Re: Rikishi of the Year

[Gunnar Jeschke <jeschke@mpip-mainz.mpg.de>]

> the coup de grace. Don't even mention Wakanohana to me. For my money,
> without the Futa factor and Papa's behind the scenes activities, Waka
> would never have made it as an Ozeki, much less a Yokozuna.

Do you really believe that? I thought for a long time that Waka would
never make yokozuna, but ozeki material he certainly is.

> the winning and losing of particular matches. It really amazes me
> that some are so naive as to think that Musashimaru's supposedly
> inexplicable losses are the result of him somehow `losing focus' (for
> equally inexplicable reasons) in critical matches.

Again, do you really believe that?? If yes, why do you follow sumo? If
I'd thing everything was prearranged, I would be bored stiff by it.

Gunnar