20 - Self-Assertive

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[00:07] _Fan
    He's been pitching from the stretch
    since before there was a runner.
[00:10] int_Asada
    Tall pitchers with big windups
    get run on a lot.
[00:15] int_Asada
    I was so upset when my middle
    school teacher said that.
[00:19] int_Asada
    I researched and developed this style.
[00:25] @Kataoka
    Strike!
[00:27] int_Asada
    Because pitchers like me,
    with no remarkable features,
[00:30] int_Asada
    often have to pitch with runners on base!
[00:33] Okumura
    Nice pitch!
[00:37] int_Koda
    He's calmer than I'd expect.
[00:41] _Fan
    He bunted the second pitch!
[00:43] Okumura
    First!
[00:44] Okumura
    Get the out!
[00:47] _Fan
    The sacrifice bunt worked!
[00:49] _Fan
    Now there's one out and a runner on third!
[00:53] int_Asada
    Good, we got an out.
[00:57] Seto
    Move in, move in! Get in closer!
[01:00] _Player
    Are you serious?
[01:05] _Fan
    The infielders are playing in close?
[01:07] _Fan
    Hey, hey, you're down by eight runs!
[01:11] _Fan
    Even if you prevent one run...
[01:13] @Kuramochi
    No, they want to show they've
    got a competitive streak.
[01:23] @Kuramochi
    That they've got the will
    to stay on the attack.
[03:00] _Player
    Let's do this!
[03:11] Seto
    Let's shut 'em down!
[03:13] Seto
    Let them hit one my way, Asada!
[03:15] Seto
    We'll get the out at home!
[03:17] Ito
    Yeah, let's go!
[03:19] _Player
    You guys don't know
    how hard these guys hit.
[03:23] _Player
    I'll use my whole body to stop the ball!
[03:26] int_Mogami
    I can erase my mistake. Wipe the slate clean.
    It wasn't my fault. It was an exception.
[03:29] int_Mogami
    I can erase my mistake.
    Wipe the slate clean.
[03:30] Seto
    Let's see it, Asada!
[03:32] Ito
    Focus on the batter!
[03:33] _Player
    Stay aggressive!
[03:34] _Player
    We'll stop it!
[03:35] Seto
    He'll swing at the first pitch!
[03:36] Ito
    Swing your arm all the way through!
[03:39] int_Asada
    Their voices are urging me forward.
[03:44] Nakamura
    I'll handle any fly balls!
[03:53] Kukki
    What's this? They're calling out
    a lot more than when I was pitching.
[03:57] int_Kukki
    Damn, I really wish I had
    been in your battery,
[04:02] int_Kukki
    Koshu Okumura.
[04:05] _Fan
    Their morale's improved
    since those substitutions.
[04:08] _Fan
    Yeah, I'm liking it.
[04:12] Asada
    I... I guess I'm really doing this.
[04:14] _Fan
    If they can hold them scoreless this inning,
    the momentum's gonna shift.
[04:27] (Flashback) fb_Okumura
    I'm going to make it to the first string.
[04:30] (Flashback) fb_Okumura
    Once I do...
[04:33] @int_Sawamura
    That jerk!
[04:37] @int_Sawamura
    He really is passionate deep down!
[04:44] Aso
    Having the fielders in so close
    makes it hard for the runner.
[04:49] Seki
    Yeah, and it prevents the squeeze.
[04:53] Aso
    The outfielders are in
    their normal positions.
[04:55] Aso
    That's how far they can
    get the out at home from.
[05:00] Aso
    How will the older players score?
SIGN    Batting First Right Fielder
     Kenichi Oka (second-year)
[05:08] int_Player
    If you're playing that close,
    you're ready for what might happen.
[05:18] int_Player
    Fine. Try to stop this, then.
SIGN    ba-dump
SIGN    ba-dump
[05:22] int_Asada
    I'm not worried about the defense.
[05:24] Sakaguchi
    Bring it!
[05:26] Ito
    We'll stop it!
[05:28] int_Asada
    I'm just worried about myself.
[05:32] int_Asada
    I just want to pitch my best.
[05:38] (Flashback) fb_Okumura
    Let's show the second- and third-years how
    the guys who stay in the cafeteria play.
