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...Kris Benson, meanwhile, established himself this winter as one of the most overpaid pitchers in recent memory, but the Mets can be excused one mishap. Benson is about as average as pitchers can be, sporting a career record of 47-53 and an ERA of 4.28, slightly better than the NL average of 4.41 over that span. He didn’t deserve $22.5 million, but will still help the club...
Calling his manager, who had once represented Whitaker, Thompson was able to secure a second, more favorable audition. The second time around, final casting for the role of Fat Albert came down to Thompson and Omar Benson Miller (8 Mile, Sorority Boys), with the part eventually going to the latter. Thompson explains that Fat Albert is the biggest and tallest member of his gang, and that Miller, who stands at 6’5”, is easily the larger...
Those changes left the Princeton backfield increasingly vulnerable, and quarterback Matt Verbit and his running back tandem, Jon Veach and Branden Benson, significantly less likely to find a path back to the line of scrimmage. Junior linebacker Matt Thomas alone accounted for two sacks and six tackles for a loss as he and the front seven harassed Verbit and nullified Veach—who a season ago rushed for over 200 yards against the Crimson—surrendering a measly 85 net yards on the ground...
...next play, Edwards fumbled on an end-around at the Harvard 22-yard line. The ecstatic Tigers recovered the ball and tailback Brandan Benson punched it in two plays later for a 14-3 lead...
...offensive side starts quarterback Matt Verbit and the top three leading rushers from last season, including current rushing leader Branden Benson and workhorse Jon Veach. In the Tigers last meeting with the Crimson, Veach lit up the Harvard defense for a career-high 205 yards...