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Thauros posted:so assuming shodai's promoted who's going to get the second komosubi slot? presumably takanosho would get the vacated sekiwake position and terunofuji the east K slot. kiribayama? I think numerically it’s a tossup between Kiri and Takayasu. Storyline wise, Takayasu might get in for seniority and return to form while Kiribayama might get a reward for coming back from injury. 59.5 is the best I’ve ever done in fantasy. Basically had the Asanoyama of tournaments. A horrible start knocked me out of contention early but a good finish to wind up pretty high up in the standings despite never being a real threat.
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Really great basho even if all my guys let me down tremendously and my mortal enemy took the yusho. I’m wondering how much Hakuho not even training affected Enho. Something’s got to turn around next tournament.
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Sep 28, 2020 01:14
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Happy my strategy of picking names I thought sounded cool led me to 4th place! More happy that it made me more invested in both Tobizaru and Shodai since they were on my teams. Tobizaru is now my favorite sumo dude by far, and I want to buy some of his merch when that happens. I get the impression it isn't immediate on promotion to the top division, but maybe it will be faster considering his performance?
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Sep 28, 2020 01:37
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Sep 28, 2020 01:46
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Yay! Super proud of my boys, except for Ichinojo looking extremely average in the dredges of the lower ranking. Onosho is another one to watch out for yall, just throwing that out there for November. If anyone wants the Goonzeki tag who hasn't gotten it yet, just let me know and I will add it to your profile.
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Sep 28, 2020 02:42
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Fluffdaddy posted:Onosho is another one to watch out for yall, just throwing that out there for November. I'll be watching out for him to go 2-13 again.
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Sep 28, 2020 02:49
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Hell, hit me up for goonzeki. More people into Sumo would be great.
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Sep 28, 2020 02:51
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Fluffdaddy posted:Yay! Super proud of my boys, except for Ichinojo looking extremely average in the dredges of the lower ranking. Onosho is another one to watch out for yall, just throwing that out there for November. For sure slap that tag on me
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Sep 28, 2020 03:05
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Please give me that tag. I was a day late asking last time and missed out.
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Sep 28, 2020 03:14
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Fluffdaddy posted:Yay! Super proud of my boys, except for Ichinojo looking extremely average in the dredges of the lower ranking. Onosho is another one to watch out for yall, just throwing that out there for November. That would be super cool thank you 
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Sep 28, 2020 03:29
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Brut posted:I'll be watching out for him to go 2-13 again. How dare you! 
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Sep 28, 2020 03:38
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I want the tag, of course! But why is it Goonzeki and not Yokogoona/Yokoguna? 
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Sep 28, 2020 03:39
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Chinook posted:I want the tag, of course! Because the latter is reserved for those who win the fantasy.
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Sep 28, 2020 03:44
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Fluffdaddy posted:Yay! Super proud of my boys, except for Ichinojo looking extremely average in the dredges of the lower ranking. Onosho is another one to watch out for yall, just throwing that out there for November. I'd love a Goonzeki tag
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Sep 28, 2020 03:59
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Is there any word yet on what Kotoshogiku is going to do? He looks done and he hasn't really been able to do his belly bop move for like 2 years. How much prestige and pay difference is there between juryo and makunouchi?
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Sep 28, 2020 04:20
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Kenning posted:The only other teams to boast no losing records were Tiny Bug Child, in second place, and Maigius, although that team was all 8 win records except Asanoyama, meaning it scored solidly in the middle of the pack. I think my team got all-kachi too, although Itchy and Kagayaki sqeaked by only on the last day. Still, three 8-7 records is not gonna win fantasy unless the other two went ham lol.
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Sep 28, 2020 04:23
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https://twitter.com/InsideSportJP/status/1310422764075978752
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Sep 28, 2020 04:38
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I'm actually pretty stoked that I cannot possibly do worse next time, IS IT SUMO TIME YET
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Fluffdaddy posted:If anyone wants the Goonzeki tag who hasn't gotten it yet, just let me know and I will add it to your profile.
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Sep 28, 2020 04:48
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I'm in a lot of gangs already
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Fluffdaddy posted:Yay! Super proud of my boys, except for Ichinojo looking extremely average in the dredges of the lower ranking. Onosho is another one to watch out for yall, just throwing that out there for November. i'll take a tag, why not
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Shiroc posted:Is there any word yet on what Kotoshogiku is going to do? He looks done and he hasn't really been able to do his belly bop move for like 2 years. How much prestige and pay difference is there between juryo and makunouchi? it's nowhere near as severe as the drop between juryo and makushita. less of a base salary, but it's still a salaried rank with most of the same privileges afforded to the rikshi in it, and from what i've read for an ex ozeki and yusho winner a lot of his pay is based around career bonuses anyway. still, it's common for an injured ex ozeki to simply retire at that point. on a similar note, how is it handled when a guy like terunofuji drops out of the salaried ranks? obv the loss of certain privileges affected him as much as anyone, but was he really expected to do the heya chores and serve the sekitori like a normal guy in those divisions?
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Sep 28, 2020 05:02
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Kenning posted:Hell yeah! We called it! thanks for running fantasy Kenning, and congrats to the winners
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Sep 28, 2020 05:14
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Biosys posted:Shodai vs Tobizaru was a great way to end the yusho and really happy to see Shodai finally win, but still felt for Tobizaru as he walked off the dohyo, looked like he was about to break down it didnt go the way i wanted, but that really was an amazing bout. it was super dicey from start to finish! Shodai really earned this yusho, excellent sumo
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Sep 28, 2020 05:17
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Sep 28, 2020 05:38
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Thanks for running this, Kenning! Would have gone a lot better for my picks if half my rikishi didnt drop out after the trade deadline!
