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38 - Fragile

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[00:12] int_Harris
    No way!
[00:14] int_Harris
    How is he so fast?!
[00:17] _Fan
    There it is!
[00:19] _Fan
    A second straight hit leads to a run,
    like a bolt from the blue!
[00:22] _Fan
    That's Inashiro's lead-off duo!
[00:26] Owada
    Shirakawa-kun made it to second base, too.
[00:29] Mine
    He hit the side-throw crossfire to
    the right instead of fighting it.
[00:33] Mine
    It was exemplary batting.
[00:36] @Miyuki
    Nice run!
[00:38] Carlos
    That's one for us.
[00:39] Carlos
    I wouldn't mind us taking the lead now.
[00:45] Umemiya
    Yay! Carlos!
[00:48] @int_Miyuki
    Taking the lead now, eh?
[00:52] @int_Miyuki
    He makes it sound easy.
[02:26] _Sign
    Meijin University
    Tsurushima Ballpark
[02:32] _Fan
    They took back one run!
[02:34] _Fan
    Yeah! Now they're gonna tie
    it up and take the lead!
[02:37] _Fan
    That's Inashiro's lead-off duo!
[02:40] Umemiya
    Yay! Carlos!
SIGN    USA
SIGN    Japan
[02:53] @int_Miyuki
    I think he's mad.
[02:57] int_Shirakawa
    If he can get a hit, I might
    just acknowledge him...
[03:01] int_Shirakawa
    as Narumiya's partner.
[03:14] @int_Miyuki
    It took all I had just to pull the ball!
[03:18] _Umpire
    Out!
[03:22] Hirahata
    Okay, okay, not bad.
[03:24] Hirahata
    You advanced the runner.
[03:27] int_Shirakawa
    He did the bare minimum, but...
[03:31] int_Shirakawa
    When Itsuki hits a grounder,
    it goes between the fielders,
[03:36] int_Shirakawa
    and when he jams the ball with his bat,
    it goes over the fielders' heads.
[03:40] int_Shirakawa
    If Itsuki had been batting...
[03:42] Itsuki
    Mei-san, I did it!
[03:45] Narumiya
    If you're gonna pretend to be my partner,
[03:47] Narumiya
    this would've been the time to get
    a big hit to make the pitcher happy!
[03:52] Narumiya
    Don't you love me?
[03:55] @Miyuki
    I'll hit next time.
[03:56] Narumiya
    There's no next time for us!
[03:59] @Miyuki
    I'll hit it!
[04:08] Conrad
    Woo!
[04:10] _All
    Yeah!
[04:11] _Player
    Conrad, yeah!
[04:12] _Player
    Attaboy!
[04:14] Narumiya
    I guess we lit a fire under their ass.
[04:17] Anthony
    Two outs!
[04:19] Hyman
    Come on, Conrad!
[04:21] Narumiya
    Well, being down by one is
    almost like being tied.
[04:26] Yeung
    Are you going to play catch?
[04:27] Narumiya
    Would you mind?
[04:29] Narumiya
    For some reason...
[04:32] Narumiya
    I don't think we're going to lose.
[04:45] _Fan
    It got past them!
[04:48] _Fan
    He crushed Conrad's
    fastball with one swing!
[04:50] _Fan
    The score's tied!
[04:52] Owada
    Was he waiting for a fastball?
[04:55] Mine
    Even still, as soon as he saw it,
[04:58] Mine
    he had to swing with enough force to
    overcome Conrad's powerful pitch.
[05:01] Mine
    Yamaoka-kun is growing into his role
    as Inashiro's strongest batter.
[05:06] _Fan
    Yeah!
[05:08] _Fan
    That's Yamaoka!
[05:10] @int_Miyuki
    He had three HRs in the Kanto Tournament, too.
[05:13] @int_Miyuki
    He may have grown the most of anyone.
[05:17] Narumiya
    See? It doesn't matter
    if it's a sandlot game,
[05:21] Narumiya
    an intra-squad game or international game!
[05:25] Narumiya
    If we're playing, we're gonna win!
