22 - Winging It

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[00:00] Oc
    You guys think so, too?
[00:03] Oc
    I give him credit for
    his strong fearless mentality,
[00:07] Oc
    but it's not exactly a reliable trait.
[00:11] Oc
    The last game could've rolled either way,
[00:14] Oc
    so his luck is bound to run out soon.
[00:16] Oc
    What you need is a breaking ball.
[00:19] Oc
    The strikeout pitch.
[00:23] Mi
    Adding a change-of-pace pitch
    to his in and out...
[00:27] Mi
    It's something I have been thinking about.
[00:30] Mi
    I'm sure the coach thinks the same.
[00:32] Oc
    Here.
[00:34] Oc
    Make the "okay" sign with your hand.
[00:36] Sa
    Okay?
[00:38] Oc
    Then you grab the ball like this.
[00:43] Sa
    The change-up.
[00:45] Oc
    This is the most basic grip.
[00:49] Oc
    You can grip the ball
    with the middle and ring fingers,
[00:51] Oc
    grip it with all five,
[00:53] Oc
    take the index and middle
    fingers off the ball...
[00:56] Oc
    So long as it slows down the pitch,
    it doesn't matter.
[00:59] Oc
    You can do whatever.
[01:01] Sa
    Do whatever?
[01:02] Oc
    However, you have to swing your arm properly.
[01:05] Oc
    The faster your arm swing
    and the slower the pitch,
[01:09] Oc
    the more confused the batters will get.
[01:14] Mi
    Sawamura, try a bunch of different grips.
[01:16] Mi
    Find one that works for you.
[01:18] Sa
    Yes, sir!
[01:19] Ka
    Seriously?
[01:20] Ka
    Right before the game?
[01:21] To
    Miyuki-senpai's going with it?
[01:23] Mi
    Let's start with your usual fastball grip.
[01:26] Sa
    I can grip as I want?
[01:29] Sa
    I used to do that before
    I learned the four-seamer.
[01:32] Sa
    But no one liked that pitch, so...
[01:35] (Flashback) Ha
    Throw gently!
[01:37] (Flashback) Ha
    I can't tell where your
    pitch goes, and it's scary!
[01:41] Oc
    It comes naturally to some.
[01:43] Oc
    If it doesn't, then it means
    he doesn't have talent.
[01:48] Sa
    I can grip as I want!
SIGN    Winging It
[03:23] Ka
    Sawamura, you look stiff!
[03:25] S1
    You're just playing catch!
[03:28] To
    Gotta relax!
[03:33] Sa
    Gotta relax...
[03:35] Sa
    ...like always!
[03:48] Sa
    Something's not right!
[03:50] Sa
    What is it?
[03:51] Mi
    You're way too stiff, idiot!
[03:54] Mi
    You got stiff right before you pitched.
[03:56] Sa
    Well, I can't relay any power
    to the ball with this grip.
[04:00] Mi
    That's the whole point.
[04:02] Sa
    What?
[04:03] Sa
    Is that right, Kanemaru?
[04:05] Ka
    We've been saying that this whole time!
[04:07] S1
    Sawamura.
[04:09] S1
    How can you be so unbelievably dense?
[04:12] Ka
    He knows he just has to swing
    his arm down like pitching a fastball,
[04:17] Ka
    but he probably thinks the ball won't reach
[04:20] Ka
    and tries to throw really hard.
[04:23] Mi
    Tojo!
[04:25] Mi
    Can you show him how it's done?
[04:27] To
    Okay.
[04:30] To
    Ready?
[04:35] To
    You don't grip the ball tight,
[04:38] To
    but you swing the arm as hard as you can.
[04:46] Mi
    Did you see that?
[04:47] Mi
    That's what I'm talking about.
[04:49] Mi
    He swung his arm down completely, right?
[04:53] Sa
    Well done!
[04:55] Ka
    I think you can actually use it.
[04:58] To
    Yeah, I surprised myself.
[05:00] To
    It was so easy.
[05:02] Ka
    Sawamura, you wanna let Tojo pitch instead?
[05:06] Sa
    No!
[05:07] Sa
    I want a change-up, too!
[05:12] Sa
    Here I go!
[05:13] Mi
    If we do too much,
    it could badly affect his form.
[05:17] Mi
    I might have to call it off soon.
[05:20] Oc
    You're just standing.
[05:23] Oc
    That's not your normal form.
[05:26] Oc
    You're not putting any weight
    onto your lower body.
[05:30] Oc
    Throw like you're on the mound.
