16 - Only After You've Won

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[00:04] @int_Sawamura
    I don't know what it is you're fighting against.
[00:13] @int_Sawamura
    I don't know, but...
[00:15] @int_Sawamura
    I'm going to take down
    the hitters in front of me.
[00:19] @int_Sawamura
    What else does a pitcher need to do?!
[00:25] _Umpire
    Strike!
[00:27] @int_Sawamura
    No matter the situation,
[00:30] @int_Sawamura
    I'll be true to myself!
[00:38] _Umpire
    Strike! Batter out!
[00:40] @Sawamura
    Yeah!
[00:41] Announcer
    He finishes with an outside fastball!
[00:49] @Kataoka
    You saved me.
[00:52] @Kataoka
    Sorry.
[00:53] @Kataoka
    Good job shutting them down.
[00:58] @Sawamura
    The game's not over yet, boss!
[01:11] @int_Sawamura
    Damn it.
[01:13] @int_Sawamura
    Don't apologize!
SIGN    Seido
SIGN    Ichidai
[02:48] Announcer
    It's the top of the sixth,
    and Seido High School is up to bat.
[02:51] Announcer
    The batter is none other than the strong
    relief pitcher, Eijun Sawamura!
[02:52] @Sawamura
    Please!
[02:57] _Fan
    Hey, hey...
[02:58] _Fan
    What's he doing?
[03:00] _Fan
    There aren't any runners.
[03:02] _Fan
    I-Is he telegraphing a drag bunt?
[03:06] Amahisa
    This guy...
[03:12] @int_Sawamura
    Damn... Why do I feel like this?
[03:16] @int_Sawamura
    It's like I'm confused or...
[03:19] @int_Sawamura
    frustrated.
[03:22] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    Please let me pitch the last inning.
[03:30] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Furuya.
[03:33] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    I'm giving the last inning to you.
[03:35] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    You're the ace. Go close it out.
[03:42] @int_Sawamura
    If I had pitched like Furuya did today,
[03:46] @int_Sawamura
    would he have left me in the game that long?
[03:53] @int_Sawamura
    No, I would've been subbed out.
[03:56] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    This guy might be starting the next game, too.
[04:08] @int_Sawamura
    That's the difference between our numbers.
[04:13] @int_Sawamura
    The difference between
    the ace and a relief pitcher.
[04:21] @int_Sawamura
    Does the ace get that much trust?
[04:29] Announcer
    He pulls it down the first base line!
[04:33] Announcer
    He turns the corner to second!
[04:36] Announcer
    Lead-off batter Sawamura has hit a double!
SIGN    Whoa...
[04:50] Announcer
    For some reason, his team's section
    of the stands seems surprised!
[04:53] @Sawamura
    That's the wrong reaction!
[04:59] Announcer
    Up next is the ninth batter, Kanemaru.
[05:05] Announcer
    He's showing bunt.
[05:08] Announcer
    Here's the first pitch!
[05:09] @Sawamura
    Kanemaru, believe in yourself!
[05:11] @Sawamura
    Hips! Hips!
[05:15] Announcer
    He misses!
[05:17] Announcer
    The pickoff throw rockets
    from home like an arrow!
[05:19] Announcer
    Safe by a hair!
[05:22] Asada
    That was close!
[05:23] Kukki
    That catcher's got a bullet arm!
[05:30] int_Amahisa
    What're you so mad about?
[05:34] int_Amahisa
    You think I'm just gonna let you bunt?
[05:39] int_Amahisa
    We're up by three runs,
    so I could give up one or two.
[05:44] int_Amahisa
    I just don't feel like making it easy for you.
[05:52] _Umpire
    Foul!
[05:53] _Fan
    Another slider!
[05:54] _Fan
    He's got two strikes now.
[05:57] _Fan
    What now? Will he try to hit?
[06:05] Announcer
    He's getting ready for a third bunt!
[06:11] @Sawamura
    You can do it!
[06:13] @int_Kanemaru
    I'm not letting you outshine me
    at the plate, Sawamura!
[06:19] @int_Kanemaru
    I'm gonna advance you no matter what!
