19 - Competitive Streak
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SIGN Seido Spirit Dorm
[00:04] Ota
What? We're having
the intrasquad game today?
[00:08] Ota
Why, when we just had a game yesterday?
[00:11] Ochiai
Because we lost.
[00:13] Ota
It's a chance for the other players
to show what they can do.
[00:16] @Kataoka
If we focus our training, some players
may evolve, as they did last year.
[00:23] Ochiai
Yes.
SIGN 1st-Years
SIGN 2nd, 3rd-Years
[00:25] Ochiai
Let's promote players who show promise.
[02:02] @Kuramochi
We're playing the first-years
this afternoon?
[02:05] Aso
Mimura and the others are really fired up.
[02:08] Seki
Kawashima is gonna start.
[02:11] @Maezono
Obviously. If you can't show what you've
got now, when are you gonna do it?
[02:14] @Maezono
I'll go cheer for you.
[02:17] Aso
Zono, we don't really need you to come...
[02:20] @Maezono
Why not?!
[02:24] _Fan
An intrasquad game?
[02:26] _Fan
Yep!
[02:26] _Fan
The main players are off today, right?
[02:29] _Fan
So it's the second- and third-years
playing the first-years.
[02:31] _Fan
Pretty intense timing,
with the spring tourney's final going on.
[02:34] _Fan
This is the game where Furuya
made his mark with one pitch.
[02:37] _Fan
The score wasn't even close.
SIGN 1st-Years
SIGN 2nd, 3rd-Years
[02:40] _Fan
It's like an initiation for the first-years.
[02:43] _Fan
But there are some pretty good
players this year, right?
[02:49] Asada
Man, I'm nervous.
[02:52] Kukki
And the coach is going to be the umpire.
[02:54] Kukki
I guess he wants an up-close view.
[02:58] Seto
Twenty players can be
on the first string roster,
[03:02] Seki
and another twenty can be
on the second string.
SIGN Seido Baseball Team
Full Roster
SIGN First String, 20 People
SIGN Second String, 20 People
SIGN A Team
SIGN B Team
[03:05] Seto
If you get on the second string, you'll have
more opportunities to play in practice games,
[03:09] Seto
and since all the jersey numbers
have been discarded,
[03:12] Seto
you even have a chance to
make the first string.
[03:16] Seto
First, we need to get on the second string.
[03:19] Okumura
Yeah.
[03:21] Asada
Good luck with your start.
[03:23] Kukki
Thanks.
[03:25] Kukki
I was looking forward to forming a
battery with you, Koshu Okumura.
SIGN Batting Ninth Lead-off pitcher
Yohei Kukki (first-year)
[03:35] Kukki
Masashi Yuki and Kaoru Yui are first-years
and already have spots on the roster.
SIGN Batting Fifth Shortstop
Takeshi Mogami (first-year)
SIGN Batting Fourth Right fielder
Kota Kagami (first-year)
SIGN Batting Second Second baseman
Hikaru Asahi (first-year)
[03:42] Kukki
We'll have our own chances, too!
[03:46] int_Asada
Wow, Kukki-kun is amazing.
[03:49] int_Asada
This is his first game in high school,
yet he doesn't seem scared at all.
[03:54] Okumura
Be careful where you put the ball.
[03:57] Okumura
Even the team members who aren't
on the bench take practice swings
[04:02] Okumura
and their hits go faster than any other team's.
[04:06] Okumura
To them, we're a big, giant target...
[04:13] Okumura
for them to show their skills.
[04:26] @int_Sawamura
The intrasquad game.
[04:30] @int_Sawamura
Masuko-senpai hit a homer off me last year,
[04:33] @int_Sawamura
but I still remember how good
it felt to play in a game.
[04:39] @int_Sawamura
I joined the second string after that, too.
[04:44] @int_Sawamura
I'd like to go cheer Asada on,
[04:47] @int_Sawamura
but I know what it means to
the other second- and third-years.
[04:51] @int_Sawamura
Dang, I want to go see
the game, but I can't!
[04:59] @Kanemaru
Hey, Kominato!
[05:01] @Kanemaru
If you don't hurry,
there won't be any food left!
[05:04] @Kominato
Okay, I will!
[05:11] @Kanemaru
Did you see Kominato's drill?
[05:14] @Tojo
He's trying different pitches,
like some right in front of his body.
[05:19] @Tojo
He was saying he wants to up his bat speed,
since he doesn't have a large body.
