24 - Clockwork

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[00:13] C1
    Yeah, Furuya.
[00:14] C1
    He's a first-year pitcher for Seido.
[00:16] C2
    He's a real monster!
[00:22] E1
    He's nothing special.
[00:25] E1
    He just throws as hard as
    he can without any pacing.
[00:29] E1
    The baseball of this country
    that I admired...
[00:32] E1
    ...was at a much more
    intricate and high level.
SIGN    Clockwork
[02:14] Mi
    Let's stay focused!
[02:17] Is
    Let's go!
[02:18] Ka
    Let's do this!
SIGN    Murata East Seido
[02:20] C1
    They're up by eight runs
    after four innings?
[02:23] C2
    Damn, they're strong.
[02:25] C2
    Is this gonna be another called game?
[02:29] C3
    Hey, Shun.
[02:30] C3
    You're not watching any more?
[02:34] C4
    It's easy to figure out
    a pitcher who just throws fast.
[02:40] C4
    What I'm worried about is
[02:42] C4
    their strong batter line-up,
[02:45] C4
    their closing second-year pitcher,
[02:48] C4
    and the third-year ace
    who has yet to show.
SIGN    Sawamura's cry for attention ends in vain . . .
[02:58] Mi
    Furuya!
[03:00] Mi
    What are you looking at?
[03:01] Mi
    Hurry up and throw!
[03:04] Mi
    You've got too much power, right?
[03:07] Mi
    I'll let you throw as many as you want.
[03:09] Mi
    Here.
[03:14] C1
    That pitcher's a monster!
[03:16] C1
    He throws at full strength,
    even at the bullpen?
[03:22] C2
    He's been striking out almost every batter,
[03:25] C2
    but he's still not satisfied?
[03:32] Mi
    The ball's too high!
[03:34] Mi
    You need to throw more
    carefully and lower!
[03:37] Fu
    He's been more strict as of late...
[03:42] Mi
    He didn't play many games in junior high,
[03:46] Mi
    so he doesn't know
    the value of a single pitch.
[03:50] Mi
    But this is a win or lose tournament.
[03:54] Mi
    It's too late to realize
    after the fact, Furuya.
[03:58] Sa
    If you're not gonna work, switch with me!
[04:01] Fu
    I will.
[04:02] Mi
    Sawamura, leave him alone!
[04:04] Sa
    But I'm overflowing with ardor!
[04:07] Mi
    Then you can keep shouting
    until you lose your voice.
[04:10] Ha
    Looks like it's a tough job
    to keep these two in check.
[04:24] C1
    A two-run home run
    into the back screen!
[04:26] Ha
    Yay! That was a home run!
[04:29] Um
    Up by ten runs in five innings!
[04:32] Fu
    It's a called game!
[04:33] Na
    Captain Yuki!
[04:37] Is
    That's rare.
[04:38] Is
    You don't usually go for home runs.
[04:40] Yu
    I want to give the pitchers
    as much rest as possible.
[04:44] Yu
    I'm glad that went in.
[04:47] Is
    You're too perfect, Captain.
[04:52] Sa
    We're done in five innings again?
[04:55] Mi
    So this is the job of our team captain.
[05:00] Mi
    He's acting more and more like it lately.
[05:03] Mi
    Though he's still really bad at shogi.
SIGN    Murata East Seido
[05:07] Um
    Okay.
[05:09] Um
    Bow!
[05:10] EE
    Thank you!
[05:11] Sa
    Great job on your three
    years of high school!
[05:19] C1
    Good luck next game!
[05:21] C2
    We'll come to cheer you on again!
[05:24] GG
    Miyuki-kun!
[05:27] Sa
    Official games are something else...
[05:29] Ha
    The summer tournament is special.
[05:32] Ka
    Good. You're all here.
[05:34] Ka
    After you finish stretching,
[05:36] Ka
    grab lunch at the bleachers.
[05:38] PP
    Yes, sir!
[05:39] Ka
    We're all staying...
[05:41] Ka
    ...to watch the next game.
