4 - The Fall Tournament Begins!
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SIGN Seido Spirit Dorm
[00:00] Ma
Our first opponent is Teito?
[00:05] Ku
We're in the worst possible bracket.
[00:06] Ku
Your luck at drawing is so unreliable.
[00:10] Mi
Isn't it exciting?
[00:11] Ku
It's not funny!
SIGN The Fall Tournament Begins!
[01:47] Re
They've been to the nationals
twenty-one times,
[01:51] Re
and they've won twice.
[01:54] Re
They do so well every year that it's strange
[01:57] Re
not to see them at nationals.
[02:00] Re
Captain and catcher, Kengo Inui,
hits hard and throws hard.
[02:03] Re
Taiyo Mukai pitched
at nationals as a first-year.
[02:08] Re
These two started at nationals
and led the team.
[02:12] Re
They got the team to the round of 16.
[02:15] Mi
They have a second-year
who can throw at 87 mph,
[02:19] Mi
but Taiyo is probably their real ace.
[02:21] Ku
He's a southpaw sidearm,
and his best pitch is the screwball.
[02:24] Sh
It's not a common pitch,
so it might be problematic.
[02:28] Mi
It breaks in from behind
for lefty batters, too.
[02:31] Ka
Pass up the low breaking balls,
[02:34] Ka
and aim for the ones
that come a little higher.
[02:36] Ka
Let's follow this simple strategy.
[02:39] Ka
We'll do more hit and runs, too.
[02:41] Ka
Put pressure on the pitcher
by running aggressively.
[02:45] Ka
They'll have a strategy against us, too.
[02:47] Ka
It's all about how composed
you can be under pressure.
[02:52] Ka
Learn to enjoy playing
against strong opponents.
[02:54] Ka
Let's have fun and win!
[02:57] SS
Yes, sir!
[02:58] Oc
Their first game is against
the tournament favorite.
[03:01] Oc
At this point, I'd really like
to leave this game to Furuya alone.
[03:06] Oc
Give him the much-needed experience
he needs before I take the reins.
[03:10] Oc
Oh, well. My time will come soon enough.
[03:14] Oc
I should probably talk to
the players I favor beforehand.
[03:19] Sa
Damn! It's too high!
[03:21] S1
No, it's not that bad.
[03:24] Sa
Focusing too much on my aim
doesn't quite work.
[03:27] Sa
I think staring at the mitt
is making me too tense.
[03:30] Sa
I need to relax.
[03:32] [SONG] On-screen
relaxed
[03:34] S1
What are you smiling for?
[03:36] Sa
I just tighten up at the last second...
[03:40] Sa
...into my fingertips.
[03:44] S1
Nice pitch, Sawamura!
[03:46] Sa
It felt good!
[03:48] Sa
That's the key!
[03:50] Sa
I need to write it down,
so I don't forget!
[03:52] Sa
No! No time for that!
[03:54] Sa
I've gotta pound it into my body!
[03:56] S1
Calm down!
[03:58] S1
He's probably focused on aiming,
[04:00] S1
but I think his pitch is sharper
than usual because he's more relaxed.
[04:05] Sa
Relaxed, and then...
[04:08] Oc
It's not bad.
[04:10] Oc
But...
[04:11] Oc
If he can't pitch to the inside,
[04:13] Oc
he's useless on the mound.
[04:17] Oc
If he won't pitch in games,
maybe he'll be useful in a different way.
[04:21] Sa
Sergeant!
[04:22] Sa
Are you perhaps free right now?
[04:27] Sa
Yes, you with the droopy brows!
[04:30] Sa
If you are, could you be an umpire?
[04:32] Oc
I'm not exactly free.
[04:34] Sa
What are you saying?
[04:35] Sa
You're always taking naps in the dugout.
[04:37] Sa
I'm sure it's not easy
to be around so many new faces,
[04:41] Sa
but how about trying to mingle a little?
[04:47] Oc
I'm not a transfer student.
[04:49] S1
I'm sorry. He's a little special.
SIGN shuffle shuffle
[04:52] Oc
What a drag.
[04:55] S1
He's so slow!
[04:57] Sa
When it's a strike,
please say it loud and clear!
[05:00] Sa
Don't be shy!