[05:24] @Kanemaru
I think he could just use a metal bat,
but I guess he has something else in mind.
[05:29] @Tojo
I need to learn that attitude of always
trying to accomplish something.
[05:35] @Kanemaru
Tojo, what are you doing
during afternoon practice?
[05:38] @Kanemaru
Want to watch the intrasquad game?
[05:46] @Tojo
We got overwhelmed by
the upperclassmen's intensity last year.
[05:54] _Player
First!
[05:55] int_Kukki
I can get the out at second!
[05:57] int_Kukki
Whoa, he's already that close?
[06:03] _Umpire
Safe!
[06:04] _Fan
A wild throw to first!
[06:06] _Fan
No outs and runners
on first and second!
[06:08] _Fan
Crap.
SIGN Batting Third Center fielder
Ryota Mimura (third-year)
[06:11] _Fan
Third-year Mimura is up next.
[06:13] _Fan
He didn't make the Invitational roster,
[06:15] _Fan
but he's a good hitter.
[06:18] int_Kukki
He's showing bunt, too.
That could be tough.
[06:25] int_Kukki
Then, I'll get the easy out!
[06:32] _Fan
The second-base runner is going for home!
[06:35] _Fan
The upperclassmen have struck first!
[06:41] Ochiai
He was desperate for the out.
SIGN Batting Fourth Shortstop
Takatsu Hiroomi (second-year)
[06:45] _Fan
Now the cleanup is batting with
runners on first and second.
[06:51] int_Asada
Kukki-kun...
[06:54] int_Kukki
Damn it! I need to stop their momentum!
[06:58] _Fan
It got behind the catcher!
[07:00] @Yui
Uh-oh...
[07:02] _Fan
The runners are advancing!
[07:03] @Kanemaru
Takatsu's the cleanup?
[07:08] _Fan
The count's two balls, one strike.
[07:10] _Fan
Here's the fourth pitch!
[07:15] _Fan
Right between the center
and right fielders!
[07:20] _Fan
The second-base runner made it home
and scored their third run!
[07:22] _Fan
A two-RBI hit from the cleanup Takatsu!
[07:26] Ochiai
That four-hole did well.
He's been hitting consistently.
[07:30] Ota
Takatsu has always had good instincts,
but he lacked the body.
[07:36] Ota
He used the winter to bulk up
and improve his prowess.
[07:42] int_Takatsu
I've been waiting in the shadows
for this chance.
[07:47] int_Takatsu
You first-years won't get
any spots before I do.
[07:54] @Kanemaru
That guy's been swinging well lately.
[07:59] @int_Tojo
Yohei...
SIGN First-Years
SIGN Second, Third-Years
[08:05] int_Kukki
Seido is crazy...
[08:08] int_Kukki
Players who aren't even on
the roster are this good?
[08:21] int_Asada
Whoa, the upperclassmen are really serious!
[08:24] int_Asada
Will I really have to pitch to them?
[08:27] Okumura
Don't worry.
[08:29] Okumura
His slider isn't bad.
[08:32] Okumura
If he can get it into the strike zone,
they won't be able to hit it.
[08:37] Okumura
The catcher just needs to
call for it with confidence.
[08:43] Okumura
I'll help you warm up.
What pitches do you have?
[08:56] _Fan
The shortstop couldn't grab it!
[08:57] _Fan
That's the second error this inning!
[09:00] _Fan
The upperclassmen have scored eight runs!
SIGN First-Years
SIGN Second, Third-Years
[09:04] int_Asahi
This is how a national-level team plays.
[09:09] int_Mogami
That wasn't my fault. It was an exception.
[09:11] int_Mogami
That wasn't my fault. It was an exception.
That wasn't my fault. It was an exception.
[09:14] Kukki
Two outs! We're gonna shut them down!
[09:17] Kukki
If the ball comes your way, take care of it!
[09:21] _Player
Y-Yeah, let's stop 'em!
[09:23] _Player
Get them to hit it my way!
[09:25] Seto
Focus on the batter! Infield, get in close!
[09:28] Asada
Two outs!
[09:30] Asada
Keep it up, Kukki-kun!
[09:32] Ochiai
He's not discouraged.
[09:33] Ota
Yeah.
[09:34] Ota
They're committing errors,
and he's given up eight runs in two innings.
[09:39] Ota
That should weigh on him mentally...
[09:47] int_Kariba
He reminds me of Sawamura.
