3 - Not Qualified to Be a Pitcher?

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[00:14] Eijun
    All right!
[00:16] Eijun
    I'm gonna do it!
[00:22] Rei
    That idiot...
SIGN    Not Qualified to Be a Pitcher?
[02:00] Rei
    Private Seidou High School
[02:01] Rei
    Sawamura-kun, be sure to get
    a good rest after you finish moving in.
[02:07] Rei
    Our practice will wear you out
    even during the spring break.
[02:12] Eijun
    I'm very well aware of it!
[02:15] Rei
    Is that so?
[02:17] Rei
    Well, my job as a recruiter ends here.
[02:21] Rei
    You might come across speed bumps
    being in a new environment,
[02:26] Rei
    but I believe in what I saw.
[02:30] Rei
    Good luck, our future ace.
[02:34] Eijun
    A-Ace?
[02:38] Rei
    Also, it'll be a student-teacher
    relationship from now on.
[02:42] Rei
    If you don't speak with some manners,
    I'll beat some sense into you.
[02:46] Eijun
    You serious?
[02:48] Eijun
    ...Ma'am?
SIGN    Seidou Spirit Dorm
SIGN    Seidou Spirit Dorm
[02:52] Eijun
    Seidou Spirit Dorm...
[02:55] Eijun
    Dorm?
[02:57] Eijun
    It looks more like an apartment.
[03:02] Eijun
    Who's drying laundry here?
[03:11] Eijun
    A baseball life? Bring it on!
[03:17] Eijun
    Wait! I gotta find my room.
SIGN    Tohru Masuko Yoichi Kuramochi Eijun Sawamura
[03:23] Eijun
    Here it is.
[03:28] Eijun
    Rooming with the upperclassmen...
[03:32] Eijun
    Considering the level of this school,
    I bet they're both amazing people.
[03:36] Eijun
    I'm getting nervous.
[03:39] Eijun
    Once I open this door,
    a new life begins for me.
[03:46] Eijun
    I'm a little scared.
[03:47] Eijun
    I thought I'd made up my mind.
[03:52] Eijun
    Let's do this.
[03:53] Eijun
    For my new future.
[04:05] Eijun
    A ghost!
[04:09] Kuramochi
    Great success!
[04:11] Kuramochi
    Don't hate me for this.
[04:13] Kuramochi
    I was in your shoes last year.
[04:17] Kuramochi
    Welcome to the Seidou
    High School Baseball Team.
[04:24] Eijun
    Thanks.
[04:26] Kuramochi
    I'm Kuramochi, eleventh grade.
[04:28] Kuramochi
    This guy here is Masuko, twelfth grade.
SIGN    Nice to meet you.
[04:32] Eijun
    N-Nice to meet you as well.
[04:35] Kuramochi
    Don't mind his strange practice.
[04:37] Kuramochi
    He made an error yesterday,
    so he banned himself from talking.
[04:41] Kuramochi
    Crazy, right?
[04:45] Kuramochi
    Don't just stand there!
[04:46] Kuramochi
    Come in!
[04:48] Kuramochi
    Where did I put it...
[04:51] Kuramochi
    And the other one...
[04:54] Kuramochi
    Okay, let's do this!
[04:57] Kuramochi
    A video game tournament
    welcoming the newcomer!
SIGN    Bring it on.
[05:01] Kuramochi
    Let's get this over with quickly.
[05:03] Kuramochi
    We've got an early practice tomorrow.
[05:08] Eijun
    I was totally expecting a super strict,
    military-like atmosphere, but...
[05:14] Eijun
    I'm not gonna lose!
[05:18] Kuramochi
    If you lose, you're gonna
    be our gofer for a year.
[05:22] Eijun
    Did I just hear something very scary?
[05:25] Kuramochi
    You're just hearing things!
[05:26] Kuramochi
    Come tomorrow, we'll still be buddies!
SIGN    Looking forward
    to tomorrow.
[05:30] Eijun
    Yeah!
[05:33] Eijun
    Well...
[05:35] Eijun
    They're really nice people!
[05:49] Newbies
    Good morning!
[05:56] Kataoka
    I'm Kataoka, the head coach.