[05:02] Oc
Is he trying to befriend me,
knowing I'm the next coach?
[05:06] Oc
No, he's not that smart.
[05:13] Oc
Say, do you want to switch to sidearm?
[05:19] Oc
You practice because you don't want to lose.
[05:22] Oc
That's what you said.
[05:24] Oc
Then instead of wasting
your shoulder away right here,
[05:28] Oc
why don't you become
a practice pitcher for the team?
SIGN National Champions
[05:37] Oc
At your level, that's all you're worth.
[05:46] Ta
That is crazy fast.
[05:48] Ta
Are you sure someone
actually throws that fast, Inui-san?
[05:52] In
Taiyo,
[05:53] In
you probably don't know because
you didn't come to the practice game,
[05:57] In
but there is.
[05:59] In
He's a first-year, too.
[06:04] In
They have a unique southpaw, too.
[06:06] In
He pitched against Inashiro,
and he's a first-year, too.
[06:10] Ta
Well, I don't exactly know much
about the pitchers from the west division,
[06:14] Ta
and they're not from Tokyo, right?
[06:18] Ta
I've never heard of them.
[06:21] Ta
Screw those guys.
[06:24] Ta
I'm the best pitcher of my generation.
[06:31] Ta
I won't let Tokyo be taken over by outsiders.
[06:40] In
Nice pitch.
[06:42] Ta
What was with that silence?
[06:44] Sa
Here I go!
SIGN TOSS
[06:55] Sa
Yes!
[06:56] Sa
What do you think of my sidearm?
[06:58] Sa
I think it's good!
[07:01] Mi
Yeah, nice joke.
[07:04] Ku
Hilarious.
[07:05] Ku
Good joke, Sawamura.
[07:07] Sa
W-Was it really that weird?
[07:09] Oc
How can he be this bad?
[07:12] Sa
We're up against a southpaw
sidearm pitcher next.
[07:16] Sa
So as the only southpaw here,
I thought I'd help out!
[07:22] SS
I see.
[07:23] Sa
What's that supposed to mean?
[07:25] Mi
Did you think up that idea yourself?
[07:27] Sa
Sir!
[07:28] Sa
I got a bit of advice
from the sergeant, sir!
[07:32] SS
Who?
[07:33] SS
Sergeant?
[07:43] S1
Practice pitcher?
[07:44] S1
And switching to sidearm?
[07:50] Sa
I see. That's a good idea.
[07:54] Sa
I'd get more practice out
of pitching at batters,
[07:59] Sa
and if that's going to help out the team,
[08:02] Sa
it might be a good idea.
[08:06] S1
Wait! Are you serious, Sawamura?
You're okay with that?
[08:08] Oc
Oh?
[08:10] Oc
So he isn't exactly oblivious
to his current situation.
[08:14] Sa
Boss! I'll pitch!
[08:16] Sa
There're four more days until the game!
[08:18] Sa
Just give me the go, and I'll pitch all I can!
[08:22] Sa
I could even go submarine,
too, if you'd like!
[08:25] Ka
Sawamura.
[08:27] Ka
Do you know what you're saying?
[08:30] Ka
You're basically saying
you'll give up the ace position.
[08:36] Ha
Eijun-kun.
[08:40] Ka
We don't need a clown sidearm pitcher.
[08:43] Ka
You're interfering with our practice. Go away!
[08:46] Sa
I-Interfering?!
[08:49] Ka
Start warming up!
[08:51] Sa
It's not like I want to do this.
[08:56] Sa
I just wanted to help out the team.
[09:01] Ka
Sawamura.
[09:03] Ka
I thought you were eagerly
practicing your outside pitch.
[09:09] Ka
Why did you give that up?
[09:12] Ka
Trying to help out the team?
[09:15] Ka
Well, thank you for trying.
[09:18] Ka
But if you change your form
to a sloppy sidearm,
[09:21] Ka
what will you have left?
[09:27] Ka
Miyuki.
[09:28] Ka
We'll have situational field practice again.
[09:31] Ka
Have the pitchers ready, too.
[09:33] Mi
Yes, sir.
[09:34] Ka
Batters, practice sign exchange with runners!
[09:37] Ka
Pressure the pitcher from the base!
