25 - Anti-Furuya Strategy

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[00:04] C1
    Wow.
[00:06] C1
    It's batting practice, but he's
    very thorough with every pitch.
[00:10] C2
    A team like this will be quite formidable
    once they pick up momentum.
[00:17] C2
    They have more than a small
    chance to beat Seido.
SIGN    Seido High School Practice Field
SIGN    Anti-Furuya Strategy
[01:59] Ka
    To prepare for the game tomorrow,
    we're wrapping up practice.
[02:03] Ka
    The game begins at 10:00 AM.
[02:05] Ka
    We'll do a light warm up and
    enter the stadium by 8:30 AM.
[02:09] Ka
    It's going to be above thirty
    degrees again tomorrow,
[02:12] Ka
    so don't practice too much
    and get plenty of rest.
[02:16] Ka
    That is all.
[02:17] PP
    Thank you!
[02:19] Sa
    We're done already?
[02:19] Sa
    But we have a game tomorrow.
[02:21] Ha
    It's because we have
    a game tomorrow.
[02:24] Is
    Hey, Tetsu.
[02:25] Is
    Want to watch the Akikawa video again?
[02:28] Yu
    No, I've already done the simulation.
[02:32] Yu
    I just need to swing
    like I always do tomorrow.
[02:34] Is
    That's our captain.
[02:36] Ku
    Oh, Jun-san!
[02:37] Ku
    I want to watch the video!
[02:39] Ku
    I want to simulate base stealing.
[02:41] Ma
    Gotta check his slide step, too.
[02:43] Is
    Masuko, you're running, too?
[02:46] Ku
    Are you serious?
[02:48] Ry
    Haruichi.
[02:50] Ry
    Join me when I hit off the tee later.
[02:55] Ha
    I can join you?
[02:57] Ry
    What are you saying?
[02:59] Ry
    You can hit, too.
[03:00] Ry
    So, later.
[03:02] Ha
    O-Okay.
[03:03] Ku
    That's rare.
[03:05] Ku
    Ryo-san's talking to his brother.
[03:07] Is
    Well, they are brothers.
[03:13] Sa
    Wait right there, Kazuya Miyuki!
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[03:16] Sa
    Don't you want to catch
    my new and improved fastball?
[03:20] Mi
    Shut up!
[03:21] Mi
    Don't call me by my full name!
[03:22] Mi
    I already caught your
    pseudo-fastballs yesterday.
[03:26] Sa
    It's not pseudo, you bastard!
[03:27] Ha
    Where are his manners?
[03:29] Mi
    Hey, Furuya.
[03:30] Mi
    Forget the idiot and let's go.
[03:32] ---
    Hey, wait!
[03:33] Mi
    Oh, forgot he's an oddball, too.
[03:36] Mi
    Let's pitch a few after the sun sets.
[03:39] Mi
    I want to see how your forkball is, too.
[03:43] Fu
    After the sun sets?
[03:46] Mi
    But don't go all out, okay?
[03:49] Mi
    That's right.
[03:50] Mi
    He just came from Hokkaido this year.
[03:55] Mi
    It's his first summer in Tokyo.
[04:00] Mi
    Could it be...
[04:01] Mi
    ...his body isn't used
    to this temperature?
[04:11] Re
    Are the high temperatures worsening his fatigue?
[04:17] Re
    He hasn't been throwing for too long,
    but he has played in two games.
[04:21] Ch
    But his pitch hasn't gotten weaker.
[04:24] Ch
    It's a tough call.
[04:30] Ka
    Kawakami, be ready from
    the first inning tomorrow.
[04:34] Ka
    Yes, sir!
[04:36] Ka
    Fatigue from the heat and pressure
[04:39] Ka
    are unavoidable as we advance.
[04:43] Ka
    That's why we need everyone's
    strength to win these games.
[04:48] Ka
    The entire team's strength.
[04:56] Ry
    You seem to be swinging
    without any doubts.
[04:59] Ry
    During the game,
    don't just babysit Sawamura,
[05:02] Ry
    and be ready to go anytime.
[05:05] Ry
    You were pinch hitter
    in the first game, remember?