[05:58] Kataoka
    Is this all the new members this year?
[06:01] Newbies
    Yes, sir!
[06:03] Kataoka
    Introduce yourselves one at a time.
[06:06] Newbies
    Yes, sir!
[06:07] Kuramochi
    I'm sleepy.
SIGN    Was it okay to leave
    him there like that?
[06:11] Kuramochi
    Not our problem.
[06:13] Kuramochi
    It's his fault he didn't
    wake up on time.
[06:17] Rei
    What is he doing?
[06:20] Eijun
    Crap! I overslept!
[06:22] Eijun
    I can't believe
    I'm late on my first day!
[06:25] Eijun
    Why in the world didn't
    my roommates wake me up?
[06:27] Eijun
    They're the reason I was up so late!
[06:30] Atsushi
    Atsushi Takemoto
    from Minami Junior High!
[06:33] Atsushi
    I'd like to be the left fielder!
[06:35] Atsushi
    It's a pleasure to meet you!
[06:37] Takaoka
    Next.
[06:38] Hiroshi
    Hiroshi Oshima
    from Miyagawa Senior League.
[06:41] Hiroshi
    I'd like to be the shortstop!
[06:43] Hiroshi
    I have confidence in my defensive abilities!
[06:48] Eijun
    I can't walk out in this atmosphere.
[06:51] Eijun
    What are you doing, you idiot?
[06:53] Eijun
    How do you explain yourself
    to your friends back home?
[06:57] Miyuki
    Crap! They've already started.
[07:00] Miyuki
    I just couldn't stop watching that video.
[07:05] Miyuki
    Wait... Aren't you that kid?
[07:10] Eijun
    Kazuya Miyuki!
[07:12] Miyuki
    Be quiet!
[07:14] Miyuki
    They'll catch us!
[07:16] Eijun
    I-I'm sorry.
[07:19] Eijun
    What a surprise.
[07:20] Eijun
    Never thought I'd see him again like this.
[07:24] Miyuki
    Anyway, why are you here?
[07:27] Eijun
    Why am I here?
[07:28] Eijun
    Because I joined this school!
[07:32] Miyuki
    Wow! So you're late
    on your first day here?
[07:35] Miyuki
    You have a big attitude wherever you go, huh?
[07:37] Eijun
    I don't want to hear it from you!
[07:39] Miyuki
    Well, more importantly...
[07:41] Miyuki
    You're in a pretty tight spot.
[07:45] Miyuki
    Our head coach, Tesshin Kataoka,
[07:48] Miyuki
    is extremely strict about being punctual.
[07:51] Miyuki
    We have over one hundred
    people on our team, so...
[07:54] Miyuki
    Worst-case scenario,
    he'll never remember your name.
[07:58] Eijun
    That's bad!
[07:59] Eijun
    That's really bad!
[08:01] Eijun
    Should I go out there and get on my knees?
[08:03] Miyuki
    No, just calm down.
[08:05] Miyuki
    A tardy is a tardy even if you apologize.
[08:08] Miyuki
    It won't make your sentence lighter.
[08:11] Miyuki
    However,
[08:13] Miyuki
    what if you sneak into that line
    without anyone noticing?
[08:22] Miyuki
    So...
[08:23] Miyuki
    Take a good look at how they're lined up.
[08:26] Miyuki
    They're doing introductions
    from the far end to the close end.
[08:28] Miyuki
    Once the first row is done,
[08:31] Miyuki
    it goes back to the far end of the second row.
[08:34] Miyuki
    While the farthest guy is doing his intro,
    everyone will be looking at him.
[08:38] Eijun
    Right.
[08:39] Miyuki
    Take that chance to run quickly
[08:42] Miyuki
    and quietly into the line like a ninja!
[08:45] Eijun
    N-Ninja?
SIGN    Tardy
[08:51] Ninja
    Yay!
[08:52] Eijun
    Are you sure?
[08:54] Eijun
    Wouldn't I be in bigger trouble if I fail?
[08:56] Miyuki
    Don't worry.
[08:57] Miyuki
    I made it last year.
[08:59] Eijun
    You've done this before?
