AsaMoe

Unfortunately, you should be more honored than scared, as there is only a VERY SMALL possibility of this to happen. But i am used to high targets. This remainds of something off-topic: Back in the mid of the nineties i was a member of an internet chess club (gics = german interchess server) and someone wrote a c++ program, which also played on the server. The program was awfully bad and it was very easy to beat it. At least if you are a regular. One day, with a couple of pieces more than the program i produced a stalemate. After this i became a benchmark for chess programs. If someone remembers, my name in these times was moe, i think.

I think i will make a personal goal list for the sumo games in 2005/2006. This will include: * surpassing Fujisan in ISP (big challenge i think) * surpassing Ryukaze in Sumogame * becoming a Ozeki in Hoshitori (far away after the last 1-14) * making the first five rounds in Chain gang * making a kk in S4 * promotion to Makushita in Bench (i already made a kk in S4)

ahhh, there is one question i could have answered (of course not in that detail) and then someone else answers it. When Tochiazuma was demoted the last time, he was demoted to S2w. (or was it S2e ?) Your list is pretty long. I for myself would have expected, that the list is much shorter.

As usual i recuperated from the basho and now i am looking at the new banzuke. All guesses habe Tamanoshima behind Tosanoumi. Is there any chance with Tamanoshima M1E, 5-11 Tosanoumi SW, 4-15 that Tamanoshima is in front of Tosanoumi ? My interpretation of the Banzuke making is, that 1 victory is worth 1.5 to 2 levels ?

You are right. For example, two of the least attractive sports, soccer and formula 1 are only interesting, because there is tension. Female soccer is much more attractive then male soccer, but much more exciting.

The 2000 miles should have indicated it. Unless he is in South Korea or in certain parts of China. The next bashos could be interesting, because 1) Tochiazuma has fought three bashos injured with an average score of 11. If he keeps uninjured, he will be a sound opponent 2) Kotomitsukis Ozeki run, for me the least expectable and the one with the least chance 3) And a couple of youngsters, where it will show, if they can get to the top.

Unfortunately, you are right. But dont you think, that another rikishi, who could challenge Asashoryu will be even better ?

I notice, that the response to this yusho is much smaller than the last one. Also i get the impression, that here only people post and gratulate, who have contributed a mk or a pathetic 8-7 kk (myself). Nonetheless, a big (Nodding yes...) for all of us. Especially for those, who contributed lots of points and are to modest to post on this topic.

I also think, that sumo needs a hero, but it does not need bashos, where the yusho is decided on day 12 Maybe on can help me with this one. Is there any statistics like size percentage of the Yokozuna to his opponents. I have the impression, that none of the other 10+ Yokozuna was smaller in weight than his opponents ?

my first online source, when i started net-surfing, was the forum (Nodding yes...) :-( (Applauding...) (Applauding...) (Applauding...)

Yes, my list could have been extended to Alexander Karelin (thanks to google, i know who he is. Yes, he has retired. The last thing i heard, was that he nearly escaped being arested before court of that Yukos case. None the less, he really dominated the rest of the world. I dont think, that Asashoryu make the 30, but it is still possible. And i dont think, that Sumo needs a Yokozuna, who wins 30 bashos.

Though i think your explanation is reasonable, i believe, that the result is a bit of a myth. I think, there are too many examples, where people in these days surpassed all opponents by far (Michael Schuhmacher, Michael Jordan, Asashoryu, Indurain and even Garik Karsparov).

It is really difficult to compare sportsman from different times, when there is no measurable performance available. 30+ yushos require a really exceptional Yokuzuna, no other Yokuzuna and a lot of health. When there is noone else, who could match Asashoryu's skills for long, he will win 5 bashos a year and reach 32 in 2010. Then he is still 29 and can win a couple more. But i think, that this was also thought of Takanohana ? We will see.

That also puzzles me. According to my "sources" AvdG's book Sumo- Kampf der Giganten from 99 there was no dislike in these times. And when i started to watch sumo myself, they have already disappeared.

Only short (i think people wont read it anyway). 5 of 5 daily games with kk (Being thrown tomatoes at...) A Hoshitori so bad, that it would have made a good UDH guess. This 1-14 ends my first Ozeki run very abruptly. :'-( ( but it also shows, that Hoshitori does involve knowledge in sumo and not only luck ) All other pre-basho games were based on hoshitori and were, i do not know the reason, at the mk/kk boundary.

Is it possible, that i am 34/167 with 7-7 only ? If i make kk then, i would make a big rise in the banzuke, but if i make mk i will definitely fall ?

It looks like Moe is no good name in the public (moe from the Simpsons, moe from Calvin and Hobbes and now this one ...)

Though i am of your opinion i would say, the chance for a Tochiazuma yusho is higher that at the start of the basho.

Does this Moe refer to me ? I have not seen the fight until now, but i am sure it will take much more for Asashoryu to give up.

I am very disappointed. There could be NO excuse, except maybe injury. Maybe i even hope, that he is injured.

My personal opinion is, that japanese media tend to exaggerate Asashoryus injuries. I for myself do not believe, that he is seriously injured until he goes kyujo. And i also think, that Asashoryu is a warrior, who will not surrend to a slight injury.

NO, you haven't offended me in any way. I hope, i did not either. I for myself are an average sumo game player and just having fun. Even when i lose. If you have fun entering an autopick do it.

I didnt dare to look into hoshitori so far, as i know i really suck. But 0-15 is even worse, than i expected. And i had put so much hope into this bascho.

As there is normally a 50% chance, you will, with a normal formula always end up up at an average score of 50%. And if you do not want to actively guess the outcome, you have no reason to participate anyway ?

I think, fukunoyama was referring to the fact, that there were many jonokuchis headlines, which is fixed by now.