[05:32] Oc
    Make sure you shift your weight.
[05:36] Sa
    Shift my weight?
[05:38] Oc
    Let him pitch some more, Captain.
[05:41] Mi
    Okay.
[05:43] Mi
    I guess letting him try until he's satisfied
[05:46] Mi
    will keep his head in the game.
[05:49] Oc
    Stand on your pivot leg,
[05:52] Oc
    and don't force anything.
[05:55] Oc
    Just shift your weight,
[05:57] Sa
    and use the power from my lower body
[06:00] Sa
    into my upper body!
[06:08] Sa
    What?
[06:11] Sa
    My arm felt really light!
[06:14] Ka
    That was nice.
[06:15] To
    Yeah, good arm swing.
[06:20] Mi
    So you can do it if you try.
[06:23] Mi
    Though it might've been a fluke.
[06:25] Mi
    That small bit of advice helped him throw?
[06:29] Mi
    He made Sawamura think about his legs
[06:31] Mi
    in order to detract his focus from his grip.
[06:35] Oc
    Don't throw a party from just one pitch.
[06:41] Ka
    Yeah! That face!
[06:42] Ka
    That dumb face is perfect!
[06:45] Sa
    Shift my weight onto my front leg,
[06:49] Sa
    and swing aggressively!
[07:00] Ka
    That was a good swing,
    and the pitch was slow!
[07:04] Ka
    You've got it!
[07:05] S1
    Sawamura learned a breaking ball!
SIGN    Thank you!
[07:08] Sa
    Thank you!
SIGN    I love you all!
[07:09] Sa
    I love you all!
[07:11] Ka
    Hurry up and keep pitching!
[07:13] Ka
    You gotta beat it into
    your body before you forget!
[07:15] Ka
    You're stupider than you think!
[07:17] Sa
    That's right!
[07:19] Sa
    Stupider than I think!
[07:20] Ka
    Hurry before you forget everything!
[07:22] Sa
    Okay, Kanemaru!
[07:23] Sa
    Wait! Who's stupid?
[07:25] Ka
    Hurry up, man!
[07:26] Ka
    You're starting to forget it!
[07:29] Oc
    Can he keep the pitch low?
[07:33] Oc
    That's the hard part.
[07:36] Mi
    Yeah.
[07:38] Mi
    But since Oya doesn't have
    data on his breaking ball,
[07:41] Mi
    it'll catch them by surprise.
[07:43] Oc
    Well.
[07:44] Oc
    It could work as a bluff.
[07:47] Mi
    That's more than enough.
[07:50] Mi
    Wait. Did you honestly think he'd get it?
[07:57] Oc
    Of course.
[07:58] Mi
    What was that silence?
[08:01] S1
    Sawamura, change the grip now.
[08:03] Ka
    Try different things and find
    the one that works for you.
[08:07] Sa
    Then I'll go with this!
[08:09] Sa
    This is how I used to pitch
    when I started playing baseball.
[08:12] To
    The palmball?
[08:14] Ka
    What kind of coach did he have?
[08:17] Sa
    I think I'll be able
    to throw my arm better!
[08:21] Sa
    Here I go!
[08:23] Mi
    Considering it's technically just a slow pitch,
[08:25] Mi
    it's risky.
[08:29] Mi
    But if I let him pitch a few
    when there aren't any runners...
[08:37] Ka
    Oh, this one's bad.
[08:40] To
    The speed didn't drop as much.
[08:47] Sa
    How was that?
[08:49] Sa
    It felt better on my arm!
[08:52] S1
    That looked like a weird break.
[08:57] Sa
    I'll try this next.
[08:59] Sa
    Hold it between my middle and ring fingers...
[09:01] Sa
    This feels so awkward.
[09:04] Mi
    Everyone's breaking balls are different.
[09:09] Sa
    Here I go!
[09:11] Mi
    Hand size, finger length, physique,
[09:14] Mi
    pitching form, personality...
    It all depends on the person.
[09:19] Mi
    Even if ten people threw
    the same type of breaking ball,
[09:23] Mi
    there would be ten
    different breaking balls.
[09:28] Sa
    Damn!
[09:29] Sa
    It didn't reach!
[09:31] Sa
    Sorry!
[09:32] Sa
    That one's a no-go!
[09:33] Ka
    It broke even more than the last one.
[09:36] S1
    Miyuki-senpai let the ball go behind him?
[09:39] Mi
    It's your own unique pitch
[09:43] Mi
    no one else can copy.
[09:48] Mi
    Sawamura's original pitch.
