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Cool | 21 | 75.00% | |
Nah | 7 | 25.00% | |
Total: | 28 votes |
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Picks: Y/O: Kakuryuu, Hakuhou, Takakeishou (wow, this is light at the moment) S/K: Asanoyama, Takayasu, Abi M1-5: Mitakeumi, Enho, Kotoyuuki M6-10: Takanosho, Shohouzan, Sadanoumi M11+: Kaisei, Tochiouzan, Kiribayama
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# ¿ Jan 6, 2020 05:24 |
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# ¿ Apr 17, 2024 19:43 |
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Y/O: Kakuryuu / Hakuhou / Takakeisho S/K: Shodai / Hokutofuji / Asanoyama M1-5: Tokushoryu / Yutakayama / Abi M6-10: Kiribayama / Kagayaki / Onosho M11+: Meisei / Kotoshougiku / Chiyomaru
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# ¿ Mar 6, 2020 15:15 |
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yeah, uh, it's insane how anticlimactic everything seems. and then a yobidashi still sings out an injury announcement or whatever for 30sec to an empty arena. wild
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# ¿ Mar 8, 2020 06:30 |
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Y/O: Asanoyama, Kakuryuu, Hakuhou S/K: Mitakeumi, Shoudai, Okinoumi M1-5: Takanosho, Onosho, Aoiyama M6-10: Terutsuyoshi, Tokushoryu, Ikioi M11+: Kotoshoho, Wakatakakage, Tochinoshin (Thanks for running fantasy again!)
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# ¿ Jul 19, 2020 02:26 |
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Why not. Y/O: Asanoyama/Takakeishou/Shoudai S/K: Mitakeumi/Takanoshou/Takayasu M1-M5: Wakatakakage/Onosho/Kotoshoho M6-M10: Endo/Terutsuyoshi/Kotoeko M11+: Hoshoryu/Sadanoumi/Yutakayama Thanks for running this, Kenning.
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# ¿ Nov 7, 2020 22:27 |
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I'd like to trade Asanoyama for Takakeishou, please.
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# ¿ Nov 10, 2020 18:15 |
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pseudodragon posted:Theoretically, we could have 0 Ozeki in March if Taka wins and Shodai/Asanoyama both can’t go...in which case would 12 be enough for them to give Teru a slot? The 8 wins with 2 days out in September is weak but 12 still gets him to 33 and would be identical to his first run (except the 12 to finish was a yusho). This technically can't happen, right? I believe a minimum 2 ōzeki are always required on the banzuke, and they quasi-demote a yokozuna to "yokozuna-ōzeki" if needed to fill these slots. Even in this unlikely scenario I'd assume for Haru they'd make Takakeishō a y-o and promote Terunofuji. Edit: Though what they'd do if Teru doesn't get to 33 and due to retirements we don't even have 2 yokozuna to make y-o is another question. But I guess in that case it seems incredibly unlikely that both Shōdai and Asanoyama perform poorly enough to be demoted. Scythe fucked around with this message at 17:03 on Dec 10, 2020 |
# ¿ Dec 10, 2020 16:56 |
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Kenning posted:Just so you know, in Japanese there's a consonant transformation that happens at the beginning of a word when the preceding word ends with a vowel, I forget what it's called, but the upshot is that the initial "h" becomes a "b". There might be other transformations as well (I don't know much Japanese linguistics), but the relevant thing for sumo is that a stable is called a "heya", but when you refer to it by name, since the name ends in a vowel, "heya" becomes "beya". Thus you'd say "All the rikishi in the heya got tested for COVID" but "All of the wrestlers in Arashio-beya" will be sitting out. In case people are curious, this phenomenon is called "rendaku" and can happen any time you jam two words together into a compound word. The voiceless consonants k, t, s, h turn into their voiced versions g, d, z, b (you'll notice if you say them aloud that each pair sounds the same except the voiced version has a buzz, and you do the same thing with your mouth except on the voiced version you also vibrate your mouth). Doing this just allows Japanese people to slur the two words together and is "easier" to pronounce. Wikipedia has a good summary actually. (edit: i don't know why I said 'you click your tongue', changed to 'you vibrate your mouth' which is more accurate) Scythe fucked around with this message at 21:27 on Jan 8, 2021 |
# ¿ Jan 8, 2021 20:00 |
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Two questions that just came to mind: 1. It seems like "Hakuhō is the GOAT" is pretty much settled fact, so much so that it's not even worthy of discussion, for at least the last few years. When was "Hakuhō is the GOAT" first a reasonable opinion to hold, and when was the debate pretty much over? 2. Are there old rear end guys in Japan who still don't believe that Hakuhō is the best of all time? Like, analogous to old-rear end NBA fans who are still maintaining some old player is still the GOAT in that sport?