[05:44] int_Asada
    I want to pitch the way that
    Okumura-kun expects me to.
[05:51] int_Asada
    I want to hit that mitt...
[05:54] int_Asada
    with my best pitches!
[05:58] @Sawamura
    The ball slipped!
[06:11] @Kataoka
    Ball.
[06:14] _Fan
    Was that...
[06:15] _Fan
    A curveball?
[06:17] _Fan
    But the way it sank...
[06:19] Asada
    I missed!
[06:22] int_Okumura
    That was a 12-6 curve, which even
    right-handed pitchers rarely throw.
[06:27] int_Okumura
    And he just threw it with
    a southpaw's trajectory.
[06:31] int_Okumura
    That's about as unique a pitch
    that you could throw.
[06:36] Asada
    Was it the trajectory? Or the height?
[06:40] int_Okumura
    I don't know if he realizes it,
    but the batter was taken aback.
[06:47] int_Okumura
    Give me another.
[06:49] int_Okumura
    Right in the strike zone.
[06:52] int_Asada
    The same pitch again.
[06:55] int_Asada
    Maybe it wasn't so bad.
[07:00] int_Asada
    This time...
[07:04] int_Player
    The same pitch, twice in a row?
[07:07] @Kataoka
    Strike!
[07:13] _Fan
    He got an older player to swing and miss.
[07:15] _Fan
    That's a good pitch!
[07:17] _Fan
    He's got good control of it.
SIGN    Fidget
SIGN    Fidget
[07:20] Yui
    That's a good pitch. He can use
    it to mess up a batter's timing.
[07:28] int_Okumura
    Next, outside.
[07:37] _Player
    Whoa, right to the third baseman!
[07:39] _Player
    The third-base runner couldn't move!
    They got the second out!
[07:42] Kukki
    Yeah! Nice pitch, Asada!
[07:45] _All
    Two outs!
[07:45] Asada
    Two outs!
[07:46] Asada
    Two outs!
[07:49] @Maezono
    After those curveballs,
    that fastball seemed even faster.
[07:53] @Maezono
    He pitched it right to the corner,
    and the hit went right where he wanted.
[07:57] _Player
    Just stop one more!
[07:58] Seto
    Infield, back to normal depth!
[08:00] Ito
    Asada, let them hit my way!
[08:02] @Kanemaru
    That out made a big difference.
[08:04] @Tojo
    Yeah, the first-years
    are building momentum.
[08:07] _Player
    Yeah!
[08:08] _Player
    One more!
[08:09] @Tojo
    The upperclassmen will definitely
    want to shut them up.
[08:16] @Kanemaru
    With a huge hit to ruin the mood.
[08:20] @Tojo
    You've got an evil look
    in your eye, Shinji.
[08:22] @Kanemaru
    You started it!
[08:25] int_Okumura
    There's still a runner on third.
[08:27] int_Okumura
    We can relax after we get this last out.
SIGN    Batting Second Third Baseman
     Makoto Ishikawa (third-year)
[08:36] int_Asada
    If I give up a hit now,
    it'll all be for nothing.
[08:43] _Fan
    Strike!
[08:47] Yui
    That big drop means the batter
    will have to target a specific point.
[08:53] Yui
    Even right-handed hitters
    will have a tough time hitting it.
[09:03] _Umpire
    Out!
[09:05] _Fan
    The first-years stopped them!
[09:06] _Fan
    A grounder to second base
    for the third out!
SIGN    First-Years
SIGN    Second, Third-Years
[09:13] _Fan
    The upperclassmen were unable
    to score in the third inning!
[09:26] Okumura
    Nice pitch!
[09:32] Ochiai
    He's thin, and his pitches lack speed.
[09:35] Ochiai
    But that 12-6 is really something.
[09:39] Ota
    He played softball in middle school.
[09:41] Ota
    He spent three years as a relief pitcher.
[09:46] @Sawamura
    Did you see that, Kuramochi-senpai?
[09:48] @Kuramochi
    Be quiet. I was watching.
[09:50] @Sawamura
    Asada... That Asada held them scoreless!
[09:54] @Kuramochi
    He seems like a quiet guy,
[09:56] @Kuramochi
    but he's assertive with his pitching.
