31 - Kind of Like a Promise

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SIGN    May 11th
     Practice Field A
SIGN    Mamiya East – Seido
    (Kanagawa) (West Tokyo)
[00:13] @Sawamura
    Okay! Nice pitch!
[00:16] @Sawamura
    Looking good, Nori-senpai!
SIGN    Batting eighth Left fielder
    Eijun Sawamura
[00:19] @Sawamura
    I can even tell all the way from left field!
[00:21] @Sawamura
    I think I'm in love!
[00:22] @Kuramochi
    Shut up!
[01:59] @Kanemaru
    Left field!
[02:00] Aso
    It's yours, Sawamura!
[02:02] @Sawamura
    I've got it! I've got it!
[02:03] @Kanemaru
    Fine, just don't drop it!
[02:07] @Sawamura
    I've got it!
[02:09] @Kanemaru
    Yeah! Nice catch, Sawamura!
[02:12] Seki
    Nice catch!
[02:13] Aso
    It was right to him.
[02:15] @Sawamura
    Nori-senpai, nice pitch!
[02:18] @Sawamura
    Two outs!
[02:20] @int_Miyuki
    He's able to play defense now.
[02:23] @int_Miyuki
    But I hate his MLB-inspired call outs.
[02:26] Ota
    I get nervous when the ball flies that way.
[02:29] Sachi
    He's gotten better at fielding.
[02:34] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Kawakami will start! Miyuki will bat cleanup!
[02:37] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Sawamura will play left field!
[02:39] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Be ready to pitch at any time.
[02:41] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Keep your shoulder warm while you're fielding.
[02:45] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    In the summer tournament, you may have to
    take the mound after being in the field.
[02:51] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Let's prepare for as
    many scenarios as we can.
[02:55] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    Yes, sir!
[02:59] @Sawamura
    Two outs!
[03:01] @Tojo
    Focus on the batter!
[03:02] @int_Sawamura
    The game looks different
    depending on where you play.
[03:05] @int_Sawamura
    Three per inning.
[03:08] @int_Sawamura
    Twenty-seven in nine innings.
[03:12] @int_Sawamura
    An out that the fielders
    get and a strikeout...
[03:16] @int_Sawamura
    both count as an out!
[03:25] @Sawamura
    That's the Cap cannon!
[03:28] Narrator
    Spurred on by their
    eight-game winning streak,
SIGN    Mamiya
SIGN    Seido
[03:31] Narrator
    the batters exploded in this game,
[03:33] Narrator
    getting double-digit hits
    in six innings.
[03:36] Narrator
    Sawamura took the mound
    in the eighth inning.
[03:41] Narrator
    The numbers were all over
    the place at the start
SIGN    Eep
[03:43] Narrator
    as he had trouble controlling them.
SIGN    H
    o
    l
    d
    !!
SIGN    H
    o
    l
    d
    !!
SIGN    S
    o
    r
    r
    y
    !!
[03:46] @Miyuki
    Hold yourself back!
[03:47] @Sawamura
    Sorry!
[03:49] Narrator
    Subsequently, he went back to his fastballs,
[03:52] Narrator
    and his pitching settled down.
[03:54] Narrator
    He allowed no runs.
[03:59] Narrator
    The cleanup put the game out of reach
    with a second home run
[04:04] Narrator
    for the team's ninth straight win.
[04:05] @Miyuki
    That felt good.
SIGN    Y
    e
    a
    h
[04:07] @Sawamura
    Yeah!
[04:10] @Miyuki
    Number 2 looked pretty good that last inning.
SIGN    Mamiya
    
    Seido
SIGN    Win Kawakami – Sawamura Loss Okamoto – Kido – Mizuno
[04:13] @Sawamura
    Yes, and 7 was improving, too.
[04:16] @Miyuki
    Yeah, let's work on that.
SIGN    Kodama – Seido
    (Chiba) (West Tokyo)
[04:21] Narrator
    Next, the second game.
