[sumo] Day 9 videos & torchbearer results [spoiler]

[Magnus Berg]

Regrettably, #3 seems most likely to me. It was very close, but I 
thought the replay was pretty clear: Homasho touched down an instant 
before Kotooshu. If that wasn't a mono-ii, there never need be one. And 
if they didn't want a reverse call, they coyuld have just made it a 
tori-naoshi. No, Kotooshu got a bum deal, for whatever reason. History 
now, anyway...
Maguroyama

2007-01-15 kl. 23.29 skrev Barbara:

> Thank you so much for the kind words!
>
> I bet I can guess the exact point of my recent commentary with which 
> you have a disagreement (as you imply). That would be the 
> Homasho-Kotooushu bout on day 3 in which I more-or-less accuse the 
> shimpan of using their option to ignore a close call as a way to 
> punish Kotooushu for his henkas. Am I right? As I say in the web site, 
> one reason for its existence is so that I have a place to rant.  But 
> ranters can expose uncomfortable truths sometimes.  So, do you favor 
> one of these viewpoints?...
>
> 1. The judges thought Kotooushu clearly touched down first and the 
> gyoji's call was correct. (seems to conflict with the replay)
>
> 2. The judges were more reluctant than usual to call a mono-ii because 
> of the bad gyoji call they reversed the previous day - it would have 
> made the gyojis look bad to have two serious errors in a row. (I'm 
> willing to consider this possibility.)
>
> 3. The judges weren't too anxious to do any favors for Kotooushu 
> because of his recent behavior -- in effect, the many henkas he is 
> doing. (The theory I put on my website.)
>
> 4. The judges considered Kotooushu to be the passive and Homashou to 
> be the active wrestler, so a simultaneous fall goes in favor of 
> Homashou. (I don't see how this could be a factor unless decided 
> during a mono-ii.)
>
> The video in question can be found here: 
> http://www.zyvid.com/sumo/#day03
>
> Barbara Murasakihana
>
>
> Barbara Ann Klein wrote:
>> I may not agree with all of Barbara's commentary, but I must say that 
>> the
>> quality and range of the videos is exceptional. Having been, 
>> literally, up
>> in the air traveling to a few places, I was not able to catch the 
>> sumo this
>> basho on at least three occasions.  Barbara's choice of videos pretty 
>> much
>> showed me what I wanted - and needed - to know, complete with the
>> English-language reporting.
>> I can also vouch for the excellent quality and value of the DVDs that 
>> she
>> produces.
>> BRTK
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