4 - Are You Like Me?

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[00:00] (Flashback) Kuramochi
    Only those who do well make it.
[00:04] (Flashback) Kuramochi
    The others have to wait
    for the next opportunity.
[00:09] (Flashback) Kuramochi
    You're not the only one who feels hopeless.
[00:17] (Flashback) Takaoka
    However, a promise is a promise.
[00:20] (Flashback) Takaoka
    I can't let him participate
    in practice as a pitcher yet.
[00:27] (Flashback) Takaoka
    Make him run until the sun sets.
[00:38] (Flashback) Rei
    "Yet," huh?
SIGN    Are You Like Me?
[02:16] Coach1
    Shortstop!
[02:23] Fujiwara
    Well? How are our
    first-years this year?
[02:25] Natsukawa
    Looks like quite a catch this year.
[02:28] Natsukawa
    Tojo and Kanemaru from
    the Matsukata Senior League
[02:30] Natsukawa
    went to the semifinals
    in the national.
[02:33] Fujiwara
    Really?
[02:34] Umemoto
    Also, there's a really tall,
    playing-it-cool kind of—
[02:40] Natsukawa
    Goodness, really?
[02:41] Umemoto
    Not again, Haruno...
[02:44] Haruno
    I-I'm sorry.
[02:46] Fujiwara
    You're still in training.
[02:48] Fujiwara
    Don't make more work for us.
[02:51] Umemoto
    We'll take care of this.
[02:52] Umemoto
    So could you go prepare the drinks?
[02:54] Natsukawa
    You're such a handful.
[02:58] Teacher
    Therefore,
[02:59] Teacher
    we can narrow down
    the possible answers
[03:01] Teacher
    to A and D for the first
    multiple choice question.
[03:03] Haruno
    It's been a week since I started high school.
[03:06] Haruno
    I'm finally the manager I've
    always wanted to be, but...
[03:10] Fujiwara
    Not again!
[03:11] Haruno
    I'm always getting yelled
    at by my upperclassmen.
[03:15] Haruno
    And I'm too scared to talk
    to any of the players.
[03:20] Haruno
    I'm starting to think
    I'm not cut out for this.
[03:23] Haruno
    I'm only going to be a pain
    in the neck for everyone.
[03:26] Teacher
    Hey! You again?!
[03:29] Teacher
    Is my lecture really that boring?
[03:31] Teacher
    Eh, Sawamura?
[03:36] Haruno
    Oh, hey...
[03:39] Haruno
    He's the guy who's always
    running around the field.
[03:45] Teacher
    H-Hey!
[03:46] Teacher
    Stop sleeping when I'm standing here!
[03:47] Teacher
    Wake up!
[03:48] Student1
    It's no use, teacher.
[03:51] Student1
    He's apparently here
    on a baseball scholarship.
[03:55] Teacher
    What?
[03:56] Student2
    Really? That's amazing.
[03:58] Student2
    Our baseball team is famous.
[04:00] Student3
    I hear practice is really tough.
[04:02] Teacher
    You moron!
[04:04] Teacher
    That's more reason I can't let this slide!
[04:07] Teacher
    Everyone's gonna know who you are,
    so so you'd better act appropriately!
[04:13] Kanemaru
    Teacher, he's not on our team.
[04:18] Teacher
    What?
[04:19] Teacher
    What do you mean?
[04:20] Sawamura
    Yeah, what do you mean?
[04:23] Kanemaru
    His entrance to the team
    hasn't been accepted yet.
[04:25] Kanemaru
    He's still in training.
[04:27] Kanemaru
    Don't compare him to us.
[04:31] Student3
    Are you serious?
[04:32] Student1
    He's on a scholarship,
    and he's in training?
[04:35] Student1
    What does that even mean?
[04:37] Student2
    That's kind of sad.
[04:40] Sawamura
    Don't look at me with pity like that!
[04:45] Sawamura
    No one's acknowledged me yet,
[04:48] Sawamura
    but one day...
[04:50] Sawamura
    I'll be the ace of the team,
    and my name is Eijun Sawamura!
[04:54] Sawamura
    And you'd better remember my name!
[04:58] Student1
    Is he crazy?
[05:00] Student1
    What's telling us gonna do?
[05:02] Student2
    So hot! Hotheaded, that is!
[05:05] Kanemaru
    Be the ace?
[05:07] Kanemaru
    Stop dreaming.
[05:08] Kanemaru
    Your time's already passed.
[05:10] Sawamura
    Shut up!
