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BASHO TALK -- Natsu 2017 -- SPOILERS

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Very good match between Yamaguchi and  Osunaarashi but Yamaguchi got him in the end. Osunaarashi is MK.

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Satoyama reminds me how hard it is to make a living doing professional sumo.   He deserved every yen he made when he beat Takakenji today.

Hmm, what's ailing Kotoyuki?   Is he out for the entire basho?

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5 minutes ago, robnplunder said:

Hmm, what's ailing Kotoyuki?   Is he out for the entire basho?

Re-injured an old injury in his left knee. Looks like he's out for the duration. I wonder why they kept it to so late to announce though?

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Wow, who's the women in red? I bet @Kintamayama regrets not making it to this basho now.

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44 minutes ago, Otokonoyama said:

30ºC in Tokyo today. 

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It's 35C in Jakarta everyday.

HAWT DANG!

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29 minutes ago, robnplunder said:

Hmm, what's ailing Kotoyuki?   Is he out for the entire basho?

Three days rest required according to the NHK announcer.

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1-8, KK. Yutakayama, meet The Wall.

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Can't believe Daishomaru fell for that henka. He couldn't see how fake that matta was by ishiura? 

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So I guess Kotoyuki's taking a double fusensho? He's still on the Day 10 torikumi.

Don't they usually rearrange things in cases like this?

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Toerrofuji- Goeido stare down!

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I had a feeling Kise would lose.

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3 minutes ago, Rocks said:

I had a feeling Kise would lose.

That feeling has been lasting for more than a decade.

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I think Hakuho got hurt beating Aoiyama.

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What is up with Kotoshigiku? He seems totally out of it this Basho, almost as if he lost the will to fight after failing to regain Ozeki status last Basho. I heard nothing about an injury that might be at the root of this, so it must be something else.

If so, he should have probably gone Intai in January, while he was still Ozeki.

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1 hour ago, Rocks said:

I think Hakuho got hurt beating Aoiyama.

Really?  Was he limping or something?

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Harumafuji seemed to have been injured beating Tamawashi, so if Hakuho is also slightly injured now that evens them up.

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18 minutes ago, Pandaazuma said:

Really?  Was he limping or something?

Nope, that he his usual victory hop after executing a throw. 

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Kotoyuuki back tomorrow. Knee. "He can't bend it but he wishes to return tomorrow.." said Sadogatake Oyakata. I wonder what that kyujo was really about. He was in the building, for sure.

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22 hours ago, WAKATAKE said:

He's also lasted longer than Miyabiyama, Dejima, and Baruto in terms of Ozeki longevity, and currently tied with Kotomitsuki also.

Baruto is not the best comparison for Goeido to say the least. Baruto might have fewer basho at ozeki but he still has more wins at the rank despite misssing 25 bouts which says all. Miyabiyama also is in another ballpark, but on the southern side this time as he actually had more losses than wins at the rank. Kotomitsuki and Dejima are ok for the sake of comparison, and I would also add Musoyama (Tochiazuma on the other hand was far superior), see the stats here.

 

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Harumafuji looked like he hurt himself there, and Hak didn't look great at the end of his bout either. Could make things very interesting. By the way, Harumafuji threw Tamawashi right on top of Bad Wig Man, who looks like he has got himself a new piece for this basho. It is definitely shinier than previously. He had his other, other daughter with him today and she nearly had an aneurysm when Kisenosato lost, and she wasn't happy about Endo losing either. I prefer it when Bad Wig man stays home, because I get very distracted from the sumo on the days that he is there.

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46 minutes ago, Kuroyama said:

Harumafuji seemed to have been injured beating Tamawashi, so if Hakuho is also slightly injured now that evens them up.

Right toe and ankle. Iced it up in the shitakubeya later and used a supporter later to support it.. "My opponent (Tamawashi) is very spirited so i was wondering if I should cushion his attack or blow him away.. I caused my own injury. How heavy is he anyway?? (172 kilos, sir...) " he said later. "It's like getting a finger jammed and it's happened to me lots of times, but a toe is very important. Still, I'm fine.." he added.

 

日馬富士「自分でケガさせた」右足親指と足首に湿布
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Wigman's escort did a great job being anxious about Kisenosato today.

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6 hours ago, Rocks said:

Can't believe Daishomaru fell for that henka. He couldn't see how fake that matta was by ishiura? 

Well maybe. But I wonder how many of us thought "fake matta" at the time.

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26 minutes ago, lackmaker said:

Well maybe. But I wonder how many of us thought "fake matta" at the time.

I did. I was saying to myself he was going to henka

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