Welcome ... Day 1 line-ups for Makushita.

21 bouts featured here, so 42 bench rikishi doing battle.

Yokuzuna
- 40 have selected Asashoryu as their 4 pointer.
- 2 have selected him to score 3 points.

Ozeki
- 25 rikishi have Chiyotaikai in their team, 17 have Kaio and none
have Musoyama.
- 2 have selected Chiyotaikai as their 4 pointer.
- 2 rikishi have put Kaio on the bench.

Sekiwake
- 25 rikishi have Wakanosato in their team, 11 have Hokutoriki and 6
have Tochiazuma.
- 15 have selected Wakanosato for 3 points, while 5 have put him on
the bench.
- 4 rikishi have selected Hokutoriki for 3 points, while 4 have put
him on the bench.
- All 6 rikishi with Tochiazuma in their teams have selected him for
3 points.

Highlight Bout
Bout 32 - pastanoyama (ms15E) 0-0 vs sashimaru (ms14W) 0-0

- jomojo fondly selects a battle of two fellow lower-case rikishi
for today's highlight bout.
- last basho's Fighting Spirit prize-winner, pastanoyama, takes on
sashimaru, who is one of the formidible Ichimon Flag triple
champions from Doitsugo.
- they both have the newcomers Hakuho and Tokitenku in points
positions.
- they have different Ozeki and Sekiwake picks.
- pastanoyama has selected Miyabiyama to win points in preference
for his Sekiwake.

guest-gyoji jomojo

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Bout 23 - Gibmaatsuki (ms25E) 0-0 vs Akibono (ms25W) 0-0

Gibmaatsuki (ms25E) (Submitted by Gibmaatsuki at 3-Jul-2004 06:45
PM JST)
4 Asashoryu 3 Aminishiki 3 Tochiazuma 2 Kaio 2 Miyabiyama
Bench: Tokitenku Hakuho Toki Kotomitsuki Tochinonada
Comment:
South: Alert!
East: Yes?
South: I'm requested to further misdescribe my hand.

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Akibono (ms25W) (Submitted by Akibono at 4-Jul-2004 06:25 AM JST)
4 Asashoryu 3 Wakanosato 3 Kaio 2 Toki 2 Miyabiyama
Bench: Asasekiryu Tochinonada Takamisakari Kotomitsuki Tosanoumi

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Bout 24 - Amanogawa (ms24E) 0-0 vs Marushiki (ms24W) 0-0

Amanogawa (ms24E) (Submitted by amanogawa at 4-Jul-2004 12:50 PM
JST)
4 Asashoryu 3 Miyabiyama 3 Wakanosato 2 Aminishiki 2 Kaio
Bench: Hakuho Kotomitsuki Kokkai Asasekiryu Tokitenku
Comment:
Truly a dream-come-true was a vacation in an island of pine
trees...watching sumo drinking sake eating sushi....


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Marushiki (ms24W) (Submitted by Gyoji jejima at 24-Jun-2004 02:48
PM JST)
4 Asashoryu 3 Chiyotaikai 3 Tochiazuma 2 Kotomitsuki 2 Shimotori
Bench: Iwakiyama Takekaze Dejima Asasekiryu Jumonji
Comment:
Marushiki is droning for the first week.

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Bout 25 - Uiriikenshoryu (ms23E) 0-0 vs Chiyosifuji (ms23W) 0-0

Uiriikenshoryu (ms23E) (Submitted by uiriikenshoryu at 2-Jul-2004
10:39 PM JST)
4 Asashoryu 3 Chiyotaikai 3 Takamisakari 2 Kotomitsuki 2 Wakanosato
Bench: Tochinonada Kokkai Miyabiyama Aminishiki Toki

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Chiyosifuji (ms23W) (Submitted by chiyosifuji at 3-Jul-2004 10:46
PM JST)
4 Asashoryu 3 Chiyotaikai 3 Tokitenku 2 Kasugao 2 Hakuho
Bench: Takekaze Miyabiyama Kyokutenho Kotomitsuki Hokutoriki

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Bout 26 - Marionoumi (ms22E) 0-0 vs Nekonishiki (ms22W) 0-0