[09:59] @Sawamura
    Yes, that's right!
[10:01] @Kuramochi
    He's the kind of guy who came
    to Seido to play baseball.
[10:04] @Kuramochi
    He's got the pitcher's mentality, all right.
[10:09] @Sawamura
    Yeah.
[10:17] Okumura
    The pitcher set the tone for us.
[10:20] Okumura
    Now the lineup gets to work.
[10:27] Okumura
    Let's get on base and
    break through their defenses.
[10:34] Kaneda
    Huh? The intrasquad game was today?
[10:38] Takashima
    Yes, next week is Golden Week,
    and we've been invited to several friendlies,
[10:43] Takashima
    so today, when the main players
    are off, was the only day.
[10:46] Kaneda
    But that means...
[10:49] Watanabe
    Don't worry. I'm here
    because I wanted to come.
[10:53] Watanabe
    Plus, the coach said he couldn't
    play everyone in the game.
[11:07] (Flashback) fb_Watanabe
    That's why we thoroughly
    analyze the other teams.
[11:12] Takashima
    To help improve the team,
    you yourself need game experience, too.
[11:17] Takashima
    The first and second strings will play
    a lot of games before the qualifiers.
[11:22] Takashima
    The performance in those games will
    determine the players' numbers.
[11:30] Takashima
    Miyuki-kun has been invited to
    the Tokyo invitational at the end of May,
[11:34] Takashima
    and there's a training camp
    ahead of the qualifiers.
[11:39] @Furuya
    The Tokyo invitational?
[11:42] Takashima
    With all of the preparations,
    summer will be here quickly.
SIGN    Top of the fourth inning
    One out, runner on first
SIGN    First-base Runner
     Takuma Seto (first-year)
SIGN    Batting Third Catcher
     Koshu Okumura (first-year)
[11:56] @Kanemaru
    They hung on to get that walk.
    Now, how will they use it?
[12:01] Ota
    That runner on first is one
    you recruited, correct?
[12:07] Ochiai
    Yes, he's an extremely fast runner.
[12:10] Ochiai
    But running the bases isn't
    just about being fast.
[12:15] Ochiai
    The right time to break,
    the pace of your step,
[12:18] Ochiai
    and how you balance yourself...
[12:24] @Kanemaru
    He ran on the first pitch!
[12:27] @Sawamura
    Hey, you're underestimating Kariba!
[12:35] _Umpire
    Safe!
[12:36] _Fan
    Whoa, he made it!
[12:37] _Fan
    He's fast!
[12:42] int_Seto
    I just barely made it.
[12:44] int_Seto
    I ran on the first pitch, but maybe I
    should have shaken things up a bit.
[12:51] int_Okumura
    Just seeing Taku run will put
    pressure on the outfielders.
[12:57] _Fan
    Oh, the outfielders are moving in!
[13:00] _Fan
    They're fired up!
[13:02] _Fan
    They really want to get the out at home!
[13:04] _Fan
    They want to get back at the first-years!
[13:06] _Fan
    The upperclassmen don't want
    to give up a single run!
[13:13] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Kawashima, you're still throwing meatballs.
[13:16] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    They just haven't made you pay!
[13:18] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Pitch another inning!
[13:19] (Flashback) fb_Kawashima
    Yes, sir!
[13:24] int_Kawashima
    I can't fool the coach.
[13:27] int_Kawashima
    If I want to get back on the roster,
[13:30] int_Kawashima
    I need to work on the quality of my pitching,
    instead of immediate results,
[13:33] int_Kawashima
    and make my pitches harder to hit.
[13:38] int_Okumura
    The first pitch was an outside fastball.
[13:41] int_Okumura
    The outfield is playing in,
    so he'll be pitching low.
[13:46] int_Okumura
    He won't throw any meatballs.
[13:48] int_Kariba
    Low!
[13:51] _Fan
    The outside slider bounced!
[13:55] _Fan
    The runner didn't miss that
    mistake and steals third!
[13:58] _Fan
    That first-year is an
    aggressive base runner.
[14:02] _Fan
    He's got good judgment.
[14:04] @Sawamura
    Did he start running before
    the ball bounced?
[14:08] @Kuramochi
    Yeah, he could see the ball was going
    to bounce and started running.
