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Delighted to have made it up to fantasy Komusubi. I will continue to work to show my style of fantasy sumo.
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Jan 2, 2023 07:34
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I am guessing that the old men would like it to be Wakatakakage but it will actually be Hoshoryu.
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Jan 2, 2023 14:19
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Ride or die with my boys Hoshoryu and Tobizaru as always. Ryuden and Ichinojo loving suck, but...  Edit: Nativity In Black pointed out Ichinojo is suspended. Changed to Hokutofuji. Ichinojo still loving sucks though Y/O: Takakeisho S/K: Hoshoryu Wakatakakage Wakamotoharu M1-5: Tobizaru Ryuden Abi M6-10: Ura Oho Hokutofuji M11+: Kotoeko Kotoshoho Tochinoshin [/quote] Mode 7 fucked around with this message at 08:43 on Jan 4, 2023 |
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Jan 3, 2023 13:15
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Nativity In Black posted:I can respect the hustle, but I think Ichi is suspended for this one. Ah, he is too, I'll sub in someone else, thanks for the catch. He still fuckin sucks though.
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Jan 4, 2023 08:40
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Jan 4, 2023 08:42
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Jan 4, 2023 12:43
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Day 2: SHODAI - Is it me, or does Shodai just give up when his feet hit the rope? You can see him resisting and then it feels like he just shrugs and steps himself out rather than continue to fight. It's really disheartening to see  Ura v. Hokutofuji - Hell yeah! Ganbare, Ura-san! Definitely much better form than day 1. Tobizaru v. Takakeisho - HELL YEAH TOBIZARU. Really loved seeing Tobizaru lock in and refine his style of sumo over the last couple of basho. That rapid attacking but ever shifting offense, where he just laterally slides away from opponent attempts to lock him down or push him. It really seems to be working well for him and it owns. He's my second favourite rikishi to watch after Hoshoryu.
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Jan 10, 2023 01:05
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I want to trade Ura but I look at all the other people I could trade him for and kind of furrow my brow and go "hrm" so I guess I will stick with him and see if after two days of going too low into the tachiai and getting planted he'll try literally anything else.
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Jan 13, 2023 10:02
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Day 6 Hoshoryu/Midorifuji - Not even mad that my rikishi ate the loss here, what a great match. Tobizaru/Shodai - Boy howdy I'm mad that my rikishi pulled the short straw and got awake and trying Shodai instead of the utter pushover he's been up to this point, though! 
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Jan 14, 2023 06:00
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Amazed that I have managed to go 3-2 every single day so far. Looking forward to my incoming 3-2 for Day 8.
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Jan 15, 2023 00:57
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oldskool posted:Ura is having a pretty good tournament, but I can't tell whether it's because of excellent power & technique or because his opponents have been so prepared for his shenanigans that they get surprised when he bullcharges right through them There was definitely a point where I though his gimmickry was going to be the end of him, as he had success on Day 3 going very low against Oho, tried against on Day 4 against Ryuden who was ready for it and got pasted, then tried it yet again against Takanosho who was also completely ready for it and pasted him to the dohyo. Even though he won Day 6 it felt more like that was because Sadanoumi wasn't ready for it (despite him doing the same thing every day for the last three days). It's been nice to see him change it up and even better to see it paying off for him!
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Jan 16, 2023 12:19
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Day 9 Ura/Nishikifuji - God it's so endearing watching Ura do bizarre little flourishes like circus tumbles while getting thrown or, in this case, fluttering his hands to gently fan Nishikifuji to the ground.  Hoshoryu/Wakamotoharu - poo poo poo poo poo poo poo poo poo poo I hope Hoshoryu is okay.
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Jan 17, 2023 00:59
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"Why go kyujo in the first place if you only need one day?" You go kyujo for a day to avoid aggravating it and needing several months, but I get that's antithetical to sumo culture.
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Jan 17, 2023 07:20
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Ben Nerevarine posted:Hoping Hoshoryu can get to KK tomorrow and call it quits—that ankle is still clearly pretty tender and I’d hate to see him make it worse Pretty much what I'm hoping for at this point as well.
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Jan 19, 2023 03:46
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Thanks Kenning! Fantasy was an absolute blast as always.
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Jan 23, 2023 13:32
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There's an endearingly "hapless everyman" that surrounds Hokutofuji that I really appreciate.
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Feb 13, 2023 12:50
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I'm kinda more likely to try and catch some of Juryo through Midnight Sumo this basho whereas normally I've just watched Makuuchi and weirdly I think some of that is having wrestlers that I'm familiar with like Tochinoshin dropping down.