SIGN Batting seventh Catcher
Wataru Kariba (Second-year)
[09:51] int_Kariba
He doesn't show his
frustration on the mound.
[09:58] int_Kukki
Tojo-senpai, of all people,
is playing outfield instead of pitching.
[10:03] int_Kukki
I thought I knew how good Seido was.
[10:10] int_Kukki
But if these guys aren't on the roster,
just how good are the main players?
[10:16] int_Kukki
But a team that wants to
be national champions
[10:20] int_Kukki
has to be at least this good.
[10:23] int_Kukki
That's what makes this
game worth playing!
[10:27] int_Kariba
This battery tends to throw a breaking
ball after two fastballs in a row.
[10:40] int_Kariba
It broke harder than I expected!
[10:43] _Fan
The first baseman gets the out himself!
[10:46] _Fan
That's three outs!
[10:48] Asada
He did it!
[10:50] _Fan
Oh, they held them to two runs this inning.
[10:53] _Fan
They covered the bases quickly,
so they're improving.
[10:58] Ochiai
He's doing well mentally.
[11:00] Ochiai
If he could use that slider more effectively...
[11:04] Ota
He joined the team late
because of a broken leg.
[11:07] Ota
It will be fun to see how he grows.
[11:12] Seto
That was a great slider!
[11:14] Kukki
But they keep making contact.
[11:16] Kukki
These guys are really good.
[11:20] Yui
Yohei Kukki...
[11:22] Yui
I really wanna play in a game.
SIGN First-Years
SIGN Second, Third-Years
[11:35] @Kataoka
Strike! Batter out!
[11:38] _Fan
Kawashima is really on fire.
[11:40] Kawashima
Yeah!
[11:41] _Fan
He wants his spot on the roster back.
[11:44] _Fan
He's pitching perfectly
against the first-years.
[11:46] _Fan
Can he do what Tanba did?
[11:48] Kariba
Nice pitch, Kawashima-senpai!
[11:50] _Player
Two outs!
[11:51] _Player
Let them hit some my way!
[11:54] _Player
Let us show what we can do, too!
[11:57] _Player
Let's finish this!
[11:59] int_Kariba
We're lucky to have a chance
to show our skills.
[12:03] int_Kariba
There are some third-years
who aren't able to play.
[12:09] (Flashback) fb_Watanabe
A game this afternoon?
[12:12] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
Yeah, the second string will
play the new recruits.
[12:17] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
Nabe, you can come with us tomorrow.
[12:19] (Flashback) fb_Watanabe
Okay.
[12:22] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
This is a game to find players
who can help the team win.
[12:26] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
I can't let all of you third-years play.
[12:35] (Flashback) fb_Kofuji
We understand. We'll take
turns as the base umpires.
[12:40] (Flashback) fb_Kofuji
We can help the main players when
they're practicing on their own, too.
[12:47] (Flashback) fb_Watanabe
And I'm going to thoroughly analyze the final,
[12:52] (Flashback) fb_Watanabe
to improve our team's chances in the summer.
[12:55] (Flashback) fb_Kawashima
Nabe...
[12:57] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
Okay. I'm counting on you.
[13:00] (Flashback) fb_Watanabe
Yes, sir!
[13:04] Kawashima
Shortstop!
[13:05] _Fan
It's deep!
[13:07] int_Takatsu
We're out here representing them.
We have to play our best!
[13:17] @Kataoka
Three outs! Change!
[13:20] Takatsu
Yeah!
[13:22] Kawashima
Yeah!
[13:26] Kukki
Damn, they're good on defense, too!
[13:29] Ochiai
As can be expected, the upperclassmen
Coach Kataoka trained
[13:33] Ochiai
play together much better
than the new recruits.
[13:37] Ochiai
They each know their role.
[13:44] @Kataoka
Kawashima, you're still throwing meatballs.
[13:47] @Kataoka
They just haven't made you pay!
[13:48] @Kataoka
Pitch another inning!
[13:50] Kawashima
Yes, sir!
[13:52] @Kataoka
When you take the field in the fourth inning,
first base and left field will switch!
[13:55] _All
Yes, sir!
[13:56] @Kataoka
First-years, you'll be switching
batteries and defense!
[13:59] @Kataoka
Pitcher: Asada! Take the mound!
[14:02] Asada
Yes, sir!
[14:04] @Kataoka
Catcher: Okumura!
[14:06] @Kataoka
Third base: Ito!
[14:07] Ito
Yes, sir!
[14:08] @Kataoka
Second base: Seto!