Marionoumi (ms22E) (Submitted by Marionoumi at 4-Jul-2004 01:18 PM
JST)
4 Asashoryu 3 Wakanosato 3 Kaio 2 Kakizoe 2 Miyabiyama
Bench: Toki Asasekiryu Takamisakari Kotomitsuki Tokitenku

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Nekonishiki (ms22W) (Submitted by Nekonishiki at 4-Jul-2004 07:35
AM JST)
4 Asashoryu 3 Chiyotaikai 3 Tokitsuumi 2 Hokutoriki 2 Hakuho
Bench: Kotomitsuki Iwakiyama Kokkai Asasekiryu Kyokutenho
Comment:
Uh, I have almost forgotten to enter my Shonichi picks. Yoso and
Kumi players may guess why. Well, first day usually is going
okay for me, but such quick picking never helps. Or maybe I am
always combinating too much and this is why I have so many
kuroboshi?

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Bout 27 - Torideyama (ms21E) 0-0 vs Ketsukai (ms20W) 0-0

Torideyama (ms21E) (Submitted by Torideyama at 25-Jun-2004 01:48 PM
JST)
4 Asashoryu 3 Chiyotaikai 3 Hokutoriki 2 Asasekiryu 2 Aminishiki
Bench: Kokkai Kotomitsuki Buyuzan Futeno Tokitenku
Comment:
Here is day 1. Heading for 15 in a row, hopefully.

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Ketsukai (ms20W) (Submitted by Ketsukai at 3-Jul-2004 11:38 AM JST)
4 Asashoryu 3 Tokitenku 3 Wakanosato 2 Kasugao 2 Takamisakari
Bench: Aminishiki Hakuho Kotomitsuki Kokkai Kaio
Comment:
1st day is the worst.

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Bout 28 - dimitri (ms19E) 0-0 vs Tenkuukaikatsu (ms19W) 0-0

dimitri (ms19E) (Submitted by dimitri at 3-Jul-2004 10:21 PM JST)
4 Asashoryu 3 Chiyotaikai 3 Tochiazuma 2 Buyuzan 2 Futeno
Bench: Tochinonada Miyabiyama Tosanoumi Asasekiryu Kotomitsuki

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Tenkuukaikatsu (ms19W) (Submitted by Tenkuukaikatsu at 3-Jul-2004
05:28 PM JST)
4 Asashoryu 3 Chiyotaikai 3 Tokitenku 2 Asasekiryu 2 Futeno
Bench: Tokitsuumi Kotomitsuki Hakuho Kasugao Wakanosato

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Bout 29 - Manamiwaka (ms18E) 0-0 vs Kamejima (ms18W) 0-0

Manamiwaka (ms18E) (Submitted by manamiwaka at 4-Jul-2004 12:46 AM
JST)
4 Asashoryu 3 Chiyotaikai 3 Wakanosato 2 Hakuho 2 Kaiho
Bench: Harunoyama Buyuzan Asasekiryu Kakizoe Kotomitsuki
Comment:
Today I face Kamejima, who gave me a super prize of aromatic
dried herbs as a NCP in Sandamne in a previous incarnation of
mine. In view of that fond memory (or is it a drug induced
hallucination? One never nose.) I must say that I am not eager
to thrash her today. But I still must quote the ancient texts,
in the hope that she will start to read and fall into a stupor
and quietly, gently slide to the sandy soil of oblivion . . .

"Your share of the investment expenses of a REMIC or a
nonpublicly offered mutual fund, as described above, are
considered to be indirect deductions through that pass-through
entity. You must include in your gross income an amount equal to
the amount of the expenses allocated to you, whether or not you
are able to claim a deduction for those expenses. If you are a
shareholder in a nonpublicly offered mutual fund, you must
include on your return the full amount of ordinary dividends or
other distributions of stock, as shown in box 1a of Form
1099-DIV or an equivalent statement. If you are a residual
interest holder in a REMIC, you must report as ordinary income
in Part I of Schedule E (Form 1040) the total amounts shown on
lines 1b and 3b of Schedule Q (Form 1066). If you are a REMIC
regular interest holder, you must include the amount of any
expense allocation you received on line 8a of Form 1040."

This is even clearer than the previous prophet! What beautiful
prose!