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# ¿ Jan 11, 2021 05:19 |
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Why not. Y/O: Takakeishou/Shoudai/Asanoyama S/K: Daieishou/Teronufuji/Mitakeumi M1-5: Shimanoumi/Takarafuji/Onoshou M6-10: Kotonowaka/Midorifuji/Ichinojou M11+: Tsurugisho/Hidenoumi/Kotoshoho Thanks for running this, Kenning.
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# ¿ Mar 13, 2021 18:12 |
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pseudodragon posted:Actually trying to put thought behind picks has done me a lot worse than picking gimmick teams. Same. Every time I try I get results like this basho. (Except one time I think I was runner-up? Also, it's too bad we decided everyone is a goonzeki, so there's no fun intermediary ranks if you're not yokogoona. We coulda done maegoonshira or something... wasn't there some jokes about doing relegation last basho also?)
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# ¿ Mar 25, 2021 16:39 |
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Hirayuki posted:Ugh, then why is Hakuho even on the banzuke? It looks worse when he's listed and people are geeked to see him, only for him to be out on day one because, what, he's not feeling it? Is the NSK that adamant about having at least a yozokuna on the schedule? I believe every "active" wrestler, participating, sitting out, injured or not, is on the banzuke somewhere; you're only not on it if you retire. And since Hakuhō is yokozuna, he's gonna be in the Y slot until he retires (since he won't be demoted for sitting out, unlike lower ranks). Edit: Beaten!
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# ¿ Apr 26, 2021 19:45 |
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I could easily have counted wrong and I'm sure those are kg weights, but that looks like a ~550lb squat to me. Jesus.
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# ¿ May 3, 2021 17:20 |
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This is exactly what I wanted. Amazing. Gotta get picks in later this afternoon, can’t drop any further from such a horrible rank.
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# ¿ May 8, 2021 17:49 |
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Martytoof posted:Is the NSK not a regulating body? I thought they were the ones who were dong all the weird honorary elder stock shenanigans and such. Yep, they are, but the YDC isn't actually part of the NSK (weirdly). I'm pretty sure its members are explicitly required to not be NSK members, even. The NSK does do all the elder stock stuff and actually "regulates" the sport, the YDC just exists to "uphold the honor of the yokozuna rank" or whatever by being crotchety old men who can issue stern warnings/withhold recommendations. Both are being dicks to Hakuho, but my impression is that the YDC is being slightly more dickish (as usual).
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# ¿ May 17, 2021 14:03 |
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# ¿ Apr 17, 2024 19:43 |
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Kenning posted:
Wait, shouldn't I have dropped 8 ranks since I didn't submit draft picks, Everyones Favorite Poster and Biosys dropped 8, and the rules state anyone that "fails to play during a given basho they get the maximum demotion for that tournament (or maximum +1 depending on whether it's an odd or even number of players)"? I mean I didn't actually have 8 ranks of space to drop given my previous M16 rank but I could've dropped 6, so I don't understand the rules. Feels ridiculous to be arguing myself into a bigger demotion but I gotta get extra incentive to post my picks on time next time. Also, can we get the fantasy rules edited into the OP? It's not too bad to dig through Kenning's posts in the thread, but new posters definitely won't know to do that.
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# ¿ May 29, 2021 16:05 |