[09:54] S1
    His arm swing is the same every time.
[09:56] S1
    He just changes his grip,
    and it breaks differently.
[10:00] (Flashback) Wa
    But I'm sure
[10:01] (Flashback) Wa
    the Oya batters will have a hard time
    against Sawamura's moving fastball.
[10:05] (Flashback) Mi
    Yeah, about that...
[10:08] (Flashback) Mi
    The pitch doesn't move as much
    as it used to in his previous form.
[10:16] (Flashback) Mi
    I think it's because
    he learned the four-seamer.
[10:22] Wa
    Is this...
[10:25] Wa
    ...the next level of his moving fastball?
[10:33] Sa
    Can I keep trying new grips?
[10:35] Sa
    I wanna keep going
    while my swing feels good!
SIGN    Jingu Secondary Stadium
SIGN    Today's Games: Oya vs Seido, Seiko vs Sensen
SIGN    Seido Oya
[11:11] Um
    Ball!
[11:12] S1
    Another forkball?
[11:14] S2
    He's using it to get strikes?
[11:17] S3
    He's using it a lot.
[11:20] Um
    Ball two!
[11:22] Ka
    Good eyes, Kominato!
[11:30] Go
    Seven pitches on the first batter
    and six on the second.
[11:33] Go
    Damn.
[11:35] Go
    So much effort for every out.
[11:41] Ha
    A fastball!
[11:49] Um
    Out!
[11:50] O1
    A grounder to third!
[11:52] O2
    Three for three!
[11:53] O2
    Wakabayashi's starting off well.
[11:55] O3
    Nice pitch, Go-chan!
[11:57] O4
    Nice pitch, Go-chan!
[11:59] O5
    You're using your shootball already?
[12:02] Go
    He's not swinging at my forkballs.
[12:04] O6
    It wasn't planned?
[12:06] OC
    As expected. They're tough.
[12:08] Go
    Yeah.
[12:09] Go
    It's going to take everything I have.
[12:12] Ku
    Was that last one a fastball?
[12:14] Ha
    No, it broke like a shootball.
[12:16] Ma
    A shootball?
[12:18] Mi
    If he purposely threw it,
    that could be a problem.
[12:22] Mi
    Especially for righties.
[12:26] Ka
    Ignore the low balls,
    and aim for the fastballs.
[12:29] Ka
    Anything around belt height
    is a ball to swing for.
[12:32] SS
    Yes, sir!
[12:34] Ka
    Sawamura.
[12:36] Ka
    Focus on each batter.
[12:39] Ka
    Get the strikes with your outside pitch.
[12:43] Ka
    Once you get rolling and have early strikes,
[12:46] Ka
    give it a try.
SIGN    One-hole and shortstop Yoichi Kuramochi
[12:50] Ku
    The first batter's important.
SIGN    Two-hole and right fielder Kenjiro Shirasu
[12:52] Sa
    Yes, sir!
SIGN    Five-hole and first baseman Kenta Maezono
[12:55] Ma
    Pitch to contact.
SIGN    Three-hole and second baseman Haruichi Kominato
[12:57] Ha
    Don't forget to look around.
[12:59] To
    If it all goes like practice,
    the opponents are in for a surprise.
SIGN    Six-hole and center fielder Hideaki Tojo
[13:01] Ka
    I won't let any ball pass me.
SIGN    Seven-hole and third baseman Shinji Kanemaru
[13:04] Ka
    Give me all the hits!
SIGN    Eight-hole and left fielder Takeru Aso
SIGN    Dugout Shoji Higasa
[13:06] S1
    I'm so small!
[13:07] S2
    No comment.
SIGN    Four-hole and catcher Kazuya Miyuki
[13:08] Mi
    All right, let's do this!
[13:11] SS
    Yeah!
SIGN    Nine-hole and pitcher Eijun Sawamura
[13:20] O1
    Just like you predicted,
    their fastball pitcher is sitting out.
[13:26] O2
    I thought they'd come
    with the sidearm pitcher.
[13:29] O3
    Are they looking down on us?
[13:31] Go
    Bring it on.
[13:33] Go
    He may have a weird form,
    but he just has his fastball.
[13:44] (Flashback) Sa
    Here I go!
[13:50] (Flashback) Ot
    A...
[13:52] (Flashback) Ot
    ...change-up?
[13:53] (Flashback) Mi
    Sawamura, give me a fast change-up!
[13:56] (Flashback) Sa
    Okay!
[13:58] (Flashback) Ot
    A fast one?