[14:10] Seto
Yes, sir!
[14:11] Seto
Let's go!
[14:13] Kukki
Good luck out there, Asada!
[14:15] Seto
You're looking stiff!
[14:18] Asada
A-Already? But I'm not ready...
[14:21] Okumura
You'll be fine.
[14:23] Okumura
You're a tall southpaw.
[14:26] Okumura
If you can curve it from that angle,
it will catch them unawares.
[14:33] Okumura
Let's show the second- and third-years how
the guys who stay in the cafeteria play.
[14:46] (Flashback) fb_Okumura
Knock it off.
[14:47] (Flashback) fb_Okumura
Your idiotic shouting has
made me lose my appetite.
[14:50] (Flashback) fb_Okumura
I feel sick.
[14:52] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
Huh?
[14:53] (Flashback) fb_Okumura
Even though he eats slowly,
he finishes everything.
[14:59] int_Asada
That day, I thought he was bold to
talk to an upperclassman like that...
[15:05] int_Asada
But maybe he was really trying to
stop him from making me rush.
[15:13] int_Asada
Maybe he thought of me as a friend.
[15:21] Asada
Wait!
[15:25] Asada
Okumura-kun...
[15:30] Asada
I don't know if I can pitch
how you expect me to,
[15:34] Asada
but I'll do my best!
[15:41] @int_Sawamura
Asada's in a battery with Okumura!
[15:44] @int_Sawamura
Is he okay? Is he scared?
[15:46] @int_Sawamura
Is he being criticized?
[15:49] @Maezono
Sawamura.
[15:50] @Maezono
Why are you hiding?
[15:52] @Kuramochi
We could see you from over there.
[15:55] @Maezono
If you're gonna watch the game,
then just watch it!
SIGN First-Years
SIGN Second, Third-Years
[16:14] Asada
Right over the base...
[16:16] Asada
And he throws faster than me!
[16:18] Seto
Asada, give it all you've got!
[16:29] (Flashback) fb_Okumura
Don't worry about what I expect.
[16:33] fbint_Asada
He rejected it.
[16:35] (Flashback) fb_Okumura
We're facing the second- and third-years.
[16:38] (Flashback) fb_Okumura
Let's get each out as it comes.
[16:44] (Flashback) fb_Asada
Y-Yeah.
[16:46] (Flashback) fb_Okumura
It's only the third inning.
[16:48] (Flashback) fb_Okumura
If we keep getting outs and give up
as few runs as possible,
[16:53] (Flashback) fb_Okumura
an opportunity will present itself.
[16:57] (Flashback) fb_Asada
O-Opportunity?
[17:00] (Flashback) fb_Seto
You see, Koshu is always serious,
no matter who he's playing.
[17:05] (Flashback) fb_Seto
That's why he's too dangerous
to leave on his own.
[17:09] (Flashback) fb_Okumura
Taku, what was that?
[17:12] (Flashback) fb_Seto
Oh, nothing!
[17:13] (Flashback) fb_Seto
Just saying he'll never
be bored pitching to you!
[17:17] (Flashback) fb_Okumura
Make sure you call out to
the infielders, Taku.
[17:20] (Flashback) fb_Asada
Huh? Huh?
[17:21] (Flashback) fb_Seto
We need to get into a rhythm on defense.
[17:27] fbint_Asada
Wait, do they plan on beating
the upperclassmen?
[17:35] int_Asada
Wow, this is it. It's time.
[17:40] _Fan
That catcher has a good arm.
[17:42] _Fan
What about the pitcher, though?
He's kinda scrawny.
[17:45] _Fan
He doesn't look like
he can throw 120 km/h.
[17:48] _Fan
But with his height,
it's just a matter of control.
[17:52] Yui
This is an unfair game.
[17:55] Yui
The first-years haven't
been in a real practice,
[17:59] Yui
and they haven't played together, either.
[18:01] Yui
They have to play the upperclassmen while
they're feeling their way around.
[18:06] Yui
The coaches aren't even in the dugout.
[18:09] Yui
They really don't stand a chance.
[18:13] int_Yui
But I guess he's looking for players
who shine even in this situation.
[18:23] @Sawamura
This is the eighth batter, but the
upperclassmen are really good, Asada!
[18:28] @Sawamura
Stay on guard!
[18:30] @Kuramochi
Quit hiding!
[18:31] @Sawamura
Ow! Stop that!
[18:34] @int_Sawamura
Call the right pitches, wolf boy!
