17 - Three Months

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[00:04] Announcer
    A fly ball to left field ends the game!
[00:07] Announcer
    The first game of the Tokyo
    spring tournament semifinals,
[00:10] Announcer
    a battle between division rivals,
    has been won by Ichidai Third High!
[00:14] Announcer
    Satoru Furuya, after making a name
    for himself at the Invitational,
[00:17] Announcer
    gave up five runs in the fifth inning!
[00:20] Announcer
    Ace Amahisa threw 142 pitches and
    advances his team to the final!
[00:29] Announcer
    Ichidai Third High has also automatically
    earned a spot in the Kanto Tournament in May!
SIGN    Seido
SIGN    Ichidai
[00:47] _Fan
    Inashiro, Teito, and Ichidai were
    all disappointed in the fall.
[00:51] _Fan
    They'll be eager to perform in the summer.
[00:55] _Fan
    And then there's Furuya.
[00:56] _Fan
    He's nothing like how
    he was in the Invitational.
[00:58] _Fan
    Is he gonna be okay?
    The cameras were all trained on him.
[01:03] _Fan
    Did he burn out at Koshien Stadium?
[01:05] _Fan
    That wouldn't be any fun.
[01:06] _Fan
    The summer's the real tournament!
[01:08] @Furuya
    I lost the game.
[01:10] _Fan
    But Sawamura looked good.
[01:13] _Fan
    He could have started today.
[01:15] _Fan
    Nah, they need their ace
    Furuya to be in shape.
[01:18] _Fan
    Yeah.
[01:19] _Fan
    You hear all the time about teams who go to
    the Invitational, but don't win in the summer.
[01:23] _Fan
    And with batting like that,
    can they beat Inashiro?
[01:28] _Fan
    Can they hit Narumiya's pitches?
[01:33] Narrator
    To play on the national stage
[01:36] Narrator
    is to embrace a new goal.
[01:40] Narrator
    No team will want to maintain the status quo
    and not reach for the heavens.
[01:48] Narrator
    But you can only reach out after you've won.
[02:01] Narrator
    Once you've dominated
    this violent battlefield.
SIGN    Meiji Jingu Secondary Stadium
SIGN    Seido – Ichidai Third High
    Third Base Line 12:30 First Base Line
    Inashiro Industrial – Teito
[03:59] Announcer
    It's the second game of the Tokyo
    spring tournament semifinals.
[04:02] Announcer
    Both teams have players who played
    at Koshien Stadium as first-years,
[04:05] Announcer
    and wore their powerhouse team's
    ace number as second-years!
[04:09] Announcer
    It's the number one southpaw
    in Kanto, Mei Narumiya,
[04:13] Announcer
    versus Taiyo Mukai,
    who is one year younger.
[04:19] Announcer
    It's a battle of the princes
    of East and West Tokyo!
[04:23] Owada
    They both act tough and I love it!
[04:33] Narrator
    Mukai has been slightly tense in his start.
[04:37] Narrator
    There are two outs and runners
    on first and second base.
[04:41] Narrator
    But even then, Teito's iron wall
    does not allow them to score.
SIGN    Inashiro
SIGN    Teito
[04:53] Narrator
    On the other hand, Narumiya...
[04:56] _Umpire
    Strike!
[04:59] Narrator
    ...is showing exceptional control
    over his breaking balls,
[05:02] Narrator
    constantly keeping the Teito batters at bay.
[05:06] _Umpire
    Strike! Batter out!
[05:09] Narrator
    He has not allowed any runners on base
    in three innings in a perfect start.
SIGN    Top of the fourth inning
[05:24] _Umpire
    Ball!
[05:28] _Umpire
    Ball!
[05:29] @Kanemaru
    That makes three balls and one strike.
[05:32] @Kanemaru
    Mukai's throwing more breaking balls.
[05:35] Tojo
    The Inashiro batters are
    waiting for a fastball.
