Re: Finally, the Hoshitori results

[Totoro <riley@hi-tech.ac.jp>]

On Tue, 7 Apr 1998, Masumi Abe wrote:

> Totoro-zeki:
> 
> Welcome back to the sumo-maniac ML.
> Thank you for providing us with not only the last result but with our performance
> from each single day of Haru-basho.

In the aesthetic and sage words of Curly, "Soitainly, Moe!" Really, I hope
it was fun for all, though I suppose the kyujo scene might have been a tad
frustrating. Part of the game, though!!

> Honestly speaking, I was rather scared to see where I stand at the end of the
> basho, since I know I did not fair well this time. But fortunately or
> unfortunately to many of us, the basho was more unpredictable than most. And all
> of us must felt we are in Makekoshi group. Me too, for sure, I thought.

Looking at the stats of everyone's selections, you might surmise that the
kyujo of several rikishi would affect most everyone. Then you can feel a
little better. :-)

> But the genious rule of this Hoshitori Game is that at least one of us would be at
> the top and about a half of us would be getting passing scores no matter most of
> us picked so many makekoshi rikishi.

I don't know about "genius" here, but I'll take that over some other sorts
of adjectives that might crop up from time to time. ;->

> Anyway, Totoro-zeki, thank you for giving us an extra excitement in rather quiet
> between basho. I'm going back to fight against tax-preparation and I hope I could
> use utchari technique. ;)

I suggest henka at the tachiai...

At any rate, glad you are enjoying the game! 


-Totoro-