[05:07] Ry
    The coach uses the players
    who are doing well in practice.
[05:13] Ha
    Oh, you haven't swung yet.
[05:16] Ry
    Don't worry about me.
[05:18] Ry
    Practicing at this point
    won't really help me.
[05:20] Ry
    I just need to give my all tomorrow.
[05:24] Ry
    Here, swing more.
[05:27] Ha
    But I've been swinging
    for almost an hour...
[05:30] Ha
    But it's a little nostalgic.
[05:34] Ha
    I haven't talked with him like this for ages.
[05:40] Ka
    Man, Sawamura's pitch really moves.
[05:45] Ch
    Yeah...
[05:46] Ch
    Not even Sawamura himself
    knows how it'll move.
[05:47] Sa
    All right!
[05:50] Ch
    Sawamura, four-seamer.
[05:53] ---
    Right!
[05:55] Sa
    This is like this, so...
[06:01] Sa
    It's this!
[06:05] Ch
    You... had better not
    do that in a game.
[06:10] Ch
    Let's be done after ten pitches.
[06:18] Ka
    It just barely missed me.
[06:20] Ka
    Sawamura!
[06:21] Ka
    You don't care if you hit me, do you?
[06:23] Sa
    Huh? Should I?
[06:24] Ka
    Of course you should!
[06:27] Ka
    Inside pitch practice toward
    left-handed batters...
[06:30] Ka
    Are you practicing
    for the Akikawa line-up?
[06:34] Sa
    G-General!
[06:36] Ka
    Who are you calling "General"?
[06:37] Ka
    Goodness...
[06:39] Ka
    Isn't it a little late
    to be practicing, Chris?
[06:44] Ch
    My apologies.
[06:45] Ka
    Don't get carried away.
[06:49] Ka
    Hey!
[06:50] Ka
    Give me your bat and helmet.
[06:52] Ka
    Wait, Coach...
[06:57] Ka
    Show me your inside pitch.
[07:02] Ka
    It's not safe!
[07:03] Ka
    That helmet won't save you
    when his pitch hits you!
[07:06] Ka
    I don't care.
[07:08] Ka
    Try me!
[07:10] Ka
    Seriously?
[07:13] Ch
    Could it be that he's...
[07:16] Ch
    ...seeing if Sawamura
    will be useful tomorrow
[07:20] Ch
    because Furuya is unreliable?
[07:24] Ka
    What's wrong?
[07:25] Ka
    Hurry up and pitch.
[07:27] Ka
    Are you afraid of hitting me?
[07:30] Ka
    So much pressure.
[07:32] Ka
    I couldn't throw here.
[07:34] Ka
    B-But if he can throw to the
    inside under this pressure...
[07:44] Mi
    I'm glad I came to check on him.
[07:47] Mi
    It's looking very interesting.
[07:57] Ka
    Sawamura, you're going?
SIGN    Fuchu Municipal Stadium
SIGN    Seido vs Akikawa
     Yakushi vs Ichidai Third
[08:16] Ha
    It's really hot.
[08:18] Ha
    And it's only nine in the morning.
[08:20] Fu
    It'll get hotter today, too.
[08:29] Ka
    We play like we talked
    in the meeting.
[08:32] Ka
    Don't forget to check the signs.
[08:35] EE
    Yes, sir!
[08:36] Ka
    Stay hydrated
[08:38] Ka
    and players in the dugout should
    support those playing by any means.
[08:41] EE
    Yes, sir!
[08:42] Ka
    We need everyone's strength
    to win from this point on!
[08:47] Ka
    Furuya, you're starting.
[08:48] Fu
    Yes, sir.
[08:50] Ka
    Kawakami and Sawamura,
[08:52] Ka
    be ready to go anytime!
[08:56] KS
    Yes, sir!
[08:57] Ku
    Huh? Did he just say Sawamura?
[09:01] Ku
    That's unexpected.
[09:06] Ku
    I wonder if something happened
    with the coach yesterday.
[09:09] Ku
    Or it wouldn't make sense, right?
[09:10] Mi
    Man, he's sharp.