[05:39] @Kominato
    They aren't swinging at the low pitches.
[05:42] @Kuramochi
    Inashiro has five hits.
[05:45] Kawakami
    It's a tough game. He's let runners
    on base every inning since the first.
[05:49] @Miyuki
    Still, he doesn't mind getting
    the count up to three balls.
[05:54] @Miyuki
    He makes more plays when
    there are runners on base.
[05:58] @Miyuki
    Furuya,
[06:00] @Miyuki
    watching him pitch won't be
    any help to you directly.
[06:03] _Umpire
    Strike!
[06:06] @Kuramochi
    Hey, Sawamura!
[06:08] @Kuramochi
    This seat's open!
[06:11] @Sawamura
    I'm fine. It's easier to see from up here.
[06:23] _Umpire
    Strike!
[06:26] Narrator
    With two outs and runners
    on second and third base,
[06:29] Narrator
    and the count at 3–2,
[06:33] Narrator
    he throws a screwball out of the zone.
[06:37] _Umpire
    Strike! Batter out!
[06:40] Narrator
    He takes advantage of the batters'
    aversion to being caught looking.
[06:46] Narrator
    That is Taiyo Mukai's true strength.
[06:51] @Miyuki
    They've already got a read on his
    screwball, but he still threw it.
[06:54] Kawakami
    It was just barely out of the zone.
[06:56] _Fan
    He's got some guts.
[06:58] Owada
    That mischievous gleam in his eye!
[07:00] Owada
    But I love it!
[07:03] bg_Owada
    I really do!
[07:03] Mine
    He's a cerebral pitcher who
    likes going deep in the count.
[07:05] Owada
    It's simply the best!
[07:09] Mine
    He probably likes taking gambles like these.
SIGN    Inashiro
SIGN    Teito
[07:13] Narrator
    But...
[07:15] Narrator
    The team has yet to come up with
    a firm strategy to deal with Narumiya.
[07:19] Narrator
    The Teito batters have only had
    one hit in five innings.
SIGN    Inashiro
SIGN    Teito
[07:27] Narrator
    Both teams have zeros across the board,
[07:31] Narrator
    but the way they are
    playing is very different.
[07:35] Narrator
    In the sixth inning, Inashiro finally
    breaks through against Mukai.
[07:42] Narrator
    With runners on first and second base,
[07:45] Narrator
    Carlos gets a hit to near center field.
[07:49] Narrator
    Then Shirakawa hits to left field,
    for two RBI hits in a row.
[07:54] Narrator
    In the seventh inning,
    Tadano's sacrifice fly
[07:57] Narrator
    brings in another run.
[07:58] Narumiya
    Good try. Just a little more.
[08:01] Narrator
    Inashiro extended their lead to three runs.
[08:12] Narrator
    But still, the ace trusted in his offense,
[08:18] _Player
    Yeah!
[08:19] Narrator
    and continued to pitch his best.
[08:23] _Player
    Nice pitch!
[08:24] _Player
    Good one, Taiyo-san!
[08:29] Mukai
    That hurts.
[08:32] _Player
    Two outs!
[08:33] _Player
    Two outs!
[08:34] _Player
    Mukai-san!
[08:36] _Player
    Go!
[08:37] _Player
    Two outs!
[08:39] _Player
    Let's end the inning!
[08:42] int_Mukai
    They may say I'm stuck-up and selfish,
[08:46] int_Mukai
    but I've never bent to suit other people.
[08:50] int_Mukai
    I have a confidence in
    my chest I can't explain.
[08:56] int_Mukai
    I've fed that confidence by
    practicing more than anyone,
[09:01] int_Mukai
    exploring baseball every single day.
[09:06] int_Mukai
    I won't listen to anyone complain.
[09:09] int_Mukai
    I'm going to pitch like the ace!
[09:17] Announcer
    A low outside pitch finishes him off!
[09:20] Announcer
    He goes down swinging at a screwball!
