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Well, I got a decent start in fantasy sumo. No big surprises from today's matches, I guess.
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Mar 8, 2020 16:36
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drat it feels good to have top class sumo back on the menu. I feel bad for Tochinoshin, he used to be such a powerhouse. Kagayaki with a very good recovery for his win. Mitakeumi smashed Enho in the end, I wonder if Enho will now vary his tactics to try and add the element of surprise again, he's a little ball of maximum effort so he can do it. Shodai and Asanoyama starting as well as they finished the last basho, they are both in some great form at the moment. I enjoyed the Asanoyama vs Okinoumi bout but never felt that it was going to be anything other than an Asanoyama win, Okinoumi did well to survive as long as he did.
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Mar 8, 2020 17:02
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https://twitter.com/SumoFollower/status/1236780222319595523
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Mar 8, 2020 23:53
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anakha posted:I saw some envelopes still getting handed out today. How does that work if there's no audience to advertise to? A few days after it was announced that it'd be a closed arena, the advertisers were given a chance to back out. Apparently some went ahead with it.
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Mar 9, 2020 01:28
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thetedster posted:A few days after it was announced that it'd be a closed arena, the advertisers were given a chance to back out. Apparently some went ahead with it. Some of them are personal sponsors that are doing it more to back their guy than for the publicity. Like I’ve read in the past there are some that are companies from the wrestler’s home town, or have their offices in the neihbourhood of their stable and I’d assume those guys would continue to put up the cash.
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Mar 9, 2020 02:14
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It's also broadcast on TV, so a home audience can still see the banners. Fairly decent sumo today, I really liked Yutakayama against Hokutofuji showing good, powerful thrusting sumo. Tell you what, dealing with fantasy is so much easier that I only have to input the days results once. Glad I was finally forced to improve my spreadsheet. Day 1 standings: code:
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Mar 9, 2020 05:30
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i thought i did unusually well on day 1 in the fantasy league. now it seems i'm back on form. tochinoshin is insanely done. i hope he retires soon. surely he couldn't need to stay in and fight like this... salt bae had a fantastic victory, chiyomaru is 2-0 and enho got his signature win and looked great doing it.
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Mar 9, 2020 09:18
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Yeah. Unless something major changes, I think this will be his last basho.
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Mar 9, 2020 09:22
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hakuho is looking vicious this tournament. not necessarily looking like the best sumo wrestler, but definitely the biggest dick at the gangbang. there was probably a better metaphor. kakuryu drat near came back from the brink but ultimately suffered an upset, same with takakeisho. didn't see either of those guys going down like that, but both started poorly and were unable to recover. shodai is fighting like a man who really, really wants to win, and he is 100% the dude to watch imo.
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Mar 9, 2020 10:02
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Caught up on the last two days with Natto's recaps. Disappointing day 1 for my fantasy stable but it's still early days! Day 2, I laughed like a goddamn idiot at Natto adding crowd noises for Terutsuyoshi's salt throw. Enho looked amazing circling around Ryuden like that and the finishing trip/throw was rad. Tochinoshin looked happier just to not be injured than anything else, at the end of today's bout. Marching Powder posted:shodai is fighting like a man who really, really wants to win, and he is 100% the dude to watch imo.[/spoiler] yeah, definitely.
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Mar 9, 2020 12:13
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Why are you doing this to me Tochinoshin? I believed in you!
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Mar 9, 2020 13:30
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Enjoyed today's events (not just because all my guys won! Great result for Hokutofuji. Also in a very timely manner our own Kim Justice has brought us A History of the Best Sumo Wrestling Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jS0mi5kw6BY
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Mar 9, 2020 14:48
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Man the quiet arena is definitely very weird. Day 2 standings: code:
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Mar 9, 2020 17:59
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Gutted to have missed out on the fantasy league but very happy with the results for some of my favourites so far. (Am I alone in rooting for anyone with good sideburns? An under-appreciated feature of any sumo look)
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Mar 9, 2020 18:30
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My boy Kaisei was probably not the best low Maegashira pick, was he? National pride means I gotta stick with him tho. I still think he can go 8-7.
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Mar 9, 2020 18:48
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Beeswax posted:Gutted to have missed out on the fantasy league but very happy with the results for some of my favourites so far. If you want, I can add you in after the fact. You probably won't win, but you can root along.
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Mar 9, 2020 19:53
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Dias posted:My boy Kaisei was probably not the best low Maegashira pick, was he? National pride means I gotta stick with him tho. I still think he can go 8-7. That's still so weird to me, it seems like just recently he was comfortably hanging out near M1 and now he can barely stay in the division.
