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  1. Posted · Edited by Kujo

    Watching the Nishikifuji-Chiyoshoma match live, on the winning throw I thought Nishikifuji's grip was on Chiyoshoma's "kintas". I guess this would be a hansoku if it had actually happened (actually a thigh grab). But if not hansoku, would it be termed a "kintamanage"? Enquiring minds would like to know :-}   

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    You have to wonder what's wrong with Abi mentally (I'm being polite). How do you henka a yusho contender on senshuraku when you have a makekoshi? It's not like he was a sekiwake trying to stay at komusubi. I'm glad that henka wasn't what did in Takayasu this time. 

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  5. Posted

    On 18/05/2024 at 02:48, junsan said:

    Bashful Onosato is going to bulldoze his way to Ozeki. Now, imagine a confident Onosato.

    In this basho, Onosato in the dohyo-iri or sitting ringside waiting for his bout reminds me of flounder from animal house. I hope they don't start talking ozeki after this basho, an ozeki run should only be counted while sanyaku (unless you're gagamaru)  ;-}

     

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  9. Posted

    2 minutes ago, Miyam said:

    Other side of the coin would be, why did Gonoyama stubbornly refuse to put both fists down first? He eventually did it so he understood the message at some point. Again, Hoshoryu might have gone a bit overboard with it, but I don't see anything inherently wrong in an ozeki demanding respect from a young upstart.

    Why would Gonoyama have to put both hands down before Hoshoryu engaged at all? As far as I know there is no rule stating the lower ranked rikishi must put down both hands before the higher ranked one.

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    I like the stare downs that happen after the timekeeper signals jikan desu before they go back to the salt bucket for the last time. The delay or this time, the complete refusal to put even one hand down at the shikiri-sen is BS. If his record was in the high double digits as an ozeki (or had a few more basho under his belt) I could maybe see the attitude. His best record as an ozeki is 8-7. Right now his attitude is way above his game.

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  11. Posted

    It's good to see that Atamifuji's inexperience and for better words "wake up call" in the last basho doesn't seem to have affected him. I kind of looked at him like Tokushoryu's run to his basho, kind of a once in a lifetime thing. Looks like Atamifuji may have some skills after all :-} 

    2 hours ago, Kaninoyama said:

    What the heck just happened with Hoshoryu and Gonoyama? 

    I was hoping Gonoyama would knock the smug look off Hoshoryu's face. 

  14. Posted · Edited by Kujo

    On 22/05/2023 at 07:13, Asashosakari said:

    Like all pusher-thrusters he goes through spells where his stuff just isn't working.

    Aoiyama's stuff is definitely "working", much like Akiseyama's. If he keeps going as he is, he may be the first to win by that new kimarite, "oppaidashi" 

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  15. Posted

    I saw two Kawazoe matches earlier in the basho and he could hardly walk back to the hanamichi. Being a true warrior is one thing, but I hope his (maybe somewhat irrational) drive to get to Juryo as fast as possible doesn't cause him any permanent damage.

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    7 hours ago, Kintamayama said:

    In a surprising turn of events, I received a mail from nhk that my channel will be fully reinstated with an apology that they were wrong and that they now fully understand the importance of what I do. No official date as to the return, but dates are not important..

    I hope this isn't an April Fools Joke (NHK apologizing would be shocking)  :-}

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    I see comments here as to bashos being boring because there are no "dominant" rikishi and have to strongly disagree. I think the most boring time ever in sumo was during hakuho's "reign". Watching him play with his food and knowing there was no chance of anyone else winning the basho unless he slipped up or "allowed" it to happen was boring. At least now there is no preordained outcome. Now it's the last man standing (even if he's a maegashira 83 West) (Secondprize...)

     

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  22. Posted

    3 hours ago, Hoshotakamoto said:

    This answer is not precise but you can see that 64 points was 15-0 and 19 points was 0-15 (45 point differential) so approximately every 3 points counting up from 19 got you another "win". Like I said, not precise because the steps are not at 22, 25, 28, 31, 34, 37, 40, 43, 46, 49, 52, 55, 58, 61 ... but it's pretty close to that.

    Thanks for the info Hoshotakamoto!  

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    I guess this question is for the GTB admin, I did a search but couldn't find any info. I was wondering how the GTB participant's "record" was derived. For instance this past GTB, Chiyonosawa and Hoshotakamoto's records were 15-0 with different amounts of correct guesses (within that the bulls eyes and hits). How are the "records" calculated down to 0-15? Is it like being graded on a bell curve? Just curious, and any info is greatly appreciated. 

  24. Posted · Edited by Kujo

    1 hour ago, Katooshu said:

    I don't know how to put this, but Chris is kind of a big deal.....

    Well his last name IS "Sumo" How can you get any bigger?

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  25. Posted

    I got the last cream-filled donut but someone had squeezed all the cream out of it. It was very unsatisfying, much like my present GTB picks. I mean, 4 sekiwake, 3 komusubi, no ozeki, half a yokozuna. What's this sumo world coming to? We keep going like this, instead of hiramaku basho winners, will have a juryo ranked rikishi winning makuuchi... 

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