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I feel terrible for Hokutofuji. Grand Sumo doesn't exactly handle injury well, but at least they didn't make him climb back up onto the dohyo.
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# ? Jan 21, 2024 19:26 |
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# ? May 28, 2024 05:22 |
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Man, that sucks about Hokutofuji. Also, fuckin' Shodai, man. Took the night off after his kinboshi.
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# ? Jan 21, 2024 19:43 |
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I feel awful for Hokutofuji, here's hoping it wasn't as bad as it looked.
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# ? Jan 21, 2024 21:14 |
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Rags to Liches posted:I feel awful for Hokutofuji, here's hoping it wasn't as bad as it looked. He's a rikishi that I do not always choose for my stable, but that I always cheer for no matter what. That was a hard match to watch. A lot of people were making GBS threads on Hoshoryu for just standing there afterwards but I am not sure exactly what he could do to help the situation-- his opponent was down but being attended to by the shimpan and yobidashi on hand and the expectation is that rikishi (especially high ranking ones) always maintain a dispassionate reserve at all times while on the dohyo. It's just a poo poo situation all around when a rikishi goes down and stays down.
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# ? Jan 21, 2024 21:30 |
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Fearless posted:He's a rikishi that I do not always choose for my stable, but that I always cheer for no matter what. That was a hard match to watch.
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# ? Jan 21, 2024 21:35 |
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Bentai posted:I'm sure Hoshoryu felt bad, but yeah there was absolutely nothing he could do for Hokutofuji. The gyoji asked him to return to his side and wait, and there were more than enough yobi and elders rushing over to help. I do wish that there were medics right at ringside as a matter of course. Response times feel quite laggy, but then again time flows differently at a time like that.
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# ? Jan 21, 2024 21:44 |
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Yeah, but at least he was able to get up with help. Brought back some bad memories of my knee giving out when I wrestled.
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# ? Jan 21, 2024 22:51 |
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Rags to Liches posted:haha, that’s exactly how my girlfriend reacted, and then ten minutes later she was absolutely INVESTED in every match. I wouldn't say my wife is invested, but she will happily watch it. She's pretty good at finding value in most of the miscellaneous poo poo I enjoy watching on Youtube, whether it's tarantulas, chess or huge blokes shoving each other around a ring.
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# ? Jan 21, 2024 23:00 |
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OneSizeFitsAll posted:I wouldn't say my wife is invested, but she will happily watch it. She's pretty good at finding value in most of the miscellaneous poo poo I enjoy watching on Youtube, whether it's tarantulas, chess or huge blokes shoving each other around a ring. She's an anime and manga fan too, so she's looking at watching sumo as a way to help her practice her reading of kanji and hearing spoken Japanese. But yeah, like your wife, my girlfriend finds entertainment in a lot of the weird stuff I have on in the background while I work. The tradeoff is usually watching anime/K-dramas/boring hollywood movies that my ADHD brain can't focus on but it's worth it.
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# ? Jan 21, 2024 23:10 |
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I always gotta imagine that a bout that ends in an injury is taxing for the uninjured rikishi as well. I don't recall who Aoiyama was facing when he got injured, but you gotta imagine that the other guy is now thinking that he ended a career. I get the impression that off the dohyo Hoshoryu is pretty affable. It's gotta be excruciating watching a scene like that unfold. Unrelated: I think that Onosato must come from a long line of bulldozers. It'll be interesting to see what happens when they start putting him against higher ranked rikishi. So far it seems like basically none of the lower ranked guys have stood a chance. Also will be interesting/funny to see the inevitable henka.
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# ? Jan 21, 2024 23:59 |
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whats for dinner posted:I always lose track: does he have elder stock? The number of chronic hip and back issues he's got going on make me really worried I don't think he has much to worry about if he wants to stay. He can stay as Takayasu for 3 years as an ex-Ozeki so he's got time to work things out if he retires from the dohyo. Being bffs Kisenosato/Nishonoseki who's being positioned for upper leadership probably has him high up on the list when he needs one.
