36 - As a Catcher

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[00:04] @Sawamura
    So you can pitch a quality start today.
[00:09] @Sawamura
    Don't start forcing your
    pitches and self-destruct.
[00:18] @Furuya
    You're not playing until
    the third game, right?
[00:23] @Furuya
    Stay quiet and watch.
[00:27] @Sawamura
    Why are you putting pressure on
    Furuya-san on his second game back?
[00:32] @Sawamura
    Because he's awesome.
[00:37] @Sawamura
    He's awesome, and I want to beat him.
SIGN    Batting Fourth Catcher
     R. Carlisle
[02:29] Umemiya
    Whoa!
[02:32] @int_Miyuki
    The ball drifted a little high,
    and he hit it that far?
[02:37] Owada
    A two-run homer right out of the park.
[02:40] Mine
    They'll eat up any meatball they're served.
SIGN    Batting Fifth Right Field
     C. Harris
[02:59] @Miyuki
    When he's on your team, he's like a god,
[03:01] @Miyuki
    but if you're playing against him,
    he's more like a demon.
[03:04] Umemiya
    Okay, we're on the seventh batter!
[03:06] Umemiya
    Let's stay aggressive this inning!
[03:15] Umemiya
    He's huge!
[03:17] Nagata
    They've subbed out their pitcher, too.
SIGN    J. Conrad
[03:24] int_Coach
    Our deepest gratitude to Japan for hosting us.
[03:28] int_Coach
    The cultural experience has had
    a great impact on our players.
[03:38] int_Coach
    But as representatives of the home of baseball,
[03:42] int_Coach
    we will accept nothing short of victory.
[03:50] _Umpire
    Strike! Batter out!
[03:52] _Fan
    Whoa, three strikeouts in a row!
[03:54] _Fan
    Those pitches were insane!
[03:55] _Fan
    How fast were those?
[03:57] Imai
    His arms are so long.
[03:59] Imai
    I've never seen a ball fly like that.
[04:15] _Fan
    Th-They've got momentum!
[04:17] _Fan
    They're starting to get serious!
[04:19] _Fan
    Did the Japanese team's lead light
    a fire under the American team?
SIGN    USA
SIGN    Japan
[04:28] Owada
    They managed to prevent them from
    scoring in the top of the sixth.
[04:31] Mine
    Yeah.
[04:32] Mine
    They gave up the lead in the
    fifth and the score is 5–3.
[04:35] Mine
    They're down by two runs.
[04:45] Mine
    But how will they score against that pitcher?
[05:08] _Umpire
    Strike! Batter out!
[05:11] @Miyuki
    That outside slider feels really far away.
[05:16] @Miyuki
    It's hard to read it at a glance,
    especially for left-handed batters.
[05:20] @int_Miyuki
    We have to do something
    before we get cornered.
[05:25] _Umpire
    Strike two!
[05:35] _Umpire
    Strike! Batter out!
[05:39] _Fan
    Three in a row again!
[05:40] _Fan
    He hasn't allowed a single runner on base!
[05:43] @int_Miyuki
    This is the global level.
[05:45] @Miyuki
    There are some incredible players.
[05:49] @int_Miyuki
    That's not to say...
[05:52] @int_Miyuki
    we don't have our own incredible players.
SIGN    Seido Practice Field A
SIGN    Seido
SIGN    Yamamori
SIGN    Double Header
    Game 2
SIGN    Seido – Yamamori Academy
    (West Tokyo) (Yamanashi)
[06:07] _Umpire
    Strike! Batter out!
[06:09] _Both
    So that's Furuya! Seido's Satoru Furuya!
[06:14] _Coach
    I'm glad we made the trip to Tokyo.
SIGN    Yamamori Academy Coach
     Kiyoshi Ogawara
[06:17] _Coach
    His pitching's incredible!
SIGN    Seiho High School Coach
     Sato Nishidera
[06:20] _Coach
    He'll give Kunitomo-san some trouble.