SIGN    Three-Round, Three-Game Tournament Seido－Tomurata Higashi Tochigusa－Toyamato Higashi Tokamiyama－Akikawa
[05:44] Ka
    The team that wins...
[05:45] Ka
    ...will be our next opponent.
[06:00] Mi
    Take a good look at
    Akikawa Academy's pitcher.
[06:03] Mi
    He has something you guys don't have.
[06:07] Ch
    An exchange student from Taiwan,
[06:10] Ch
    Shunshin Yeung, second-year.
[06:14] Sa
    He's not Japanese?
[06:16] Ch
    He originally came to learn Japanese,
[06:19] Ch
    but he was introduced to Japanese baseball and fell in love with it.
[06:25] Ch
    He stays later than anyone at practice,
[06:27] Ch
    and he studies more than anyone
    to make Japanese baseball his own.
[06:31] Ch
    He has hunger.
[06:34] Ch
    He has that untouchable aura
[06:36] Ch
    and amazing control
    from his everyday practice.
[06:39] Ch
    People call him...
[06:42] Ch
    ...Clockwork.
[06:48] Sa
    Clockwork?
[06:51] E1
    That was close.
[06:52] E1
    He threw right in my face.
[06:59] P1
    The ball.
[07:01] E1
    D-Damn.
[07:03] E1
    He's not going to apologize
    to me about that pitch?
[07:06] E1
    You've gotta be kidding me.
[07:11] E1
    Way to the outside?
[07:18] E1
    Th-The same place again?
[07:24] E1
    Where next?
[07:25] E1
    In? Out?
[07:29] Um
    Strike! Batter out!
[07:33] E1
    Three pitches in the same place?
[07:39] P1
    That was one ball outside the strike zone.
[07:45] P1
    Not even an idiot would throw
    three pitches to the same place.
[07:53] Um
    Game set!
[07:57] Yu
    3-0.
[07:58] Yu
    They defended their early-game runs.
[08:01] Yu
    After they scored, the fielders
    started playing differently.
[08:06] Is
    Yeah, controlling in and out
[08:09] Is
    and keeping the pitch low.
[08:12] Is
    The other team only got five hits.
[08:15] Is
    Just shows how much faith
    the team has in him.
[08:19] Sa
    Faith?
[08:21] Fu
    It's so hot.
[08:23] Is
    The game's three days
    from now, on a Wednesday.
[08:26] Is
    And this one isn't going to be so easy.
SIGN    Seido Spirit Dorm
[08:32] Ch
    Their ace, Yeung, doesn't
    throw many breaking balls,
[08:36] Ch
    but he's thrown curveballs
    and forkballs to get the strikes.
[08:41] Ch
    His speed is only around 130 km/h,
[08:44] Ch
    but what we need to worry about
    is his clockwork-like control.
[08:49] Ch
    From in-high to out-low,
[08:52] Ch
    and out-high to in-low.
[08:55] Ch
    He uses the diagonal very well
    to keep the batters guessing.
[09:00] Ch
    He'll probably never throw
    anything near the middle.
[09:08] Ch
    The key to beating him will be
    how well you can stick to your swings
[09:11] Ch
    without being tossed about
    by his pitching to the corners.
[09:17] Ka
    Swinging with hesitation will only
    give more confidence to the pitcher.
[09:22] Ka
    No matter what he throws,
    swing without hesitation.
[09:25] Ka
    You must remember that.
[09:28] Ka
    One more thing.
[09:29] Ka
    To put damage on a clever pitcher like him,
[09:33] Ka
    we need speed and bunts.
SIGN    Seido Spirit Dorm
[09:37] Ka
    You two can put pressure
    on him by getting on base.
[09:42] KR
    Yes, sir!
[09:57] C1
    Wow! Amazing!
[09:59] C2
    Feels good just watching.
[10:01] C1
    They don't just practice swinging big.
[10:03] C1
    They also practice the dull plays, too.
[10:05] C2
    They scored massively two games in a row.
[10:09] C2
    I'm sure their next opponents are scared.
[10:11] C1
    Look at the captain, Yuki-kun.
[10:14] C1
    He has a special air.
[10:15] C1
    There are scouts from
    pro teams here, too. Right?
