[sumo] asashoryu and soccer - everyone is a loser

[Joe Petrow]

On 8/2/07, Dean <sekihiryu at gmail.com> wrote:
> John Racine wrote:
>
> >Let's pretend that I'm an employer who has a high-profile employee working
> >for me.  He calls in sick.  Later I see him (EVERYBODY sees him!) having a
> >good time with a date at a restaurant.  Of course, I'm going to be pissed
> >off and want to throw the book at him.  Especially considering that he has
> >many examples of disrespectful behaviour in the past.
> > I'd punish him.
> >
> >John Racine
> >
> fair analogy there John, but as you said he is a very high profile
> employee and one you can ill afford to have suspended doing nothing but
> sitting on his bum for 4 months while still collecting a good chunk of
> his paycheck.

I don't see evidence that Asashoryu is that indispensible to the
Kyokai.  Asashoryu is not that popular among Japanese fans, and there
is a new yokozuna in town to embrace.  If anything, this whole
situation shows me just how much Asashoryu needs sumo, rather than the
other way around.

  - Peterao