[09:30] Announcer
    They have three innings left to bat!
[09:32] Announcer
    Will Teito High School be
    able to mount a comeback?
SIGN    Bottom of the seventh inning
SIGN    Inashiro
SIGN    Teito
[09:51] Announcer
    It...
[09:52] Announcer
    It's gone!
[09:55] Announcer
    The ace's partner provides
    the perfect response to his pitching!
[09:59] Announcer
    He hit Mei Narumiya's fastball straight on!
[10:03] SFX
    Yeah!
[10:05] Announcer
    That drops the lead to two runs!
[10:08] Mine
    It's hard to get successive
    hits off a good pitcher.
[10:11] Mine
    It's inevitably errors or home runs
    that provide a chance to score.
[10:16] Mine
    That couldn't have been an easy hit.
    Well played, Inui-kun.
[10:20] _Coach
    Keep it going! Get some more!
[10:24] Owada
    Teito will want to capitalize on that hit.
[10:27] bg_Tadano
    Mei-san, Mei-san!
[10:28] Tadano
    Long ago, an old lady asked an
    apprentice witch to deliver a pie.
[10:33] Tadano
    It was raining hard...
[10:33] Narumiya
    Too long. Drop it.
[10:36] Mine
    The best strategy against Inashiro
[10:39] Mine
    is to keep pressure on Narumiya,
    from the plate or from the bases.
[10:46] _Umpire
    Ball!
[10:49] _Umpire
    Ball!
[10:50] @Maezono
    Narumiya's definitely ticked off!
[10:54] @Maezono
    He's no different than before!
[10:57] _Fan
    The count is three balls, one strike.
[10:59] _Fan
    It would be neat if he got on base.
[11:04] _Umpire
    Strike!
[11:13] _Umpire
    Strike! Batter out!
[11:16] Shirakawa
    Keep it together!
[11:17] Announcer
    After giving up a run,
    Narumiya manages to close out the inning.
[11:21] Announcer
    This pitchers' battle enters its final stages!
SIGN    Top of the eighth inning
[11:40] Narrator
    The Teito battery is back to
    mainly throwing fastballs.
[11:45] Narrator
    Not just to the left and right corners,
[11:47] Narrator
    but also alternating high and low.
[11:50] Narrator
    They sit the top of Inashiro's order
    three up, three down,
[11:53] Narrator
    and set the stage for their batters
    in the bottom of the eighth.
[12:04] Narrator
    However...
[12:07] Narrator
    Despite Narumiya's control
    slipping after the home run,
[12:11] Narrator
    he quickly retires two batters for two outs.
[12:15] Narrator
    The eighth batter, Mukai, is now up to bat.
[12:29] int_Tadano
    Mei-san...
[12:40] int_Mukai
    Not yet...
[12:42] int_Mukai
    I won't let it end yet.
[12:44] int_Mukai
    I'll get on base!
[12:48] _Umpire
    Ball!
[12:55] Narrator
    As if trying to show his power,
[13:01] Narrator
    or trying to send a message...
[13:06] Narrator
    Up against the other team's ace,
    who had yet to hit,
[13:09] Narrator
    he brought out all of his best pitches,
[13:13] Narrator
    and overpowered him.
[13:19] Narumiya
    Yeah!
SIGN    Inashiro
SIGN    Teito
[13:34] Narrator
    In this clash between
    East and West Tokyo powerhouses,
[13:39] Narrator
    it was the ace from the West, who'd gone to
    Koshien twice, who came out on top.
[13:46] Mukai
    Thank you for that childish
    display of pitching.
SIGN    Squeeze
[13:49] Narumiya
    Oh, I wasn't being serious in the least.
[13:53] Carlos
    Let's go, Mei.
[13:54] _Player
    Taiyo!
[13:56] Tadano
    Mei-san!
[13:57] Narumiya
    I went easy on you! Remember that!
[14:00] Mukai
    Fine, whatever you say!
    What are you, twelve?!
