[sumo] Re: (sumo) Yaocho Story

[Jezz]

I think I would disagree with this one.  Firstly they don't have much
spare cash, as they are not really paid.  If it is a young
up-and-comer, I think they might still have pride on their side, and
would prefer to beat the M/S perennial, beacuse if they are good
enough to defeat him, then they are not yet ready to make the next
step up the ladder.

The only time when yaocho would seem to make sense would be for real
monetary rewards (such as a win for staying in Makunouchi, and / or
Juryo, where otherwise another loss would mean a demotion, and a
significant loss of income (status and prestige too) in the subsequent
bashos.  Of course being in such a predicament may make you even more
determined at the tachiai without needing to resort to yaocho.)


Jejima

On 09/02/07, Kuramarujo <klemmerj at webtrek.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 2007-02-08 at 10:02 +1300, Howard Gilbert wrote:
>
> > Yes, but equally with the level of competitor that high makushita
> > rikishi would be competing against, nobody would want to lose and
> > jeopardise their own position. Losing/selling any of your 7 bouts has
> > potentially greater significance and less reward than a sekitori
> > getting another sekitori to buy one of their 15 bouts in a basho.
>
>        I can easily see a meat-grinder Makushita/Sandanme perennial making the
> occasional sale of a win to up-and-comers.  If you know you're never
> likely to make the paid ranks it could be financially worth doing.
>
> Just a thought.
>
> Kuramarujo, the thoughtful
>
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