[18:37] @int_Sawamura
Asada's an innocent guy.
[18:43] int_Asada
An outside fastball for the first pitch.
[18:47] int_Asada
I thought he'd be more aggressive,
but that's just normal.
[18:52] int_Asada
I see. He's nervous.
[18:55] int_Asada
He doesn't know how I pitch.
[18:58] int_Asada
Hirofumi Asada is making his
high school baseball debut!
[19:07] _Fan
It's high to left field!
[19:09] int_Asada
I'm already dead!
[19:14] _Fan
Lead-off batter Kawashima hit
a double on the first pitch.
[19:18] int_Asada
Thank goodness it was only a double.
[19:22] Aso
The catcher was on the outside,
but he threw it down the middle.
[19:26] Seki
Yeah. If that's the fastest he can throw,
he's gonna have a tough time.
[19:29] Aso
If he's not careful,
they'll hit all his pitches.
[19:35] Okumura
Timeout, please.
[19:38] Asada
Sorry, I tensed up and threw
it down the middle...
[19:41] Okumura
No, it wasn't bad.
[19:43] Okumura
It was actually a relief.
[19:45] Asada
Huh?
[19:46] Okumura
If you were really panicking,
it wouldn't have been in the strike zone.
[19:52] Okumura
Do it again, but swing your arm through.
[19:56] Okumura
That'll make the curve stand out more.
[20:00] Okumura
Let's go!
[20:02] Asada
Yes, sir!
[20:04] Okumura
Don't be formal.
[20:05] Asada
Oh, yeah. It slipped out.
[20:07] Seto
Asada's finding his voice.
[20:09] Seto
He may not look it, but Koshu is
really good at motivating pitchers.
SIGN Bottom of the third inning
No outs, runner on second
[20:21] int_Asada
He's showing bunt.
[20:23] int_Asada
But last time...
[20:25] Kukki
They might not just give us an out.
[20:29] int_Okumura
Focus on the batter.
Swing your arm through.
[20:33] _Fan
He's been pitching from the stretch
since before there was a runner.
[20:36] _Fan
A lot of pitchers do that these days.
[20:38] int_Asada
Tall pitchers with big windups
get run on a lot.
[20:44] int_Asada
I was so upset when my middle
school teacher said that.
[20:47] int_Asada
I researched and developed this style.
[20:53] @Kataoka
Strike!
[20:56] int_Asada
Because pitchers like me,
with no remarkable features,
[20:58] int_Asada
often have to pitch with runners on base!
[21:01] Okumura
Nice pitch!
[21:04] int_Asada
That sounded so good in his mitt.
[21:07] int_Asada
Did I swing my arm through?
[21:10] int_Koda
He's calmer than I'd expect.
[21:14] _Fan
He bunted the second pitch!
[21:16] Okumura
First!
[21:17] Okumura
Get the out!
[21:21] _Fan
The sacrifice bunt worked!
[21:22] _Fan
Now there's one out and a runner on third!
[21:26] int_Asada
Good, we got an out.
SIGN Batting First Right Fielder
Kenichi Oka (second-year)
[21:29] _Fan
Okay, they're back to
the top of their order.
[21:31] _Fan
The upperclassmen should be able to score.
[21:34] _Fan
I want to see how they do it.
[21:37] Seto
Move in, move in! Get in closer!
[21:40] _Player
Are you serious?
[21:44] _Fan
The infielders are playing in close?
[21:46] _Fan
Hey, hey, you're down by eight runs!
[21:52] _Fan
Even if you prevent one run...
[21:54] @Kuramochi
No, they want to show they've
got a competitive streak.
[22:04] @Kuramochi
That they've got the will
to stay on the attack.
SIGN "Competitive Streak"
[22:16] Okumura
"Competitive Streak."
[23:49] Asada
I'm not worried about the defense.
[23:51] Asada
I just want to pitch my best.
[23:55] Okumura
Think deeper.
[23:57] @Sawamura
That jerk! He's really on fire!
[24:02] Asada
I want to meet Okumura-kun's expectations!
[24:06] Seto
Go, Asada!
[24:07] Asada
I want to hit that mitt with my best pitch!
[24:11] Okumura
On the next episode of
Ace of the Diamond Act II:
[24:14] Okumura
"Self-Assertive."
SIGN Next Time
SIGN "Self-Assertive"
[24:16] Okumura
Let's win the national title!
SIGN Illustration / Yuji Terajima