[14:14] @Kuramochi
    You've got to train a lot
    to steal a base like that.
[14:23] _Player
    Get aggressive!
[14:24] _Player
    Kawashima, let him hit!
[14:27] _Fan
    The infielders are playing in!
[14:29] _Fan
    They've got their own competitive streak!
[14:33] _Player
    Let's shut them down, Kawashima-senpai!
[14:35] _Player
    We've got this!
[14:37] _Player
    Bring it on!
[14:38] _Player
    Yeah!
[14:39] _Fan
    There's one out, a runner on third,
    and the fielders playing in.
[14:42] _Fan
    It's the same situation as the last inning!
[14:46] _Fan
    The upperclassmen weren't able to score.
[14:48] _Fan
    How will the first-years fare?
[14:51] int_Okumura
    The count is one ball, one strike.
[14:54] int_Okumura
    They'll be focusing
    on throwing low pitches,
[14:57] int_Okumura
    but they'll be worried about the ball
    slipping by with the runner on third.
[15:05] int_Kariba
    Don't worry! I won't let it
    get past me, Kawashima-senpai!
[15:11] int_Kawashima
    Well, if I let situations like this get
    to me, I'll never get any higher.
[15:17] int_Kawashima
    I'll pitch until...
[15:19] int_Kawashima
    A squeeze?!
[15:22] ---
    Ball!
[15:24] _Fan
    The ball is wide and the count
    goes to two balls, one strike!
[15:28] int_Kawashima
    A fake?
[15:33] @Kanemaru
    The runner and the batter worked
    together to rattle him.
[15:38] @Kanemaru
    Just how brainy is their baseball?
[15:41] @Kuramochi
    He might know more about baseball than you.
[15:45] Ochiai
    I see. Those two are from
    Kanagawa's Daikyo Senior.
[15:51] Ochiai
    That team is famous for
    their thinking baseball.
[15:55] Ota
    You mean the players think
    of their own strategies?
[16:01] int_Ochiai
    There were some rumors
    about that team, though.
[16:09] int_Okumura
    Think, deeper.
[16:13] int_Okumura
    The count is two balls, one strike.
[16:16] int_Okumura
    They've been using outside fastballs.
[16:19] int_Okumura
    They don't want the count
    to get any worse.
[16:23] (Flashback) fb_Coach
    Read the other team's mind.
[16:26] (Flashback) fb_Coach
    Understand that baseball is a sport
    where play stops after every pitch.
[16:31] (Flashback) fb_Coach
    You can assess all of the risks
    and prepare for them.
[16:34] (Flashback) fb_Coach
    If you can avoid the risks, you can win.
[16:38] (Flashback) fb_Coach
    If you use your head while you play,
    baseball will be even more fun!
[16:52] int_Okumura
    That man's words have
    taken root inside my body.
[16:59] int_Okumura
    I can never erase them.
[17:02] int_Okumura
    I can never escape them.
[17:06] _Fan
    Near-right field!
[17:07] _All
    Yeah!
[17:09] _Fan
    The third-base runner is heading home!
[17:13] _Fan
    The first-years got one run back!
[17:16] _Fan
    The two of them scored a run!
[17:19] _Fan
    Didn't something like
    that happen last year?
[17:24] (Flashback) @fb_Kominato
    I'm gonna get you home!
[17:26] (Flashback) @fb_Kominato
    Let's score this run together!
[17:30] (Flashback) fb_Fan
    The third-base runner took off!
[17:32] (Flashback) @fb_Kominato
    Go!
[17:34] @fbint_Sawamura
    My teammate wants to score together!
[17:38] @fbint_Sawamura
    I'm gonna make it home!
[18:00] _All
    Yeah!
[18:05] Seki
    A hit right up the middle!
[18:07] Seki
    Now there are runners on first and second.
[18:10] int_Aso
    Kota Kagami...
[18:12] int_Aso
    His plain appearance reminds me of Shirasu.
[18:19] int_Mogami
    A golden opportunity to clear my name.
[18:21] int_Mogami
    If I get a hit, I'll be a hero!
[18:22] int_Mogami
    A golden opportunity...
[18:35] _Fan
    Masashi! Masashi Yuki!
