29 - Demon Child
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[00:01] S1
Oh, an intra-squad?
[00:05] S1
Tesshin sure knows
how to keep practice intense
[00:10] S1
during the fall tournament.
[00:14] Ot
I'm also worried...
[00:16] Ot
...that this game looks like
Coach Kataoka is giving Coach Ochiai
[00:19] Ot
a place to communicate with the team.
[00:24] Ot
It's like he's slowly
preparing to leave the team.
[00:32] Sa
I thought I'd stop by to see
my former student, but...
[00:38] Ot
C—
[00:39] Ot
Coach Sakaki!
[00:42] Sa
I'm here.
SIGN Demon Child
[02:15] S1
Hit it, Kominato!
[02:17] S2
Stay strong, Sawamura!
[02:32] S3
Low and outside!
[02:33] S4
He got it!
[02:34] Sa
I got Harucchi!
[02:38] Ha
That was well controlled.
[02:40] Ha
And he didn't pitch
a single change-up this time.
[02:44] Ku
He's not easy to break, huh?
[02:47] S1
They only got one run.
[02:49] S2
He stopped their momentum well.
[02:51] S3
Yeah, they were going after his change-up.
[02:54] S4
Nice pitch!
[02:55] S5
Nice job, Sawamura!
[02:57] Ot
This is Mr. Sakaki, who coached here
before Coach Kataoka.
[03:02] Ot
You're currently the head coach
at Hosei University, correct?
[03:06] Ha
Oh, yes! I know about him!
[03:08] Sa
You guys take girls on the manager team now?
[03:11] Sa
That's nice.
[03:13] Ha
When I was little, I saw him on TV.
[03:17] Ha
He's the coach who led
Seido High School to nationals.
[03:21] Ha
Eijiro Sakaki.
[03:24] Sa
Well, let's watch the game.
[03:26] Sa
Sit down.
[03:34] Re
I'm sure you know,
but he's our ace, Furuya-kun.
[03:40] Yu
Strike!
[03:41] Yu
Batter out!
[03:42] S1
He's really grown as a pitcher.
[03:47] S2
Well, you'd hope so, if he's been
pitching in the tournament.
[03:56] (Flashback) Oc
You have a good fastball
to use as your base.
[03:59] (Flashback) Oc
If you don't mess up the grip and the wrist,
[04:02] (Flashback) Oc
the ball will break on its own.
[04:04] (Flashback) Oc
Don't try to make it break.
[04:11] S3
Strike three!
[04:12] S4
That was his new slider!
[04:15] S5
Well controlled, too!
[04:17] Sa
It's all in the hips when you swing.
[04:20] Sa
Like this!
[04:28] Sa
Looks like he needs to improve his control,
[04:31] Sa
but it's hard to believe
he's just a first-year.
[04:47] Ha
Nice hit, Furuya-kun!
[04:49] Ka
Go! Go!
[04:57] Yu
Out!
[04:59] S1
That relay was so fast!
[05:01] S2
The fielders stopped that run!
[05:04] S3
Two outs, Sawamura!
[05:06] S3
Two outs!
[05:08] S4
We're here for you!
[05:09] S5
Pitch to contact!
[05:10] S6
We've got your back!
[05:13] S7
Let's go, Sawamura!
[05:15] S8
Focus on the batter!
[05:18] Sa
They're just as reliable
as the first-string team.
[05:26] Sa
I don't want to let them down.
[05:33] Sa
I want them to acknowledge me.
[05:37] Sa
He doesn't have speed,
[05:38] Sa
but he pitches really well, too.
[05:43] Ot
Our ace is Furuya, but Sawamura
pitched all nine innings last game.
[05:49] Sa
Oh?
[05:52] Ot
He's a big reason we've made it so far.
[06:04] Um
Out!
[06:05] S1
That's three outs!
[06:07] S2
Nice change-up!
[06:12] Mi
The basic low and away,
[06:15] Mi
and then a crossfire into the chest.
[06:18] Mi
After showing a lot of fastballs,
[06:20] Mi
he throws the change-up.
[06:22] Mi
Looks like he's slowly
solidifying his new style.
[06:26] Sa
This game is very interesting.
[06:29] Sa
The second-string team
is putting up a great fight.
[06:32] Ot
Yes.
[06:34] Ot
The coach set up this game
[06:37] Ot
because the second-string
wanted some actual game time.
[06:40] Sa
Being hungry is good.
[06:44] Sa
You can't make a truly strong team
[06:47] Sa
without everyone having
the same high motivation.
[06:51] Sa
Who knew the demon child
would grow up to be such a great coach.
