17 - Games Are Fun

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[00:01] Fu
    How can I...
[00:03] Fu
    ...avoid giving up runs?
[00:08] Fu
    Please give me some advice.
[00:11] Mi
    Well, damn...
[00:13] Mi
    Scrap the limit.
[00:15] Mi
    He isn't even close to giving up.
SIGN    Kiryu
    Seido
SIGN    Games Are Fun
[01:58] E1
    Nice one, Tachi!
[01:59] E2
    Nice pitch!
[02:00] Mi
    Hiromi Tachi,
    the ace of Kiryu...
[02:04] Mi
    He's throwing faster
    as the game progresses.
[02:07] Mi
    He's a really good pitcher.
[02:10] Ta
    The hellish running...
[02:13] Ta
    The hellish pitching...
[02:16] Ta
    The hellish weight lifting...
[02:19] Ta
    The hellish practice...
[02:23] Ta
    This is the stage
    where I show it all off.
[02:28] Ta
    Games are so fun.
[02:33] Sa
    Wh-Why is he smiling?
[02:36] E1
    There it is!
[02:37] E1
    Our Tachi's scary smile!
[02:39] E2
    He's on a roll right now!
[02:47] Um
    Strike! Batter out!
[02:49] C1
    Oh, man! Three for three!
[02:53] Sa
    I can't leave this game
    up to someone else!
[02:55] Ha
    Just calm down...
[02:59] Mi
    The ace and the cleanup
    who's scored two runs so far.
[03:02] Mi
    He's the one supporting the team.
[03:06] Mi
    Hey, Furuya.
[03:09] Mi
    I told you to hold a ball with your fingers
[03:10] Mi
    while you were banned from pitching, right?
[03:14] Mi
    We never practiced it, but throw it.
[03:22] Mi
    Hey, now...
[03:34] Ta
    Don't walk me to first now,
    little first-year!
[03:40] Mi
    I guess he really loves games.
[03:46] Mi
    He looks really scary, though.
[03:48] Mi
    But it's time we started
    having some fun, too.
[03:55] Mi
    Don't worry.
[03:56] Mi
    He won't swing. I promise.
[04:11] Um
    Strike!
[04:14] Ta
    Come on!
[04:15] Ta
    Don't throw a slow ball just
    because you can't get a strike.
[04:20] Mi
    Not like you'll swing
    until you have two strikes.
[04:26] Ta
    Little twerp...
[04:34] EC
    Sure thing.
[04:35] EC
    Blow it out of the park.
[04:40] Mi
    We need to strike him out
[04:43] Mi
    to break the spirit of the other team.
[04:45] Mi
    This forkball is going to be just for show.
[04:49] Mi
    Let's plow through this situation
[04:51] Mi
    and create momentum for our team.
[04:59] Ta
    Come! Come! Come! Come!
[05:05] Mi
    A fastball?
[05:06] Ta
    Thank you!
[05:26] P1
    What was that pitch?
[05:29] P2
    A fastball dropped?
[05:31] P3
    I-I'm not sure.
[05:33] P3
    But it's the first time
    I've seen Miyuki miss a pitch.
[05:40] Mi
    There's no way I could
    catch that on the fly.
[05:44] Mi
    The ball traveled really fast
[05:46] Mi
    and dropped right
    in front of the batter.
[05:49] Mi
    It was closer to that other pitch
    than to a forkball.
[05:52] Mi
    The breaking ball that came out
    at the end of the 20th century...
[05:55] Mi
    The split-finger fastball.
[05:59] Mi
    That idiot...
[06:01] Mi
    He was afraid of letting the ball slip
[06:02] Mi
    and didn't put it in deep enough.
[06:04] [SONG] On-screen
    Simply unprepared
[06:07] Mi
    But it was a lucky accident.
[06:10] Mi
    We wiped that smirk right off his face.
[06:15] Ot
    D-Don't tell me Miyuki...
[06:18] Ot
    ...made Furuya throw that
    pitch without any practice.
[06:22] Ka
    I assume so.
[06:23] Ka
    Seeing as he failed to catch it.
[06:25] Ot
    That's insane!
[06:27] Ot
    What is he thinking?