[10:20] C1
    I heard he's not
    interested in that at all.
[10:23] C1
    He probably has his hands full
[10:25] C1
    trying to lead the team to the nationals.
[10:30] C3
    Wow! So many reporters.
[10:32] C3
    I didn't know Seido
    was the talk of the town.
[10:35] C4
    Owada, no need to state the obvious.
[10:39] C4
    Under the guidance of
    Head Coach Kataoka,
[10:41] C4
    will they finally regain
    their prestigious fame?
[10:43] C4
    This is a team with many
    things to write about.
[10:49] C4
    What's that look?
SIGN    Will First-Year Become Savior for Prestigious School Seido?
[10:52] C3
    There's also the Kazuya Miyuki boy
    you wrote about last year.
[10:57] C3
    I'm his fan!
[10:59] C3
    His glasses fit so well!
[11:01] C4
    You just have a fetish for glasses.
[11:04] C3
    Glasses conquer all!
[11:06] C4
    Well, everyone's here to look at
    the monster, first-year pitcher.
[11:12] C4
    We're going to the bullpen, too.
[11:13] C3
    O-Okay!
[11:19] Ka
    Sawamura!
[11:20] Ka
    Where are you throwing?
[11:21] Ka
    Are you trying to hit me?
[11:22] Sa
    My bad!
[11:24] Ch
    Thank you, Kanemaru.
[11:26] Ch
    For volunteering to do this tough job.
[11:30] Ka
    Not at all.
[11:31] Ka
    It'll be better practice
    if a batter is standing here.
[11:35] Ka
    Not to mention seven out of the nine
    Akikawa batters are lefties.
[11:35] Sa
    Like this?
[11:39] Ka
    He might be asked
    to pitch, since he's a lefty.
[11:40] Sa
    Like this?
[11:43] Sa
    Like this!
[11:44] Ka
    Though I'm sure the possibility
    is close to none.
[11:48] Ka
    Come at me, Sawamura!
[11:50] Ka
    I'm not afraid of your pitch at all!
[11:55] Sa
    Kanemaru.
[11:57] Sa
    Here I come!
[11:58] Sa
    Right to the inside!
[12:03] Ka
    You threw that one on purpose!
[12:05] Sa
    I'm sorry.
[12:06] C1
    He has an interesting form.
[12:08] C2
    That must've hurt.
[12:13] Mi
    Nice ball!
[12:16] C1
    In the bullpen, it's just Kawakami-kun
    and the first-year Sawamura-kun...
[12:22] C1
    The ace, Tanba-kun, is throwing
    into the net with the coach.
[12:26] C1
    We're only at Round 3,
    but the ace hasn't thrown a single time.
[12:31] C1
    I wonder if the rumors
    of his injuries are true.
[12:34] C2
    Who knows.
[12:35] C2
    If that's the case,
[12:36] C2
    it'll be another hard
    summer without their ace.
[12:41] C2
    Even if Furuya-kun can throw
    really fast, he's still a first-year.
[12:46] C1
    Oh? Now that you mention it,
[12:48] C1
    where is the famous,
    monster, first-year pitcher?
[12:57] Mi
    He...
[12:58] Mi
    He's taking a nap,
    and he's not even hiding?
[13:02] Mi
    Even I can't laugh seeing this.
[13:05] Mi
    Wake up!
SIGN    Learn Today
SIGN    Devote Every Moment
[13:08] Mi
    You'd better be done with running.
[13:12] Fu
    I am.
[13:13] Mi
    Get out here!
[13:15] Mi
    You need to pitch in the bullpen.
[13:16] Fu
    No, it's hot today.
[13:19] Fu
    I'll be there in a little while.
[13:21] Mi
    Of course it's hot!
[13:23] Mi
    It's summer!
[13:26] Mi
    Is he going to be okay?
[13:28] Mi
    We're in the middle of a tournament.
[13:32] Mi
    You didn't finish
    your meal yesterday, either.
[13:35] Mi
    If you don't eat right,
    you're not gonna last.