[14:06] Narrator
    Tomorrow's final will be between Ichidai
    Third High and Inashiro Industrial.
SIGN    National High School Baseball Tournament
[14:14] _Sign
    Seido
    
    Ichidai Third
[14:14] _Sign
    Inashiro
    
    Teito
[14:15] Announcer
    Tomorrow's final will begin at 1:00 PM.
[14:19] Announcer
    Doors will open at 12:00 PM.
[14:23] @Miyuki
    Well, let's get going.
[14:28] @Furuya
    Miyuki-senpai.
[14:30] @Furuya
    Can I come to watch the game tomorrow?
SIGN    I think I
    should watch it.
[14:42] @Miyuki
    Sure. I was planning to
    come with Nabe, anyway.
[14:48] @Miyuki
    Even with our great pitchers,
    we won't make it to Koshien Stadium
[14:54] @Miyuki
    if our batters don't score.
[15:02] @Kominato
    Eijun-kun, what are you gonna do tomorrow?
[15:06] @Kominato
    Furuya-kun is coming to watch the final.
[15:10] @Sawamura
    I'll just watch some tape.
[15:13] @Sawamura
    I need to review today's game, too.
[15:17] @int_Kominato
    Review the pitching from today?
[15:23] @Sawamura
    Haruichi...
[15:26] @Sawamura
    Being the ace is really cool, huh?
SIGN    Seido Spirit Dorm
[15:55] Takashima
    Yes, sir.
[15:56] Takashima
    I will reach out to the teams
    who have contacted us.
[15:59] Takashima
    We'll need to adjust the schedule, too.
[16:03] Ochiai
    I see, I see...
[16:05] Ochiai
    So this is what Furuya did.
[16:07] Ochiai
    This certainly does get one choked up.
[16:11] Ochiai
    Letting him start today,
    and not taking him out sooner...
[16:16] _Sign
    If I'm the best pitcher in Japan,
    I can make our team the best in Japan.
[16:16] Ochiai
    This is the reason, isn't it?
[16:20] Ochiai
    So you are human after all, Coach Kataoka.
[16:30] Ochiai
    If those around him,
[16:31] Ochiai
    and he himself think his pitching
    at the Invitational is his baseline...
SIGN    You wanna watch?
[16:36] @Sawamura
    You wanna watch?
[16:37] Ochiai
    Furuya may be carrying some heavy
    karma from Koshien Stadium.
[16:44] @Furuya
    Did you just click your tongue?
[16:46] @Sawamura
    It doesn't matter! Sit down!
[16:49] int_Ochiai
    I'm not one to talk, having told him he
    could be the best pitcher in Japan myself.
[16:56] (Flashback) fb_Ochiai
    You can become the best pitcher in Japan.
[17:02] @Kataoka
    I also played at Koshien Stadium,
    set even higher goals for myself,
[17:08] @Kataoka
    and was nearly crushed by the pressure.
[17:12] Ochiai
    Your team finished runners-up, I believe.
SIGN    Quarterfinalist Seido
[17:16] Ochiai
    As a backup catcher who had never played at
    Koshien Stadium, I was pretty envious of you.
SIGN    War cry from the mound
SIGN    In the finals
    Seido
    Kataoka
SIGN    A will of iron
[17:25] @Kataoka
    But he must overcome this on his own.
[17:32] @Kataoka
    What I did was not fair to the
    other players who were ready.
[17:41] int_Ochiai
    For better or worse...
[17:44] int_Ochiai
    Sawamura's presence as a pitcher
    really stood out in today's game.
[17:50] int_Ochiai
    The fans as well as his
    teammates certainly felt it.
[17:56] int_Ochiai
    How will that affect the team?
[18:02] int_Ochiai
    Well, I suppose it's just as well
    to experience a loss this early.
[18:12] @Sawamura
    Are you ready? This is reality!
[18:15] @Sawamura
    You're gonna see what it was like!