[04:23] Narrator
    The Kawashima-Ono battery started.
SIGN    Kodama
SIGN    Seido
[04:27] Narrator
    The early innings were a
    fierce hitting battle.
[04:30] Narrator
    Two first-years had especially
    good performances.
[04:34] Narrator
    Left fielder Masashi Yuki hit
    two doubles and a home run.
[04:39] Narrator
    Right fielder Kaoru Yui had
    three hits and four runs.
[04:45] @Kataoka
    With Miyuki and Ono on the first string,
[04:48] @Kataoka
    you won't have many chances to don a mask.
[04:52] @Kataoka
    Would you be willing to
    play a different position?
[04:59] int_Ono
    The coach is asking him?
[05:01] @int_Miyuki
    He must have been really
    impressed by Yui's batting.
[05:05] (Flashback) @fb_Yui
    I'm Kaoru Yui from Mamiya Senior.
[05:08] (Flashback) @fb_Yui
    I was a catcher in elementary
    and middle school,
[05:11] (Flashback) @fb_Yui
    so I can't think of playing
    any other position!
[05:19] @Yui
    Yes, if you think I can help the team.
SIGN    Meanwhile
    Practice Field B
    
    Maeda – Seido
    (East Tokyo) (West Tokyo)
[05:47] @int_Ochiai
    He hit that slider well.
[05:50] @int_Ochiai
    Was he waiting for it?
[05:52] @int_Ochiai
    I said I'd train him, but he
    already has a head for baseball.
[05:59] @Ochiai
    What do you think of those two?
[06:03] @Furuya
    They're trouble if they get on base.
[06:06] @Furuya
    That alone makes me not
    want to pitch to them.
[06:09] @Furuya
    And it's discouraging when they hit
    strikeout pitches.
[06:14] @Ochiai
    I see.
[06:16] @int_Ochiai
    That's his opinion as a pitcher,
    but he's watching them closely.
[06:21] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Would you please show Furuya
    the second-string game?
[06:25] (Flashback) @fb_Ochiai
    If you're sure that's what you want.
[06:27] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Yes, I want him to defend the infield.
[06:32] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    That will teach him how the
    other fielders behind him feel.
[06:36] _Sign
    Itching
[06:36] _Sign
    Itching
[06:36] @int_Ochiai
    This natural pitcher...
[06:42] @int_Ochiai
    No matter what amazing pitches you throw,
[06:44] @int_Ochiai
    it is your heart that moves your body.
[06:47] @int_Ochiai
    That is probably what
    Coach Kataoka wants him to learn.
SIGN    Practice Field A
SIGN    With the relay from Kawashima
    to Kaneda to Tojo
SIGN    Kodama
    
    Seido
SIGN    Win Kawashima – Kaneda – Tojo Loss Sasaki – Shigeki – – Izumi
SIGN    Seido has reached
    10 consecutive wins
SIGN    Third week of May
[07:13] _Student
    How does Okumura-kun seem today?
[07:15] _Student
    Pretty quiet.
[07:17] _Student
    What's that thing he's reading?
[07:19] _Student
    It's a baseball scorebook.
[07:21] _Student
    A scorebook? Not a story
    about swords and magic?
[07:27] (Flashback) fb_Student
    Okumura-kun, I borrowed
    this from Umemoto-senpai.
[07:31] (Flashback) @fb_Okumura
    Thanks.
[07:34] (Flashback) fb_Umemoto
    Oh, a scorebook?
[07:36] (Flashback) fb_Umemoto
    That's some pretty hardcore studying!
[07:38] (Flashback) fb_Umemoto
    I'm impressed!
[07:42] int_Student
    She complimented me for studying,
    and I didn't have the heart to deny it.
[07:50] @int_Okumura
    This is amazing.
[07:52] @int_Okumura
    Not only did he threw various pitch types,
    he also threw them to various areas.
[07:57] @int_Okumura
    He threw a lot in the early innings to
    show the batters his different pitches.