[13:59] (Flashback) Mi
    Well, it's actually more like
     his moving fastball.
[14:04] (Flashback) Mi
    Apparently, gripping in
    his palm helps him throw.
[14:06] (Flashback) Ot
    In his palm?
[14:10] Sa
    I shift my weight onto my front leg,
[14:16] Sa
    and swing fast!
[14:23] (Flashback) Mi
    I think these are the ones
    that are decent already.
[14:27] (Flashback) Mi
    We tried other things,
[14:29] (Flashback) Mi
    but he can't control them yet.
[14:31] (Flashback) Ot
    There's more?
[14:32] (Flashback) Ot
    His break isn't vertical or horizontal.
[14:35] (Flashback) Ot
    It breaks for depth.
[14:38] (Flashback) Oc
    It'll really depend on the catcher,
[14:41] (Flashback) Oc
    but I'm sure the captain will use them wisely.
[14:44] (Flashback) Ka
    And you taught him the change-up?
[14:48] (Flashback) Oc
    He wanted to learn a breaking ball,
[14:51] (Flashback) Oc
    so I gave him a bit of advice.
[14:55] (Flashback) Oc
    His break changes by changing his grip.
[14:58] (Flashback) Oc
    I was honestly taken aback at first,
[15:01] (Flashback) Oc
    but if he can master all of his pitches,
[15:04] (Flashback) Oc
    I'll have to re-evaluate his worth as a pitcher.
[15:07] (Flashback) Oc
    However, it's just something
    he learned overnight.
[15:11] (Flashback) Ot
    Overnight?
[15:14] (Flashback) Oc
    It might not be all that
    effective in a real game.
[15:18] S1
    Sawamura, don't forget to breathe!
[15:20] Sa
    I'd like to let the batters hit,
SIGN    I'd like to let the batters hit, So... Um... but it may not work out that way! All the fielders, please be prepared for... prepared for... How should I say this? Be prepared for anything...
[15:23] Sa
    but it may not work out that way!
[15:25] Sa
    So... Um...
[15:27] Sa
    All the fielders, please be
    prepared for... prepared for...
[15:31] Sa
    How should I say this?
[15:31] Mi
    Too long!
[15:32] Ku
    Think before you talk!
[15:32] Sa
    Be prepared for anything...
[15:34] Ka
    Sawamoron!
[15:39] Yu
    You came to watch?
[15:41] Ch
    Yeah.
[15:42] Ch
    The captain invited me.
[15:46] Mi
    It's the real deal now.
[15:49] Mi
    He just learned the new pitch.
[15:52] Mi
    Will it work in our favor?
[15:53] Mi
    Or will it fail on us?
[16:11] Um
    Strike!
[16:12] S1
    Nice low and outside.
[16:14] S2
    That was a good pitch.
[16:21] Sa
    Harucchi!
[16:23] O1
    I got jammed?
[16:24] Um
    Out!
[16:26] Sa
    Sweet!
[16:28] Ha
    One out!
[16:31] Ka
    Nice job!
[16:32] Ku
    Sawamura, pitch to contact!
[16:35] Sa
    This feels new.
[16:39] Sa
    I can feel the ball
[16:41] Sa
    until the last second.
[16:45] Um
    Strike!
[16:48] Ot
    Sawamura's looking good.
[16:49] Ot
    His pitch looks fast.
[16:53] Mi
    Nice pitch!
[16:55] Mi
    Not bad.
[16:57] Mi
    In fact, it's better than usual.
[17:00] Mi
    Maybe after all the change-up practices,
[17:02] Mi
    he's gotten better at releasing
    with his fingertips.
[17:07] Sa
    Damn.
[17:10] Sa
    This is fun.
[17:11] Sa
    It feels good.
[17:14] Sa
    I love pitching fastballs!
[17:20] Um
    Strike!
[17:21] Um
    Batter out!
[17:24] S1
    Wow! He finished with an inside.
[17:26] SS
    Wow!
[17:27] S2
    Two outs already?
[17:29] S3
    It's going too well!
[17:31] S3
    This can't be a good sign!
[17:33] Sa
    Please just sincerely celebrate!
[17:35] S1
    A high and inside after a low and outside.
[17:38] S1
    He's pitching to the ins and outs.
[17:40] S1
    He's really grown.
[17:42] Yu
    Maybe this is why
    Miyuki wanted you to come.
[17:49] Sa
    Two outs!
[17:52] O1
    His pitch is faster than it looks.
[17:54] O2
    Once he gets rolling,
    it's gonna be hard to stop him.