[05:12] Sawamura
    I'm not—
[05:13] Sawamura
    Old man, stop laughing at me!
[05:15] Sawamura
    My time is just beginning!
[05:17] Sawamura
    Damn it all!
[05:20] Haruno
    Is Sawamura like me?
[05:30] Kataoka
    I'm sure you all understand well.
[05:32] Kataoka
    Compared to the biggest summer
    tournaments and the fall invitational,
[05:36] Kataoka
    the spring prefecture tournament
    isn't very important.
[05:41] Kataoka
    However,
[05:42] Kataoka
    Today, we're up against the team we
    lost to in the fall, the Ichidai Third High.
[05:47] Kataoka
    We'll pay 'em back the humiliation
    we received － tenfold!
[05:50] Team
    Yes, sir!
[05:51] Kataoka
    Yuki, do the usual.
[05:53] Yuki
    Yes, sir!
SIGN    Seidou
[06:03] Yuki
    Who are we?
[06:04] Team
    Seidou, the champions!
[06:06] Yuki
    Who's shed the most sweat?
[06:08] Team
    Seidou!
[06:10] Yuki
    Shed the most tears?
[06:12] Team
    Seidou!
[06:14] Yuki
    Are you ready for the fight?
[06:16] Team
    Yes!
[06:18] Yuki
    Bearing pride in our hearts,
    we have just one goal!
[06:21] Yuki
    The national championship!
[06:23] Yuki
    Let's do this!
[06:24] Team
    Yeah!
[06:30] Player1
    W-Wow...
[06:33] Kanemaru
    They just have a completely
    different air around them.
[06:35] Hosoyamada
    They're so awesome.
[06:37] Player2
    I've always wanted to do that.
[06:40] Player3
    Man, I really want
    to be in the first string!
[06:46] Coach1
    We're leaving soon.
[06:47] Coach1
    If you want to come watch
    the game, get on the bus.
[06:50] Players
    Yes, sir!
[07:03] Kuramochi
    Yo, Sawamura.
[07:05] Kuramochi
    You're not gonna come see us rock?
SIGN    Hurry up!
[07:08] Kuramochi
    Even if you're in training,
    you're still allowed to watch the games.
[07:11] Sawamura
    I will stay.
[07:14] Sawamura
    If I don't practice when you don't,
[07:16] Sawamura
    I'll never be able to get there.
[07:23] Kuramochi
    You heartless fiend.
[07:25] Kuramochi
    Well, have fun.
[07:29] ---
    Sheesh.
[07:30] Kuramochi
    Is he haughty or just
    super straightforward?
[07:35] Kuramochi
    Either way, his personality
    would make a good ace.
[07:43] Haruno
    Oh, no! Watch out!
[07:49] Haruno
    I'm sorry!
[07:50] Haruno
    Are you okay?
[07:52] Sawamura
    Why was I hit by a tire?
[07:54] Haruno
    Oh, just...
[07:55] Haruno
    I thought in baseball,
    you'd use a tire when you run.
[08:00] Haruno
    I was moved yesterday.
[08:04] Haruno
    You told everyone your goal,
    despite everyone laughing at you!
[08:12] Haruno
    I think it's wonderful
    that you can be so stupid!
[08:15] Sawamura
    Stupid?!
[08:16] Haruno
    You see, I've...
[08:18] Sawamura
    Stupid?
[08:19] Haruno
    I've been having problems
    doing a manager's jobs.
[08:22] Haruno
    I'm so clumsy,
    and I get yelled at a lot.
[08:24] Haruno
    I'll never be able to be
    as cool as the upperclassmen.
[08:29] Haruno
    But it's always been my dream.
[08:32] Haruno
    I've always wanted to support the players
    who are working so hard for one shared goal.
[08:38] Haruno
    No matter how much
    I'm laughed at or yelled at,
[08:41] Haruno
    I'm going to work hard
    to make dreams come true.
[08:43] Haruno
    Just like you.
[08:46] Haruno
    So, here.
[08:49] Haruno
    You just have to become the ace!
[08:52] Haruno
    I'm rooting for you!
[09:03] Sawamura
    This is perfect!
[09:04] Sawamura
    I was starting to get
    tired of just running.
[09:06] Sawamura
    I will happily use it!
[09:08] Sawamura
    But since I'm aiming to be the ace,
    one tire won't be enough!
[09:15] Sawamura
    Let's add another one! Double tires!
[09:20] Haruno
    What? Will you be all right?