[06:23] Ono
    You're pitching in the strike zone,
    but you're still tense.
[06:26] Ono
    Try to relax your shoulder!
[06:28] @Okumura
    He's clearly forcing it,
    and it's all your fault.
[06:35] @Sawamura
    Nah, as much as I hate to admit it...
[06:39] @Sawamura
    Furuya's the only guy who can throw
    like that and still get strikeouts.
[06:42] Maezono
    Furuya, have him hit my way!
[06:44] @Kuramochi
    Two outs! You don't need to rush yourself!
[06:47] @Kominato
    Gameplan, gameplan!
[06:49] @Kanemaru
    Two outs!
[07:01] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    Don't start forcing your
    pitches and self-destruct.
[07:05] (Flashback) fb_Ono
    I want to know what to call,
[07:07] (Flashback) fb_Ono
    but I also want to help you
    get stronger as a pitcher.
[07:11] (Flashback) fb_Ono
    That's how the entire catching staff feels.
[07:15] @int_Furuya
    I know...
[07:16] @int_Furuya
    that I'm not yet fit to wear the ace number.
[07:24] @int_Furuya
    I'm going to earn it back!
[07:31] Anthony
    They're changing pitchers again?
[07:33] Carlisle
    This guy's a southpaw.
[07:35] Harris
    He's pretty small.
[07:41] Harris
    Hey, boss, are they letting junior
    high kids play in this game?
[07:45] _Coach
    No, they said only high schoolers.
    He's probably a first-year.
[07:52] Anthony
    He's out of gas already?
[07:54] Anthony
    That's what you get for taking your starter out so early...
[07:58] _Coach
    Mei Narumiya.
[08:00] _Coach
    He's the ace pitcher from Inashiro Industrial,
    one of the best teams in Japan.
[08:05] _Coach
    They were the runners up at last year's
    Koshien Stadium summer tournament.
[08:10] Narumiya
    You've seen how they bat up-close,
    so I'll let you make the calls.
[08:15] Inui
    Okay. Their batters like to swing.
[08:19] Inui
    Let's make the first pitch count.
[08:25] @int_Miyuki
    It feels so strange
[08:27] @int_Miyuki
    to be on the same field as Mei,
    playing as a team.
[08:33] @int_Miyuki
    And I'm on first base! It's my
    first time playing this position!
[08:37] _Umpire
    Play!
SIGN    Batting Second Third Base
     J. Hyman
[08:56] Hyman
    Whoa...
[08:57] Hyman
    Wh-What's with this pitcher?
[09:08] Hyman
    How are his pitches so
    powerful when he's so tiny?!
[09:39] Rhinehart
    Are you kidding me with that slider?
    We're not playing Frisbee here!
SIGN    Batting Third Shortstop
    Reinhardt
[09:45] int_Rhinehart
    His fastballs and his breaking balls are all top-notch,
     and he's got an amazing aura.
[10:03] Umemiya
    Yeah! Two nice, clean outs!
[10:08] Umemiya
    Pick them off without mercy,
    tyrant of the mound!
[10:12] Narumiya
    Tyrant?
[10:15] int_Inui
    His changeup is incredible.
[10:17] int_Inui
    It's not just the speed.
    The way it sinks is so sharp.
[10:21] @int_Miyuki
    He really is getting better.
[10:24] @int_Miyuki
    I'd love to watch him from the batter's box!
[10:35] int_Inui
    This is Wynd Youth's top batter, Carlisle.
[10:38] int_Inui
    He can swing incredibly fast,
    and has very precise bat control.
[10:44] int_Inui
    He's the batter we need to
    be most cautious with.
[10:48] @int_Miyuki
    Yeung took him out by making
    him focus on inside pitches.
[10:55] @int_Miyuki
    How will we use outside pitches this time?
[11:05] _Umpire
    Foul!
[11:08] @int_Miyuki
    He sends it flying like it's nothing.
