Takanohana and the playoffs

[Charles Beauchamp <beauking@earthlink.net>]

Let's see now.  The routine argument that I always press is that
Takanohana get's an advantage towards yusho because of schedule. 
Usually that argument is greeted with replies that he beats Ake and Maru
regularly enough that it makes no difference.  

How about this though.  He is now 0-3 lifetime against the two Ozeki in
his stable.  Ya, small sample size...and maybe the first two were
giveaways back in 95.  But one must wonder if he faced the same schedule
as Maru (who has the single toughest schedule in the top division
lately) would he even have 10 yusho?

v/r Beau