[06:29] Announcer
    The third bunt fails!
[06:32] Announcer
    The runner is unable to move from second!
[06:39] @Sawamura
    Shake it off!
[06:40] @Sawamura
    Go back and practice!
[06:41] _Fan
    Amahisa's looking great!
[06:43] _Fan
    The batter couldn't even
    put the ball in play!
[06:46] Announcer
    There's one out and a runner on second.
[06:48] Announcer
    We go back to the top of
    Seido's batting order.
[06:54] Announcer
    Batting first, shortstop, Kuramochi-kun.
[06:59] @int_Miyuki
    It'll be hard to get three runs
    off Amahisa in one inning.
[07:03] @int_Miyuki
    We've got to advance the runner
[07:07] @int_Miyuki
    to increase the chance of getting him home.
[07:11] @Sawamura
    You too, Kuramochi-senpai! Hips! Hips!
[07:14] @Sawamura
    Hit with your lower body!
[07:16] @int_Kuramochi
    Your pitching saved two or
    three runs on its own, Sawamura.
[07:22] @int_Kuramochi
    Now it's time for us to score!
[07:27] int_Amahisa
    And here's another guy...
[07:29] int_Amahisa
    with a scary face.
[07:32] int_Amahisa
    Did he shave off his eyebrows?
[07:34] int_Amahisa
    He looks like a strong fighter.
[07:37] int_Amahisa
    If he were in a brawl,
    he'd probably be doing jump kicks.
[07:40] @int_Kuramochi
    Bring it on, moon-face!
[07:46] Announcer
    The first pitch is inside! Foul!
[07:49] Announcer
    Here's the second!
[07:53] Announcer
    A slow curveball just
    inside the outside edge!
[07:58] _Fan
    What a time to throw that pitch.
[08:00] _Fan
    If he throws like that anywhere,
    no one's gonna hit it!
[08:03] int_Amahisa
    Sorry, but this isn't a brawl.
[08:08] _Umpire
    Strike! Batter out!
[08:11] int_Amahisa
    Three swings and he's gone!
[08:33] Carlos
    Huh? It's the seventh inning already?
[08:35] Shirakawa
    What's the score?
[08:36] _Player
    5–2, with Third High still leading.
[08:40] Shirakawa
    Oh, so they held them to
    five runs in the fifth.
[08:43] _Player
    Amahisa has settled into
    a rhythm and it's unreal!
[08:47] _Player
    The Seido batters can't get a
    read on his sliders anymore.
[08:50] _Player
    They've been striking out more often, too.
[08:56] Narumiya
    Who does Seido have pitching?
[09:00] _Player
    Sawamura.
[09:01] _Player
    The second-year southpaw, Eijun Sawamura.
[09:17] Announcer
    An outside fastball!
[09:19] Announcer
    With some light footwork, second baseman
    Kominato gets the second out!
[09:22] _Fan
    That was only the third pitch!
[09:24] _Fan
    Their defense is incredible!
[09:25] _Fan
    The game's moving faster since
    they brought in that pitcher.
[09:29] _Fan
    The Third High batters are struggling.
[09:32] _Fan
    How are his pitches looking to them?
[09:38] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    Sawamura, we'll use more
    of the numbers from this inning.
[09:42] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    They'll be swinging from the first strike.
[09:45] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    Let's try to get each batter
    out on the first pitch.
[09:50] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    I'll trust you.
[10:03] @int_Miyuki
    Trust...
[10:10] @int_Sawamura
    A fastball!
[10:20] _Fan
    What was that?!
[10:21] _Fan
    A hard slider?
[10:22] _Fan
    A cutter?
[10:22] _Fan
    It broke when it got close, right?
[10:24] Asada
    The improved pitch!
[10:25] Kukki
    Yeah, improved!
[10:27] Okumura
    Improved...
[10:30] int_Player
    What's with his pitches?
[10:33] int_Player
    I can't get a read on them.
[10:45] Announcer
    He got him to bite at the changeup!
SIGN    Yes, yes, yes!
[10:51] Announcer
    Just like the sixth inning,
    it was three up, three down!
SIGN    Yes, yes, yes!
