Ben Whitney
Big Ben: 2019 NFL QB Carousel, Can the Giants Find Their Guy?
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 skinny little guy in a spotless uniform – who’s been on the field for maybe 90 seconds the whole day – strolls onto the field and decides the winner. It […]
Big Ben New Year’s Special: Giants and Jets Pick Up Pieces, Exciting Wild Card Games on Tap
TIMES SQUARE, NYC – Happy New Year! Another NFL season is in the books and we have four good games in the Wild Card round. There are a few teams in there that could definitely make a run. Let’s dig in. Bouncing Around The Steelers are surely better than some playoff teams, but you can’t […]
Big Ben Christmas Special: Debunking Myths – Saquon, Yankees Pitching
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 man climbed down every chimney in the world in one night! You do know the date of December 25th was chosen to ease the transition to Christianity, right? Anyway, in […]
Big Ben Whitney: Rapid Fire NFL Week 15, Hedging Misery Bets for Vegas
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 the bes. Let’s rapid-fire this b!tch. Eli Manning was playing his way back onto the Giants’ 2019 roster, said the NFL Network last week. Whoops. It was a stinky performance […]
Big Ben Tuesday: Giants SAQuash Skins, Pats Lose on Miracle Rugby Play
WASHINGTON, DC – It was an enjoyable NFL Week 14, highlighted for me by the Redsucks gettingSaquashed in Washington and the Pats losing on the lateral play that never works. Let’s get to it. Snyder SAQued It’s been ages since the Giants put 40 on anyone. It was great to see them do it against […]
Big Ben Tuesday: Eli Manning The Dichotomous. Puzzling/Possible Hall of Fame Career
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 some interesting stats. Eli Manning’s 2018 completion percentages and QB rating are career highs. Huh? Even the most ardent Eli supporter would have a tough time saying Eli is having […]
Big Ben Tuesday: Things We Got Way too Excited About, Way Too Early – Mark Sanchez, Kevin Maas, the 2018 Mets
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 “Amazon”), can quit the pretense and get serious about slamming holiday “bargains” down our throats. Chill back, it’s not even December. But in that spirit, let’s take a look at […]
Big Ben Tuesday: King Lundqvist Passing Legends Plante and Sawchuk
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 the long awaited (I assume) retrospective on the Yankees season. But I’m thinking about The King on Broadway, Henrik Lundqvist and his ascension up the ladder of the all time […]
Big Ben Whitney: Grim Days for NY Football; Giants Should’ve Drafted Nelson, Samchize Darnold?
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, the fecal matter is sinking to the bottom. Look out Giants, the Jets elbowed their way back into the race for the City’s foulest pile of dung, with a massive […]
Big Ben: Ranking the Potential Super Bowl Match-ups
Atlanta, GA: With all the top seeds advancing, we have two excellent championship games on tap. Both home teams are favored by around a field goal. As the home team usually gets three points in the line, Vegas thinks these teams are about even. All four teams could are a threat to win it all. Here […]
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