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Kamejima (ms18W) (Submitted by kamejima at 3-Jul-2004 02:02 AM JST)
4 Asashoryu 3 Kaio 3 Hokutoriki 2 Hakuho 2 Jumonji
Bench: Asasekiryu Tochinonada Kotonowaka Kyokutenho Tamanoshima
Comment:
Day 1, and my team - with many making their first debut for me -
have a chance to show me what they are made of - here we go!

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Bout 30 - Taniazuma (ms17W) 0-0 vs Minamizakura (ms16W) 0-0

Taniazuma (ms17W) (Submitted by taniazuma at 1-Jul-2004 04:50 PM
JST)
4 Asashoryu 3 Chiyotaikai 3 Wakanosato 2 Kotomitsuki 2 Kokkai
Bench: Miyabiyama Takamisakari Asasekiryu Tosanoumi Toki

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Minamizakura (ms16W) (Submitted by Minamizakura at 28-Jun-2004
03:16 PM JST)
4 Asashoryu 3 Chiyotaikai 3 Hokutoriki 2 Kotomitsuki 2 Iwakiyama
Bench: Hakuho Aminishiki Asasekiryu Kasugao Futeno

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Bout 31 - Frinkanohana (ms16E) 0-0 vs Remonishiki_I (ms15W) 0-0

Frinkanohana (ms16E) (Submitted by Frinkanohana at 4-Jul-2004 06:27
AM JST)
4 Asashoryu 3 Chiyotaikai 3 Wakanosato 2 Tosanoumi 2 Miyabiyama
Bench: Aminishiki Toki Tochinonada Kotomitsuki Kyokutenho
Comment:
Let the games begin!

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Remonishiki_I (ms15W) (Submitted by Remonishiki_I at 4-Jul-2004
05:52 AM JST)
4 Chiyotaikai 3 Asashoryu 3 Hakuho 2 Wakanosato 2 Asasekiryu
Bench: Tokitenku Shimotori Kakizoe Kasugao Kotomitsuki

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Bout 32 - pastanoyama (ms15E) 0-0 vs sashimaru (ms14W) 0-0

pastanoyama (ms15E) (Submitted by pastanoyama at 3-Jul-2004 04:05
AM JST)
4 Asashoryu 3 Miyabiyama 3 Tokitenku 2 Hakuho 2 Kaio
Bench: Hokutoriki Asasekiryu Tosanoumi Tochinonada Tamanoshima

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sashimaru (ms14W) (Submitted by sashimaru at 2-Jul-2004 09:09 PM
JST)
4 Asashoryu 3 Chiyotaikai 3 Hakuho 2 Tokitenku 2 Wakanosato
Bench: Asasekiryu Tochinonada Kakizoe Kyokutenho Tamanoshima
Comment:
8 days to kachi-koshi! Let's go!

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Bout 33 - Sherlockiama (ms14E) 0-0 vs Gusoyama (ms13W) 0-0

Sherlockiama (ms14E) (Submitted by sherlockiama at 4-Jul-2004 10:02
AM JST)
4 Asashoryu 3 Kaio 3 Wakanosato 2 Takamisakari 2 Buyuzan
Bench: Futeno Asasekiryu Tochisakae Kakizoe Kotomitsuki
Comment:
Let's see if I can climb closer to the paid ranks this basho.
I am hoping that the Jyun-Yusho curse has been lifted.

May the spirits of sumo guide me.

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Gusoyama (ms13W) (Submitted by gusoyama at 4-Jul-2004 08:38 AM JST)
4 Asashoryu 3 Chiyotaikai 3 Wakanosato 2 Hakuho 2 Kakizoe
Bench: Aminishiki Toki Asasekiryu Kotomitsuki Kyokutenho
Comment:
First day always brings a new start. Lets take a step in the
right direction, boys.

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Bout 34 - Tetsuonoumi (ms12W) 0-0 vs Kashunowaka (ms11W) 0-0

Tetsuonoumi (ms12W) (Submitted by Tetsuonoumi at 2-Jul-2004 11:51
PM JST)
4 Asashoryu 3 Chiyotaikai 3 Tosanoumi 2 Hakuho 2 Kokkai
Bench: Wakanosato Tochinonada Kotomitsuki Miyabiyama Kyokutenho
Comment:
Wow, day 1 is a toughie! Stumblebum Tosanoumi in a 3-spot?!
C'mon big guy, stay on your feet! And lets see if young guns
Hakuho and Kokkai can pull out some wins over veterans
Takamisakari and Wakanosato...