[09:24] Haruno
    Wow...
[09:27] Umemoto
    Hey, what are you doing, Haruno?
[09:30] Fujiwara
    The bus is leaving!
[09:32] Haruno
    Oh, I'm sorry!
[09:40] Sawamura
    Don't rush.
[09:43] Sawamura
    Look straight ahead.
[09:45] Sawamura
    Just you wait.
[09:50] Sawamura
    I'm coming straight for you.
[10:02] Catcher
    The count is 1 ball, 2 strikes.
[10:04] Catcher
    We threw two in a row
    to the outside to bore the batter.
[10:08] Catcher
    Now, pitch a fast slider to the inside!
[10:12] Catcher
    Strike him out with your best pitch!
[10:18] Catcher
    Yes! The perfect pitch!
[10:28] Crowd1
    Whoa! It's in!
[10:30] Crowd2
    A three-run homer
    in the first inning!
[10:32] Crowd3
    So that's the famous Kazuya Miyuki.
[10:35] Crowd4
    Wow!
[10:36] Crowd4
    He can turn a slider
    to the inside into a home run?!
[10:39] Miyuki
    Oops, it went in.
[10:42] Catcher
    No way...
[10:47] Kuramochi
    You anticipated that
    pitch and swung for it!
[10:50] Kuramochi
    Manaka is speechless for having
    his best pitch hit right off the bat.
[10:57] Miyuki
    Pure luck.
[10:58] Miyuki
    It won't go as well the next time.
[11:00] Kuramochi
    Luck alone can't hit
    that pitch out of the park.
[11:03] Kuramochi
    You don't even think it was luck!
[11:05] Takaoka
    Now, he'll be more reluctant
    to throw the slider.
[11:09] Takaoka
    Aim for his fastballs.
[11:10] Team
    Yes, sir!
SIGN    Meiji Jingu Stadium 2
[11:15] Announcer
    Top of the second,
    Seidou High is on offense.
[11:17] Announcer
    The lineup begins with the first batter again.
SIGN    Seidou Ichidai
[11:20] Speaker
    Batting first:
    Kuramochi, shortstop.
[11:37] Haruno
    H-He's... so fast.
[11:41] Speaker
    Batting second:
    Kominato, second baseman.
[11:45] Announcer
    The runner's on the move!
[11:48] Announcer
    The ball goes right between
    first and second base!
[11:53] Umpire1
    Safe!
[11:54] Announcer
    That was a magnificent,
    hit-and-run play by Seidou,
[11:56] Announcer
    and now, they have no outs
    with runners on first and third.
[11:58] Speaker
    Batting third:
    Isashiki, center fielder.
[12:02] Isashiki
    Let's have a good game.
[12:06] Isashiki
    Bring it!
[12:10] Catcher
    Let's out-push him with a fastball.
[12:18] Announcer
    Looks like a jam shot's going long!
[12:20] Announcer
    And it's a hit!
[12:23] Announcer
    Another run for Seidou!
[12:25] Managers
    Yay!
[12:27] Haruno
    They did it, Takako!
[12:31] Announcer
    Ichidai's pitcher, Manaka,
    cycled through the Seidou lineup
[12:34] Announcer
    and took a homer in the first inning.
[12:35] Announcer
    Looks like he's still having
    trouble in the second inning.
[12:39] Announcer
    Seidou still with no outs and
    runners on first and third.
[12:42] Announcer
    Now, "the clean-up" comes to bat!
[12:45] Speaker
    Batting fourth:
    Yuki, first baseman.
[12:59] Announcer
    It's going long!
[13:01] Announcer
    Right down the middle of
    the left and center field!
[13:03] Announcer
    Ichidai Third High, a quarter
    finalist in the fall invitational
[13:05] Announcer
    is being dominated
    by Seidou High!
[13:09] Fujiwara
    This is our batting lineup.
[13:10] Fujiwara
    What do you think?
[13:11] Haruno
    I-It's amazing!
[13:18] Sawamura
    Damn.
[13:19] Sawamura
    The first string gets
    to play a game right now?
[13:22] Sawamura
    I have no problem with
    staying back and training,
[13:25] Sawamura
    but I haven't even touched a ball recently.
[13:27] Sawamura
    I think I have stress building up.
[13:30] Sawamura
    Wait a minute.
[13:32] Sawamura
    I'm the only one on the field.
[13:36] Sawamura
    That means...
[13:40] Sawamura
    I can use all the bats and balls I want!
