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Kenning, I wanna trade Endo for Ichinojo. Poor dude.
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After an opening four days of going 3-2 every day, my virtual heya has posted its first make-koshi of the basho. I implore everyone to do their best, go forward with strength and purpose, and impose their sumo styles. (I really hope this comes down to Hakuho vs Teru on the last day)
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Jul 9, 2021 05:57
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verbal enema posted:It fucks me up so much Steroids are good actually.
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Jul 9, 2021 06:20
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The best henka I think I've seen is ishiura on tochinoshin. Sent him spiraling out of the dohyo
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Jul 9, 2021 08:11
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watching sumo live for the first time this basho and i'm now a ichiyamamoto fan for one simple reason. his shikona (一山本) is the only one outside of aoiyama'ds that i can read in japanese without relying on furigana
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Jul 9, 2021 08:26
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ilmucche posted:The best henka I think I've seen is ishiura on tochinoshin. Sent him spiraling out of the dohyo  that was a real good one. I think midorifuji also got a really really good one recently
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Jul 9, 2021 08:35
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Gagamaru is on the Abema broadcast tonight, it's a little hard to tell with the mask but he looks like he's lost a lot of weight, seems fairly comfortable on the mic.
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Jul 9, 2021 08:53
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ilmucche posted:The best henka I think I've seen is ishiura on tochinoshin. Sent him spiraling out of the dohyo The best henka of all time was pulled by Tochinoshin. Some background: Tochinoshin has fallen from ozeki to sekiwake and needs 10 wins to regain ozeki status. He's 9-3 on day 13 when the judges absolutely absolutely rob him of his 10th win in a mono-ii, in favor of Asanoyama. The next day, he pulls off this masterpiece, securing his 10 wins while simultaneously telling the Sumo Association to eat poo poo. (okay technically that's not a true henka, because Tochinoshin makes contact before the sidestep, but it's definitely a henka in spirit and so it counts imo) Khizan fucked around with this message at 11:28 on Jul 9, 2021 |
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Jul 9, 2021 09:10
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Tochinoshin is just absolutely built in that clip. Just startlingly better upper body musculature than most rikishi.
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Jul 9, 2021 09:59
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Ah, drat, poor Endo. Out with a hamstring. Trade Endo for Takanosho or Hokutofuji, please.
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Jul 9, 2021 11:26
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Mbovo died again
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Jul 9, 2021 11:30
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Liquid Communism posted:Tochinoshin is just absolutely built in that clip. Just startlingly better upper body musculature than most rikishi. Very sad I caught Tochi towards the end of his career because watching this extremely buff dude do extremely buff things is very entertaining. What is less entertaining is seeing a quite buff broken dude henka one of my fantasy guys to get a win  Still love him though.
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Jul 9, 2021 11:36
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The correct strategy for playing this game is to pick your favorites regardless of their win/loss record.
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Jul 9, 2021 11:37
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Lid posted:Mbovo died again Yeah, I was on another stream and the viewer count tripled with mbovo refugees after that stream went down. Predictably, the chat quality went from chill and funny to nearly in-game Valorant levels of toxicity.
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Jul 9, 2021 11:38
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Ice Phisherman posted:The correct strategy for playing this game is to pick your favorites regardless of their win/loss record.
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Jul 9, 2021 12:27
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Dias posted:Kenning, I wanna trade Endo for Ichinojo. Poor dude. Same. God drat it, my team outside of Terunofuji is a disaster
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Jul 9, 2021 13:24
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Ah poo poo I didn't realize there was a new thread but I also haven't been watching for a year or two anyway anyways what up Hakuho glad to see you back
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Jul 9, 2021 14:15
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Oh man blast from the past on kinta, remember when Shouhouzan was the plucky tiny guy?
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Jul 9, 2021 14:29
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I have a fond Shouhouzan memory of him getting into a staredown with someone and then doing a nuclear rocket takeoff of a tachai and blowing his opponent into the second or third row It's at least five or six years ago and I know nothing else about it, but I think he was in his golden mawashi at the time
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Jul 9, 2021 14:43
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All Tamawashi had to do was sidestep! Caught like a deer in Aoiyama's headlights.
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Jul 9, 2021 14:56
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NuclearPotato posted:While we eagerly await the start of Day 6 action, have some photos of wrestlers getting COVID shots to tide you over: https://twitter.com/aryaryagi/status/1413054102670438407 400lb men crashing into each other’s faces with the momentum of a freight train: A-ok! Tiny needle: I’m dyin! 