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Kashunowaka (ms11W) (Submitted by Kashunowaka at 3-Jul-2004 06:11
AM JST)
4 Asashoryu 3 Wakanosato 3 Takanowaka 2 Tokitsuumi 2 Kaio
Bench: Toki Tochinonada Tokitenku Tosanoumi Tamanoshima
Comment:
Tosanoumi gets another chance this basho. And surely Toki wants
to stay in makuuchi?!

Unpredictability is my team's middle name. Oh well, this *is*
Nagoya basho after all.

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Bout 35 - Norizo (ms10E) 0-0 vs Kofuji (ms10W) 0-0

Norizo (ms10E) (Submitted by norizo at 4-Jul-2004 11:52 AM JST)
4 Asashoryu 3 Takanowaka 3 Kaio 2 Hakuho 2 Asasekiryu
Bench: Kotomitsuki Kokkai Tochinonada Miyabiyama Wakanosato
Comment:
Hot!

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Kofuji (ms10W) (Submitted by Kofuji at 4-Jul-2004 03:04 AM JST)
4 Asashoryu 3 Chiyotaikai 3 Hokutoriki 2 Kotomitsuki 2 Kokkai
Bench: Asasekiryu Hakuho Miyabiyama Tochinonada Tokitenku
Comment:
Once more into the breech ... here's hoping for the correct
result this time.

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Bout 36 - Hananotaka (ms9E) 0-0 vs Naifuzan (ms9W) 0-0

Hananotaka (ms9E) (Submitted by Hananotaka at 29-Jun-2004 12:27 AM
JST)
4 Asashoryu 3 Chiyotaikai 3 Wakanosato 2 Kotomitsuki 2 Kokkai
Bench: Takamisakari Hakuho Hayateumi Asasekiryu Takanowaka

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Naifuzan (ms9W) (Submitted by naifuzan at 4-Jul-2004 03:02 AM JST)
4 Asashoryu 3 Chiyotaikai 3 Tochiazuma 2 Tochinonada 2 Toki
Bench: Shimotori Asasekiryu Hakuho Kokkai Tamanoshima
Comment:
I'm gonna play it a bit risky and put Toki on 2pts today. Seems
like a hard day to predict so I guess my pocks dont matter that
much, it can go either way.

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Bout 37 - Kitakachiyama (ms8E) 0-0 vs Terofubuki (ms7W) 0-0

Kitakachiyama (ms8E) (Submitted by Kitakachiyama at 3-Jul-2004
04:07 AM JST)
4 Asashoryu 3 Hakuho 3 Asasekiryu 2 Hokutoriki 2 Kaio
Bench: Buyuzan Kotomitsuki Kotonowaka Takamisakari Kyokutenho

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Terofubuki (ms7W) (Submitted by Terofubuki at 2-Jul-2004 09:36 PM
JST)
4 Asashoryu 3 Tochiazuma 3 Toki 2 Chiyotaikai 2 Asasekiryu
Bench: Tokitsuumi Buyuzan Tochinonada Miyabiyama Kotomitsuki

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Bout 38 - Furanohana (ms7E) 0-0 vs ZenMondo (ms6W) 0-0

Furanohana (ms7E) (Submitted by furanohana at 3-Jul-2004 09:18 PM
JST)
4 Asashoryu 3 Tokitenku 3 Kasugao 2 Kaio 2 Hakuho
Bench: Asasekiryu Kokkai Wakanosato Miyabiyama Kotomitsuki
Comment:
I hope all the guys and gals of the Info-Sumo Ichimon will do
great today. Hopefully, I could take part in a good day for us.
Let's goooooooo Kyoudai Futsua !!!! Let's rock ISI !!!!!
Allez les gars !!!!!!!!

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ZenMondo (ms6W) (Submitted by ZenMondo at 2-Jul-2004 02:52 AM JST)
4 Asashoryu 3 Chiyotaikai 3 Wakanosato 2 Kotomitsuki 2 Kyokutenho
Bench: Kokkai Dejima Takamisakari Asasekiryu Tokitenku
Comment:
"Gift Bantha in the mouth you will not look."

