Churaumi

Fat lot of good it's done him.

He must have a warehouse of kesho-mawashi sets by now.

The YDC seems pretty clear how they feel about Kakuryu. It's not looking like he's going to be able to go kyujo again. Well, he can go kyujo, he probably won't return...

It seems they'll let Kisenosato slide by with that, but from what the YDC said, it's probably better for the others to just not show up at all than show up and go kyujo.

My post refers to the "sumo-ish" remarks from earlier, no one could figure out John's ...comments.

If we're picking apart grammar, maybe the topic has run its course...

People aren't meant to be yokozuna for as long as possible. They are meant to be yokozuna for as long as they can uphold the expectations placed on them. It's an honorific title that can't be earned by fulfilling a checklist of accomplishments, it's bestowed for remarkable accomplishments on top of a career judged worthy. As such, expectations are different for each rikishi. The expectations are high because they are supposed to represent the best in sportsmanship, as well as Japanese culture. Just because something is legal doesn't mean it's sporting to do so. That's why I get disappointed when Hakuho does cheap sumo. He still routinely shows he doesn't need to. When he genuinely needs to, he should go.

I just don't see it happening. He's given me hope at the start of the last couple basho, but he's back to walking like an old man before day 10. It's a shame, but dealing with the wear and tear is part of the game.

But if his ankle is as jacked-up as he made it look, that's going to be a hard row to hoe. Wish him luck but he looked like he was in pretty bad pain. Is it just a sprain or something relatively minor?

I really though Asahisho was done for. Any word about what happened that looked so painful?

It seems like forever since they did a jungyo in the States, they used to come every couple years. Guess we need to hope for a yokozuna Wakaichiro, but I'm not starting the "yokozuna Wakaichiro bandwagon."

Line him, Chiyonofuji, and Akebono up and see who looks big.

Chiyonofuji is more the type of yokozuna Ura would become, a little guy with incredible techniques and decent power for his size. Hakuho is a mid-size yokozuna with decent techniques and incredible power for his size.

I should have copyrighted that phrase and charged royalties.

That trick left him long ago...