[08:02] @int_Okumura
    But in the middle innings,
    he didn't throw any balls.
[08:06] @int_Okumura
    They're all in the strike zone.
[08:10] @int_Okumura
    Trusting his pitcher's arsenal,
[08:12] @int_Okumura
    he calls a simple and effective game.
[08:15] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    You should know, pitching is an art
    performed by the pitcher and catcher!
[08:22] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    Are you sure you want to do this?
[08:26] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    Will you create that art with me?
[08:39] Watanabe
    Two home runs in one game.
[08:42] Watanabe
    Batting practice is really paying off.
[08:45] @Miyuki
    Could be.
[08:46] @Miyuki
    I'm getting more comfortable
    with a wooden bat, too.
[08:50] Maezono
    I want to do that, too!
[08:59] @Sawamura
    Yeah!
[09:08] @Sawamura
    Go!
[09:12] @Sawamura
    Run!
[09:20] @int_Okumura
    What is he, damn it?!
[09:23] @Asada
    He said that trying the tire...
    showed promise.
[09:29] @Asada
    Sawamura-senpai sounded really happy.
[09:34] @Sawamura
    Okay, last one!
[09:40] @Okumura
    Jerk.
[09:49] _Player
    Thank you for the food!
[09:51] _Player
    Thank you for the food!
[09:53] @Yui
    Thank you for the food!
[09:56] _Player
    Thank you for the food!
[09:57] _Player
    Thank you for the food!
[09:59] _Player
    Thank you for the food!
SIGN    May 13th
    Practice Field A
[10:21] @Kataoka
    Move your legs and lower your hips!
[10:24] @Kataoka
    Keep your eyes on the ball!
[10:28] @Kuramochi
    Furuya's playing infield?
[10:31] @Kominato
    Maybe he'll be in the game.
[10:33] @int_Miyuki
    The coach really meant it.
[10:40] @Yui
    Let's make the twentieth a good one!
[10:48] @Yui
    Nice pitch! Let's take a break.
[10:52] @Sawamura
    Yeah.
[10:54] _Fan
    Resting after twenty pitches?
[10:55] _Fan
    Is that all for today?
[10:58] @Kataoka
    No, he'll be pitching one hundred times.
[11:01] @Kataoka
    But he would never pitch one hundred
    times consecutively in a real game.
[11:06] @Kataoka
    Twenty pitches, rest, twenty pitches,
    sprints, twenty pitches, rest.
[11:12] @Kataoka
    I'm having him practice like a real game,
[11:15] @Kataoka
    including anticipating him
    getting on base as a batter.
[11:19] _Fan
    Oh, I see.
[11:22] @Yui
    Want to work in some of the numbers?
[11:24] @Yui
    Number 11 or the improved cutter?
[11:29] @Sawamura
    I'll stick to fastballs for today.
[11:31] @Sawamura
    Miyuki-senpai is catching for me tomorrow.
[11:34] @Sawamura
    I'll work on the numbers then.
[11:37] ---
    I understand.
[11:41] @Okumura
    Nice pitch! Next will be
    your fifteenth pitch!
[11:47] (Flashback) @fb_Ochiai
    Okumura and Seto are not physically ready yet.
[11:52] (Flashback) @fb_Ochiai
    I said I'd train them on the second string,
[11:55] (Flashback) @fb_Ochiai
    but their high baseball IQ
    may help motivate the first string.
[12:04] @Kataoka
    Okumura, you'll switch with Yui for this set!
[12:07] @Kataoka
    You'll catch for Sawamura.
[12:18] @Okumura
    I'm sorry, but I can't do that.
[12:23] @Kataoka
    You can't? What do you mean?
[12:31] @Sawamura
    Boss, he won't catch for me
    until he's on the first string!
[12:36] @Sawamura
    It's kind of like a promise,
    a rule for himself!
[12:39] @Sawamura
    He's like... as difficult
    to deal with as a wolf!
[12:45] @Sawamura
    But that's what makes him interesting!