[06:30] Ch
    Seriously...
[06:31] Ch
    You sure know how to be bold.
[06:35] Ch
    You're teaching Furuya a lesson
    about control through experience
[06:38] Ch
    while simultaneously trying
    to draw out his full potential.
[06:43] Ch
    You sure know how
    to utilize a practice game.
[06:48] Mi
    Now that we've cornered the batter,
[06:51] Mi
    it's smooth sailing from here.
[06:53] Mi
    Throw your most comfortable pitch
[06:55] Mi
    and strike him out.
[07:03] Ch
    The tides have changed.
[07:05] P1
    Nice pitch!
[07:06] P2
    Nice throw!
[07:10] Yu
    That was your best pitch today.
[07:12] Is
    You should've thrown that from the start!
[07:15] Is
    Don't ever hold back!
[07:17] Ry
    Nice pitch!
[07:19] Ku
    Not bad, kid!
[07:26] Mi
    Yeah.
[07:27] Mi
    Feels good, huh?
[07:29] Mi
    That's how it feels to hear
    your teammates' support.
[07:32] Mi
    Whether or not you grow
    is all up to you, though.
[07:33] [SONG] On-screen
    Touched
[07:36] Is
    Hurry up and throw!
[07:40] Ha
    Furuya-kun is really something.
[07:42] Ha
    I've never seen a forkball like that.
[07:47] Mi
    Don't get hot-headed
    over a first-year.
[07:51] Mi
    You're our ace.
[07:53] Mi
    You can prove it tomorrow.
[07:58] Ta
    Miyauchi.
[08:04] C1
    He finally got his head in the game!
[08:06] C2
    This inning was perfect!
[08:08] EC
    I see.
[08:10] EC
    I can see why Kataoka-han loves him so.
[08:12] EC
    He was like a different man this inning.
[08:16] EC
    So this is his true nature.
[08:21] Sa
    He really is amazing.
[08:23] Ka
    Sawamura.
[08:25] Ka
    Once Furuya bats, you're up.
[08:28] Ka
    Are you ready?
[08:30] Sa
    Y-Yes, sir!
[08:32] Fu
    We don't have to switch.
[08:34] Sa
    Shut up!
[08:35] Sa
    I know you're tired!
[08:37] Sa
    Go strike out for all I care!
[08:38] [SONG] On-screen
    Ignored
[08:41] Sa
    Damn.
[08:42] Sa
    I've gotta calm down.
[08:44] Sa
    This is my first time
    pitching in the first-string.
[08:46] Sa
    I can't mess up.
[08:48] Ha
    You're finally going out as a first-string.
[08:53] Mi
    Hey, you look really stiff.
[08:56] Mi
    Don't tell me you're nervous.
[08:58] Sa
    Me? Impossible!
[09:12] C1
    It's went over!
[09:13] C2
    That was a long one!
[09:14] C2
    Deep in center field!
[09:17] Sa
    A... home run?
[09:20] Mi
    Looks like he put an end to the pitcher
[09:23] Mi
    who was feeling down after striking out.
[09:28] CE
    Tachi!
[09:31] CE
    This is the national level.
[09:33] CE
    There are still many more
    interesting people in this world.
[09:36] CE
    Well?
[09:37] CE
    You glad you came
    on this little excursion?
[09:39] C1
    That's right, Tachi!
[09:41] C1
    This is what we came here to see!
[09:44] C2
    Be yourself and have some fun!
[09:47] C3
    Let's have fun, Tachi!
[09:48] C4
    Let's kick their butts!
[09:52] C5
    Tachi-senpai, I just love your smile!
[09:57] Mi
    This is why he's one
    of the best coaches in Osaka.
[10:00] Mi
    He easily got the pitcher
    back on his feet.
[10:05] Mi
    Don't be so tense, Sawamura.
[10:08] Sa
    I-I'm not tense! Damn it!
[10:10] Ha
    You might want to watch your mouth...
[10:12] Mi
    I want to see how your ball moves,
[10:14] Mi
    so let me catch a few.
[10:16] Sa
    O-Okay.
[10:17] Mi
    But...
[10:20] Mi
    Brings back memories, huh?