[11:10] @int_Miyuki
    It'll be tough to take him down.
[11:26] int_Carlisle
    A circle change!
[11:30] int_Carlisle
    It broke like crazy.
[11:33] _Player
    Carlisle couldn't even make contact?!
[11:37] fb_Coach
    Mei Narumiya.
[11:39] fb_Coach
    He's the ace pitcher from Inashiro Industrial,
    one of the best teams in Japan.
[11:47] fb_Coach
    They were the runners up at last year's
    Koshien Stadium summer tournament.
[12:00] _Umpire
    Out!
[12:02] @Sawamura
    Yeah! Three in a row to start!
[12:04] @Sawamura
    Your start bodes well, for once!
[12:08] _Player
    Oh, man!
[12:09] _Player
    Was that the pitch that
    howls as it gets closer?
[12:11] _Player
    Was it really?
[12:12] _Player
    It's crazy, especially when it's high!
[12:14] _Player
    I can't wait to get up to bat!
[12:17] Kazuto
    And if he mixes in some
    pitches that drop low...
SIGN    Kazuto Kotari (Older Brother)
[12:20] _Both
    That would suck!
SIGN    Yuto Kotari (Younger Brother)
[12:22] Yuto
    You have to lay off the high ones
    and see through the low breaking balls?
[12:26] _Both
    That's tough!
[12:28] Yuto
    I can't wait!
SIGN    Batting Fifth Pitcher
     Satoru Furuya
[12:34] int_Kazuto
    Let's start...
[12:35] int_Yuto
    by giving him a little greeting!
[12:40] int_Both
    Slider!
[12:43] int_Yuto
    And then...
[12:46] _Umpire
    Strike two!
[12:49] @int_Furuya
    His arm swing looked the same,
    and so did the course...
[12:57] _Umpire
    Strike! Batter out!
[12:59] _Both
    Yes!
[13:02] _Fan
    They struck out Furuya with three pitches!
[13:04] _Fan
    Those were all outside pitches.
[13:07] _Fan
    That's the skill of the quarterfinalist
    battery from the Invitational!
[13:09] _Fan
    The twins are perfectly in sync!
[13:17] Yuto
    We got him!
[13:18] _Player
    Two outs!
[13:20] _Player
    Two outs!
[13:21] @Sawamura
    Why is their team so keyed up?
[13:29] _Both
    Yes! Three outs!
[13:32] _All
    Change!
[13:33] @Sawamura
    I knew it! They have a pose they do!
[13:37] @Sawamura
    That's great! Isn't that the coolest thing?
[13:41] @Okumura
    Is it?
[13:43] _Coach
    The Yamamori baseball team puts everything
    they have into enjoying baseball.
[13:49] _Fan
    The Kotari brothers probably
    have something to do with it.
[13:52] _Fan
    Yamamori Academy has an
    endlessly cheerful team.
[13:55] _Coach
    The umpire told them off during
    the Invitational, though.
[14:01] _Coach
    Okay, how are you gonna take on that pitcher?
[14:04] _Coach
    You wanna hit his fastballs, right?
[14:08] _Both
    Yes, we want to!
[14:09] _Both
    Or rather, we will!
[14:10] _Coach
    I like the sound of that!
[14:13] int_Coach
    Don't swing at the high pitches and
    get a read on his breaking balls.
[14:17] int_Coach
    If your arms and legs are stiff,
    you won't be able to swing the bat.
[14:22] _Coach
    Then get out there and swing those bats!
[14:24] _Coach
    Get those hits and take him down!
[14:27] _All
    Yeah!
[14:35] _Player
    We got our first hit!
[14:37] _Player
    We can do it! We can hit!
[14:38] _Player
    If we hit, it'll go far!
[14:40] int_Ono
    If the ball is off course, they'll hit it.
[14:43] int_Ono
    Their swings are sharp.
[14:46] _Coach
    Nice hit, Kazuto! That's just what we needed!