[13:46] Sawamura
    Why didn't I realize this sooner?
[13:49] Sawamura
    Wow! It's like I'm in a baseball treasure chest!
[13:50] Sawamura
    This is what I need!
[13:52] Sawamura
    Now I can finally play baseball!
[13:58] Sawamura
    I don't have anyone
    to play catch with me!
[14:00] Sawamura
    Damn it!
[14:01] Sawamura
    I'll just swing a bat!
[14:05] Sawamura
    Whee!
[14:07] Sawamura
    And catch!
[14:11] Sawamura
    I throw, and I catch.
[14:13] Sawamura
    The key is to throw as high as you can.
[14:18] Sawamura
    Throw! And catch!
[14:20] Sawamura
    Throw! And catch!
[14:22] Sawamura
    Throw!
[14:23] Sawamura
    And nice catch!
[14:25] Furuya
    Hey, is that fun?
[14:29] Sawamura
    Who's there?
[14:30] Sawamura
    For how long?
[14:33] Furuya
    I can play catch with you.
[14:35] Furuya
    If you want.
[14:40] Umpire
    Ball!
[14:42] Miyuki
    You're throwing well today, Tanba!
[14:47] Kuramochi
    Pitch to contact!
[14:50] Umpire
    Ball four!
[15:10] Miyuki
    Too weak!
[15:14] Isashiki
    Bring it!
[15:17] Miyuki
    Third base!
[15:31] Furuya
    I was in the restroom,
    and the bus left.
[15:34] Furuya
    Oh, well.
[15:35] Furuya
    Not like I'm interested
    in a game I'm not playing in.
[15:40] Furuya
    Since you're here, too...
[15:42] Furuya
    Are you like me?
[15:53] Kuramochi
    And nice run.
[15:55] Umpire
    Out!
[15:57] Crowd1
    That catcher has an insane shoulder!
[15:59] Crowd2
    The runner trying to steal
    didn't even have time to slide!
[16:03] Haruno
    Wow!
[16:05] Haruno
    That ball came flying from
    the plate like a white arrow.
[16:09] Fujiwara
    Tanba has Miyuki to thank for that one.
[16:17] Runner1
    No way...
[16:18] Runner1
    I had a perfect start.
[16:21] Tahara
    I knew he'd foil my plans.
[16:23] Tahara
    That genius Miyuki boy.
[16:26] Tahara
    It usually takes two years
    to become a full-fledged catcher.
[16:30] Tahara
    However, his amazing baseball
    talent is truly marvelous.
[16:37] Tahara
    Why didn't you come to me, Miyuki boy?
[16:43] Takaoka
    You got yourself in a jam with a walk,
[16:46] Takaoka
    and then you gave up a hit
    from the weak pitch you threw.
[16:48] Takaoka
    Tanba,
[16:50] Takaoka
    what have you been doing
    these past two years?
[16:57] Takaoka
    Kawakami, you're pitching,
    starting next inning.
[17:00] ---
    Uh... Yes!
[17:01] Takaoka
    Go all out while their
    pitcher's feeling weak.
[17:04] Takaoka
    Let's end the game this inning.
[17:06] Team
    Yes, sir!
[17:08] Writer1
    I've gotta say, this game turned
    out to be a crazy hitting game.
[17:12] Writer2
    Just like last year's team,
    with their monster, Kiyokuni Azuma,
[17:16] Writer2
    this year's Seidou batting lineup
    is definitely top-ranked in the nation.
[17:20] Writer2
    They just need a pitcher who can
    live up to Miyuki's expectations,
[17:23] Writer2
    in order to have a chance
    at the national title.
[17:25] Writer3
    I'm sure Head Coach Kataoka
    feels bitter about it, too,
[17:29] Writer3
    since he used to be a pitcher himself.
[17:32] Mine
    Looks like Seidou's one problem
    still remains the same.
[17:37] Mine
    They're in need of a true ace.
[17:44] Sawamura
    I can't believe catch is so fun!
[17:47] Sawamura
    It's not baseball without the ball!
[17:54] Furuya
    You look happy.
[17:57] Sawamura
    Of course I do!
[17:58] Sawamura
    It's been a while since I've touched a ball!
[18:04] Sawamura
    I bet I could throw to the fence now, too!
[18:08] Furuya
    I'm sorry if I'm disturbing your fun,
[18:11] Furuya
    but can you throw properly?
[18:13] Furuya
    Your throw is disgusting.