[10:22] Mi
    You and me forming a battery.
[10:27] (Flashback) Mi
    Rei-chan,
[10:28] (Flashback) Mi
    can I catch his pitch?
[10:35] Sa
    You looked so sure of yourself.
[10:40] Sa
    That was my first impression of you.
[10:44] (Flashback) Mi
    Man, your pitch is really hard to catch.
[10:46] (Flashback) Mi
    It's also really high,
[10:48] (Flashback) Mi
    so we won't have a good game like this.
[10:50] (Flashback) Mi
    Because of your new form,
[10:52] (Flashback) Mi
    your arm comes swinging late.
[10:56] (Flashback) Mi
    You need to release a little later.
[10:58] (Flashback) Mi
    Like you're trying to throw
    the ball into the ground.
[11:01] (Flashback) Sa
    Okay.
[11:03] Sa
    I'm at Seido today
[11:05] BG
    Strike! Batter's out!
[11:06] Sa
    because I met him.
[11:08] Mi
    Oh, looks like we're up.
[11:14] Mi
    Well, let's have fun.
SIGN    Kiryu
    Seido
[11:19] Ka
    I'd like to call for a change in players.
[11:22] Ka
    Replacing the pitcher
    from Furuya to Sawamura.
[11:27] EC
    What?
[11:28] EC
    He's switching out the pitcher
    who just picked up his rhythm?
[11:32] Ka
    Furuya, go into left field.
[11:36] Ka
    I'll play you like this
    in the summer tournament, too.
[11:39] Ka
    Go defend with that in mind.
[11:42] Fu
    Left field?
[11:45] Ch
    He lacks endurance as a pitcher,
[11:48] Ch
    but his batting is too good to bench.
[11:50] Ch
    The coach definitely has
    plans for Furuya this summer.
[11:55] Ka
    Sawamura, you're...
[11:57] Sa
    Y-Yes, sir?
SIGN    Ba-dump Ba-dump
    Ba-dump Ba-dump

[12:04] Ka
    Just... do your best.
[12:05] Sa
    That's it?
[12:08] Ku
    He's not expecting anything from you.
[12:09] Sa
    You!
[12:10] Sa
    Don't say it out loud!
[12:14] Mi
    He wouldn't even put you
    in the dugout if that were true.
[12:18] Mi
    You have your own qualities.
[12:21] Mi
    Just believe in yourself and pitch.
[12:27] Mi
    Well, let's go.
[12:31] Sa
    All right!
[12:33] Sa
    Balls will go flying,
[12:35] Sa
    so thank you for devending!
[12:37] Ku
    You're already messing up your words!
[12:44] (Flashback) Ka
    I'll play you like this
    in the summer tournament, too.
[12:47] (Flashback) Ka
    Go defend with that in mind.
[12:50] Fu
    I'm ready to pitch again whenever.
[12:53] EC
    You've done it now, Kataoka-han.
[12:56] EC
    Are we just practice for your
    first-year pitchers, at best?
[13:02] Um
    Play!
[13:04] E1
    No matter what he throws,
    I'm hitting the first pitch.
[13:11] Mi
    Let's go.
[13:20] Sa
    Like I'm...
[13:23] Sa
    throwing it into the ground!
[13:27] Um
    Strike!
[13:29] EC
    You idiot.
[13:30] EC
    What are you doing...
    watching that ball come down the middle?
[13:34] E1
    Wh-What the...
[13:37] E1
    His form...
[13:39] E1
    I couldn't see where
    the ball came from.
[13:51] (Flashback) Ka
    Miyuki.
[13:52] (Flashback) Mi
    Yes?
[13:54] (Flashback) Ka
    I'm putting you in charge
    of the pitchers tomorrow.
[13:58] (Flashback) Ka
    Moving fastballs aren't good against
    metal bats that make hitting easy.
[14:02] (Flashback) Ka
    Considering how strong
    the batters of Kiryu are,
[14:05] (Flashback) Ka
    they should be the perfect team
    to test out Sawamura's strength.
[14:09] (Flashback) Ka
    I don't care if they focus
    on the easy pitches.
[14:12] (Flashback) Ka
    Just make sure they swing.