[13:41] Mi
    This year, the summer
    is going to be hotter than usual,
[13:45] Mi
    so you'd better get used to...
[13:49] Mi
    Summer?
[13:53] Mi
    That's right.
[13:54] Mi
    He just came from Hokkaido this year.
[13:58] Mi
    To him, it's the first summer in Tokyo.
[14:06] Mi
    Could it be...
[14:07] Mi
    ...his body isn't used to this temperature?
[14:18] C1
    Wow! It's fast!
[14:19] C1
    And that sound.
[14:21] C1
    Sounds heavy.
[14:23] Mi
    He has power in his pitch.
[14:28] Mi
    Looks like his gear changes
    when he holds a ball.
[14:34] Mi
    All right,
[14:35] Mi
    let's call it a day.
[14:38] Fu
    I can still pitch.
[14:40] Mi
    It's fine.
[14:41] Mi
    Just cool down and be done.
[14:44] C1
    Wait! He's already done?
[14:46] C1
    He's only made around ten throws.
[14:50] C2
    Well, we're in the middle
    of the tournament,
[14:52] C2
    so maybe they just verified his pitch.
[14:55] C1
    I see.
[14:56] ---
    All right!
[15:01] Sa
    Damn it!
[15:02] Sa
    That was a ball by a hair!
[15:04] C1
    But some people seem to have
    a different schedule, despite the tournament.
[15:09] C2
    Well, he is interesting. That's for sure.
[15:12] C2
    How will Akikawa face Seido
    with so many pitchers?
[15:17] C1
    Akikawa has someone I like, too.
[15:19] C1
    Glasses!
[15:22] C2
    We're reporting on Akikawa tomorrow.
[15:24] C2
    And don't get the wrong idea.
[15:26] C2
    Let's go.
SIGN    Tokyo Nerima-ku Akikawa Academy
[15:37] P1
    Don't run away!
[15:38] P2
    Like hell I will.
[15:40] P2
    Bring it!
[15:42] P1
    Here it is.
[15:58] P2
    Crap!
[15:59] P2
    That's 160 km/h?
[16:01] P3
    I'll die!
[16:02] P3
    I'll die if that hits me!
[16:04] P4
    I'm up next.
[16:05] P2
    Stand a little back.
[16:07] C1
    Batting practice with the machine
    set to the highest speed?
[16:11] C1
    Is this a countermeasure
    to Furuya-kun, Head Coach Ogata?
[16:17] PC
    You know...
[16:18] PC
    They can't hit a pitch like that on the fly.
[16:22] PC
    The goal is to adjust their eyes.
[16:25] PC
    You know...
[16:26] PC
    All the opponent teams
[16:28] PC
    were swinging at
    Furuya-kun's high balls.
[16:35] PC
    You know...
[16:36] PC
    If they can stay calm and see the ball...
[16:40] PC
    You know...
[16:42] PC
    No matter how fast a kid can throw,
[16:44] PC
    it won't be faster than 160 km/h.
[16:49] PC
    You know...
[16:51] C1
    I see!
[16:52] C1
    The coach's speaking habit: "You know."
[16:54] C2
    Don't put that down!
[16:59] P1
    Next, out low.
[17:02] P2
    Bring it!
[17:10] P1
    Sorry, that went in a little.
[17:13] P1
    Next, inside middle.
[17:20] P2
    Shoot.
[17:22] P2
    I messed that up!
[17:24] P1
    Don't worry.
[17:26] P1
    I'll throw it again, same place.
[17:28] C1
    What?
[17:29] C1
    The ace is throwing for batting practice?
[17:33] PC
    You know...
[17:34] PC
    Shunshin doesn't throw in the bullpen.
[17:39] PC
    Ball control is nurtured in games.
[17:43] PC
    This is a practice method
    he came up with on his own.
[17:48] PC
    He throws about 200
    pitches every day.
[17:52] PC
    Next, anywhere.
[17:55] P1
    All right! Let's do this!
[17:58] P1
    In or out?
[18:00] P1
    Which is it?
[18:05] P1
    Damn it!
[18:06] P1
    Right down the middle!
[18:09] P2
    You suck!