[12:53] @Kataoka
    I intend to put you and
    Seto on the first string
[12:56] @Kataoka
    before Miyuki leaves for
    the Tokyo Tournament.
[13:01] @Kataoka
    Does that satisfy you?
[13:06] (Flashback) @fb_Okumura
    I haven't earned the right yet.
[13:11] (Flashback) @fb_Okumura
    I'm going to make it to the first string.
[13:14] (Flashback) @fb_Okumura
    Once I do...
[13:16] @Okumura
    Once that time comes,
    I will be all too happy to.
[13:24] @Okumura
    But...
[13:25] @Okumura
    I am a catcher.
[13:27] @Okumura
    If I'm going to be on the first string,
    it has to be as a catcher.
[13:46] @Kataoka
    I understand. That's enough.
[13:52] _Fan
    He disobeyed Coach Kataoka.
[13:55] _Fan
    Who is that kid?
[13:59] @Sawamura
    Time to get back to it, young Yui!
[14:01] @Yui
    Y-Yes, sir!
[14:03] @Sawamura
    Okay, third inning!
[14:08] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Would you be willing to
    play a different position?
[14:13] (Flashback) @fb_Yui
    Yes, if you think I can help the team.
[14:48] @Sawamura
    He's back, he's back!
[14:50] @Sawamura
    Wolf boy's back!
[14:53] @Okumura
    Is today another cram school day?
[14:55] @Sawamura
    Nope, not today.
[14:58] @Okumura
    Then why are you here?
[15:00] @Miyuki
    I heard, Okumura.
[15:03] @Miyuki
    You won't catch for Sawamura
    until you're on the first string?
[15:06] @Miyuki
    You said that to the coach?
[15:16] SFX
    Grrrr
[15:18] @Miyuki
    The coach thought it would be best for the
    team if you caught for a first-string pitcher.
[15:24] @Miyuki
    Then you went and refused.
    You sure are a weird one.
[15:29] @Miyuki
    And really...
[15:30] @Miyuki
    You made the coach mad and passed up
    your chance to be on the first string.
[15:36] @Sawamura
    He may be right!
[15:38] @Sawamura
    The boss is even stricter than he looks!
[15:44] ---
    G
    r
    r
    .
    .
    .
[15:46] @Miyuki
    Come to think of it, there was
    another guy who mouthed off
[15:49] @Miyuki
    to the coach and almost
    got removed as a pitcher!
[15:55] @Sawamura
    Who was that idiot?
[15:57] @Miyuki
    You. It was you.
[15:58] @Sawamura
    What a handful!
[15:59] @Miyuki
    You sure are.
[16:01] @Sawamura
    Why are you bringing that up now,
    in front of a first-year?!
[16:05] @Sawamura
    It got way worse because you got involved!
[16:12] SFX
    Grrrr
[16:17] @Okumura
    I must seem insignificant
    to the guys on the first string.
[16:25] @Sawamura
    No, I don't think that at all.
[16:28] @Sawamura
    You stand out, you're a
    good catcher, and you're scary.
[16:32] @Okumura
    I won't...
[16:35] @Okumura
    be satisfied with just
    making the first string.
[16:37] @Okumura
    I want to become a starter.
[16:47] @Miyuki
    Well...
[16:49] @Miyuki
    I see.
[16:51] @Miyuki
    No wonder he's been so hostile
    toward me from day one.
[17:00] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    I'll be joining the team this spring.
[17:02] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    My name is Kazuya Miyuki.
[17:04] @fbint_Miyuki
    I'll steal everything I can from you,
    even your starting spot.
[17:11] (Flashback) fb_Chris
    Yeah, good luck.
[17:17] @Miyuki
    Sounds like fun.
[17:53] @Yui
    Furuya-san, what would you think about
    playing a position other than pitcher?
[18:04] @Furuya
    I don't want to, of course.
[18:09] @Furuya
    Especially infield.
[18:10] @Furuya
    There's so much to learn,
    and everyone else is better than me.