[17:58] OC
    In or out...
[18:00] OC
    Let's focus on one and get some hits.
[18:07] S1
    Two strikes now!
[18:08] S2
    Is he going three for three?
[18:11] Mi
    Two outs and no runners.
[18:13] Mi
    The count is 1-2.
[18:16] Mi
    It's the perfect chance to try it.
[18:24] Oc
    Already?
[18:27] Oc
    You're not very patient, Captain.
[18:31] Sa
    Time to show my change-up.
[18:34] To
    The sooner, the better.
[18:36] To
    If he throws it here,
    we can surprise Oya.
[18:39] S1
    The batter's only looking for a fastball.
[18:43] Ka
    Go.
[18:53] O1
    Something's different.
[18:56] Sa
    Calm down.
[18:58] Sa
    Don't get excited.
[19:00] Sa
    Just like usual.
[19:04] Sa
    Gotta relax.
SIGN    Slap
SIGN    Hiding the ball...
[19:25] C1
    Whoa!
[19:26] C1
    What was that?
[19:27] C2
    That bounced really far from the plate.
[19:30] C3
    Y-Yeah!
[19:31] Ka
    H-He's so stiff.
[19:34] S1
    Sawamura!
[19:36] Go
    What was that?
[19:38] O1
    I don't know.
[19:40] Go
    I think he was trying something new.
[19:45] S1
    I'm so embarrassed.
[19:48] Ch
    A breaking ball?
[19:53] Mi
    Was it too soon?
[19:55] Mi
    No.
[19:56] Mi
    There's no better practice
    than the real deal.
[20:01] Sa
    Why?
[20:03] Sa
    I practiced so much in the pen!
[20:06] Ka
    Hey!
[20:07] Ka
    Switch gears!
[20:09] Ka
    You have cat eyes!
[20:12] Um
    Ball four!
[20:15] C1
    What a waste.
[20:16] C2
    He had him cornered, too.
SIGN    Damn it!
[20:19] Sa
    Damn it!
[20:20] Ku
    What are you doing?
[20:21] Ka
    Switch gears!
[20:22] C1
    What's going on now?
[20:24] C2
    What happened to the pitcher?
[20:26] Go
    I don't know why,
[20:28] Go
    but he's stepping on his own toes.
SIGN    Batting fourth and first baseman, Kasuga-kun.
[20:35] Go
    Don't let him get away, Hiro.
[20:41] Sa
    A bunt? He's a cleanup!
[20:43] C1
    Toward third! That's really good!
[20:45] C2
    Will he make it?
[20:50] C3
    Bad throw!
[20:52] C4
    Runner's heading to third now!
[20:54] C5
    This is bad!
[20:55] C5
    I thought he was on a roll,
[20:56] C5
    but runners are on
    first and third now!
[21:00] S1
    Calm down, Sawamura!
[21:01] S2
    Two outs!
[21:02] S3
    Deep breaths!
SIGN    Batting fifth and right fielder, Yamazato-kun.
[21:08] O1
    Let's get it, Yama-chan!
[21:10] O2
    Let's get the first run!
[21:14] Ku
    Two outs, Sawamura!
[21:16] Ha
    Focus on the batter!
[21:17] Ka
    We've got your back, Sawamura!
[21:20] Ka
    Damn.
[21:21] Ka
    What am I doing weighing him down?
[21:26] Mi
    Don't worry about the runners.
[21:28] Mi
    Your fastballs are good.
[21:30] Mi
    Just pitch like before,
    and we can get him out.
[21:37] Sa
    Don't worry about them?
[21:41] Sa
    Isn't that kind of a big lead?
[21:43] Go
    You've got his attention.
[21:46] Go
    Go even bigger, Hiro.
[23:30] Mi
    It's the fall quarterfinal.
[23:32] Mi
    We've quickly cornered
    ourselves against Oya,
[23:34] Mi
    and they have runners
    on first and third.
[23:36] Go
    The great wall of private schools?
    The public schools' limits?
[23:38] Go
    Give me a break!
[23:39] GC
    Use your head and challenge yourselves.
[23:40] GC
    That's where the dream lies.
[23:42] Mi
    They have the strength
    to trust their baseball.
[23:44] Mi
    We can't underestimate them.
[23:45] Go
    We're the masters of our own fates!
[23:47] Go
    Let's go!
[23:48] Mi
    Next time on Ace of the Diamond Season 2:
    School Academic Level.
SIGN    School Academic Level
[23:51] Mi
    Let's win the national title!