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Sep 28, 2020 05:41
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anakha posted:I think my team got all-kachi too, although Itchy and Kagayaki sqeaked by only on the last day. You're right! With a field this large it's easy to miss stuff. Congrats on all KK, that's hard to do! Helianthus Annuus posted:thanks for running fantasy Kenning, and congrats to the winners Liquid Communism posted:Thanks for running this, Kenning! Chinook posted:Thank you for doing this. November can't come quickly enough. Cage Kicker posted:Gotta be the best at something! This was so much fun, I super enjoyed my first basho Cheers everybody! It's cool to see so many people getting into sumo and enjoying the fantasy league. Back before the plague I hosted occasion sumo parties where I'd queue up the basho on the TV and serve sake and onigiri that were quite a hit, so it's nice to also be able to share the fun in a socially distant mode. The best part about sumo is that we only need to wait 6 more weeks for it to start over again!
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Fluffdaddy posted:Yay! Super proud of my boys, except for Ichinojo looking extremely average in the dredges of the lower ranking. Onosho is another one to watch out for yall, just throwing that out there for November. Can I get the tag? Thanks.
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Sep 28, 2020 06:51
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-SYssc7v0U does... sumo not have actual trainers? just ceremony and steroids?
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Sub Rosa posted:Happy my strategy of picking names I thought sounded cool led me to 4th place! More happy that it made me more invested in both Tobizaru and Shodai since they were on my teams. Tobizaru is now my favorite sumo dude by far, and I want to buy some of his merch when that happens. I get the impression it isn't immediate on promotion to the top division, but maybe it will be faster considering his performance? Tobizaru is pretty popular in Japan (source: elderly Japanese neighbour) so I'd be surprised if the vendors weren't all over that. Again, John Gunning can help you out if you're after a towel or something. Lid posted:does... sumo not have actual trainers? just ceremony and steroids? The oyakata who owns the heya is theoretically the head coach and directs training, though it may not always pan out this way. Other oyakata may work at a heya as assistant coaches, and are probably more hands on. Kisenosato has kept some weight on and steps into the training dohyo from time to time. As far as I'm aware, they may also use outside personnel for weight training and individual rikishi may hire their own trainer. Kotoshogiku had a personal trainer during his hey day and Ishiura often posts on social media with fight and weight trainers outside sumo. That said, the majority of the morning workout is going to be the traditional sumo exercises, which are pretty loving tough if you try them at home. Elissimpark fucked around with this message at 07:48 on Sep 28, 2020 |
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I can't believe I won in my first ever fantasy basho. I wanna say I knew what I was doing but I clearly did not.Fluffdaddy posted:Yay! Super proud of my boys, except for Ichinojo looking extremely average in the dredges of the lower ranking. Onosho is another one to watch out for yall, just throwing that out there for November. Don't we have a yokogoona tag for winners of the fantasy basho? If so I would like that one.
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Sep 28, 2020 07:46
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Lid posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-SYssc7v0U There's an Oyakata sitting off-camera in those scenes watching them train or at least one of the senior wrestlers for the basic morning practice stuff. Overall your exact quality of training probably varies pretty wildly depending on which stable you're at.
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Sep 28, 2020 07:57
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Brut posted:There's an Oyakata sitting off-camera in those scenes watching them train or at least one of the senior wrestlers for the basic morning practice stuff. ok but like this training just seems... there must be a more scientific way to train sumo than this. Has there been any look into like physical trainers rather than these very old methods?
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Sep 28, 2020 13:28
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tachiai.org had a Kachikoshi Bingo game this basho in collaboration with another site. That was a lot of fun, too, and wholly random. I had a couple almost-bingo lines going, but didn't win.  Might be a fun thing to do alongside the fantasy picks next time, or "unofficially" at home (which I will definitely be doing).
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Sep 28, 2020 14:12
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Brut posted:Because the latter is reserved for those who win the fantasy. drat, I didn't get mine for wining the first fantasy Basho in this thread. Did t realize they were still happening and was just happy with goonzeki gang. Great Basho though, all around. Gonna be interesting to see how they push promotions with the yokozuna situation being what it currently is. Super excited for November!
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Sep 28, 2020 14:47
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I don’t know where that tag is but I’ll check later
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Sep 28, 2020 14:50
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Mekchu posted:General Goonzeki Gang tag ^Here's the relevant post.^ Lid posted:ok but like this training just seems... there must be a more scientific way to train sumo than this. Has there been any look into like physical trainers rather than these very old methods? Well the video is just their morning workout, most of that is for general fitness/stamina, and I think everyone in the footage were really low ranked guys who may not all be taking their sumo equally seriously. Lots of the higher ranked guys (Makushita+, typically) also do lots of weight training on regular gym equipment and freeweights. Back when there was Jungyo (Sumo tour) there would always be people using resistance bands for practice. I guess I'm not sure what you might mean by "scientific", can you elaborate? Brut fucked around with this message at 16:46 on Sep 28, 2020 |
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Sep 28, 2020 16:40
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I will get on getting this uploaded for this afternoon
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Lid posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-SYssc7v0U The way you are thinking, probably no. The only people involved in hands on training are the grumpy old men of the JSA which probably really hurts the quality of coaching. You’re getting talented wrestlers as coaches, but they have no opportunity to actually learn how to coach before getting thrown into the deep end. Like Kisenosato is currently getting some sort of sports science degree and that’s seen as a bit of a weird choice. The main things that a stable could probably use would be dedicated strength and conditioning coaches and nutritionists. All the drills they do seem to be based around the way things have always been done rather than dudes with backgrounds in physical training or sports science actually building out personalized workout plans. And they just eat Chanko nabe cooked by the newbs.
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Diplomat posted:Yes, that's why Terutsuyoshi is the best. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=R5RjJKSBYw4 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eiy_bMv1Wts
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