[10:54] Announcer
    Sawamura has not given up a single
    hit to the Third High batters!
[10:57] @Kominato
    Nice pitch, Eijun-kun!
[10:59] @Kuramochi
    Nice pitch, Sawamura!
[11:00] @Maezono
    Yeah!
[11:01] Tojo
    Sawamura!
[11:05] _All
    Yeah!
[11:06] _Player
    The game's not over yet!
[11:09] Kawakami
    Sawamura's unbelievable today.
[11:11] Kawakami
    Not just his intensity,
    but his pitching, too.
[11:19] @Kuramochi
    Damn it, Sawamura!
[11:21] @Kanemaru
    That inning was too good!
[11:22] Aso
    You were so good, it was scary!
[11:23] Tojo
    Nice pitching, Sawamura!
[11:26] Kawakami
    No matter what situation he lands in,
[11:28] Kawakami
    he pitches his best.
[11:31] Kawakami
    I prepare myself so I can do that, too.
[11:41] Kawakami
    No one's giving up on the final tomorrow.
SIGN    Seido
SIGN    Ichidai
[11:53] Announcer
    It's the top of the eighth,
    with Seido High School up to bat.
[11:56] Announcer
    Sawamura was walked to first base,
[11:57] @Sawamura
    Hey, I'm gonna run!
[11:59] Announcer
    and the ninth batter, Kanemaru,
    is at the plate.
[12:05] Aso
    Yeah! Good eye!
[12:10] Announcer
    Another ball! The pitch was low!
[12:13] Announcer
    The count is three balls, two strikes!
[12:17] int_Amahisa
    He's a tough one.
[12:19] _Fan
    I'm surprised he saw where that was going.
[12:21] _Fan
    How many pitches has Amahisa thrown?
[12:23] _Fan
    He had to throw a lot in the first half.
[12:26] _Fan
    Is it starting to wear on him?
[12:28] _Fan
    Seido won't let it end like this.
[12:34] Announcer
    He's caught looking at an outside strike!
[12:36] _Player
    Yeah!
[12:38] _Player
    Nice pitch, Kosei!
[12:39] _Player
    Nice pitch!
[12:40] _Player
    Two outs, Kosei!
[12:42] _Player
    Kosei-san, two outs!
[12:44] _Coach
    Great!
[12:45] _Player
    Finish it off, Amahisa-senpai!
[12:48] _All
    Two outs!
[12:48] int_Coach
    Your latent power is
    coming out, Amahisa boy.
[12:53] (Flashback) fb_Amahisa
    Pitch outside?
[12:55] (Flashback) fb_Amahisa
    Sure, I can pitch there.
[12:58] (Flashback) fb_Amahisa
    I'm not sure you can learn to
    throw there just by practicing.
[13:01] (Flashback) fb_Amahisa
    Honestly, my slider bends too much.
[13:05] (Flashback) fb_Amahisa
    Don't you think?
[13:07] (Flashback) fb_Amahisa
    It would be great if it curved just
    a little and struck someone out!
[13:11] (Flashback) fb_Amahisa
    I've got some noise in my upper body,
    so I'm not pitching today.
[13:14] (Flashback) fb_Player
    Huh? Noise?
[13:16] int_Coach
    His behavior may be difficult for
    ordinary people to understand.
[13:22] int_Coach
    Even I'm not sure that I
    fully understand his nature.
[13:29] int_Coach
    But when the team made it
    through the winter camp,
[13:33] int_Coach
    Manaka boy and the other former third-years
    patiently practiced with them.
[13:39] int_Coach
    Genius and lucky boy.
[13:48] int_Coach
    Looking back, all those trials
    were to help him grow.
[14:00] Announcer
    Strike three!
[14:02] Announcer
    Ace Amahisa throws a mighty fastball!
[14:16] Announcer
    Seido, the quarterfinalists
[14:18] Announcer
    in the Invitational who attracted
    attention at Koshien Stadium,
[14:22] Announcer
    are facing a potent challenge from a rival
    in their own division, Ichidai Third High!
[15:01] (Flashback) fb_Announcer
    It's the top of the ninth.