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Mar 9, 2020 19:57
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Was looking at some Juryo stuff and poor old Ichinojo he seems to be sinking further and further down the ranks. Hidenoumi is on a bit of a run, I wonder if he can make it into the Makuuchi division for the next basho.
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Mar 9, 2020 20:44
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Kenning posted:If you want, I can add you in after the fact. You probably won't win, but you can root along. I'll wait for the next basho but thanks very much 
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Mar 9, 2020 21:00
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I'm right where i expected to be in the fantasy basho, close to licking the bottom of the barrel 
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Mar 9, 2020 21:36
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Next draft I participate in I'm gonna pick the dudes with the best kesho-mawashis
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Mar 9, 2020 22:28
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Jobbo_Fett posted:Next draft I participate in I'm gonna pick the dudes with the best kesho-mawashis Keep in mind they almost all have more than one and may change them day by day.
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Mar 9, 2020 22:32
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Brut posted:Keep in mind they almost all have more than one and may change them day by day. Even better, not only does it fuel randomness but it incites trading.
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Mar 9, 2020 22:39
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This basho is not going well for my team already. That's what I get for picking with my heart.
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Mar 10, 2020 00:12
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Is there a reason tochinoshin seems to always have a bandaid on his rear end during matches?
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Mar 10, 2020 03:27
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I assume that’s where they inject the magic potion that keeps his knees from reverting to their gelatinous state.
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Mar 10, 2020 03:28
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yeah 'primary site for injection' is a realistic answer.
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Mar 10, 2020 04:25
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Doping is supposed to make you better not worse!
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Mar 10, 2020 04:27
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yep, he's that shot.
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Mar 10, 2020 04:39
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didnt realise we had a sumo thread :-] i follow sumo
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Mar 10, 2020 05:09
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I.N.R.I posted:didnt realise we had a sumo thread :-] i follow sumo Feel free to join our fantasy league. You might not win but you can join 2 days late and probably still beat me which is amusing. Who is your favourite stoic obese man?
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Mar 10, 2020 05:15
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Marching Powder posted:Feel free to join our fantasy league. You might not win but you can join 2 days late and probably still beat me which is amusing. Who is your favourite stoic obese man? i liked harumafuji until he retired a lot ... he lived in hakuhos shadow but he was very very good. i also like kakuyru too even though he wasn't as strong as the other two. he could really turn it on sometimes in the lower ranks i like the tiny guy whos making a name for himself at the moment, enho, but who doesnt right? i think asanoyama is going to have a good career too
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Mar 10, 2020 05:30
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I.N.R.I posted:i liked harumafuji until he retired a lot ... he lived in hakuhos shadow but he was very very good. i also like kakuyru too even though he wasn't as strong as the other two. he could really turn it on sometimes yeah i'm a fan of kakuryu too. his victory on day 1 was really pretty to watch. some great 'pure' sumo. and i'm sure it sucks for the sumo org and all, but i'm strangely appreciating to see / hear everything that's going on with no spectators in the house. it's really unique and glad i'm getting to experience it.
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Mar 10, 2020 07:58
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i'm glad i picked kotonowaka, not because he's doing amazingly but because i think he's a kid to watch. apparently his granddad was a yokozuna and his dad was a... sekiwake i think? anyway he's got stuff to live up to and seems to have a lot of talent. his win tonight was amazing. and 3-0 chiyomaru! i love the giant cloud man who is winning. he's going to win this tournament because everything is insane.
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Mar 10, 2020 08:22
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is there a cheat sheet to identify who is on the basho at any given moment
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Mar 10, 2020 08:26
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Lid posted:is there a cheat sheet to identify who is on the basho at any given moment i just go here, it's updated in real time so whoever's on the dohyo but doesn't have a result recorded are the dudes fighting http://sumo.or.jp/EnHonbashoMain/torikumi/1/3/
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Mar 10, 2020 08:32
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also i watch here which generally has an english speaking commentator who is often talking about what's actually happening https://www.twitch.tv/mbovosumo
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Mar 10, 2020 08:34
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what the gently caress is in the water at the chiyo's stable? also, ishiura's win was absolutely loving incredible. he's 110 kgs and enho really does need to get to about that weight. insanely good poo poo.
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Mar 10, 2020 08:46
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I'm surprised that opponents are willing to give up a tachi-ai against Enho. You would think that the opportunity to slam into someone from a starting position would benefit the heavier and less agile wrestlers. I'm also surprised that Enho couldn't manage to finish it off, Yutakayama was absolutely gassed.
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fisting by many posted:I'm surprised that opponents are willing to give up a tachi-ai against Enho. You would think that the opportunity to slam into someone from a starting position would benefit the heavier and less agile wrestlers. against someone of enho's agility, that's a really good way to run straight off the dohyo
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