It is a little over halfway through the Nagoya Basho 2019, and it seems that the ozeki are cursed! Takakeisho (0-0-8), Tochinoshin (0-6-2), and Goeido (3-5) are firmly too injured to compete, and it seems that Takayasu (7-1) may need to also withdraw. On the other hand, the yokozuna are flying high. Both Kakuryu (8-0)... Continue Reading →
Time really flies, doesn't it? It seems like the Natsu Basho 2019 just ended, and we are already at the Nagoya Basho 2019. That also means that summer is going by in the blink of an eye. . .I need to enjoy the summer while it is still here, and how better to do it... Continue Reading →
I had high hopes for Musashikuni in the Natsu Basho 2019, and I predicted that he would finish with a 5-2 record. Unfortunately, this was one of my worst predictions, and he ended up finishing with a 3-4 record. Believe it or not, this is his third 3-4 record in a row. What can a... Continue Reading →
We are almost halfway through the Nastu Basho 2019! In the makuuchi division, the top competitors have certainly been Kakuryu and Tochinoshin, but the biggest story has probably been Enho. Can the mighty mini-rikishi continue his hot streak to complete his first basho in the top division? Or has it only been beginner's luck? In... Continue Reading →
The Natsu Basho 2019 is now up in the air! After Hakuho announced that he would be sitting this one out, it is anyone's game to get the yusho. It seems that the favorites are the other yokozuna, Kakuryu, as well as the current ozeki, Goeido, Takayasu, and Takakeisho; however, it seems that a lot... Continue Reading →
Today's post is a review of Musashikuni Mamu's performance in the Kyūshū Basho 2013. I could only find video for three of the seven matches, so this post doesn't give a full perspective of Musashikuni's performance in this basho. Nevertheless, I still enjoy making gifs of these early matches, and thereby this post may contribute... Continue Reading →
As mentioned in my last few posts, some YouTube accounts that upload sumo videos are being taken down due to these accounts being deleted. I periodically download videos of Musashikuni and Wakaichiro to ensure that I have copies, but I do not do it near enough. So, to help motivate myself, I like to make... Continue Reading →
Musashikuni Mamu completed the second basho of 2019, the Haru Basho, and he did alright. This is the same exact opening sentence that I used for the post on Wakaichirō Ken in the Haru Basho, because both rikishi finished with 3-4 records. I predicted that Musashikuni would finish with a 4-3 record, so I wasn't... Continue Reading →
Phew! It seems like almost no time has passed since the last basho! This is partially because of the US Sumo Nationals occurring in the past month as well as the interviews that we have hosted with Justin Kizzart, Ed Suczewski, and Helen Delpopolo. I also have to give a shout-out to Tachiai.org for producing... Continue Reading →
Musashikuni Mamu finished his basho performance on Day 14, and he was so close to making me look like a fortune teller. Before the basho, I predicted that Musashikuni would finish with a 4-3 record. He actually finished with a 3-4 record, but was only inches away from a fourth victory. So close! This was... Continue Reading →
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