[09:01] Miyuki
    Do you want to give up on high school
     life because of a single tardy?
[09:05] Miyuki
    Just trust me.
[09:09] (Flashback) Miyuki
    Nice pitch.
[09:14] Eijun
    Okay.
[09:19] Miyuki
    Watch closely.
[09:20] Miyuki
    You'll only get one chance.
[09:22] Shinji
    Shinji Kamimaru
    from Matsukata Senior League!
[09:25] Shinji
    I'd like to be the third baseman!
[09:27] Shinji
    It's a pleasure to meet you!
[09:32] Takaoka
    Next.
[09:33] Miyuki
    Go.
[09:35] ---
    Like a ninja!
[09:37] Miyuki
    Nice sprint.
[09:42] Miyuki
    He came here late, but he's
    trying to sneak into the line!
[10:00] Rei
    That idiot.
[10:01] Eijun
    There's a good explanation—
[10:06] Eijun
    When did he...
[10:09] Eijun
    Did he use me as a distraction?
[10:14] Takaoka
    Kid.
[10:17] Takaoka
    You've got some guts
    being tardy on the first day.
[10:20] Takaoka
    And you've got a twisted mentality
    for trying to sneak in, to boot.
[10:26] Takaoka
    Go run for the rest
    of the morning practice!
[10:28] Eijun
    Everything's working against me!
SIGN    You deserve it!
[10:32] Kuramochi
    Wow! He's an idiot!
[10:34] Kuramochi
    So hilarious!
[10:35] Takaoka
    That goes for the two older
    guys rooming with him.
[10:40] Takaoka
    And the idiot who jumped into line
    while we were busy with him.
[10:48] Takaoka
    You guys run, too.
SIGN    Ahhh—!!
[11:00] Eijun
    I'm never trusting
    a single thing you say!
[11:04] Miyuki
    Thanks for the compliment!
[11:05] Eijun
    It's not!
[11:07] Rei
    I'll have to slap him later.
[11:09] Rei
    Good thing his grandfather taught me well.
[11:12] Eijun
    Damn it!
[11:19] Guy1
    Can I get seconds?
[11:21] Guy2
    Can I get seconds as well?
SIGN    You must eat at least three bowls of rice per meal!
[11:26] Miyuki
    What's wrong?
[11:28] Miyuki
    If you don't eat, you're not gonna
    last through the afternoon practice.
[11:34] Miyuki
    Are you okay?
[11:35] Yamazaki
    Don't barf here!
[11:43] Eijun
    I feel sick.
[11:45] Eijun
    I was running all through morning practice,
[11:48] Eijun
    and I had to eat three bowls of rice...
[11:54] Miyuki
    International flamingo!
[11:57] Eijun
    He had three bowls...
[11:59] Kuramochi
    You're not hitting anything past me!
[12:02] Eijun
    So did he...
[12:04] Guy1
    Masuko!
[12:06] Guy1
    Show some spirit!
[12:08] Eijun
    He had six bowls...
[12:11] Eijun
    Are they all monsters?
[12:14] Eijun
    They all ran as much as I did,
[12:16] Eijun
    but they're practicing like it was nothing.
[12:19] Eijun
    They're only a year or two older,
[12:21] Eijun
    but I have no endurance compared to them.
[12:25] Mutou
    Tenth graders!
[12:27] Newbies
    Sir!
[12:28] Mutou
    We'll have you group into your
    preferred positions to see how you fare!
[12:32] Mutou
    Change into your spikes
    and meet me at Field B.
[12:34] Newbies
    Yes, sir!
[12:36] Eijun
    Does that mean...
[12:37] Eijun
    This is the moment!
[12:40] Eijun
    I get to test my strength!
[12:44] Kataoka
    Kid.
[12:46] Kataoka
    Where are you going?
[12:48] Eijun
    Where?
[12:49] Eijun
    To test my own abilities?
[12:52] Kataoka
    You don't have to participate.
[12:54] ---
    If you're bored, you can run.
[12:58] Eijun
    Why do I get special treatment?
[12:59] Eijun
    The other three have already
    joined the practice!