[14:16] (Flashback) Mi
    Easier said than done, sir.
SIGN    Learn today
SIGN    Devote every moment
[14:19] (Flashback) Mi
    But...
[14:20] (Flashback) Mi
    If his pitch works against
    a top-tier team like Kiryu...
[14:28] (Flashback) Ka
    Exactly.
[14:30] (Flashback) Ka
    I will decide whether I'll use him this summer
[14:33] (Flashback) Ka
    based on his performance tomorrow.
[14:38] Sa
    That feeling.
[14:40] Sa
    It's just like back then.
[14:49] Mi
    Don't be so happy about
    just one strike, Sawamura.
[14:56] Mi
    This is your final
    first-string examination.
[15:01] Sa
    Like I'm...
[15:03] Sa
    throwing it into the ground!
[15:09] E1
    Crap.
[15:10] E1
    I still swung too late?
[15:13] Sa
    All right!
[15:14] Sa
    That's one out!
[15:18] E2
    Yes! A hit to right field!
[15:21] E3
    Let's keep this rhythm, Murata!
[15:23] E4
    All right!
[15:25] Sa
    I thought I got him out.
[15:29] Mi
    It was too high.
[15:30] Mi
    If you don't throw lower,
    they'll turn your pitch against you.
[15:34] E1
    Be careful, Murata.
[15:36] E1
    It's faster than it looks.
[15:45] Mi
    Didn't Chris-senpai teach you?
[15:48] Mi
    It's a nice opportunity to test it out.
[16:01] EC
    He may be a southpaw,
    but he's a first-year.
[16:04] EC
    If there's an opening, run for it.
[16:16] E1
    His knee's facing in.
[16:17] E1
    I got this!
[16:20] Sa
    You fell for it!
[16:25] Sa
    See that?
[16:26] Sa
    This is the pick-off I learned
    directly from Chris-senpai!
[16:36] Um
    That was completely a balk!
[16:37] Um
    Runner to second base.
[16:39] Sa
    Wh-Why?
[16:40] Sa
    I stopped!
[16:42] Sa
    I'm pretty sure I did it perfectly!
[16:45] Yu
    Your legs were completely crossed.
[16:47] Yu
    Anyone would call "balk" on that.
[16:50] EC
    Oh, come on.
[16:51] EC
    He doesn't even know
    how to do a pick-off?
[16:54] Sa
    Oh, no!
[16:56] Sa
    I'm making Chris-senpai lose face!
[16:58] Ch
    I'm sorry.
[16:59] Ch
    He's a slow learner.
[17:02] Ka
    Yeah, I know.
[17:06] Mi
    You never disappoint me.
[17:08] Mi
    Sawamura.
[17:12] Mi
    Switch it up.
[17:13] Mi
    Focus on the batter.
[17:15] Sa
    Another to the inside?
[17:19] Mi
    They'll hit far if you're not careful.
[17:22] Mi
    Inside and low.
[17:25] Mi
    Throw it right here.
[17:34] Sa
    Crap!
[17:35] Sa
    It went up again!
[17:37] E1
    Wh-What kind of pitch is that?
[17:40] E1
    I couldn't tell where it came from.
[17:45] Mi
    Right here.
[17:47] Ch
    Well, well...
[17:48] Ch
    Miyuki's obstinate
    about the inside low.
[17:50] Ch
    It's scary enough to throw
    there for a normal pitcher.
[17:54] Ch
    With what little ball
    control Sawamura has,
[17:57] Ch
    it must put even more pressure on him.
[18:04] Mi
    Still too high.
[18:06] Sa
    Shortstop!
[18:07] E1
    That felt really weird on the bat.
[18:10] Ku
    Damn! I hate hits that come here!
[18:13] C1
    He has nowhere to throw!
[18:14] C2
    That's no outs, and runners
    are on first and third.
[18:17] C1
    That pitcher's already
    got himself cornered!
[18:19] C2
    He looks a little pale, too.
[18:21] C3
    That balk really hurt.
[18:24] Ot
    Oh, what luck.
[18:26] Ot
    That could've been an out.
[18:28] Ka
    A hit is a hit.
[18:30] Ka
    It's because they always
    swing their bats all the way.