[05:32] Umemiya
    Of course a guy who went undefeated
     in the spring and Kanto tournaments
[05:36] Umemiya
    would have a unique mindset.
[05:42] Carlisle
    You okay?
[05:43] Conrad
    Was my pitch that bad?
[05:45] Carlisle
    No. It was a little high, but still strong.
[05:49] Anthony
    You should praise the hitter.
[05:51] Conrad
    The attack plan for right-handed batters...
[05:54] Conrad
    I didn't think we'd be faced with the problems
    the boss has always pointed out in Japan.
[06:00] Carlisle
    Your motion from the stretch, too.
[06:07] Carlisle
    Power meets power...
[06:10] Carlisle
    Skill meets skill...
[06:14] Carlisle
    And the mind games...
[06:18] Carlisle
    This is baseball.
[06:42] int_Conrad
    Faster...
[06:46] int_Conrad
    Farther...
[06:49] int_Conrad
    Lightly...
[06:51] int_Conrad
    Powerful...
[06:54] int_Conrad
    More...
[07:03] int_Conrad
    and more!
[07:11] Conrad
    Woo!
[07:13] Carlisle
    Yes, Conrad!
[07:17] Anthony
    We're just getting started!
[07:18] Hyman
    It's our turn!
[07:20] Rhinehart
    Go, USA!
[07:21] Carlisle
    We're gonna get some runs!
[07:24] Narumiya
    Thanks.
[07:25] Yeung
    Okay, go finish things.
[07:30] Umemiya
    Okay, last inning!
[07:32] Umemiya
    Finish strong!
[07:35] Umemiya
    Let's go, Narumiya!
[07:36] Narumiya
    A double?
[07:38] Inui
    Take it!
[07:42] (Flashback) fb_Narumiya
    I don't think we're going to lose.
[07:46] @int_Miyuki
    The confidence and resolve
    behind that statement...
[07:52] @int_Miyuki
    That is mentality that
    Mei and Inashiro have.
[07:58] Narumiya
    Let's get out there.
[08:01] @Miyuki
    Yeah.
[08:03] @int_Miyuki
    Our archrivals!
[08:06] Narumiya
    We're gonna finish this!
[08:09] _All
    Yeah!
[08:17] (Flashback) fb_Ono
    I'm counting on you to handle things, Yui.
[08:20] (Flashback) @fb_Yui
    Yes, sir!
[08:26] (Flashback) fb_Ono
    I'm so sorry for leaving the team like this.
[08:32] (Flashback) fb_Umpire
    Foul!
[08:36] (Flashback) fb_Ono
    Sorry to leave like this, Furuya.
[08:39] (Flashback) @fb_Furuya
    It's okay.
[08:42] (Flashback) @fb_Furuya
    You don't need to worry.
[08:45] (Flashback) @fb_Furuya
    We're going...
[08:48] (Flashback) @fb_Furuya
    to see things through!
[08:51] (Flashback) fb_Ono
    Don't worry. You can do it.
[08:55] (Flashback) fb_Ono
    Stick with Furuya.
SIGN    Seido Practice Field A
[09:09] Narrator
    After Ono left the field,
    first-year catcher Yui took over...
[09:13] Narrator
    and it immediately led to a passed ball.
SIGN    Seido
SIGN    Yamamori
[09:16] Narrator
    A walk added another runner,
    and Yamamori then took the lead.
[09:21] _Fan
    Did the accident mess up Furuya's rhythm?
[09:24] _Fan
    He walked the lead-off batter
    and gave up a run this inning.
[09:30] _Fan
    You can't blame the first-year catcher,
    but summer is right around the corner.
[09:34] _Fan
    Is Furuya going to be ready?
[09:35] _Fan
    Is Miyuki's absence
    affecting them this much?
[09:42] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    Okumura.
[09:43] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    Warm up and get on the bench.
[09:46] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    You and Yui are the only other
    catchers on the first string.
[09:52] (Flashback) @fb_Okumura
    Okay.
SIGN    Top of the Fifth
[10:11] @int_Yui
    If I drop the ball like that,
    Furuya-san will tense up.