[06:58] Sa
Eh, Tesshin?
SIGN Team A Team B
[07:05] Ku
Nice pitch!
[07:06] Ma
Nice pitch, Furuya!
[07:08] S1
Wow! Two strikeouts again this inning.
[07:11] Wa
He only gave up a run in the first inning.
[07:14] Wa
Six hits and four base on balls.
[07:17] Wa
He still walks a lot of batters,
[07:19] Wa
but he's become more resilient.
[07:22] Mi
This game was really good practice,
[07:24] Mi
since he's got the hang of his slider now.
[07:28] Fu
I'll go all out now.
[07:30] Mi
Your time's up.
[07:32] Oc
I didn't expect the second-string
to play so well,
[07:35] Oc
but it was good enough,
since he's just coming off his injury.
[07:42] Sa
I was totally ready
to destroy him with my bat.
[07:45] S1
Sawamura.
[07:47] S1
Sorry we could only get one run.
[07:50] S2
You were pitching really well
against the first-string,
[07:53] S2
so we wanted to score more.
[07:57] S3
Nice pitch.
[07:58] S3
Don't forget to stretch and ice.
[08:01] S4
The balls kept coming nonstop,
[08:04] S4
so it was fun fielding for you.
[08:07] S5
It really got us going.
[08:12] Sa
Thank you!
[08:14] Sa
You were all reliable, too!
[08:16] Ka
Kaneda, are you ready?
[08:18] Ka
Yes, sir!
[08:20] Ka
Kawashima, you have two more innings.
[08:23] Ka
Go into right field until then.
[08:25] Ka
Yes, sir!
[08:26] S1
Seven hits, but no base on balls.
[08:28] S1
Sawamura pitched really well
against the first-string.
[08:33] Wa
Yeah.
[08:34] Wa
We found his weakness, too.
[08:40] Sa
Two different pitchers.
[08:43] Sa
I bet it's fun for Tesshin to train them.
[08:47] Ot
We have a sidearm pitcher
named Kawakami next,
[08:50] Ot
and he's a great pitcher, too.
[08:52] Ot
He's my favorite.
[08:55] Sa
That'll be exciting.
[08:59] Ha
Excuse me.
[09:01] Ha
Were you talking about Coach Kataoka
[09:04] Ha
when you said "demon child"?
[09:09] Sa
Yeah, that's right.
[09:15] Sa
He always looked mad and had no respect.
[09:19] Sa
When he first enrolled in the school,
[09:22] Sa
he was an uncontrollable brat.
[09:30] Sa
He always looked mad and had no respect.
[09:33] Sa
When he first enrolled in the school,
[09:36] Sa
he was an uncontrollable brat.
[09:40] Ha
How old was he?
[09:42] Ha
He was fifteen.
[09:43] Sa
I hit him in the head so much, I'd be
in trouble with the PTA if I did it now.
[09:48] Sa
He'd glare at me every time, too!
[09:51] Sa
What a brat!
[09:53] Ha
That's no laughing matter.
[09:56] Sa
The upperclassmen didn't like him, either,
[09:59] Sa
so he was in trouble all the time.
[10:02] Sa
However, I'll say this in his defense.
[10:05] Sa
He hated losing more than anyone.
[10:08] Sa
He ran more than any of
my other students ever did.
[10:15] (Flashback) S1
He's still running.
[10:17] (Flashback) S2
Seriously?
[10:18] (Flashback) S2
The coach made him run
so much during practice, too.
[10:26] (Flashback) Sa
The ace number is yours, Tesshin Kataoka.
[10:34] Sa
I grew fond of his unyielding spirit
[10:37] Sa
and gave him the ace number as a first-year.
[10:40] Sa
He was neither mentally
nor technically fit to be the ace,
[10:44] Sa
so no one acknowledged him.
[10:47] Sa
But he took the criticisms head on.
[10:53] (Flashback) Ka
Thank you for the meal.
[10:55] (Flashback) S1
Of course.
[10:57] Sa
He changed his attitude,
and his actions changed.
[11:06] Sa
Maybe it was the weight of the ace number,
[11:09] Sa
or his unparalleled, unyielding spirit,
[11:11] Sa
but he turned into a monster.
[11:14] Sa
We only made to the semifinals that fall,
[11:17] Sa
but he gained the team's trust
with his energetic pitching.
[11:22] Sa
The next summer was his big moment.
SIGN Seido High School Wins! With 158 throws and 13 strikeouts, Seido makes nationals for the eighth time.
[11:25] Sa
He took down all the strong schools,
[11:28] Sa
and we went to nationals.