[09:18] Is
    Why are you hiding in the corner?
[09:21] Ry
    Make sure you stay inside
    the dugout, Shiny-head.
[09:24] Ry
    You're blinding.
[09:26] Ma
    Careful not to burn your head
    with no hair protection.
[09:29] Ta
    Guys...
[09:33] Yu
    Let's go!
[09:37] C1
    They're here!
[09:39] C2
    It's Seido!
[09:42] C1
    Isashiki!
[09:43] C2
    Masuko!
[09:44] C3
    Tetsu-san!
[09:45] C4
    Furuya-kun!
[09:54] E1
    Wow! They get cheers.
[09:56] E2
    There's a big crowd over there.
[10:01] E2
    They have a brass band
    and cheerleaders.
[10:03] E2
    But look at our side...
[10:06] E3
    Well, everyone's busy with summer class.
[10:10] E4
    My parents told me to quit baseball!
[10:13] E4
    Makes you want to cry.
[10:15] E3
    Mine, too.
[10:17] E3
    "We didn't send you to Akikawa
    so you could play baseball."
[10:20] E5
    Well, not like we joined
    to do it so seriously, either.
[10:25] E2
    But...
[10:26] E2
    We can't quit now after coming this far.
[10:29] E2
    After meeting Shun, we've learned
    the sweet taste of victory.
[10:38] Sh
    I love Yuming.
[10:41] Sh
    Soothes my heart.
[10:42] E1
    Yuming?
[10:44] E2
    You really love Japan, don't you?
[10:46] EC
    You know, Shunshin...
[10:48] EC
    How are you today?
[10:50] Sh
    How am I?
[10:51] Sh
    The usual.
[10:54] Sh
    I throw like the usual
[10:56] Sh
    and get outs like the usual.
[10:58] Sh
    That is my job as the pitcher.
[11:02] Sh
    No matter... who we're up against.
[11:07] EC
    Your words are truly reliable.
[11:12] EC
    You know...
[11:13] EC
    Just as Shunshin said,
    no matter who we're up against,
[11:16] EC
    we just do our own baseball!
[11:19] EC
    Now, let's enjoy baseball
    as much as we can!
[11:23] EE
    Yes, sir!
[11:26] R1
    As Akikawa going first,
[11:29] R1
    I'm sure they'd like to score first
    and play their usual game.
[11:32] R2
    But Seido is a stronger team, overall.
[11:37] R2
    So how well Yeung-kun
    can pitch against Seido
[11:41] R2
    will be the key.
[11:44] R2
    Will the big-name Seido take the game?
SIGN    Akikawa
    Seido
[11:47] R2
    Or will Akikawa become the dark horse,
    centered around Yeung-kun?
[11:52] R2
    Whoever wins will advance
    to the quarter-final.
[11:57] Mi
    We're lucky we got the early
    game before it got too hot.
[12:01] Mi
    You should be able to throw like usual.
[12:07] Fu
    I plan on throwing until the end today.
[12:12] Mi
    Man...
[12:14] Mi
    The scary thing is that
    he truly thinks he can do it.
[12:20] Mi
    Anyway, be sure to pace yourself today.
[12:26] Mi
    Hey, what's with that silence?
[12:29] Um
    Line up!
[12:30] EE
    Let's go!
[12:32] ---
    All right!
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[12:48] An
    Top of the first,
[12:50] An
    Akikawa Academy's offense starts with
[12:53] An
    number 1, center fielder,
    Ninomiya-kun.
[12:57] E1
    Keep your eyes on the ball, Nino!
[12:59] E2
    He can't throw faster than the machine!
[13:05] Fu
    Machine?
[13:07] EC
    You know...
[13:08] EC
    They're starting with the first-year Furuya-kun again.
[13:12] EC
    They can still keep their ace
    on the bench in the fourth round.
[13:15] EC
    What a big team they have.
[13:18] Sh
    It's highly doubtful that the team has
    that much faith in the first-year pitcher.
[13:24] Sh
    Their past two games have both
    been called at five innings,
[13:28] Sh
    so he didn't pitch
    completely until the end.