[10:22] (Flashback) fb_Both
    Yes!
[10:27] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    You're catching well.
[10:29] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Now it's the second half.
[10:30] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Don't beat yourself up.
SIGN    Seido
SIGN    Yamamori
[10:34] @int_Yui
    It was because of me that
    we lost those two runs.
[10:39] @int_Yui
    I'll get them back with my bat and my play!
[10:49] Sachi
    He's thrown eighty-seven pitches.
[10:52] Sachi
    He is throwing more pitches every inning.
[10:55] @Ochiai
    One hundred is probably a good time to stop.
[10:57] @Ochiai
    It's his second game back.
[10:59] @Ochiai
    We can't demand too much from him.
[11:15] @Sawamura
    Yes, a double!
[11:17] @Sawamura
    The great cheetah has arrived on base!
[11:20] @Sawamura
    With him running the bases,
    the game's about to get interesting!
[11:23] @Sawamura
    He's the storm vanguard of the
    Seido baseball team, Yohichi Kuramochi!
[11:29] @int_Kuramochi
    Yeah, let's get the team excited!
[11:32] @Sawamura
    And next up is this guy!
[11:35] @Sawamura
    Seido's baby-faced devil, Haruichi Kominato!
[11:39] Yuto
    Devil?
[11:40] _Player
    Devil...
[11:42] @Sawamura
    Watch out for his venom!
[11:45] Kazuto
    The devil's showing bunt?
[11:47] int_Coach
    We're up by two runs.
[11:49] int_Coach
    Seido is certainly capable
    of making a comeback.
[11:54] int_Both
    Okay, let's take the out.
[11:59] int_Both
    But...
[12:03] int_Both
    It'll be at third!
[12:06] int_Yuto
    This is our bunt shift counterattack!
    The Yamamori power charge!
[12:16] Tojo
    A hit to left-center!
[12:20] @Kuramochi
    Way to bat, Haruichi! Nothing gets by you!
[12:23] @int_Kominato
    The coach said to swing
    at the outside pitches,
[12:26] @int_Kominato
    but that inside pitch was high
    and my body rotated well.
[12:30] @Sawamura
    Yes, yes, yes! That's one run!
[12:33] @Sawamura
    That's our top Haruichi!
[12:35] @Sawamura
    Iron heart! Demon mentality!
[12:38] @Sawamura
    Seido's black angel!
[12:40] @Kominato
    I'll let him say whatever he wants today.
[12:43] @Sawamura
    Now it's time for our counterattack!
[12:45] @Sawamura
    Prepare yourselves, Yamamori Academy!
[12:51] _Coach
    Why is he provoking us?
[12:54] Ota
    Is it me, or...
[12:56] Sachi
    He's yelling even more than usual.
[12:59] Ota
    But his loud voice is encouraging the team.
[13:07] _Fan
    Two doubles and one run.
[13:09] _Fan
    Putting Kominato in the two-hole
     really has galvanized their offense!
[13:13] _Fan
    Kuramochi is getting on
    base more often, too.
[13:16] @Sawamura
    Now here's the scary third batter!
[13:19] @Sawamura
    The silent killer, Kenjiro Shirasu!
[13:22] @Sawamura
    A true assassin!
[13:24] @Sawamura
    He'll hit the ball before you know it!
[13:26] Aso
    He's on a roll today.
[13:28] Seki
    Yeah.
[13:30] Maezono
    Don't worry, Furuya.
[13:33] Maezono
    We're not done yet.
[13:42] @Sawamura
    Three hits in a row!
[13:44] @Sawamura
    No outs, and runners on first and third!
[13:46] @Sawamura
    Damn, he hit it too well!
[13:49] @Sawamura
    But nice hit anyway, Shirasu-senpai!
[13:51] _Coach
    I thought I could sit back and watch Yuto,
[13:54] _Coach
    but Seido is too good to let that happen.
[14:02] int_Maezono
    Miyuki isn't here.
[14:03] int_Maezono
    Ono isn't here.
[14:05] int_Maezono
    That's why we have to win.
[14:09] int_Maezono
    We have to score and win this game!