SIGN Hanshin Koshien Stadium
[11:42] Sa
He was unstoppable and
carried the team to the finals.
SIGN Kataoka from Seido makes the final
[11:52] Ot
I remember watching it on TV.
[11:54] Sa
After being runner-up at nationals,
[11:56] Sa
he got to the quarterfinals
at the spring invitational.
[12:00] Sa
In his final summer,
he didn't make nationals,
[12:05] Sa
but he led the team well
until the very end.
SIGN Meiji Jingu Stadium
SIGN National High School Baseball Tournament Tokyo Qualifications
[12:14] (Flashback) Sa
What's wrong, Tetsu?
[12:18] (Flashback) Ka
I'm sorry.
[12:19] (Flashback) Ka
I've failed you.
[12:21] (Flashback) Ka
I couldn't make you
the best coach in the country.
[12:31] Ha
Excuse me.
[12:32] Ha
Did he really turn down
an offer to play professionally?
[12:36] Sa
Yeah.
[12:37] Sa
It's not as strict these days,
[12:39] Sa
but back in the days,
pro players couldn't teach amateurs.
[12:43] Sa
He said, "If I play professionally,
[12:46] Sa
it'll be difficult for me
to come back to this school."
[12:50] Sa
"I want to give back to the
high school baseball
[12:53] Sa
that's changed me for the better."
[12:56] Sa
Can you believe he said that
as a seventeen-year-old kid?
[13:04] Sa
He graduated from college,
then spent eight years coaching under me.
[13:08] Sa
I decided to hand over the reins
[13:10] Sa
because I knew I could
trust him with the team.
[13:16] S1
Wow!
[13:17] S1
Tojo scores with a hit!
[13:19] S2
The first-string isn't
going easy against Kaneda.
[13:22] S3
That's the second run this inning!
[13:24] S4
Excuse me. Time-out, please.
[13:26] S4
Sorry, Kaneda.
[13:27] S4
That was my fault. I was too careful.
[13:30] S4
I got you cornered and helped them out.
[13:33] S4
Your pitch looks good.
[13:35] S4
Let's keep pitching low.
[13:38] S1
No worries!
[13:39] S2
We've got your back, Kaneda!
[13:45] Yu
Strike!
[13:46] M1
It looks like Kaneda-kun is more relaxed now.
[13:49] Ka
Ono shines at helping pitchers be calm.
[13:53] Ka
He must've said something.
[13:56] Ka
Even though Miyuki is undoubtedly
the first-string catcher,
[13:58] Ka
he's always finding ways to improve himself.
[14:01] Ka
This kind of mentality will eventually
take the team to new heights.
[14:10] Um
Out!
[14:11] S1
That's my man!
[14:13] S2
Nice, Kame-yan!
[14:14] Ka
That was a good forkball.
[14:17] Ka
You should pitch more of those.
[14:18] S1
Yes, sir!
[14:20] Ka
We're down by two runs!
[14:21] Ka
Don't give them any more runs!
Hold your ground!
[14:24] Ka
The game's not over yet!
[14:25] SS
Yeah!
[14:27] Sa
Let's do it!
[14:29] S1
Focus on Kawakami's start!
[14:31] S2
Let's get on base, Yamaguchi!
[14:35] R1
Everyone's so serious
over an intra-squad game.
[14:40] R1
I can tell everyone takes
practice seriously every day.
[14:45] R1
I thought being away from nationals
made them forget how to win, but...
[14:53] (Flashback) R1
You were close, Bro.
[14:55] (Flashback) R1
If you had made nationals,
you might've gotten more pro offers.
[15:03] (Flashback) Yu
I admit a part of me wants to redo that game,
[15:06] (Flashback) Yu
but I don't regret picking Seido.
[15:08] (Flashback) Yu
I've been able to grow so much,
thanks to the team.
[15:17] Mi
Nori, let's be careful
against the first batter.
[15:20] Mi
They're not playing around.
[15:33] Ka
Let's go!
[15:34] Wa
His slider's looking good.
[15:36] S1
He looks confident, too.
[15:38] Sa
A slider.
[15:43] Ma
Two outs!
[15:45] S1
We've got your back, Nori!
[15:47] Sa
Nice.
[15:51] Oc
I want to see that sinker in action.
[16:15] S1
It's in!
[16:16] S2
It's going deep down the line!
[16:18] S3
He hit that sinker hard!
[16:21] Oc
That was way too high.
[16:23] Oc
You can't get a strike like that.
[16:26] S1
Two outs and a runner on second!
[16:28] S2
Nakata, follow it up!
[16:30] S3
You've got this!