[18:10] P1
    Don't laugh!
[18:13] C1
    A serious one-on-one
    in batting practice.
[18:18] C2
    Glasses!
[18:20] PC
    You know...
[18:21] PC
    We used to lose after
    the first game, until last year.
[18:26] PC
    It's about how effectively
    we can practice with limited time.
[18:31] PC
    Shunshin has honed his control
    through batting practice,
[18:35] PC
    and the batters thoroughly practice
    the pitches they have difficulties with.
[18:39] PC
    Just a lone pitcher
[18:41] PC
    has changed our weak team
    into what you see now.
[18:47] C1
    I see.
[18:49] C1
    His clockwork-like pitching comes from
[18:52] C1
    an environment like this.
[18:59] C1
    Why is Yeung-kun playing baseball in Japan?
[19:04] PC
    You know...
[19:05] PC
    This is something I heard from his parents,
[19:11] PC
    but it all started when he saw Japanese
    professional baseball back in Taiwan.
[19:17] PC
    He was mesmerized by the plays on TV.
[19:20] PC
    What moved him even more
[19:23] PC
    was a Taiwanese player playing
    on a Japanese team.
[19:29] PC
    But...
[19:31] TV
    Strike out!
[19:33] TV
    What's up with Lin?
[19:34] TV
    That's his fifth consecutive strikeout!
[19:37] TV
    His glory from last year
    is nowhere to be seen!
[19:40] TV
    He's having a tough time
    hitting the inside pitches.
[19:44] PC
    The Japanese pitcher
[19:46] PC
    analyzed and took advantage
    of the opponent's weakness.
[19:51] PC
    Inside Shunshin, those mixed feelings
[19:55] PC
    eventually turned into
    respect for Japanese baseball.
[20:04] PC
    Our high school has had a long
    relationship with high schools in Taiwan.
[20:09] PC
    But Shunshin is actually officially
    here as a language exchange student.
[20:15] C1
    A language exchange student?
[20:17] PC
    Yes.
[20:18] PC
    But everyone, including myself,
[20:22] PC
    have been moved by his
    sincerity toward baseball.
[20:26] C2
    Shunshin Yeung.
[20:29] C2
    Doesn't sound like he's all
    clockwork like people seem to say.
[20:32] PC
    Yes.
[20:33] PC
    I don't know many people
    with so much passion.
[20:38] C1
    I wonder what's going
    on inside his head.
[20:45] P1
    Next, inside middle.
[20:48] P1
    I wanted to do everything
    I could to play baseball in Japan.
[20:54] P1
    This pitch...
[20:57] P1
    ...goes to my parents
    who sent me here.
[21:05] P1
    This pitch...
[21:07] P1
    ...goes to my Japanese father
[21:09] P1
    who supports me in various ways.
[21:17] P1
    And this pitch...
[21:21] P1
    ...goes to my teammates
    who've played with me so far.
[21:28] P2
    Damn!
[21:29] P2
    That was outside!
[21:35] C1
    Wow.
[21:36] C1
    It's batting practice, but he's
    very thorough with every pitch.
[21:41] C2
    At first, it looks like
    a one-man team led by Yeung-kun.
[21:45] C2
    But the other players are also
    enjoying baseball to the fullest.
[21:50] C2
    A team like this will be quite formidable
    once they pick up momentum.
[21:57] C2
    They have more than a small
    chance to beat Seido.
[23:35] Sa
    Round 4 starts tomorrow!
[23:36] Sa
    We're up against Shunshin
    Yeung's Akikawa Academy!
[23:39] Ka
    Sawamura, I'll stand in the batter's box.
[23:41] Ka
    Show me what you can do.
[23:43] Sa
    Aye, General!
[23:44] Ka
    Who's a general?
[23:45] Sh
    Seido's starter is a first-year.
[23:47] Sh
    We can take full advantage of that.
[23:49] Mi
    Akikawa makes their move
    the moment the game begins.
[23:52] Mi
    Next time on Ace of the Diamond:
    Anti-Furuya Strategy.
SIGN    Anti-Furuya Strategy
[23:56] Mi
    Let's win the national title!