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# ? Jan 22, 2024 00:09 |
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https://twitter.com/asahi_osumo/status/1749231217529237683DeepL posted:[Absent]. https://hochi.news/articles/20240122-OHT1T51038.html?page=1 quote:Former top-ranked ozeki Asanoyama takes a disappointing day off after suffering his first black star on day 8, unable to stand up in the ring : Sports Hochi
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# ? Jan 22, 2024 02:16 |
Oh god the kyujo situation this basho is so dire. I miss a couple days and now I'm drowning in auto-trades. Gonna take a second to work all this out, but I'll have a post up in the next couple hours.
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# ? Jan 22, 2024 02:18 |
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As has happened before, I do not abandon the rikishi of my stable when they find themselves injured. I will neither seek nor accept an automatic Asanoyama trade given his injury and will instead continue to cheer for a speedy and thorough recovery.
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# ? Jan 22, 2024 02:22 |
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You get a kyujo, and you get a kyujo, you get a kyujo, everyone gets a kyujo!!!
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# ? Jan 22, 2024 02:27 |
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Watch Teru somehow avoid going kyujo this basho.
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# ? Jan 22, 2024 02:29 |
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anakha posted:Watch Teru somehow avoid going kyujo this basho. Portrait of Dorian Gray but it's lower ranked wrestlers instead of a portrait
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# ? Jan 22, 2024 02:41 |
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Basho of the Damned.
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# ? Jan 22, 2024 02:55 |
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drat asanoyama was looking so good too
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# ? Jan 22, 2024 03:27 |
Despite that article regarding Asanoyama - I am not seeing him listed on the absent rikishi list yet. Hokutofuji is, however. https://www.sumo.or.jp/EnHonbashoMain/absence/
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# ? Jan 22, 2024 03:31 |
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Yeah, I’m sticking with Asanoyama too. Hes the sort who will make a surprise comeback if at all possible.
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# ? Jan 22, 2024 03:37 |
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FART BOSS posted:Yeah, I’m sticking with Asanoyama too. Hes the sort who will make a surprise comeback if at all possible. yeah, he might be waiting to see how his leg responds to a day or two of rest
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# ? Jan 22, 2024 04:03 |
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I do not want to auto-trade away Hokutofuji. that's my boy. my boy!!! ..idk how to handle Asanoyama though, is it possible he could come back?
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# ? Jan 22, 2024 04:12 |
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He did it before, I want to say in May or July?
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# ? Jan 22, 2024 04:19 |
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I will take an auto trade for asanoyama if he is indeed out on day 9. I want him back in my heya if he returns at a later date.
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# ? Jan 22, 2024 04:19 |
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This isn't as bad as the Covid Chaos Basho. Yet.
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# ? Jan 22, 2024 05:26 |
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Gonna keep Asanoyama for now, no autotrade plz. He only needs 3 more wins to pick up a KK, I figure that will be motivation for him to come back before the second week's out.
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# ? Jan 22, 2024 05:56 |
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A special Juryo kyujo. https://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2024/01/22/kiji/20240122s00005000211000c.html DeepL posted:The Japan Sumo Association announced on August 22 that Kotoeko (32, Sadoketake stable), the fourth highest ranked wrestler in the west juryo division, will be absent from the ninth day of the tournament.
