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OTOH, Hōshōryū lost to M2 Atamifuji (finished with 5-10), M4 Shōdai (6-9) and M5 Hiradoumi (7-8), which isn't a good look either. Yes, the playoff was awesome and decisive, but I'd still say he should need another yusho. I think they'll promote him this time, though.
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I'm still angry about that (and will be even more so when/if they promote Hōshōryū right away), and for the record I would've been angry on behalf of any other rikishi as well, not just for Takakeishō. The results were there, it just wasn't an official run after the jun-yusho (each time) for whatever reason. But I don't want to get on everyones' nerves so I'll be quiet now Sorry for the rant, please ignore me
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I was contemplating if I should mention that but decided against it Yes, I agree, it's irritating to watch. Is it supposed to distract the opponent? Is it nerves? Superstition? Shishi also makes these silly grabbing motions with his hands Just put them down and let's go already.
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He probably took a page out of his new(ish) stablemate Mita's playbook - that guy is lightning fast. It seemed to me (from the heya's videos on YT) that Nabatame was a bit jealous of Mita when the latter joined, so I'd guess he didn't want to be outdone/left behind by the newbie.
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I'm not sure about that... Abi has beaten Ichiyamamoto twice so far - at some point Ichi needs to catch up so the balance can be restored properly.
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Nabatame finally has his first Juryo kachikoshi Aside from that, interesting leaderboard in Makuuchi! Tomorrow, Kinbozan is being fed to the Nephew (or is it vice versa? ).
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Lots of nice throws today Ura, doing non-acrobatic sumo for a change, walking away like a boss after casually throwing Kotazakura gave me a good chuckle. Love the guy! I also wanted to mention that I enjoy Hiradoumi's fierceness/scrappiness, he reminds me of Yoshikaze whom I miss quite a bit (among several other retired veterans). As for the next yokozuna - I'm actually hoping for a regular, straightforward 2 yusho back-to-back run. IMHO it doesn't matter that much that there isn't a yokozuna right now and the powers that be shouldn't be rushing to promote Hōshōryū, who still might not be ready or consistent enough yet. His run is pretty much over anyway after today's loss, right?
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They were going unnecessarily hard on him in my opinion. I still wonder why.
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Oh wow, didn't think it would happen that soon. Yes, the writing was on the wall, but still...
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As they say - misery loves company
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Thank you so much for the info!
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Who knows :) By the way, does he have a kabu? I'm not really up to date with these.
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It was the same with Kisenosato, all smiles and glowing cheeks. Different as night and day. Great to see :)
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For him and Aoiyama both, the writing had been on the wall for some time. May they be sucessful as oyakata :)
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Takakeisho is Minatogawa-oyakata now
MrGrumpyGills replied to Akinomaki's topic in Ozumo Discussions
I can imagine, though they probably were drowned out by the others