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Feb 27, 2023 11:42
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Thanks as always for running this, Kenning, and congrats on your wedding! Y/O: Takakeisho S/K: Hoshoryu Tobizaru Wakatakakage M1-M5: Abi Nishikigi Ryuden M6-M10: Takayasu Hokutofuji Ichiyamamoto M11+: Hokuseiho Bushozan Kotoeko
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Mar 10, 2023 15:29
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Finally catching up on the basho - I've had Some Things going on in my personal life that meant after around Day 2 I really wasn't able to give the basho any of my attention, which proved to be unfortunate because man I would have traded off Bushozan by Day 6 at the latest if I'd been paying attention.  It was very cool to see Shodai SHODAI-ing and although I wish Hoshoryu had been able to nail his final win against Takayasu, the uwatenage he slammed Wakamotoharu with on Day 14 was one of my favourite moments of the basho. Well, that and the grins on both him and Tobizaru after their Day 9 match. They're precious and I love them.
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Apr 11, 2023 04:45
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Kenning posted:Yeah, I think spoilers while the bouts are happening are appropriate, but by 6 pm Japan time the thread can be all bets off.
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Apr 12, 2023 03:59
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Thanks Robviously for running an exhibition and massive congratulations to Kenning again for his wedding! Y/O: Terunofuji Takakeisho S/K: Hoshoryu Wakamotoharu Kiribayama M1-5: Tobizaru Ura Endo M6-10: Hokutofuji Tamawashi Takanosho M11+: Kotoeko Hokuseiho Asanoyama Comments Y/O: Wishful thinking on my part that Terunofuji is going to be coming back at full strength, perhaps. S/K: Never not Hoshoryu. I fell in love with his style of sumo from watching my very first basho and have never looked back. Failing that, always happy to see Wakamotoharu do well and a successful Kiribayama Ozeki run would be great. M1-5: I love watching Tobizaru fight, possibly even more than Hoshoryu. He's been putting up some fantastic bouts lately, really playing to his strengths (speed and mobility) and learning to disengage and rapidly shift his angles of attack to defeat larger, stronger opponents. I always worry there's a cap on how far his physique will take him but I don't think I'll ever tire of watching him strive. Ura is entertaining if nothing else and way more entertaining when he isn't tanking my fantasy score . Endo I'm not super familiar with and so have thrown him in final place so that if I do get him, I'll learn a bit more about him!M6-10: Oof. Uh. These are all rikishi who I think have pulled off some cool stuff at one point or another but I don't have any super strong feelings about any of them. Rough bracket. M11+: Kotoeko always gives it his all and I think at M12 he'll put up some strong showings - though unfortunately like Ura, he's another rikishi that I'm happier to watch when he isn't in my fantasy stable. I missed a lot of the last basho so I'd like to pay some proper attention to Hokuseiho and see what he's got. Asanoyama is an easy pick so I put him last, but a fun one regardless.
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May 13, 2023 02:43
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That's true, but I wouldn't be surprised to see him kyujo before the end of the basho.
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May 13, 2023 05:07
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Thanks for all of your efforts Robviously!
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Jun 8, 2023 11:07
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Oh poo poo, almost missed this! Sorry for the late entry Kenning! Y/O: Terunofuji S/K: Hoshoryu Wakamotoharu Kotonowaka M1-5: Tobizaru Asanoyama Nishikigi M6-10: Hokuseiho Kinbozan Takayasu M11+: Kotoeko Hakuoho Wakatakakage
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Jul 9, 2023 07:01
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Feeling good about my team, time to perform my style of fantasy sumo
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Jul 9, 2023 11:26
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Hell yeah, sumo time. Y/O: Hoshoryu Kirishima Takakeisho S/K: Tobizaru Wakamotoharu Kotonowaka M1-5: Abi Hokutofuji Gonoyama M6-10: Kotoeko Takayasu Endo M11+: Hokuseiho Mitakeumi Nishikifuji
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Sep 9, 2023 12:33
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Utterly amazed at how poorly my picks have gone and how badly my stubborn insistence to myself that I wouldn't trade this basho has rewarded me.
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Sep 19, 2023 00:52
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Been a little checked out for the last two bashos but my posting spirit has been restored Y/O: Hoshoryu Kirishima Takakeisho S/K: Kotonowaka Wakamotoharu Abi M1-5: Tobizaru Gonoyama Nishikigi M6-10: Hokuseiho Kotoeko Atamifuji M11+: Tohakuryu Roga Tomokaze Mode 7 fucked around with this message at 23:36 on Nov 11, 2023 |
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Nov 11, 2023 13:39
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I'm kyujo this fantasy basho due to a posting injury but am still going to hopefully watch along and happily post reactions to cool sumo things that happen. Also it's looking like I'm going to be in Japan come November so hopefully I'll get to go to the Fukuoka basho in person!
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Jan 15, 2024 10:05
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Haven't really been engaged with sumo since November 2023, but finally catching up and prepping to dive back in and man, it's wild seeing the banzuke and seeing what's changed and what's the same. What happened to Kotoeko? *googling* Oh. What happened to Hokuseiho? *googling* ...........oh. 
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May 2, 2024 13:30
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