[14:49] _Coach
    That will encourage the team!
[14:52] int_Coach
    Batting is about waiting and
    hitting what the pitcher throws.
[14:57] int_Coach
    But that doesn't mean you have
    to be mentally passive as well.
[15:04] int_Ono
    He didn't move for that low pitch.
[15:06] int_Yuto
    I won't even look at breaking balls!
[15:13] int_Yuto
    Give me your best pitch!
[15:15] int_Yuto
    My brother got a single,
    so I'll hit a double!
[15:19] int_Yuto
    I'm the star. I want to shine!
[15:23] int_Coach
    Yes, that's how you attack!
[15:32] _All
    Go!
[15:39] _Player
    So close!
[15:40] _Player
    Just needed a little more!
[15:41] @Sawamura
    Yeah, that's Tojo!
[15:43] @Sawamura
    He plays the field!
    He's Seido's last line of hope!
[15:47] Ono
    Timeout, please.
[15:50] Ono
    They're swinging, as we thought.
[15:53] Ono
    You're not trying to overpower
    every batter, right?
SIGN    Shake
SIGN    Shake
SIGN    Shake
[16:01] Ono
    Hey, that was a long pause.
[16:04] Ono
    They aren't swinging at the low pitches,
[16:06] Ono
    so I think they're sitting on fastballs.
[16:09] Ono
    I'll call for more breaking balls.
[16:11] Ono
    The goal is to run up the count,
    not get them to swing.
[16:14] Ono
    Keep them in the strike zone.
[16:16] @Kuramochi
    It's still the second inning!
[16:19] Ono
    Don't worry.
[16:20] Ono
    We'll back you up,
    so pitch however you like.
[16:35] (Flashback) fb_Ono
    I'm fine!
[16:39] (Flashback) fb_Ono
    Keep throwing.
[16:43] (Flashback) fb_Ono
    Keep 'em coming!
    I'm not letting them get behind me!
[16:49] @Yui
    One out!
[16:51] @Yui
    Get the outs you can!
[16:52] @Yui
    One at a time!
[16:56] (Flashback) fb_Ono
    I'm not the same as Miyuki,
[16:59] (Flashback) fb_Ono
    and I couldn't catch your pitches
    at the Jingu Tournament.
[17:03] (Flashback) fb_Ono
    You might scoff at me for saying this, but...
[17:09] (Flashback) fb_Ono
    We aren't going to let you
    play baseball by yourself.
[17:23] _Umpire
    Strike!
[17:25] Ono
    Okay!
[17:27] int_Player
    A pitch that starts high and drops.
[17:29] _Coach
    So they're throwing more breaking balls.
[17:31] @Sawamura
    Yes, yes! That was a good spot!
[17:34] int_Ono
    They're only going to swing at fastballs.
[17:37] int_Ono
    Let's give them another one, down the middle.
[17:42] _Umpire
    Strike!
[17:44] @Sawamura
    That's it!
[17:45] @Seto
    Another breaking ball.
[17:47] @Okumura
    And it was in the strike zone.
[17:49] int_Coach
    Hey, now... Hang on.
[17:52] int_Coach
    Was he really the kind of pitcher
    who'd run up the count with breaking balls?
[17:57] Ota
    I thought it might be a little early
    to put him on the mound,
[18:01] Ota
    but Furuya looks more relaxed out there now.
[18:06] Ota
    What magic words did Ono whisper to him?
[18:11] @Sawamura
    What next? How will you finish him off?
[18:15] @int_Okumura
    Reducing waste pitches lets the catcher
    be more flexible with his calls.
[18:27] _Umpire
    Strike! Batter out!
[18:30] @Sawamura
    Yes! Nice pitch, jerk!
[18:32] _Both
    Two outs!
[18:34] Haruno
    That's three Ks already.
[18:37] @int_Ochiai
    He's able to run up the count
    with breaking balls.