[09:39] SS
Yes, sir!
[09:40] Mi
Coach.
[09:41] Mi
Should I let Sawamura pitch, as well?
[09:44] Ka
Yes.
[09:45] Ka
Tell him to pitch with his normal form.
[09:48] Ka
He's a valuable pitcher,
and if he breaks his form right now,
[09:52] Ka
it'll ruin our chances of winning.
[10:01] Oc
A valuable pitcher?
[10:04] Oc
You've gotta be kidding.
[10:06] Oc
A sloppy sidearm is better than nothing.
[10:10] Mi
Runner on first!
[10:12] Mi
No outs!
[10:18] Mi
Give me a low one!
[10:21] S1
Steal!
[10:24] S2
First!
[10:26] Mi
Nice one, Furuya!
[10:27] Mi
You jammed the batter.
[10:29] Mi
Even if you allow runners,
you'll do fine if you pitch low.
[10:32] Mi
Don't try to get lazy strikes.
[10:35] Mi
The Teito batters will have a field day.
[10:39] Mi
Next, Sawamura!
[10:40] Sa
Y-Yes, sir!
[10:42] Mi
Outfield, home plate!
[10:45] Oc
Situational practice might be good,
but you do this all the time.
[10:50] Oc
Unlike the summer tournament,
[10:53] Oc
all the teams are still adjusting in the fall.
[10:57] Oc
So it really comes down to
what the coach can do.
[11:03] Oc
How do you plan to win against
the nationally acclaimed Teito?
[11:09] Oc
I want to know your ability
as a baseball coach,
[11:12] Oc
not as a mentor.
[11:17] (Flashback) Ka
Why did you give that up?
[11:21] S1
Sawamura, you look stiff!
[11:23] S1
Relax!
[11:25] Sa
I did it because I wasn't confident.
[11:29] [SONG] On-screen
relaxed
[11:32] Sa
There's only one thing I can do.
[11:34] [SONG] On-screen
super relaxed
[11:38] Sa
Damn it!
[11:42] Sa
I'm so stupid!
[11:47] (Flashback) A1
What is baseball to you, Coach Okamoto?
[11:50] (Flashback) Ok
Fire.
[11:51] (Flashback) Ok
The coach's and the players' spirits
clash aggressively, and sparks fly!
[11:56] (Flashback) Ok
That's what starts it all.
SIGN Teito Junior & Senior High School
[11:58] (Flashback) Ok
No matter how good you become technically,
[12:00] (Flashback) Ok
or how good your practice environment is,
[12:02] (Flashback) Ok
if the players on the field are empty,
there's no chance you can win!
[12:06] Ok
You idiot!
[12:08] Ok
What was that?
[12:09] T1
I'll catch the next one! Gimme another!
[12:11] Ok
Cocky.
[12:13] Ok
Here!
[12:15] (Flashback) Ok
What controls your techniques and body?
[12:17] (Flashback) Ok
The heart!
[12:19] (Flashback) Ok
It is my role as the coach
to build the fire within the players!
[12:24] Ok
You're losing focus right when you catch!
[12:26] A1
He's still as passionate as ever.
[12:29] A2
He's already sixty-five, right?
[12:31] Ok
If you can't even catch properly,
how will you take the top, stupids?
[12:35] A1
You have to push yourself to catch those.
[12:38] A1
He's a master at feeding.
[12:41] A2
Looks like the impenetrable defense
is still there in the new team.
[12:47] Mi
Second base!
[12:49] Mi
Nice, Furuya!
[12:50] S1
Nice fielding!
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[12:53] S2
Don't get excited!
[12:55] Ka
Listen to Miyuki and throw as he says!
[12:58] Ka
Teito has a lot of fast runners this year!
[13:04] Ka
Discern the situation
before the play happens!
[13:07] Ka
Don't just go with the flow!
[13:09] Ka
The tougher the situation,
the more you have to talk!
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[13:14] Ma
You okay?
[13:18] Um
Strike!
[13:21] Sh
On the outside edge?
[13:22] Mi
Yeah, doesn't it feel far away?
[13:25] Mi
That was a good pitch!
[13:26] Sa
Wasn't it?
[13:29] Mi
But can you do something
about your smile?