[13:31] Sh
    Perhaps there's a special reason
[13:35] Sh
    they have to send that pitcher out first.
[13:40] EC
    I see. You're right.
[13:43] Sh
    If that's the case,
    then we can exploit that.
[13:48] Sh
    Let's drag him off the mound quickly
[13:52] Sh
    and make the game ours.
[13:59] Um
    Play ball!
[14:03] Mi
    He's not holding the bat short.
[14:06] Mi
    He should've seen Furuya's
    pitch in the last game.
[14:10] Mi
    Well, let's see how he
    reacts to the first pitch.
[14:14] Mi
    Your favorite high pitch.
[14:16] Mi
    Right here.
[14:31] C1
    Wow! Merciless as usual!
[14:33] C2
    That's a scary sound!
[14:35] C3
    Is he really a first-year?
[14:38] Mi
    Man, all out from the start.
[14:41] Mi
    I told you to pace yourself...
[14:45] E1
    What was that pitch?
[14:48] E1
    Unlike the machine's, it was alive, and
[14:51] E1
    it came at me with a roar.
[14:54] E1
    B-But...
[14:58] E1
    It's not too scary.
[15:04] (Flashback) EC
    The goal is to adjust their eyes.
[15:08] (Flashback) EC
    You know...
[15:13] Mi
    Even after that pitch,
    he's still not holding it short.
[15:25] Um
    Ball four!
[15:27] E1
    Yeah! Nice job!
[15:28] E2
    Nice one, Nino!
[15:30] Sa
    There's nothing worse than walking
    the first batter, Furuya!
[15:34] Ka
    Like you're one to talk.
[15:35] Ch
    He didn't even swing once.
[15:39] Ka
    Yeah.
[15:40] An
    Number 2, third baseman,
    Hashimoto-kun.
[15:44] ---
    All right!
[15:50] Mi
    This batter's holding the bat long, too.
[15:55] Mi
    I thought this might happen,
    but this is bad.
[15:59] Mi
    These guys aren't planning to swing.
[16:05] Mi
    The runner doesn't look like he'll run.
[16:07] Mi
    Damn.
[16:08] Mi
    They plan on tiring him out
    by making him throw a lot.
[16:13] R1
    It's a difficult start for Furuya-kun.
[16:21] R1
    The opponent isn't swinging
    at his high balls anymore.
[16:27] R2
    No, that's not what they're doing.
[16:31] R2
    They don't plan on swinging,
    regardless of strike or ball.
[16:39] R2
    Unlike pitchers who pitch to contact,
[16:41] R2
    fastball pitchers who get
    strikeouts naturally throw more.
[16:47] R2
    It's a very bold strategy with
    a risk of simply striking out, but...
[16:53] Um
    Ball!
[16:54] R2
    It's probably the strategy
    Furuya-kun hates the most.
[16:59] C1
    That's ball three!
[17:02] C2
    What's wrong, Furuya?
[17:04] C3
    Get strikes like usual!
[17:06] C4
    It doesn't look good for Seido.
[17:12] E1
    Nice one, Hashimoto!
[17:14] E2
    Eyes on the ball!
[17:15] E3
    That pitcher can't throw strikes!
[17:20] Sh
    No surprise.
[17:21] Sh
    A pitcher with no control
    can't make the game.
[17:27] Sh
    Beating him is only a matter of time.
[17:32] Fu
    Damn...
[17:34] Fu
    The sweat is annoying.
[17:44] (Flashback) Mi
    Once people do the research,
[17:45] (Flashback) Mi
    and they start letting your high
    ball pitches pass, we're doomed.
[17:50] Mi
    We knew this was coming
    sooner or later.
[17:55] Mi
    If you can't overcome this situation,
[17:58] Mi
    you won't have a chance
    to throw in the future.
[18:05] Fu
    Split?
[18:09] Fu
    Now?
[18:15] Sa
    Furuya.
[18:22] Mi
    Do it!
[18:34] Um
    Ball four!
[18:37] Na
    Oh, no! Two walks in a row!
[18:40] Um
    And that last one bounced.