[18:15] Sawamura
    Disgus—
[18:19] Furuya
    Sorry.
[18:20] Sawamura
    What do you mean by "disgusting"?
[18:22] Sawamura
    My throw is normal!
[18:24] Furuya
    But it bends in weird ways, and...
[18:26] Furuya
    It's hard to catch.
[18:29] Sawamura
    That reminds me...
[18:31] (Flashback) Wakana
    Throw lightly, okay?
[18:33] (Flashback) Wakana
    It's scary when you throw
    because the ball goes everywhere.
[18:37] Furuya
    But I guess if it's hard
    to catch, it's hard to hit.
[18:42] Furuya
    You might be a good pitcher.
[18:45] Sawamura
    You wanna say that again?
[18:47] Furuya
    My shoulder's warmed up now.
[18:50] Furuya
    So can I throw a little harder?
[18:51] Sawamura
    Yeah, sure!
[18:53] Sawamura
    You're a really nice...
[18:55] Sawamura
    guy.
[19:06] Players
    Thank you for a great game!
[19:10] Owada
    Looks like Seidou
    just barely out-hit Ichidai.
[19:13] Mine
    Their batting relies on luck.
[19:15] Mine
    If they keep playing like this,
[19:17] Mine
    they're going to have
    a tough time in the summer.
[19:26] Rei
    Our ace, Tanba, is just
    coming back from an injury,
[19:29] Rei
    so he should be fine once
    he gets his feeling back.
[19:32] Ota
    But if he continues
    to play like he did today...
[19:35] Rei
    I understand your worries, Director Ota.
[19:38] Rei
    However, we only have three months
    before the summer tournament.
[19:42] Rei
    Coach,
[19:43] Rei
    I believe this calls for
    an immediate bullpen restructuring,
[19:46] Rei
    taking the first-years
    into consideration, as well.
[20:01] Furuya
    Sorry.
[20:02] Furuya
    I threw a little too hard.
[20:07] Furuya
    Back home,
[20:08] Furuya
    no one could catch my pitch.
SIGN    Second-year catcher may become
    savior for prestigious Seidou
[20:12] Furuya
    Then I read an article.
[20:14] Furuya
    So I tested into this school.
[20:22] Furuya
    I wonder...
[20:24] Furuya
    if he can catch my hardest pitch.
[20:28] Sawamura
    This...
[20:30] Sawamura
    was my encounter with a rival I would battle for the status of ace.
SIGN    Seidou Spirit Dorm
[20:42] Player1
    Hey, did you hear Tanba
    got his ace title revoked?
[20:45] Player2
    Seriously?
[20:47] Player3
    Even though we won?
[20:48] Player1
    We only won because
    Kawakami replaced him.
[20:53] Player2
    We only have three months until the summer.
[20:56] Player2
    If Tanba's not the ace,
[20:58] Player2
    then who's going to be our pitcher?
[21:10] Player1
    What was that sound?
[21:12] Player2
    Is he seriously a first-year?
[21:14] Rei
    Satoru Furuya from Hokkaido
    Tomakomai Junior High School.
[21:19] Rei
    He went as far as to test into
    our school in order to play here.
[21:22] Rei
    He's our only first-year who has
    thrown 120 meters in the long throw.
[21:27] Ota
    O-One hundred and twenty meters?
[21:29] Ota
    He's really not on a scholarship?
[21:32] Ota
    This is why baseball is so fun!
[21:35] Furuya
    Are we done already?
[21:37] Sawamura
    Damn it!
[21:38] Sawamura
    He's already throwing in the bullpen!
[21:40] Sawamura
    I can't just stand here!
[21:42] Sawamura
    I'm going triple!
[21:46] Takaoka
    Form a team with just the first-years.
[21:49] Rei
    Then are we playing a game?
[21:51] Takaoka
    I'd like to see how many first-years
    are ready to play in the tournaments.
[23:35] Sawamura
    First-years versus the upperclassmen!
[23:37] Sawamura
    We're going to scrimmage
     the Seidou Baseball Team.
[23:41] Sawamura
    What's Shades thinking, anyway?
[23:43] Sawamura
    And will I get to play, too?
[23:45] Miyuki
    Though the first-string
    members aren't playing.
[23:49] Miyuki
    Well, let's see it, Sawamura.
[23:51] Miyuki
    Show us what you can do on the field.
[23:54] Miyuki
    Next time on Ace of
    the Diamond: A Clash
SIGN    A Clash
[23:57] Miyuki
    Let's win the national title!