ZenMondo is fighting in the Drone Wars. Look for a real fight
once he is again back in the land of internet connections.

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Bout 39 - Akebolio (ms6E) 0-0 vs Kingyouzan (ms5W) 0-0

Akebolio (ms6E) (Submitted by akebolio at 4-Jul-2004 01:30 AM JST)
4 Asashoryu 3 Chiyotaikai 3 Tochisakae 2 Hokutoriki 2 Iwakiyama
Bench: Kotonowaka Takekaze Kotoryu Kotomitsuki Kokkai

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Kingyouzan (ms5W) (Submitted by Kingyouzan at 3-Jul-2004 06:24 PM
JST)
4 Asashoryu 3 Chiyotaikai 3 Kasugao 2 Kakizoe 2 Hakuho
Bench: Kyokutenho Tokitenku Asasekiryu Kotomitsuki Hokutoriki
Comment:
Here we go!

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Bout 40 - Sunibono (ms5E) 0-0 vs Vincentoryu (ms4W) 0-0

Sunibono (ms5E) (Submitted by sunibono at 4-Jul-2004 02:26 AM JST)
4 Asashoryu 3 Kaio 3 Toki 2 Wakanosato 2 Takamisakari
Bench: Miyabiyama Kokkai Dejima Kotomitsuki Iwakiyama
Comment:
Tibi gratias agimus quod nihil fumas.

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Vincentoryu (ms4W) (Submitted by Vincentoryu at 3-Jul-2004 06:11 AM
JST)
4 Asashoryu 3 Kaio 3 Wakanosato 2 Kotomitsuki 2 Kyokutenho
Bench: Kakizoe Tochinonada Miyabiyama Hakuho Tosanoumi

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Bout 41 - Maeden (ms3W) 0-0 vs Pitinosato (ms2W) 0-0

Maeden (ms3W) (Submitted by maeden at 3-Jul-2004 06:09 AM JST)
4 Asashoryu 3 Chiyotaikai 3 Tochiazuma 2 Hakuho 2 Takanowaka
Bench: Tokitenku Kotomitsuki Kakizoe Futeno Toyozakura

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Pitinosato (ms2W) (Submitted by pitinosato at 4-Jul-2004 04:48 AM
JST)
4 Asashoryu 3 Wakanosato 3 Asasekiryu 2 Buyuzan 2 Toki
Bench: Miyabiyama Kaio Kotomitsuki Tochinonada Kakizoe
Comment:
Go, get the Juryo !

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Bout 42 - Hoshifransu (ms2E) 0-0 vs Deijo (ms1W) 0-0

Hoshifransu (ms2E) (Submitted by hoshifransu at 4-Jul-2004 04:10 AM
JST)
4 Chiyotaikai 3 Asashoryu 3 Wakanosato 2 Miyabiyama 2 Tokitenku
Bench: Tochinonada Kotomitsuki Tosanoumi Toki Kyokutenho
Comment:
Gambarimasssssu !

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Deijo (ms1W) (Submitted by Deijo at 3-Jul-2004 11:27 PM JST)
4 Asashoryu 3 Chiyotaikai 3 Hayateumi 2 Tosanoumi 2 Kokkai
Bench: Harunoyama Futeno Hokutoriki Iwakiyama Tamanoshima
Comment:
While the July full moon gets the juices flowing,
On top of the mountain, Deijo is crowing.
Ayieeooo, bring em on, Deijo shouts
Ready for this basho's very first bouts.

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Bout 43 - takahike (J14E) 0-0 vs Takamueda (ms1E) 0-0

takahike (J14E) (Submitted by takahike at 3-Jul-2004 08:41 AM JST)
4 Asashoryu 3 Kaio 3 Takamisakari 2 Wakanosato 2 Toki
Bench: Kokkai Hakuho Kotomitsuki Kotonowaka Kyokutenho
Comment:
There are no sure things anymore.

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Takamueda (ms1E) (Submitted by Takamueda at 2-Jul-2004 05:30 PM JST)
4 Asashoryu 3 Kaio 3 Tochinonada 2 Buyuzan 2 Futeno
Bench: Wakanosato Miyabiyama Kotomitsuki Aminishiki Kakizoe
Comment:
Kachi-Koshi is what I want...
Kachi-Koshi is what I need...
Kachi-Koshi is what I get!

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