[18:41] @int_Ochiai
    He's worked on that for a long time,
    and it's key to his comeback, but...
[18:47] @int_Ochiai
    Will he be able to get his touch back
    without the starting catcher?
[19:00] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    What's wrong?
[19:02] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    You're the one who dragged me out here.
[19:05] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    Don't hold back. Throw with
    everything you've got.
[19:08] (Flashback) fb_Ono
    Pitch however you like.
[19:25] Kazuto
    That was close!
[19:27] _Coach
    He noticed the runner was
    taking a larger lead.
[19:31] int_Coach
    I was disappointed
    Kazuya Miyuki wouldn't be playing,
[19:35] int_Coach
    but that catcher is good.
[19:38] int_Coach
    I'm fired up!
[19:41] Kazuto
    Man, this is exciting!
[19:45] int_Ono
    I'll handle the runner.
[19:47] int_Ono
    You focus on the batter.
[19:50] @int_Furuya
    Yes, sir.
[19:52] @int_Furuya
    Please do!
[19:56] _Umpire
    Strike!
[19:58] int_Player
    Crap! That would have been easy to hit!
[20:05] @Sawamura
    Nice one! Powerful and right down the middle!
[20:08] @Seto
    He just keeps going.
[20:10] int_Kawakami
    Good, he's relaxed and playing
    how he feels comfortable.
[20:14] int_Kawakami
    Thinking ahead, they shouldn't
    let the runner steal easily.
[20:19] Ota
    Ono is making the right calls for Furuya!
[20:22] Ota
    The third-years are playing
    considerably better.
[20:27] @Kataoka
    I've hoped that Ono would
    have a chance like this.
[20:32] @Kataoka
    I felt confident about sending Miyuki to
    represent Tokyo because Ono was on the team.
[20:45] (Flashback) @fb_Yui
    Ono-senpai...
[20:47] (Flashback) @fb_Yui
    What game is the scorebook
    in front of your desk from?
[20:54] (Flashback) fb_Ono
    It's from the Jingu Tournament last fall.
[20:58] (Flashback) fb_Ono
    I couldn't catch Furuya's
    pitches and we lost.
SIGN    Seido
    Meiho
[21:07] (Flashback) fb_Ono
    There were two outs,
    with runners on first and third.
[21:09] (Flashback) fb_Ono
    The batter was the cleanup,
    who couldn't time the breaking balls.
[21:24] (Flashback) fb_Ono
    I let the ball get behind me.
[21:29] (Flashback) fb_Ono
    They scored the winning run.
[21:34] (Flashback) fb_Ono
    I don't want to forget
    how disappointed I was.
[21:37] (Flashback) fb_Ono
    I have it there so I can see it every day.
[21:44] (Flashback) fb_Ono
    I haven't told Furuya, though.
[21:53] (Flashback) fb_Ono
    I'm no Miyuki, but...
[22:03] (Flashback) fb_Ono
    But I'm going to be a better
    catcher than I was that day!
SIGN    "As a Catcher"
[22:15] Ono
    "As a Catcher."
[23:49] @Sawamura
    What are you talking about?
    You don't need to think about that!
[23:52] @Kuramochi
    Don't go thinking the two of you
    are gonna handle this yourselves.
[23:55] Narumiya
    He's not someone our battery can
    take down if we're being cautious.
[23:59] @Miyuki
    Then don't shake your head at my signs.
[24:01] Narumiya
    As long as you make calls
    I don't have to refuse.
[24:04] @Miyuki
    Of course.
[24:06] Narumiya
    You're getting on the batter's nerves.
[24:10] @Miyuki
    You like beating them into submission.
[24:12] @Miyuki
    On the next episode of
    Ace of the Diamond Act II:
[24:14] @Miyuki
    "Invincible Mentality."
SIGN    Next Time
SIGN    "Invincible Mentality"
[24:16] @Miyuki
    Let's win the national title!
SIGN    Illustration / Yuji Terajima