<div dir="auto">I’m still sticking with Onosato As next yokozuna. I think Kotozakura, at what, 27, 28, Has missed his chance.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Anybody, Feel free to chime in here.<br clear="all"><br clear="all"><div dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Best regards,<div>Jeffrey Anderson</div><div dir="auto">Gaijingai </div><div>For of all sad words of tongue or pen,</div><div>The saddest are these:</div><div>It might have been.</div><div>- John Greenleaf Whittier</div></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jan 29, 2025 at 8:27 AM R. Brown <<a href="mailto:brownro214@gmail.com">brownro214@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>In normal times he most certainly would not have been promoted, but with Terunofuji retiring and the London tour coming up the JSA desperately wanted a yokozuna to carry the flag. While they may be sacrificing Hoshoryu's future career, it is less important than saving face in the immediate future. After the "criticism" over Konishki's non-promotion the YDC went hard on Takanohana delaying his promotion until he did get the two consecutive cups despite already having 5. Kisenosato was promoted with only one cup though he did have several runners-up that same year, but with the Mongolians taking over we so needed a Japanese yokozuna. We got one, he won the next basho and began a downward slide leading to early retirement. (He has turned out to be a great coach.) <br></div><div><br></div><div>How will it go with Hoshoryu we will see? I hope he has turned the corner with his game and will have several years as the 74th yokozuna.</div><div><br></div><div>Kodaiyama<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jan 29, 2025 at 7:56 AM Jeffrey Anderson <<a href="mailto:jpaitv@gmail.com" target="_blank">jpaitv@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"></blockquote></div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/01/29/sumo/hoshoryu-yokozuna-promotion/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/01/29/sumo/hoshoryu-yokozuna-promotion/</a><br>
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I agree 100%! Way too early for a promotion to yokozuna. What say you?<br>
Gaijingai <br>
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