[15:02] (Flashback) fb_Announcer
    Shirasu's infield grounder scored a run.
[15:05] (Flashback) fb_Announcer
    Two outs and a runner on second.
[15:09] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    Zono!
[15:11] (Flashback) fb_Announcer
    Sixth batter Maezono is at the plate.
[15:13] (Flashback) fb_Announcer
    A homer could tie the game.
[15:19] (Flashback) fb_Aso
    Zono, we're not beat yet!
[15:33] (Flashback) fb_Announcer
    A fly ball to left field ends the game!
[15:37] (Flashback) fb_Announcer
    The first game of the Tokyo
    spring tournament semifinals,
[15:40] (Flashback) fb_Announcer
    a battle between division rivals,
    has been won by Ichidai Third High!
[15:45] (Flashback) fb_Announcer
    Satoru Furuya, after making a name
    for himself at the Invitational,
[15:47] (Flashback) fb_Announcer
    gave up five runs in the fifth inning!
[15:50] (Flashback) fb_Announcer
    Ace Amahisa threw 142 pitches and
    advances his team to the final!
[15:58] (Flashback) fb_Announcer
    Ichidai Third High has also automatically
    earned a spot in the Kanto Tournament in May!
SIGN    Seido
SIGN    Ichidai
[16:27] _Fan
    Amahisa looked exhausted there at the end.
[16:30] _Fan
    But Coach Tahara didn't sub him out.
[16:32] _Fan
    He won't be pitching tomorrow.
[16:34] _Fan
    He might be the eye of the storm this summer.
[16:38] _Fan
    Inashiro, Teito, and Ichidai were
    all disappointed in the fall.
[16:42] _Fan
    They'll be eager to perform in the summer.
[16:45] _Fan
    And then there's Furuya.
[16:47] _Fan
    He's nothing like how
    he was in the Invitational.
[16:49] _Fan
    Is he gonna be okay?
    The cameras were all trained on him.
[16:53] _Fan
    Did he burn out at Koshien Stadium?
[16:55] _Fan
    That wouldn't be any fun.
[16:57] _Fan
    The summer's the real tournament!
[16:58] @Furuya
    I lost the game.
[17:01] _Fan
    But Sawamura looked good.
[17:03] _Fan
    He could have started today.
[17:05] _Fan
    Nah, they need their ace
    Furuya to be in shape.
[17:08] _Fan
    Yeah.
[17:10] _Fan
    You hear all the time about teams who go to
    the Invitational, but don't win in the summer.
[17:14] _Fan
    And with batting like that,
    can they beat Inashiro?
[17:19] _Fan
    Can they hit Narumiya's pitches?
[17:23] Rei
    What should the club members do?
[17:26] Ochiai
    There are a lot of spectators.
[17:28] Ochiai
    It might be best for those in
    the stands to go back soon.
[17:32] Ochiai
    We'll have a thorough meeting
    once everyone is back.
[17:35] Ochiai
    But the main players should stay
    and watch the next game.
[17:41] _Coach
    Inashiro...
[17:43] Rei
    Very well.
[17:45] Rei
    I'll tell the players.
[17:53] @Kanemaru
    Hey, first-years! Come get
    the stuff that needs carrying!
SIGN    Officials and Players
    Entrance
    General access is
    strictly prohibited
[17:56] Seto
    Yes, sir!
[18:00] Seto
    Shall I take that?
[18:04] @Sawamura
    No, it's fine.
[18:14] Amahisa
    Hey, hang on!
[18:17] Amahisa
    I'm glad I ran into you!
[18:19] Amahisa
    There's something I want to ask you!
[18:22] Amahisa
    What kind of pitch was that?
[18:24] Amahisa
    A slider? Cutter?
[18:27] Amahisa
    The batters who saw it said
    the ball just disappeared!
[18:31] Amahisa
    I wanted to see it too,
    but you didn't throw it!
[18:34] Amahisa
    How do you throw it? What's the grip?
[18:37] _Player
    Hey, Kosei...
[18:39] @Sawamura
    Excuse me...
[18:40] @Sawamura
    We just lost a game.
[18:43] @Sawamura
    I have nothing to say to you.