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# ? Jan 22, 2024 05:56 |
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I almost asked on day 3 for a koeteko trade heh
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# ? Jan 22, 2024 06:56 |
Alright, time for some bookkeeping. First of all, trades for Hokutofuji (and, if he is actually kyujo, Asanoyama) will be processed for Day 10 (since you can't trade on Day 8, and therefore have to take the fusen on Day 9), and will follow the draft order. I'm going to present the trade results for Hokuseiho and Aoiyama, which are live for Day 7 and Day 8, respectively.bartolimu posted:Not in my stable he's not! I will carry my large son across the finish line even if it means losing my fantasy salary. No auto-trade for me. I will accept the failure of my style as a lesson and rise from the ashes of my team stronger and more determined than ever. CodFishBalls posted:No trade for me, I'll figure something out next basho CodFishBalls posted:I maintain my no trade stance, and will focus on coming back better next Basho. Medenmath posted:I think Aoiyama is on my team, no autotrade for me either please. Sticking with your guys is more important than winning. Fearless posted:As has happened before, I do not abandon the rikishi of my stable when they find themselves injured. I will neither seek nor accept an automatic Asanoyama trade given his injury and will instead continue to cheer for a speedy and thorough recovery. Kerrzhe posted:I do not want to auto-trade away Hokutofuji. that's my boy. my boy!!! Hinkaku noted all-round. Hokuseiho trades for Day 7: code:
I'm going to wait to do any trade processing for Hokutofuji or Asanoyama until tomorrow, so we can get better info about whether they're out or not, and give people a chance to request no auto-trades. Chinook posted:So Hokutofuji went kyujo on day 7, then? Or would it be 8? Hokutofuji got hurt on Day 8, and there's no trading after Day 7. You'll get an auto-trade, which will be subject to the trading penalties of reduced draft wire position and score penalties if it's your 2nd+ trade. Banana Canada posted:Kenning - check on Tiny Bug Child? I have them at 10.5 on Day 05 instead of 8.5. Good catch, mixed up my trading columns Boogalo posted:I almost asked on day 3 for a koeteko trade heh My instinct is to not do trading in juryo, since it's just bonus points/tiebreaker stuff, so daily scores don't matter as much as final scores. Lmk if anyone has other thoughts tho. Day 8 standings Makuuchi code:
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# ? Jan 22, 2024 07:19 |
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Finally, some happy sumo news: https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/4eec6a631f6aa649134ec70e56670a2ea0c916c1 DeepL posted:It was announced on February 22 that the first "Dream Girls Cup" women's sumo tournament will be held on February 11 at the Sumida Futsal Arena, with former Yokozuna Hakuho wrestler Miyagino Oyakata as the cheering supporter. The tournament is open to girls from the first grade of elementary school to the third grade of high school, and his daughter Mana is scheduled to try sumo for the first time. Mireku Sudo, who is known as a "golf prodigy girl" after winning the four major junior golf tournaments for the first time in history, is also scheduled to participate. Good guy
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# ? Jan 22, 2024 08:21 |
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Miyagino-oyakata is going to make the old men very angry, but will honestly likely the be reason sumo survives as a sport.
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# ? Jan 22, 2024 09:46 |
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That might be overstating it. I like him though.
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# ? Jan 22, 2024 09:54 |
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The body count of this Basho It goes to show how hard an Ozeki, and Yokozuna, run really is. No-one would say Asanoyama lacks the talent to make it there again, but will his body hold up? Super disappointed for him.
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# ? Jan 22, 2024 10:32 |
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Ura Atta boy Ura, the road to 8-7 starts here! Shodai still napping after the kinboshi, but at least there was some brief chaos Abi Love a good henka
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# ? Jan 22, 2024 11:11 |
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Paying2Lurk posted:Abi Love a good henka
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# ? Jan 22, 2024 12:28 |
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I can't decide what my heart wants. I'd love to see a Kotonowaka yusho, but also I would be giddy over a yusho won by a dude too green to even grow a topknot lol. Of course my hubris has cursed both to a winless run starting tomorrow, so gomen ne :[ somehow the most accurate meme I've ever seen
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# ? Jan 22, 2024 14:10 |
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Gonoyama's on my team so sucks to see him lose again but he had it coming with that tachiai
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# ? Jan 22, 2024 15:49 |
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I would like to keep Asanoyama.
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# ? Jan 22, 2024 16:20 |
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# ? May 28, 2024 05:22 |
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I also would like to request no auto-trade on Asanoyama
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# ? Jan 22, 2024 16:43 |