[14:18] @Sawamura
    The stoic look.
[14:19] @Sawamura
    Even crying babes are
    silenced with one look!
[14:28] _Player
    Ball to second!
[14:30] Yuto
    Go for the double play!
[14:32] Yuto
    Four!
[14:33] Yuto
    Six!
[14:33] Yuto
    Three!
[14:39] _Umpire
    Safe!
[14:41] _Fan
    The third-base runner scored
    as the double play broke down!
[14:44] _Fan
    The score's tied!
[14:48] _Fan
    I'm amazed he's posing
    after that weak grounder.
[14:52] _Fan
    They almost made that double play, too.
[14:54] _Fan
    Still, he got the third-base runner home.
[14:57] _Fan
    It wasn't pretty, but it's a run.
[15:00] _Fan
    It was downright ugly!
[15:03] _Coach
    Give me the guard.
[15:06] @Sawamura
    A weak, exaggerated head-scratcher
    of a head-first slider!
[15:10] @Sawamura
    That's our cleanup batter!
    How do you like that?
[15:13] @Asada
    Senpai, that's not a compliment!
[15:18] (Flashback) fb_Maezono
    We're not done yet.
[15:32] @Sawamura
    Keep it going, Furuya!
[15:35] @Sawamura
    Build on the momentum!
[15:37] @Sawamura
    He's Seido's simple-minded
    runaway train!
[15:40] @Sawamura
    Once he gets going, no one can stop him!
[15:45] @int_Yui
    Furuya-san... looked at me.
[15:52] @int_Furuya
    The team got us back in the game.
[15:59] @int_Furuya
    Now we need to regain control.
[16:04] int_Yuto
    Getting hit when you locate your pitches...
[16:07] int_Both
    Getting scored on even when you get the outs...
[16:10] int_Yuto
    You only get into situations like this
    against a nationally-ranked team!
[16:15] int_Yuto
    Will they overwhelm us, or will we stop them?
[16:21] int_Yuto
    I can't wait to see!
[16:37] _Umpire
    Out!
[16:42] _Fan
    Whoa, a double play!
[16:43] _Fan
    Yamamori showed their defense skills!
[16:46] _Both
    Yes!
[16:47] _Both
    Six-four-three! Six-four-three!
    Six-four-three!
[16:53] @Sawamura
    That was splendid!
    They're our opponents, but I'm impressed!
[16:57] @Kataoka
    Furuya!
[16:59] @Kataoka
    Yui.
SIGN    Seido
SIGN    Yamamori
SIGN    Bottom of the Sixth
[17:18] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    One hundred pitches.
[17:20] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    I intended to limit Furuya to
    one hundred pitches today.
[17:25] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    I told Kaneda, and he is warming up.
[17:30] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    This inning... This inning, I want you
     to get out there and hold them scoreless.
[17:41] _Player
    Man, that's fast!
[17:47] Aso
    Yeah, two strikes!
[17:49] Seki
    Looking good, Furuya!
[17:51] @Seto
    His fastball's looking better.
[17:55] @Sawamura
    There's more where that came from.
[18:03] @Furuya
    Sorry.
[18:04] @int_Yui
    I'm sorry.
[18:07] @int_Yui
    But I wanted to remind the batter
    that you can throw breaking balls.
[18:15] @int_Yui
    Now to finish him off...
[18:24] _Umpire
    Strike! Batter out!
[18:28] @Yui
    Yeah!
[18:29] @Kominato
    Nice pitch!
[18:30] @Kanemaru
    Nice pitch!
[18:35] @fbint_Sawamura
    Everyone's fighting in their roles.
[18:39] @fbint_Sawamura
    So will I!
[18:41] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    I'll go warm up.
[18:43] @Yui
    Nice pitch, Furuya-san!
[18:48] @Furuya
    I can keep going.
[18:50] @Furuya
    I can still pitch.
[18:55] _Fan
    Furuya's fastballs really are great.
[18:58] _Fan
    When that fastball finds its mark,
     no one can hit it!
[19:02] _Fan
    I hope he keeps making it better!