[13:02] Kataoka
    They already apologized.
[13:04] Eijun
    Seriously?
[13:05] Kataoka
    A guy who can't even apologize
    for being late to practice...
[13:08] Kataoka
    is not a member
    of the Seidou Baseball Team.
[13:14] Tanaka
    He totally blew it.
[13:15] Yamazaki
    Our coach isn't going to cave in.
[13:19] Kataoka
    If you don't like how I do things,
    then don't show up.
[13:23] Kataoka
    Ever.
[13:26] Eijun
    W-Wait a minute...
[13:29] Eijun
    I haven't even done...
[13:34] Eijun
    I haven't even...
[13:38] (Flashback) Oldies
    Good luck! You're our hero!
[13:55] Eijun
    I overslept because I was naive.
[14:01] Eijun
    I have no excuse.
[14:03] Eijun
    But I'm... I'm...
[14:08] Eijun
    I'm...
[14:12] Eijun
    I'm here to become the ace!
[14:15] Eijun
    And I'm confident that
    I want it more than anyone here!
[14:33] Takaoka
    Empty words.
[14:36] Eijun
    Who are you to judge what I say?
[14:37] Eijun
    I'm being dead serious here!
[14:40] Eijun
    Shoot! Manners.
[14:51] Eijun
    I was just...
[14:55] Eijun
    Wait! What are you—
[15:17] Tanaka
    Look at the faces of the tenth graders.
[15:19] Yamazaki
    Of course they're surprised.
[15:21] Yamazaki
    He kicked a pro contract to coach
    the school where he graduated.
[15:27] Yamazaki
    He hasn't lost his touch.
[15:30] Takaoka
    You want to be the ace?
[15:34] Takaoka
    Then words are useless.
[15:36] Takaoka
    Prove it by action.
[15:40] Eijun
    By action?
[15:44] Takaoka
    It's roughly ninety meters
    from the plate to the fence.
[15:48] Takaoka
    If you can throw the ball to that fence,
    then you can join practice.
[15:53] Eijun
    A-Are you serious?
[15:55] Takaoka
    But if you can't throw to the fence,
[15:58] Takaoka
    give up on becoming a pitcher.
[16:02] Guy1
    I'm requesting to play pitcher,
    too, but I can't do that.
[16:04] Guy2
    Ninety meters?
[16:06] Guy2
    That's impossible.
[16:07] Kuramochi
    Coach must be super pissed.
[16:10] Kuramochi
    That's too hard for a guy
    fresh out of junior high.
[16:14] Rei
    That idiot...
[16:16] Rei
    I told him to speak
    to the coach with respect.
[16:22] Eijun
    This place lives up to its prestigious name.
[16:24] Eijun
    What a simple test!
[16:26] Eijun
    I just have to throw this ball
    way over that fence, right?
[16:30] Hosoyamada
    Over the fence?
[16:32] Hosoyamada
    Are you crazy?
[16:33] Kanemaru
    What's your best distance, anyway?
[16:35] Eijun
    I dunno.
[16:38] Eijun
    But...
[16:40] Eijun
    If I can't even do this...
[16:42] Eijun
    then I can't be the ace!
[16:47] Eijun
    Give up on becoming a pitcher?
[16:50] Eijun
    Eijun Sawamura
    from Akagi Junior High!
[16:54] Eijun
    What kind of choice is that?
[16:56] Eijun
    This will be my memorable
    first throw in high school!
[16:59] Eijun
    Thank you for this opportunity!
[17:01] Eijun
    Don't even blink, Coach Shades.
[17:15] Eijun
    This is the start...
[17:19] Eijun
    of the Legend of Sawamura!
[17:22] Tanaka
    Whoa! It's going pretty far.
[17:24] Yamazaki
    It just might make it to the fence.
[17:27] Eijun
    Go!
[17:32] Eijun
    Why did you curve?!
[17:50] Guy1
    He threw a curve in a long throw!
[17:52] Guy2
    It might've hit the fence
    if it didn't curve, too!
[17:57] Takaoka
    Looks like there's your answer.
[18:00] Takaoka
    As promised, you can give
    up on being a pitcher.
