The Big East is too Big

So, why not break it up into two equal pieces, like this?...

Church		State
Georgetown	7-1	Connecticut	5-3
Notre Dame	4-2	Louisville	5-3
Marquette	5-3	Pittsburgh	5-3
Seton Hall	5-3	Cincinnati	5-4
DePaul	4-4	Syracuse	5-4
Providence	3-4	West Virginia	4-4
Villanova	3-5	Rutgers	2-7
St. John's	1-7	South Florida	1-7
Total	32-29	Total	32-35

Looks even, but the Church Division might be a little stronger. Discuss...

"Stat"urday - NHL Standings Grid - Western Conference

Following up on the weekend's first stat post, here is the Western Conference standings grid at the All-Star Break.












Here are TTA's for each Western team - looks like Detroit has troubles with Chicago, while San Jose and Dallas just need to avoid the Detroit juggernaut and they'll be okay.

	RECORD	TTA	ADJ. RECORD
DET	37-10-4	CHI	36-7-3
CLB	25-20-6	NAS	24-17-5
NAS	25-20-5	ANA	24-17-5
STL	22-19-7	CHI	20-16-7
CHI	23-23-4	CLB	22-20-4
MIN	28-19-3	CAL	27-16-2
CAL	25-17-8	DET	25-14-8
VAN	26-19-5	SJ	26-15-5
COL	26-20-4	MIN	24-17-4
EDM	23-24-5	COL	23-21-4
SJ	27-15-7	DET	27-12-7
DAL	28-20-5	DET	28-18-5
ANA	27-20-6	DAL	26-16-6
PHX	26-21-2	MIN	26-17-2
LA	20-29-2	PHX	20-25-2

"Stat"urday - NHL Standings Grid - Eastern Conference

One of the features on my blog will be called "Stat"urday, where I'll post a statistic (usually on a Saturday, or at least on the weekend) that I may find interesting or that I simply haven't seen anywhere else. Case in point with the latter - an NHL standings grid. Below is the one for the Eastern Conference at the All-Star Break. It's interesting to see just what teams have each other's number. One that sticks out is Montreal's ownership of Boston. Another is Ottawa's inability to handle the Capitals.












Also, I've taken each team's record and subtracted out their TTA's record ("team to avoid") to come up with an adjusted record that perhaps gives a better representation of the team's true record. Just avoid that one team, and you're golden, right? Philly, Ottawa, and Montreal look to be in good shape if they avoid their TTA's...

	RECORD	TTA	ADJ. RECORD
PHI	27-16-5	NJ	26-11-5
NJ	28-18-3	NYI	28-14-3
PIT	27-18-4	PHI	27-14-4
NYI	24-20-6	PHI	24-17-6
NYR	24-21-6	NYI	23-18-6
OTT	31-15-4	WAS	31-11-4
MON	26-15-8	OTT	26-12-8
BUF	25-19-5	OTT	24-16-4
BOS	21-21-6	MON	21-15-6
TOR	20-23-8	BOS	19-20-8
CAR	24-24-4	TB	22-21-4
WAS	23-22-5	BUF	23-19-5
ATL	23-25-4	OTT	22-22-4
TB	22-24-5	WAS	20-21-5
FLA	20-25-5	CAR	18-22-5

Sweet NFL Artwork

The above photo is a screen shot from Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel. I noticed it during a piece on drinking at NFL games. Gumbel was interviewing the NFL's VP for Security and I'm assuming walking through the NFL offices with him. I noticed the wall in the background - looks like a mozaic-type tapestry of each NFL team's jersey or pants stripe design. Very cool!

Flyers at the All-Star Break

Check this out - at the All-Star Break, the Flyers are 27-16-5 and the Devils are 28-18-3...take away their records against each other, which the Devils have beaten the Flyers 5 out of 6 this year...

Flyers - 26-11-5
















Devils - 23-17-3

The Devils have the Flyers' number (obviously). If the Flyers avoid the Devils in the playoffs, it looks like they're in good shape against the rest of the NHL. I'm just sayin'...

Majestic Athletic in pictures...

Silly me forgot to bring a real camera, so my cell phone had to suffice.

The corporate HQ are located in a very small town, and the campus is very modest. The parking lots weren't even all paved, although the visitors' lot was. The main building was very nice, as seen below from the outside and then in the lobby. The lobby was something I hope my basement looks like someday, but it was extremely modest as well. I got a warm feeling from being there. Enjoy the pics...

Welcome...

My sister just started a blog, so I figured I should do the same. There was other inspiration, of course, mainly consisting of my desire to share with the world my views on sports and the different ways I come to enjoy sports as it relates to aesthetics, numbers, and competition.

Oh, yes...the title...my buddy Mitch (hi Mitch!) called me one day and left a message on my answering machine (that machine that used to hook up to our landlines once upon a time!) and started it with "Forbesy Worbesy Pudding Pie...". For lack of a better blog name, I chose this. F.W. Pudding Pie for short, of course. (Update - 1/27/10: I also chose it for its originality and sillyness, and I'm quite happy I did!)

Enjoy - and don't hesitate to tell me what you like, dislike, flat out hate, what makes you nauseous, etc, etc...many thanks!

I've been to the mountain, and it is good...

I took a mini road trip up to Bangor, PA - home of Majestic Athletic. Beautiful scenery up there, with it's rolling hills and farmland with a mountainous backdrop.

My first stop was at the Majestic Athletic HQ, where I stopped in the corporate lobby and spoke to the receptionist. Very sweet lady. She allowed me to take some pictures of the lobby and informed me that the "company store" I had imagined existed was actually a "factory outlet store" located a few miles away from HQ. She gave me quick directions, and although I zoned out halfway through, I managed to follow them perfectly (thanks to the landmarks she mentioned that actually did stick in my head) and arrive at the factory outlet store where I spent about an hour looking around.

Pictures to follow soon!