[18:17] @Furuya
    Yes, hurry up.
[18:20] Ochiai
    We may have been able to
    stop them scoring five runs.
[18:25] Ochiai
    But then we only scored one run ourselves.
[18:29] Ochiai
    I'm sure the offense
    feels just as responsible.
[18:37] Ochiai
    Now you aren't going to defend a title,
[18:40] Ochiai
    but to reclaim it.
[18:46] Ochiai
    Let's treat this as an opportunity
    to have a fresh start for the summer.
[18:51] @Kataoka
    Right.
[18:53] @Kataoka
    I am still an inexperienced
    coach, but please...
[18:57] @Kataoka
    Continue to assist me.
[19:24] @int_Miyuki
    I thought I'd always watched
    how hard Sawamura worked.
[19:29] @int_Miyuki
    I honestly respect his boundless optimism.
[19:33] (Flashback) @Sawamura
    Good morning!
[19:35] (Flashback) @Sawamura
    It's a perfect morning for practice, captain!
[19:37] (Flashback) @Miyuki
    What time is it?
[19:39] @int_Miyuki
    Sometimes it was a pain in the neck, though.
[19:43] @int_Miyuki
    But had I ever imagined he would look ready
    to wear the ace number this soon?
[19:56] @int_Miyuki
    The way he pitched today
[19:58] @int_Miyuki
    was exactly how an ace should do it.
[20:12] (Flashback) @fb_Furuya
    I want my pitching to be even
    better than it was that day.
[20:25] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    I'm here to become the ace!
[20:28] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    And I'm confident that I want
    it more than anyone here!
[20:33] (Flashback) @fb_Furuya
    Please don't disappoint me...
[20:35] (Flashback) @fb_Furuya
    Miyuki-senpai.
[20:38] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    Very funny!
[20:40] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    I like you!
[20:41] (Flashback) @fb_Furuya
    Excuse me.
[20:44] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    Why are you sitting there?
[20:46] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    Sit on the other side!
[20:47] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    No one told me that!
[20:49] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    Do I get to play?! Do I?!
[20:52] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    I'm your senpai, remember?
[20:54] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    Don't look at me! I'm ashamed!
[20:59] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    You're awesome!
[21:02] (Flashback) @fb_Takashima
    Oh, have you ever caught for Furuya-kun?
[21:09] (Flashback) @fb_Furuya
    I will do as Miyuki-senpai says.
[21:15] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    We still have to keep fighting.
[21:20] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    Boss!
[21:21] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    I'm still full of energy!
[21:23] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    I feel good, too!
[21:24] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    Please let me pitch!
[21:28] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    Please let me pitch the last inning.
[21:34] (Flashback) @fb_Furuya
    I see.
[21:36] (Flashback) @fb_Furuya
    Then I can go all out.
[21:39] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    What?
[21:41] (Flashback) @fb_Furuya
    That's good.
[21:43] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    You weren't worried about me?
[21:53] @int_Miyuki
    That's right..
[21:57] @int_Miyuki
    I'll only be playing baseball with
    them for another three months.
SIGN    "Three Months"
[22:15] @Miyuki
    "Three Months."
[23:49] @Sawamura
    At this rate, he'll never acknowledge me.
[23:52] @Sawamura
    I need to be able to pitch
    the kind of game Miyuki-senpai calls.
[23:56] @Miyuki
    We can't afford to lose, either.
[23:59] @Sawamura
    Absorb it deeper and digest it...
[24:02] Okumura
    I'd rather die than lose today's game.
[24:04] Okumura
    We're not tools to entertain adults.
[24:08] Okumura
    The field belongs to
    the players battling on it.
[24:11] Okumura
    On the next episode of
    Ace of the Diamond Act II:
[24:14] Okumura
    "Something to Check."
SIGN    Next Time
SIGN    "Something to Check"
[24:15] Okumura
    Let's win the national title!
SIGN    Illustration / Yuji Terajima