[18:06] Takaoka
    You also can't practice.
[18:08] Takaoka
    If you're bored, you can run.
[18:15] Rei
    So much for becoming the ace...
SIGN    Seidou Spirit Dorm
[18:18] Kuramochi
    You're still upset?
[18:20] Kuramochi
    The coach gave you a chance
    after all your disrespect,
[18:24] Kuramochi
    yet you throw a curveball
    in a long throw?
[18:26] Kuramochi
    That was classic!
[18:28] Eijun
    Unbelievable.
[18:30] Eijun
    Do I even know how to throw straight?
[18:34] Kuramochi
    You've just been running
    for the past three days, too!
[18:39] Kuramochi
    You might just end up running
    for the rest of the year.
[18:43] Kuramochi
    All of your tenth-grade peers
    will be playing in official games,
[18:46] Kuramochi
    while you just keep running every day!
[18:49] Kuramochi
    What are you gonna do?
[18:50] Kuramochi
    Maybe shoot for the Olympics?
[18:52] Kuramochi
    In marathon, I mean.
[18:58] Eijun
    Shut up!
[18:59] Eijun
    I very well know how pathetic—
[19:00] Kuramochi
    But...
[19:02] Kuramochi
    You still have three years.
[19:04] Kuramochi
    Or, technically, two and a half.
[19:08] Kuramochi
    Notice how Masuko's been
    coming back really late?
[19:12] Kuramochi
    He's already in twelfth grade.
[19:15] Kuramochi
    So he doesn't have any time.
[19:18] Kuramochi
    I bet he's swinging his bat alone somewhere.
[19:25] Kuramochi
    He made one error in the last game.
[19:29] Kuramochi
    Just a single error,
[19:32] Kuramochi
    and he's off the starting line-up.
[19:37] Kuramochi
    "I want to be the ace."
[19:39] Kuramochi
    "I want to hit fourth."
[19:40] Kuramochi
    "I want to make the starters."
[19:42] Kuramochi
    "I want to play in the game."
[19:45] Kuramochi
    Everyone here wants it.
[19:50] Kuramochi
    The reality is,
[19:53] Kuramochi
    we have roughly one hundred
    people fighting for nine spots.
[19:58] Kuramochi
    Only those who do well make it.
[20:01] Kuramochi
    The others have to wait
    for the next opportunity.
[20:06] Kuramochi
    You're not the only one who feels hopeless.
[20:21] Kuramochi
    If you walk in here looking
    depressed again, I'm kicking you out.
[20:37] Rei
    Coach Kataoka.
[20:41] Rei
    Do you really plan to make
    him give up as a pitcher?
[20:47] Rei
    He's only just joined,
    and we don't know his strength yet.
[20:51] Rei
    Isn't it a little early to give the final verdict?
[20:55] Rei
    And...
[20:56] Rei
    he's the junior high schooler
    who struck out Azuma.
[21:06] Rei
    Who's running so early in the morning?
[21:17] Rei
    Sawamura-kun?
[21:25] Takaoka
    How in the world
[21:28] Takaoka
    did you throw such a naturally
    breaking ball almost ninety meters?
[21:33] Takaoka
    However, a promise is a promise.
[21:36] Takaoka
    I can't let him participate
    in practice as a pitcher yet.
[21:42] Takaoka
    Make him run until the sun sets.
[21:56] Rei
    "Yet," huh?
[23:34] Eijun
    Miyuki is doing amazingly well
    in the district tournament.
[23:37] Eijun
    As I've been stamped with
    the seal of unqualified pitcher,
[23:39] Eijun
    I'm back at school practicing.
[23:42] Eijun
    But I'm not gonna lose!
[23:43] Eijun
    I'm gonna be the ace of this team!
[23:46] Miyuki
    In the midst of Sawamura's
    training, a fellow tenth grader,
[23:49] Miyuki
    Satoru Furuya, approached him.
[23:50] Miyuki
    What is he doing staying at school?
[23:53] Eijun
    Next time on Ace of the Diamond:
    Are You Like Me?
SIGN    Are You Like Me?
[23:57] Eijun
    Let's win the national title!
[23:59] ---