[13:33] Sa
What?
[13:34] Sa
Why would I smile on the battlefield?
[13:37] Sa
It's way better to practice with batters.
[13:42] (Flashback) Ka
Why did you give that up?
[13:45] Sa
I won't waver anymore.
[13:49] [SONG] On-screen
super relaxed
[13:50] Sa
I've decided!
[13:51] Mi
Hey! Your face!
[13:55] Sa
Right on!
[13:57] Mi
That was a ball, stupid!
[13:58] Ku
The ball goes away from the inside.
[14:01] Ku
It's not bad practice,
[14:04] Ku
but a sidearm would have a bigger angle.
[14:08] Ku
You guys played against
Mukai in junior high, right?
[14:11] Ka
He definitely has a bigger angle,
[14:14] Ka
but his use of ins, outs, and corners
was just on a different level.
[14:21] To
He got us good in the last tournament.
[14:24] Ka
He got really good in his third year.
[14:27] Sa
Ins and outs?
[14:29] Ka
And the corners?
[14:31] Ka
He rarely throws meatballs,
and he finishes with a breaking ball.
[14:35] Ka
Most batters get jammed on his low pitch.
[14:41] Ka
Don't swing at the balls.
[14:43] Ka
That's the bare minimum
in taking him down.
[14:49] Ta
Next, deep corner.
[14:53] In
Deep corner.
[14:55] In
I first heard this expression six months ago.
[14:59] Ta
Huh? Nine sections?
[15:01] T1
With your control, I don't see why not.
[15:06] Ta
To be honest, nine's too easy.
[15:11] T1
What?
[15:12] T1
Why would you need more than nine?
[15:16] In
When I heard what this new first-year said,
[15:20] In
I thought I had been struck by lightning.
[15:24] In
In-out and high-low.
[15:27] In
Having the control to pitch
to the four corners is already pretty good.
[15:33] In
Nine requires more control.
[15:35] (Flashback) Ta
I mean, I'm not throwing
to a target on a wall, you know.
[15:40] (Flashback) Ta
The strike zone has depth.
[15:47] (Flashback) Ta
When I discovered this in junior high,
[15:49] (Flashback) Ta
I grew to love pitching.
[15:52] (Flashback) Ta
Or maybe I became a junkie?
[15:57] In
Depth?
[15:59] In
Let's say we split the strike zone
into nine sections.
[16:03] In
You want to add depth?
[16:07] In
Is this what Taiyo sees?
[16:11] In
A three-dimensional strike zone?
[16:19] (Flashback) Ta
That was a strike, right?
[16:22] In
Lightning strikes once more!
[16:24] In
H-He literally plays on a different dimension.
[16:30] (Flashback) Ta
Can I pitch another one, Inui-san?
[16:35] Ok
But there are exceptions.
[16:38] Ok
A rare breed of players
who burn hot without my assistance.
[16:44] Ok
Taiyo Mukai.
[16:46] Ok
We've taken the top twice before,
[16:49] Ok
and people like him were there, as well.
SIGN Seido High School Practice Field
SIGN September 30
[16:57] Re
Everyone was practicing till late yesterday.
[17:01] Re
Mukai-kun controls the batters
with his impressive ball control.
[17:06] Re
In order to avoid swinging at balls,
[17:08] Re
you have to draw in the pitch
[17:12] Re
and hit toward the right.
[17:14] Re
You can't discern the low balls
without being attentive.
[17:18] Re
The fact that everyone as a whole
is practicing with this idea in mind
[17:22] Re
is proof that everyone realizes
[17:24] Re
we lack batting power
compared to last year.
[17:27] Ot
The third-years practiced a ton,
[17:30] Ot
but these guys are practicing just as much.
[17:37] Ka
Your swing still looks cramped.
[17:39] Ka
You're trying to hit
to the right too much,
[17:42] Ka
and the head of the bat is tilting down.
[17:45] Ka
If you go off-balance or the bat tilts,
[17:48] Ka
you can't hit strong.
[17:50] Ka
In your case, don't try to hit
over the second baseman,
[17:53] Ka
but try to hit over the shortstop.
[17:56] Ma
Over the shortstop?