[19:10] @int_Furuya
    I can do it.
[19:12] @int_Furuya
    I can still go!
[19:19] _Umpire
    Out!
[19:20] _Player
    Yes, two outs!
[19:22] _Player
    Keep pushing!
[19:24] _Player
    Nice pitch, Furuya!
[19:26] @Yui
    Two outs!
[19:27] @int_Yui
    He threw eight pitches to two batters.
[19:30] @int_Yui
    If we can get the next batter, he might
    be able to pitch the next inning, too!
[19:35] Seki
    Two outs! Yeah!
[19:38] @Ochiai
    It's rather monotonic.
[19:43] @Ochiai
    He might be about done.
[19:45] @Kanemaru
    Eighth batter!
[19:47] @Kanemaru
    Get it done, Furuya!
[19:52] @int_Yui
    He's at the bottom of the order,
    but he swings hard.
[19:55] @int_Yui
    You need to be careful with the first pitch.
[20:07] _Umpire
    Ball!
[20:10] @int_Ochiai
    A vertical slider.
[20:12] @int_Ochiai
    Starting with it isn't a bad idea,
[20:14] @int_Ochiai
    but he hasn't gotten a breaking ball
    in the strike zone since last inning.
[20:22] _Umpire
    Ball two!
[20:23] _Fan
    Hey, now...
[20:25] _Fan
    You just got two outs in a row.
[20:28] _Fan
    Come on!
[20:30] @int_Ochiai
    Furuya's best weapon is
    his high-speed fastball.
[20:38] _Umpire
    Ball!
[20:40] @int_Ochiai
    His ball control, stamina,
    and breaking balls
[20:45] @int_Ochiai
    are all to make his fastball more effective.
[20:52] _Umpire
    Ball four!
[20:53] _Player
    Yeah!
[20:55] _All
    Yeah!
[20:56] _Fan
    Oh, what a waste!
[20:58] _Fan
    He can't get into a rhythm.
[21:01] @Yui
    Excuse me. Timeout, please.
[21:04] @int_Ochiai
    When he gets ahead in the count,
    he can get them to swing at balls.
[21:08] @int_Ochiai
    Once he's in a rhythm, he's unstoppable.
[21:11] _Sign
    154 km/h
    pitch
[21:11] _Sign
    Seido High School
    Satoru Furuya
[21:12] @int_Ochiai
    A real monster.
[21:15] @int_Ochiai
    But once his rhythm breaks
    and falls apart...
[21:23] @int_Ochiai
    he's shockingly fragile.
[21:27] (Flashback) @fb_Ochiai
    You can be the best pitcher in Japan.
[21:33] @int_Ochiai
    He has the stubborn attitude of a pitcher,
[21:36] @int_Ochiai
    and the gift of a body that
    can throw fast pitches.
[21:40] @int_Ochiai
    He has limitless potential
    and shows great promise,
[21:45] @int_Ochiai
    but this is where he is right now.
[21:55] @int_Ochiai
    If we're going after a
    national championship,
[21:59] @int_Ochiai
    we on the coaching staff must
    keep that fact in mind.
SIGN    "Fragile"
[22:16] @Yui
    "Fragile."
[23:49] @Kataoka
    We're facing the beast from Aichi,
    Seiho High School under Coach Nishidera.
[23:53] @Kataoka
    If they build up momentum,
    there's no stopping them.
[23:55] @Kataoka
    Their batters are like a machine gun.
[23:56] @Kataoka
    They are at least as strong as Yamamori.
[23:58] @Kataoka
    Okumura has the skill to be
    part of the first string,
[24:02] @Kataoka
    but things are different when facing
    a top-class nationally-ranked team.
[24:07] @Kataoka
    I'm counting on you, Sawamura.
[24:09] @Kataoka
    Lead the team.
[24:12] @Kataoka
    On the next episode of
    Ace of the Diamond Act II:
[24:15] @Kataoka
    "I'm Counting on You."
SIGN    Next Time
SIGN    "I'm Counting on You"
[24:16] @Kataoka
    Let's win the national title!
SIGN    Color Illustration / Yuji Terajima