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Jul 9, 2021 16:05
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Well, to be fair, the needle is actually bigger than average: https://twitter.com/heatherjochens/status/1408143630888583168
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Jul 9, 2021 16:15
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Oh totally. I’m being facetious but also not facetious at the same time 
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Jul 9, 2021 16:41
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Whew! Caught up on everything (was traveling again). Let's do some thread business first.bessantj posted:He also has three special prizes which you think would put him over the top, but never underestimate the YDC and how they see things. Scythe posted:Also requesting to trade Endo for Hoshoryu. I don't think I've ever traded twice before, injuries are extra fun this time. Neodoomium posted:Same (Endo->Hoshoryu). God drat it, my team outside of Terunofuji is a disaster Vargatron posted:I would like to trade Endo for Ichinojo. Failing that, Hokutofuji. NuclearPotato posted:Man, this first fantasy basho for me has been absolutely cursed outside of Hakuho continuing to clean up. Wakatakakage has been doing well too, to be fair; he's just been losing very close matches, is all. Going to keep living on the edge with my picks and trade Endo for Tobizaru. Charles Gnarwin posted:I’d like to trade Endo for Hoshoryu. If Hoshoryu is taken by too many teams, I’d like Tobizaru. Cage Kicker posted:Request to trade Endo for Takanosho Netsky posted:I'd like to trade Endo for Hokutofuji/Hoshoryu/Ichinojo. Thanks for accepting my late request last time. Dias posted:Kenning, I wanna trade Endo for Ichinojo. Poor dude. All registered for Day 6. Everyone got first picks. Neodoomium, you requested Hoshoryu for day 6 and then Ichinojo for day 7. I went with Hoshoryu since that was the earlier post. I assume it was just a brain fart. Log082 posted:Ah, drat, poor Endo. Out with a hamstring. Registered for day 7, first picks again. Jobbo_Fett and Sivad, you should put in a trade request to get rid of Endo. Helianthus Annuus posted:hey comish -- I'm dying out here! Did my trade not go thru? Am I still stuck with Takakeisho Your trade went through! It just went through for Day 4, since you requested it on Day 3, and I haven't updated standings because I was traveling. You got Hakuho! Khizan posted:The best henka of all time was pulled by Tochinoshin. This was the greatest henka ever and I cackled about it all weekend. Okay, current standings in the next post.
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Jul 9, 2021 22:10
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Day 6 standings: Makuuchi code:code:
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Jul 9, 2021 22:12
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MyChemicalImbalance posted:Very sad I caught Tochi towards the end of his career because watching this extremely buff dude do extremely buff things is very entertaining. And then he got better. A lot better. Won the whole drat thing and became ozeki. And he's kind of never been the same since, which is sad. But he's not a joke around here anymore; we're rooting for him like crazy.
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Jul 9, 2021 22:23
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Kenning posted:This was the greatest henka ever and I cackled about it all weekend. You can tell it's a fantastic henka, because the audience is applauding a henka in a sekiwake-yokozuna match, and Jason, who normally hates to see a henka, is just like "Welp. That's a henka." without the usual "oh come on!" style commentary. Also it's unreal that even a 40% Hakuho is still making everybody he fights look like a clown. Khizan fucked around with this message at 22:35 on Jul 9, 2021 |
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Jul 9, 2021 22:31
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Ah yes, it's my traditional "hey my team looks surprisingly good heading into the middle weekend" period of optimism before reality sets in and I end up in the lower half of fantasy at the end of the basho.
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Jul 9, 2021 23:00
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Khizan posted:You can tell it's a fantastic henka, because the audience is applauding a henka in a sekiwake-yokozuna match, and Jason, who normally hates to see a henka, is just like "Welp. That's a henka." without the usual "oh come on!" style commentary. I keep reminding my GF that Hakuho is basically retiring at his "lowest" and EVEN THEN he's still way better than 90% of the top division because it's really hard to grasp if you haven't been following the sport.
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Jul 9, 2021 23:11
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Kenning posted:Your trade went through! It just went through for Day 4, since you requested it on Day 3, and I haven't updated standings because I was traveling. You got Hakuho! thanks commissioner! i guess there was some other reason why i was down so many points lol
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Jul 9, 2021 23:29
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by tradition however whenever I have a start this bad it means my dudes were all saving themselves for the second half however usually half my roster isn't injured. Fast healing to all the rikishi 
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Jul 9, 2021 23:57
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Yeah I also kind of wait for the 2nd week of bouts as well because my upper ranking Maegashira generally have issues with the sanyaku ranks at first. That said, Endo's injury and Meisei having a tepid start has definitely hurt my title defense.
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I had been planning to trade Tochinoshin on day 4, and then he pulled out two more wins so gently caress it. I'm sticking with the Georgian giant, even if he goes 2-13.
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Jul 10, 2021 00:11
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Thanks, buddy. Yeah I had just woken up.
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Jul 10, 2021 00:14
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Khizan posted:I had been planning to trade Tochinoshin on day 4, and then he pulled out two more wins so gently caress it. I'm sticking with the Georgian giant, even if he goes 2-13. I swear this happens like CLOCKWORK. As soon as you make a trade that wrestler will bust out like 3 or 4 wins in a row.
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Jul 10, 2021 00:17
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And whoever you traded to drops his next 2 bouts.
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Jul 10, 2021 00:18
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Vargatron posted:I swear this happens like CLOCKWORK. As soon as you make a trade that wrestler will bust out like 3 or 4 wins in a row. The first time I did sumo I traded a guy who lost his first 4 matches and then he went 6 wins in a row I think. I never trade anymore except for injury.
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Jul 10, 2021 00:24
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My last trade was Hoshoryu a few bashos back. Traded when he was 0-5, and he proceeded to win nine straight and end up at 9-6.
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Jul 10, 2021 00:27
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Cage Kicker posted:The first time I did sumo I traded a guy who lost his first 4 matches and then he went 6 wins in a row I think. I never trade anymore except for injury. Yeah, this. It's also fun cheering for the guys in your fantasy heya who aren't doing so well.
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