Big Ben: Ruining the Movie “Major League” with Analytics
CLEVELAND, OH – I caught the last half of the 1989 classic Major League the other night and I was struck by how much of […]
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Big Ben Tuesday: NFL Banter, Bumbling Two-Point Conversions, A Putrid Performance by the New York Jets
STAMFORD, CT – NFL Week 6 was hard on the eyes, featuring Aaron Rodgers playing like Kenny Rogers (RIP), and a couple of head-scratching two-point […]
Big Ben Tuesday: Looking for Some Damn Respect for LeBron, Rays, Alex Smith
STAMFORD, CT – It was another gut-punch of a season-ender for the Yankees, with Aroldis Chapman looking Mark Teixiera-punchable. And another sport crowned a champion, […]
Big Ben Tuesday: Ranking New York Sports Teams; Jets and Giants in the Toilet
[NOT] BUFFALO, NY – After dry-heaving through piss-pot performances by the Giants and Jets, it doesn’t take a shaman to see that our New York […]
Big Ben Tuesday: Covid Sports Changes We Should Keep, Yankees Rolling, NFL Injuries
STAMFORD, CT –When Angry Ward and Dude (get well soon) were falling over each other to predict the doom of all sports in 2020, I […]
Angry Ward: Jake’s Try for Third Cy, Saquon Barkley Gets Battered, and Ben Roethlisberger Finds Jesus
BRONX, NY – Today I’ve decided to kinda ping pong around and talk about a few different things, rather than laser-focusing my rage on something obvious […]
Big Ben Tuesday: Go With It or Nah, That’s Horse Sh!t – Week One Knee-Jerks
STAMFORD, CT – Week 1 of the NFL season is usually pretty tough to predict. Throw in no preseason, no fans, players opting out, and […]
Big Ben Tuesday: If 2020 Were A… New York Sports Edition
Stamford, CT: If 2020 were a Saturday Night Live cast member, it would be Gilbert Godfried. You all know the “If 2020 Were A…” game. […]
Big Ben Tuesday: A Controversial Look-Back at Five Fired Sports Pundits/Contributors
MTM HQ – Last week, I ruffled some feathers and got a stern text from Short Matt. It really pissed me off (not really, but […]
Big Ben: Covid-Ranting, 77 NFL Players Test Positive then Negative, Election Day Meteor
WARREN, VT – I’m on vacation in Vermont. I saw a bear banging at the dumpster right by our condo. She was large. And I […]