[sumo] Reaction to Win?

[Charles Finberg]

Subdued, in my opinion.  Not all that responsive to his bellow of Osakan
slang during the awards ceremony interview.

Immediately after he threw Hakuho out, Asashoryu strutted in the center of
the dohyo, with what I thought was a self-satisfied expression.  It did not
seem to me that the fans were as satisfied as he was.  (And I'm actually a
big admirer.  He had a lot to prove, and he succeeded.  But it's going to
take more to win the love.)

I recall again the zabutons thrown after the yokozunas' defeats.  It was
pretty easy to tell who was the crowd favorite.

Interested in seeing something really big, though?  How about Baruto's grin,
during his post-basho interview.


On 3/23/08, Jeanne Hedge <jhedge at rcn.com> wrote:
>
> With all the good guy-bad guy stuff thrown about regarding the
> yokozuna, I'm curious - what was the crowd reaction when the
> Asashoryu beat Hakuho on for the makuuchi yusho. Enthusiastic?
> Polite? Grudging? Mass exodus? About normal for a yusho-deciding
> match between the yokozuna?
>
>
> Regards,
> Jeanne Hedge
>
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