RE: Upside Down Promotion?

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Exactly!

From: "Brown, Robert LTC - DCSLOG" <brownro@forscom.army.mil>
>To: jeffand@regent.edu, sumo@brooks.statgen.ncsu.edu
>Subject: RE: Upside Down Promotion?
>Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 16:22:04 -0400
>
>Since this is the Upside Down Hoshitori, the winner of each basho contest
>should be demoted and the ultimate goal should be to disappear off the
>bottom of the banzuke.
>
>Kodaiyama
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:	Jeffrey Anderson [SMTP:jeffand@regent.edu]
> > Sent:	Tuesday, June 01, 1999 15:44
> > To:	sumo@brooks.statgen.ncsu.edu
> > Subject:	Upside Down Promotion?
> >
> > >Now, the Upside Down Yokozuna Promotion Council (whose President is
> > >Gaijingai), must decide whether Ekigozan is worthy of promotion.  In 
>this
> > >basho, Ekigozan, Ozeki East, finished tied for 4th in a pool of 67
> > entrants,
> > >with a record of 13-2.  Here is Ekigozan's record in the past 6 basho:
> >
> > >May 99     13-2
> > >March 99    14-1
> > >January 99    13-2
> > >November 98    12-3
> > >September 98    12-3
> > >July 98    14-1
> > >Thus, in the last year, Ekigozan has achieved a record of 78-12, and in
> > the
> > >last 3 basho 40-5.
> > >However, he has never won a basho.
> > >Your comments and recommendations are welcome and sure to be taken into
> > >careful consideration by Gaijingai
> >
> > Judging by the comments and the exemplary record - against dozens of 
>more
> > rikishi than a real rikishi has to contend with (only 40 rikishi in
> > makuuchi vs. 67 in the Upside Down contest), it is the pronouncement 
>from
> > Gaijingai that Ekigazan be promoted to Yokozuna.  It's now all up to 
>you,
> > Chuck.  Do you deny Eki this well-deserved honor or boldly go forward 
>with
> >
> > an agreement and promotion?  It's all in your hands. :-) :-)
> >
> > Gotcha back, Chuck!
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Jeffrey Anderson
> > Gaijingai - Foreign Ruler of the Dohyo
> > jeffand@regent.edu
> >
> >                            	For of all sad words of tongue or pen,
> > 			The saddest are these:
> > 			It might have been. - John Greenleaf Whittier




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