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ryoukai! I agree, it would be a nice move to honor the only remaining japanese Ozeki.

Here are the current entries as of 6:35 PM JST: Achiyama Ganzohnesushi Itachi Kintamayama kuroimori Meyeryu Profomisakari shumitto Thanks a lot, Randomitsuki-zeki!

Any other participants yet??? ms1-4: Maeta ms5-8: Takarafuji ms9-12: Daitensho ms13-16: Aoiyama ms17-20: Aoki ms21-24: Ryuden ms25-28: Azumaryu ms29-32: Yotsuguruma ms33-36: Kagamio ms37-40: Kamei ms41-44: Kotomisen ms45-48: Takanoiwa ms49-52: Sensho ms53-56: Seiro ms57-60: Torugawa kuroimori

Day 3: Tochiozan

Day 1: Kyokutenho Day 2: Kotooshu

Well, what weird basho it turned out to become for defending the 21 Natsu 10 yusho. Here's my try: 1 A 2 A 3 B 4 A 5 B 6 A 7 A 8 A 9 A 10 A 11 A 12 A 13 A 14 A 15 B 16 A 17 B 18 B 19 A 20 B 21 A kuroimori Good luck to all!

Harry-seki, makoto ni arigatou gozaimashita. (Laughing...) It truely was a nail-biter down the stretch, with the lucky finish for me. Looking forward to 21 Nagoya 10! Minna sama! Otsukare sama deshita! 黒森

I'll start riding the wave with Jk19w Tanahashi Thanx!

1 A 2 A 3 A 4 A 5 B 6 A 7 B 8 A 9 B 10 A 11 A 12 B 13 B 14 B 15 A 16 A 17 B 18 A 19 X 20 A 21 B kuroimori

I agree, they overdid it when they chose Baruto is just a obvious attempt to refer to his home country, like "Kazafuzan", "Amuru" and others. Just looked up Kaido as I suspected plenty of kanji combinations (e.g. as in Hokkaido) and actually I stumbled upon this very nice fit: 怪童 it is translated as " uncommonly big and strong boy" - well, it does fits his appearance but i guess it would not really be a very "Ozeki-ish" shikona

For comparison, and at the risk of setting off the next "he wuz robbed" round: Wakanohana 70m, Musashimaru 90m, Akebono 100m, Takanohana 130m. Edit: Nevermind, the above Uchidate quote will surely take the heat off of me now. Still not over with it.... (Note to self: Uchidate quotes may help calm him down) Let's see tomorrow, good night everybody!

I suspect you weren't going to stick around beyond this thread anyway. At least that's the usual pattern of most of the Johnny-come-latelies over the years who just had to join in order to rehash all the "Asashoryu wuz robbed" nonsense posted in near-identical wording by uncounted others before, and you're doing it now that it doesn't even matter anymore. So much for "own views" - you didn't need to add the shout-out to ST to know where you're coming from, it was obvious from post #1. (Just to respond to that first post now, since the really obvious answer apparently didn't occur to you: Why do you assume negative effects on recruiting must be an either/or between Asashoryu and the Tokitsukaze incident? Especially since one has been addressed by the Kyokai and the other one had not, until today?) Anyway, keep enjoying your ignorance dressed up as secret insight into vast conspiracies, I guess. Just promise to come around again for your mea culpa once Hakuho reaches 25 yusho and nary a peep has been raised against it and him in the Japanese press, will you. (Yusho winner...) Though I won't hold my breath... Edit: Just to be perfectly blunt about it - if you or anyone else seriously chooses to persist in the belief that Asashoryu didn't have a significant part in sealing his own fate, you're really beyond help. And so am I, because I keep forgetting not to argue with quasi-religious people about the central tenets of their faith. Actually, I consider it borderline-insulting to Asashoryu how some people implicitly treat him as a poor little child who just couldn't help himself and was a powerless victim of the evil Kyokai overlords. Give the man some damn credit for the choices he's made in his life. I do, even if I disagreed with many of them. Keep going, keep going, let it all out if it makes you feel better... gosh! Why so angry? Where is your 品格 when you're bloggin'?

(Neener, neener...) (Yucky...) Watch out, he seems to have some issues dealing with people who dare to disagree (In love...) P.S: Danke f

Yeah, because people with a competitive streak are so totally able to turn it off immediately once they're not active athletes anymore and they're perfectly okay with being pushed around in their new job. Belated welcome to the forum BTW, I'm sure you'll get the hang of this "thinking before posting" thing in due time. (Have I been Monika'ed? Apologies to the rest of the forum, if so.) I am sorry should I have caused so much trouble to some of the established forum members by posting my own views and speculations without prior approval. I am going to retire (Neener, neener...)

You must have missed the decade-long effort to blackball Chiyonofuji from advancing in the Kyokai power structure after he retired from active competition. Which is odd, considering all the apparent insider knowledge evident in your post. (Neener, neener...) (Make sure you warn Hakuho of the impending conspiracy against him!) Well, what a harsh penalty that must've been for Chiyonofuji. (Yusho winner...) He probably gives a rat's ass about that. How does climbing the ranks in the JSA compare to dominating the dohyo? IMHO, JSA offers a chance to reach at least something for those rikishi who weren't that succesful during their active careers.

Despite that, he is not taking the news very well. Hakuho Press Conference Maybe he just realized that the JSA with its phony double standards will start a similar campaign against him once he surpasses Asa and starts becoming a threat for the records of Chiyonofuji and Taiho. I am sure he will reflect a lot on this and maybe his attitude will change a little bit from now on. BTW, The Great Dai-Yokozuna Chiyonofuji was also quite famous for his off the dohyo antics during hon-basho tournaments (actually much worse than Asa's) but the JSA never complained about that or even suggested penalties, they covered up any of such news, he was and still is idolized. This is the bitter taste of this long planned and cold scheme to force Asa into retirement.

Whow! Wait a minute, don't confuse things here! I think the brutal murder of that poor young Japanese kid keeps parents from letting their children join sumo! What's Asa got to do with that? Nishinoshima said that, not Kozaru. You're right ryafuji, thanks for pointing it out. Somehow I messed up the quotes in my post - I am still shocked by the intai news

Whow! Wait a minute, don't confuse things here! I think the brutal murder of that poor young Japanese kid keeps parents from letting their children join sumo! What's Asa got to do with that?