[17:58] Ka
Don't try to uncomfortably
hit to the right.
[18:01] Ka
Wait to swing until the last second,
[18:05] Ka
and then smack it head on.
[18:12] Ka
Nicely done.
[18:14] Ka
You swing like that,
and we'll have ourselves a game.
[18:20] Ma
Yes, sir!
[18:21] Ma
The hit naturally flew to the right.
[18:26] Ma
Wait for the pitch,
and then smack it straight!
[18:33] Re
It'll be a rare matchup against
a southpaw sidearm pitcher,
[18:36] Re
but right-handed batters
can see the pitch coming.
[18:40] Re
The Teito game might depend on
our right-handed batters.
[18:49] S1
Nice pitch, Kawakami!
[18:51] Sa
Nori-senpai looks pumped.
[18:54] Ka
I can't lose as a sidearm pitcher.
[19:02] Sa
In the group stages,
I didn't have a chance to pitch.
[19:09] Sa
But it's not that I don't have anything.
[19:15] Sa
I need to be ready anytime.
[19:17] Sa
That's the least I can do!
[19:23] S1
Okay, Sawamura!
[19:24] S1
Nice pitch!
[19:25] Mi
His pitch is looking really sharp.
[19:30] Mi
Why don't you try what Sawamura's trying?
[19:32] Mi
Though you don't need to copy his smile.
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[19:36] Sa
I'm not smiling!
[19:39] Fu
The mound is mine.
[19:42] Sa
Let's do this, Kariba!
[19:47] Ka
Furuya will start tomorrow.
[19:49] Fu
Yes, sir.
[19:50] Ka
That's the starting lineup.
SIGN October 1
SIGN Day
Before
Game
[19:52] Ka
The weather report said
it'll rain tomorrow,
[19:53] Ka
but we won't know
for sure till the game.
[19:56] Ka
Prepare for the game
and get a good rest tonight.
[19:59] SS
Yes, sir!
[20:00] Ku
You're back in the three-hole, Zono!
[20:04] Ma
I did it.
[20:06] Fu
We can't lose.
[20:07] Ha
You bet.
[20:08] Ka
I have one more thing to say.
[20:12] Ka
We're playing against the Teito.
[20:15] Ka
They're not an easy opponent.
[20:19] Ka
However, don't overestimate your opponent
[20:23] Ka
or try to play differently.
[20:26] Ka
You are your own worst enemy.
[20:33] Ka
The quickest way to win
is to play like you practice.
[20:38] Ka
Did anyone quit during
the summer off-season training?
[20:42] Ka
No.
[20:43] Ka
You guys practiced just as hard
as the third-years did.
[20:47] Ka
No matter what, never give up.
[20:51] Ka
Have pride in the sweat you've dropped.
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[20:57] Ka
I have faith in you.
[20:59] Mi
It was like he was speaking
his final words.
[21:04] Ka
Do the best you can tomorrow.
[21:07] Mi
Words to push each and
every one of us forward.
[21:13] Mi
You're not quitting.
[21:16] (Flashback) Mi
If we win in the fall,
[21:19] (Flashback) Mi
we'll go to the invitational.
[21:23] (Flashback) Yu
Don't lose...
[21:25] (Flashback) Yu
...like we did.
[21:28] Mi
We have reasons why we can't lose.
[21:33] Ka
Meeting adjourned.
[21:37] SS
We have to take him to nationals.
[21:42] SS
Thank you!
[21:44] Mi
We have to be strong enough
[21:46] Mi
that our resolve will not waver in the rain!
[21:52] Mi
Strong.
SIGN Fall Tokyo High School
Baseball Tournament, First Round
SIGN Teito (East) vs Seido (West)
[23:31] Mi
The Teito game begins in the rain.
[23:33] Mi
Their ace, Mukai,
[23:35] Mi
is taking command of the Seido
batters with his control.
[23:38] Fu
I won't lose.
[23:39] Mi
Let's do this, Furuya!
[23:41] Mi
Overpower them with your pitch!
[23:43] Fu
The rosin bag doesn't help at all.
[23:46] Mi
Next time on Ace of the Diamond Season 2:
The Cold Rain.
SIGN The Cold Rain
[23:51] Mi
Let's win the national title!