[18:38] _Fan
    Does he want to play in the game?
[18:41] _Fan
    He's trying to get people to notice him!
[18:44] _Fan
    You can hear his swings!
[18:47] int_Yui
    Hey, you're really fired up.
[18:51] @Kominato
    The score's closer than I expected.
[18:54] @Kanemaru
    Yeah.
[18:55] int_Mogami
    That's uncalled for!
    That's uncalled for!
[18:57] int_Mogami
    I'm the hero!
[18:59] @Yui
    Coach Kataoka!
[19:00] @Yui
    We don't just want to watch! We want
    to play with our fellow first-years!
[19:09] @Yui
    Would you allow us to play in the game?
[19:12] @Yuki
    Please!
[19:19] Aso
    They're appealing directly to the coach?
[19:22] Seki
    Yeah, those two have guts!
[19:27] Takatsu
    Those two...
[19:29] Kawashima
    We don't mind.
[19:33] Kawashima
    We would welcome the chance to see the skills
[19:38] Kawashima
    of the first-years who beat us to the roster.
[19:43] int_Kariba
    Kawashima-senpai...
[19:51] @Kataoka
    Okay! I'll sub you in, so warm up!
[19:55] @Yui
    Yes, sir!
[19:59] _Fan
    For real?
[20:01] _Fan
    Their request worked!
[20:04] @Yui
    I'm glad I asked.
[20:05] @Yuki
    I'm glad I swung.
[20:11] @Sawamura
    These first-years sure are something!
[20:13] @Sawamura
    They really defy expectations!
[20:15] @Kuramochi
    Weren't you complaining
    about what upstarts they were?
[20:19] @Sawamura
    Now let's get in the game...
[20:25] @Kuramochi
    Let it go.
[20:28] @Maezono
    This is their time to shine.
[20:33] @Sawamura
    Yeah. We have to stay out of it.
[20:40] @Sawamura
    Okay, let's all do a cheer!
[20:53] Kawashima
    Yeah!
[20:55] _Player
    Yeah!
[20:57] int_Mogami
    This can't be! It's just bad luck!
[20:59] int_Mogami
    I'm much better than this!
[21:01] @Kuramochi
    That's how good Takatsu is.
[21:04] Kukki
    Show us your stuff!
[21:07] Asada
    Yeah!
[21:08] @Sawamura
    Yeah, yeah, yeah!
[21:10] @Sawamura
    The game's just getting started!
[21:12] @Sawamura
    Let's beat them down until
    there's nothing left!
[21:17] Kawashima
    Sawamura...
[21:18] @Sawamura
    We can get another twenty runs!
[21:19] Asada
    Sawamura-senpai...
[21:20] @Sawamura
    Let's drag that pitcher off the mound!
[21:26] Asada
    He wants them to pulverize me!
[21:28] Asada
    And he's got a scary look in his eye!
[21:30] @Sawamura
    Exploding bats!
[21:32] Seto
    He was on our side a little while ago.
[21:35] Asada
    Huh?
[21:36] Seto
    He was watching you from behind
    that pillar like he was really worried.
[21:41] Okumura
    First he's worried about him,
    now he's dissing him.
[21:47] Seto
    I wonder what he's thinking.
[21:49] @Sawamura
    Get ready, Asada!
[21:57] Okumura
    Now the cleanup is up to bat.
[22:03] Okumura
    Let's get one out at a time!
SIGN    "Self-Assertive"
[22:17] Asada
    "Self-Assertive."
[23:49] @Miyuki
    Honestly, no amount of time
    would be enough.
[23:52] Okumura
    Second string...
[23:53] @Miyuki
    Good on you for making the second string.
    The games will be fun.
[23:58] Okumura
    If I don't do something soon,
    he's going to retire.
[24:01] @Tojo
    Whether you work hard or not,
[24:05] @Tojo
    someone else gets to play
    in the game instead of you.
[24:08] @Tojo
    That's how this team is.
[24:11] Okumura
    On the next episode of
    Ace of the Diamond Act II:
[24:14] Okumura
    "Out of Time."
SIGN    Next Time
SIGN    "Out of Time"
[24:15] Okumura
    Let's win the national title!
SIGN    Illustration / Yuji Terajima