[18:32] Ka
    Not luck.
[18:34] Mi
    Will you give up runs slowly?
[18:37] Mi
    Or will you stand your ground?
[18:39] Mi
    This is where it counts.
[18:42] Yu
    Focus on the batter, Sawamura!
[18:44] Is
    Let him hit over here!
[18:46] Is
    I'll get one out at home!
[18:48] Ry
    We're not counting on a strikeout.
[18:50] Sa
    Yes, sirs!
[18:51] Sa
    Thank you, sirs!
[18:53] Mi
    So much respect...
[18:55] Mi
    But what about me?
[18:59] EC
    The infield is defending close,
    preparing to lose a run.
[19:02] EC
    I'd be desperate for an out, too,
    if I were them.
[19:07] EC
    Murata, run to second
    as soon as he pitches.
[19:11] EC
    Asano, you can hit it
    if he throws it down the middle.
[19:15] EC
    Nakai, come home if you can.
[19:20] EC
    That pitcher's lost
    himself after the balk.
[19:24] EC
    Don't give him any time to recover.
[19:32] Sa
    Are they gonna run?
[19:34] Sa
    Do they want to run?
[19:36] Ha
    Calm down, Eijun-kun.
[19:40] (Flashback) Ch
    Listen, Sawamura.
[19:42] (Flashback) Ch
    The point of a pick-off
    isn't to get an out.
[19:45] (Flashback) Ch
    It's to keep the runners from starting
    with a big lead and a good start.
[19:50] (Flashback) Ch
    You're a southpaw, so you can
    see the first-base runner.
[19:53] (Flashback) Sa
    Make eye contact!
[19:57] (Flashback) Ch
    Stop him with your glare.
[20:00] (Flashback) Sa
    And make it look like a pick-off, but...
[20:05] EC
    What?
[20:08] Mi
    Too high.
[20:12] Mi
    That's a goner.
[20:27] Sa
    The ball's inside my glove.
[20:31] Sa
    I caught it.
[20:33] Sa
    What...
[20:34] Sa
    do I do now?
[20:37] Sa
    Right! The third-base runner!
[20:40] Mi
    Sawamura! Second base!
[20:42] Mi
    Double play!
[20:49] Um
    Out!
[20:51] C1
    All right, a double play!
[20:53] C2
    The third-base runner couldn't move!
[20:55] C1
    That Sawamura kid isn't bad!
[20:59] Ku
    You were practicing the slide step?
[21:01] Ku
    I gotta say, not bad.
[21:03] Sa
    Yes, sir!
[21:04] Sa
    This is all thanks
    to Chris-senpai's guidance!
[21:06] Ku
    Don't care.
[21:08] Mi
    You threw it down the middle, though.
[21:12] EC
    What the hell's wrong with that pitcher?
[21:15] EC
    He can't do a pick-off right,
    but he knows how to slide step?
[21:19] E1
    C-Coach!
[21:20] E1
    Your true colors are showing!
[21:23] Ch
    He didn't forget to look
    at the third-base runner in that play.
[21:28] Ch
    I'm sure it was done unconsciously,
    but it was a great play.
[21:33] Mi
    I thought he'd blank out more,
    but he's calmer than he looks.
[21:37] Mi
    Maybe he's used to these situations
[21:40] Mi
    since his junior high team was so bad.
[21:46] Mi
    Man...
[21:47] Mi
    Both Sawamura and Furuya
[21:49] Mi
    are seriously fun to deal with.
[21:59] Sa
    Balls will go flying,
    so thank you for defending!
[23:35] Sa
    All right!
[23:36] Sa
    A double play to save our butts!
[23:38] Mi
    Don't be so happy so soon.
[23:40] Mi
    They're a top-tier team.
[23:42] Mi
    With your level of pitching,
    you'll be in another bind soon enough.
[23:44] Sa
    What should I do then?
[23:47] Mi
    I'll teach you.
[23:48] Mi
    There is so much depth in pitching.
[23:50] Sa
    Wait! That's not an answer!
[23:52] Sa
    Next time on Ace of the Diamond:
    I Hate It, But...
SIGN    I Hate It, But...
[23:56] Sa
    Let's win the national title!