[18:21] @Furuya
    But I'm in no position to complain.
[18:26] @Furuya
    If I have to be a fielder,
    I'll do my best, even if I suck.
[18:30] @Furuya
    That's what I think.
[18:32] @Furuya
    When I'm out there playing, it means
    there's someone else who isn't.
[18:47] (Flashback) _Player
    Furuya, don't you have
    an outfielder's glove?
[18:52] (Flashback) _Player
    You can borrow mine when
    you're in the field.
[18:56] (Flashback) _Player
    It's pretty beat up,
    but it'll serve you well.
[19:01] @Furuya
    If I can play,
[19:03] @Furuya
    I'll do my best in any position.
[19:08] @Furuya
    That's why I want to practice
    swinging and do fielding drills.
SIGN    
[19:15] @int_Kataoka
    Wanting to be the best pitcher in Japan
    and wanting to make your team the best
[19:20] @int_Kataoka
    are admirable goals.
[19:23] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    The one who shoulders the feelings of
    the whole team on the mound is the ace.
[19:27] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    The current jersey numbers will be discarded!
[19:30] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    The twenty players on the
    tournament roster will be decided
[19:33] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    by your performance and
    attitude in the coming days!
[19:37] (Flashback) _Fan
    He's going for third!
[19:38] (Flashback) _Fan
    He's crazy!
[19:41] (Flashback) _Fan
    He's out!
[19:43] (Flashback) _Umpire
    Out!
[19:45] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    There is no shortcut to glory.
[19:48] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    The team doesn't need plays that mistake
    arrogance for aggressiveness.
[19:55] @int_Kataoka
    But it may be for nothing if you
    lose yourself within those goals.
[20:03] @int_Kataoka
    They may show themselves as you continue
    working without doing anything special.
[20:16] @Yui
    Thank you, Furuya-san.
[20:19] @Yui
    I made this decision, so I'll stand on the
    field and make sure that I don't regret it.
[20:28] @Furuya
    I will, too.
[20:30] @Yui
    Yes, sir!
SIGN    "Kind of Like a Promise"
[21:23] @Furuya
    "Kind of Like a Promise"
SIGN    Seido Spirit Dorm
SIGN    May 15th
SIGN    Sawamura's Birthday
SIGN    Kuramochi-senpai's
    Birthday
[21:36] ---
    Born May 15th
[21:36] ---
    Born May 17th
[21:38] @Sawamura
    As of today, we're the same age!
[21:41] @Sawamura
    I don't need to talk to you
    like you're older anymore!
SIGN    Eijun Sawamura
    is now 17 years old.
[21:44] @Sawamura
    Right, Yoichi?
[21:47] @Asada
    Okay, I'm taking the picture.
[21:49] @Asada
    Kuramochi-senpai, smile please!
SIGN    2 days later...
[22:02] @Kuramochi
    What are you waiting for, Asada?
    Take the picture!
[22:05] @Asada
    I'm sorry!
[22:06] @Asada
    I'm sorry, Sawamura-senpai!
[22:09] @int_Asada
    Kuramochi-senpai is not
    someone to mess with...
[22:13] ---
    18 years
[22:13] ---
    17 years
[22:13] ---
    HB!
[23:49] @Okumura
    It doesn't matter once I'm on the field.
[23:51] @Ochiai
    If I'm going to be in the game,
    I want to show what I can do!
[23:55] @Kataoka
    I'm not looking for anything special.
[23:58] @Kataoka
    You just focus on doing what you need to,
    every day, and it'll come to you.
[24:03] @Kataoka
    That will get you closer
    to being the best in Japan.
[24:06] @Kataoka
    I'll ask again: What kind of pitcher
    do you think the best in Japan is?
[24:12] @Okumura
    On the next episode of
    Ace of the Diamond Act II:
SIGN    Next Time
SIGN    "Hunger"
[24:15] @Okumura
    "Hunger."
[24:16] Kawakami
    Let's win the national title!
SIGN    Illustration / Yuji Terajima