[18:42] Ha
    Will Furuya-kun be all right?
[18:48] R1
    Wasn't that a breaking ball?
[18:51] R1
    In this situation when
    he'd want a strike?
[18:54] E1
    Hey, that battery's getting lost!
[18:56] E2
    They're just gonna crash
    and burn from here!
[19:02] An
    Number 3, shortstop,
    Onishi-kun.
[19:06] E1
    Eyes on the ball, Onishi!
[19:08] E2
    Pitcher has no control!
[19:12] Fu
    Again...
[19:14] Mi
    Just throw as I tell you to.
[19:22] (Flashback) Mi
    Sheesh...
[19:23] (Flashback) Mi
    Your drop is inconsistent,
    so it's really hard to catch.
[19:27] (Flashback) Mi
    But you're able to throw
    relaxed when you throw this.
[19:33] (Flashback) Mi
    If only you could throw
    your fastball the same way.
[19:38] (Flashback) Mi
    Let's be done soon.
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[19:42] (Flashback) Fu
    I haven't thrown a pitch
    I'm satisfied with.
[19:45] (Flashback) Fu
    Please let me throw
    a little more.
[19:47] (Flashback) Mi
    We have a game tomorrow!
[19:49] [SONG] On-screen
    Ignored
[19:51] (Flashback) Mi
    Yeah, way to ignore me.
[19:55] (Flashback) Fu
    Throwing as hard as I can
    is the only thing I can do.
[20:00] (Flashback) Fu
    I will throw as much as I can
    if it means helping the team.
[20:06] Mi
    I see.
[20:08] Mi
    He went all out in the last two games
[20:11] Mi
    because he was trying
    his best for the team.
[20:21] (Flashback) Mi
    Keep that feeling inside
    you for tomorrow's game.
[20:26] (Flashback) Mi
    No matter what happens tomorrow,
[20:29] (Flashback) Mi
    we'll support you the best we can.
[20:33] Um
    Strike!
[20:37] E1
    Did that just drop?
[20:39] C1
    Yeah!
[20:40] C1
    Nice pitch!
[20:41] C2
    Your arm's swinging!
[20:43] Mi
    Now, fastball down the middle!
[20:48] Um
    Strike!
[20:51] E1
    Wait a minute.
[20:52] E1
    What's this all of a sudden?
[20:54] Ot
    He's finally throwing strikes.
[20:57] Sa
    All right!
[20:58] Sa
    Nice one, Furuya!
[20:59] Sa
    Keep that rhythm and keep pitching—
[21:01] Um
    Ball!
[21:02] Sa
    Don't make me eat my words!
[21:05] Sa
    Hey!
[21:06] Ka
    He's actually cheering him on.
[21:12] Um
    Strike!
[21:13] Um
    Batter out!
[21:15] E1
    What's going on?
[21:17] E2
    What happened?
[21:18] Sh
    The more strength you
    have in your shoulders,
[21:21] Sh
    the harder it is to control
    a breaking pitch.
[21:25] E1
    Then that catcher called for a breaking
    pitch to loosen up the pitcher?
[21:31] E2
    That's crazy!
[21:32] E2
    He risked walking
    the batter for that?
[21:36] Mi
    All right.
[21:37] Mi
    Your shoulder's looking loose now.
[21:40] An
    Number 4, right fielder,
    Shiratori-kun.
[21:45] E1
    What should I do, Coach?
[21:48] EC
    Let's wait.
[21:50] EC
    This inning, we'll see it out.
[22:00] Sh
    Kazuya Miyuki, huh?
[23:36] Mi
    Furuya's control has stabilized,
[23:38] Mi
    but Akikawa's not backing
    down just like that.
[23:41] Sh
    In order to make the game ours,
[23:43] Sh
    we have to destroy this batter right here.
[23:46] Fu
    I'm not letting anyone hit.
[23:48] Sa
    You all right, Furuya?
[23:49] Sa
    Boss! When am I up?
[23:52] Sa
    Next time on Ace of the Diamond:
    Miracle Akikawa.
SIGN     Miracle Akikawa
[23:56] Sa
    Let's win the national title!