[16:35] Mi
Sawamura and Furuya
[16:38] Mi
have both fine-tuned their game.
[16:42] Mi
Let's keep going, Nori.
[16:58] Ka
Yeah!
[17:00] S1
There it is!
[17:02] S2
Strikeout!
[17:04] Ka
That was sick!
[17:05] S3
Nice pitch, Nori.
[17:07] Re
Oh, are you done?
[17:10] R1
Yes.
[17:12] R1
I can see that everyone
takes baseball seriously.
[17:17] R1
However,
[17:19] R1
if there's one thing
lacking in this team,
[17:22] R1
it's offense.
[17:25] R1
A batter who surpasses my brother.
[17:33] Re
Are you implying you'll be the one?
[17:38] Re
Well, he's performed well in junior high,
[17:41] Re
so he seems to have more
confidence than his brother.
SIGN Team A Team B
SIGN Impatient
SIGN Team A Team B
[18:25] S1
You didn't need to slide there.
[18:27] S2
Shut up!
[18:28] S2
I just instantly reacted.
[18:30] S3
But you almost missed the base.
[18:32] S4
Yeah, almost missed it!
[18:33] S2
No I didn't!
[18:35] S3
If you hadn't caught that,
we would've scored another run.
[18:38] S3
Were you always standing there?
[18:40] Sh
I was.
[18:41] S4
Seriously?
[18:42] S4
Since when?
[18:43] S5
You were lucky today.
[18:45] Ku
Was I?
[18:46] Ma
You were hitting a ton left-handed.
[18:49] Oc
We won by a lot in the end,
but the game itself was solid.
[18:53] Oc
Not only were the pitchers
able to make final adjustments,
[18:55] Oc
the entire team's morale improved.
[18:59] Oc
He's really good at making
the kids feel good.
[19:04] Ot
This is Coach Ochiai.
[19:07] Ot
He was an assistant coach
[19:08] Ot
at Kokai University's
Sagara High School before coming here.
[19:13] Sa
Sagara's baseball is very meticulous.
[19:16] Sa
Please take good care of the team.
[19:18] Sa
I think you'll bring a breath
of fresh air to the team.
[19:25] Oc
Very well.
[19:27] Ot
He fixed his posture.
[19:30] Sa
Anyway.
[19:31] Sa
I didn't come here to
talk about the good old days.
[19:35] Sa
I came here to give you a heads-up.
[19:42] Sa
I've been away from high school
baseball for seven years,
[19:45] Sa
but a certain school has been quite
insistent that I be their coach.
[19:48] Sa
I enjoy the slower pace of college baseball,
[19:52] Sa
but something inside me
is telling me to take it.
[19:55] Sa
Yura Engineering High School.
[19:58] Sa
I'll be in West Tokyo with you.
[20:02] Ot
Yura's the school that merged with Senagawa!
[20:07] Ot
It'll be even harder to make nationals now.
[20:12] Sa
But I'm getting old.
[20:14] Sa
I doubt I'll be able
to stick around for long.
[20:19] Sa
Don't run away, Tesshin.
[20:41] (Flashback) Ka
I'm sorry for being so selfish.
SIGN Resignation Letter
[20:46] (Flashback) Re
What do you plan to do after you quit?
[20:49] (Flashback) Re
You're also a teacher at the school.
[20:52] (Flashback) Re
Even if you have another offer
from a different school...
[21:08] S1
Nori conceded a run at the end,
[21:10] S1
so everyone gave up one run each.
[21:12] Ku
But I think it was more about tuning today.
[21:16] Ma
They were fixing things in-game.
[21:19] Mi
Yeah.
[21:20] Mi
I feel like they can really do it.
[21:29] Ma
This is rare.
[21:30] Ma
A word of approval from you.
[21:35] (Flashback) Mi
If we win in the fall,
[21:38] (Flashback) Mi
we'll go to the invitational.
[21:41] (Flashback) Mi
If we make nationals,
[21:45] (Flashback) Mi
he can't quit.
[21:52] Mi
We've come this far.
[21:54] Mi
We have to go all the way.
[23:31] Mi
It's the semifinals.
[23:32] Mi
We have to go all the way now!
[23:35] K1
We can't stop at semifinals!
[23:38] K1
In order to make up for the summer,
[23:39] K1
we have to beat Seido and win it all!
[23:43] K1
Hey, stop walking around naked!
[23:45] K1
Put a shirt on!
[23:48] Mi
Next time on Ace of the Diamond Season 2:
The Kings' Roar.
SIGN The Kings' Roar
[23:51] Mi
Let's win the national title!