junoir Blaber will be back on Tuesday, subbing for Big Al Sternberg – who is out with “body knocks.” Thankfully, we […]

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Bengasm re Yanks, Bobby Bonilla, Game of Thrones, Trump, Syndergaard

June 18, 2016 Ben Whitney 10

Whenever I see the MeetTheMatts.com website, I remember the day I met Short Matt. I pulled him out of a gutter in Hong Kong and […]

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