[18:49] Amahisa
    Why not?
[18:51] Amahisa
    We're just talking about baseball.
    It's not the same thing.
[18:54] Amahisa
    I'm just asking as a pitcher.
[18:56] Amahisa
    Tell me the grip!
[18:58] @Sawamura
    No!
[18:58] Amahisa
    Why not?
[19:01] Announcer
    The next game will begin at 1:00.
[19:05] _Player
    Huh? He what?
[19:05] Announcer
    Teito High School, please begin practice.
[19:07] _Player
    Seido's?
[19:09] _Player
    I've never seen Kosei-san take an
    interest in another team's pitcher.
[19:14] _Player
    Yeah, and that pitcher's a year younger!
[19:17] (Flashback) fb_Amahisa
    Okay, tell me your LINE handle!
[19:19] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    Why would I do that?!
[19:21] _Player
    He started speaking like
    they were the same age, too.
[19:27] Kukki
    I can't wait to get back and move around!
[19:30] Asada
    Yeah, we've just been
    watching this whole time.
[19:32] Seto
    Amahisa's an oddball, too.
[19:35] Seto
    Sawamura-senpai wanted
    nothing to do with him.
[19:38] Okumura
    I get why he was interested in that pitch.
[19:43] Okumura
    But coming from the team that just beat us...
[19:48] Okumura
    It's inexcusable.
[19:55] Seto
    What are you getting mad about?
[20:07] Owada
    Coach Kataoka admitted he waited
    too long to change pitchers.
[20:12] Mine
    Yeah.
[20:13] Mine
    Those five runs they gave up in the fifth
[20:16] Mine
    were the deciding factor in the game.
[20:20] Mine
    Sawamura-kun's excellent pitching stopped
    the Ichidai batters' momentum cold.
[20:23] Mine
    If Seido had changed pitchers early
    like they usually do,
[20:27] Mine
    the game may have turned out differently.
[20:30] Owada
    Do you think that Coach Kataoka wanted
    Furuya-kun to pitch the whole game?
[20:36] Owada
    Hoping that he could pitch
    like at the Invitational?
[20:41] Mine
    Coach Kataoka was a pitcher himself,
[20:45] Mine
    and he also finished runner-up
    at Koshien Stadium.
[20:48] Mine
    I have no doubt that he is particular
    when it comes to the ace.
[20:52] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    We had the means to limit the number of
    runs given up, including some on the bench.
[20:56] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    My inexperience caused me to hesitate.
[21:01] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    I will accept the result.
[21:07] Narrator
    To play on the national stage
[21:10] Narrator
    is to embrace a new goal.
[21:14] Narrator
    No team will want to maintain the status quo
    and not reach for the heavens.
[21:22] Narrator
    But you can only reach out after you've won.
[21:35] Narrator
    Once you've dominated
    this violent battlefield.
[21:47] _Umpire
    Line up!
SIGN    Tokyo Spring Tournament
    Semifinals
SIGN    Seido 3 – 5 Ichidai Third High
    (West Tokyo) (West Tokyo)
SIGN    Seido High School Lost
SIGN    "Only After You've Won"
[22:16] @Sawamura
    "Only After You've Won."
[23:49] Mukai
    They may say I'm stuck-up and selfish,
[23:51] Mukai
    but I've never tried to bend to others.
[23:54] Mukai
    I have a confidence in
    my chest I can't explain.
[23:57] Mukai
    I've fed that confidence by
    practicing more than anyone,
[24:00] Mukai
    exploring baseball every single day.
[24:02] Mukai
    I won't listen to anyone complain.
[24:04] Mukai
    I'm going to pitch like the ace!
[24:06] @Sawamura
    Haruichi...
[24:07] @Sawamura
    Being the ace is really cool, right?
[24:09] @Miyuki
    I'll only be playing baseball with
    them for another three months.
[24:13] @Miyuki
    On the next episode of
    Ace of the Diamond Act II:
[24:15] @Miyuki
    "Three Months."
SIGN    Next Time
SIGN    "Three Months"
[24:17] @Miyuki
    Let's win the national title!
SIGN    Color illustration / Yuji Terajima