44 - Best Pitch

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[00:06] Sa
    Somewhere in the bleachers,
[00:09] Sa
    they're watching me pitch.
[00:12] Sa
    I can't mess up big...
[00:16] Sa
    ...in front of them!
[00:24] Wa
    He's pitching a lot quicker now,
[00:27] Wa
    and his form has changed a bit.
[00:31] Um
    Safe!
SIGN    A hit and run that took  the second baseman by surprise!
SIGN    Sensen batters' crafty play is  giving Sawamura a hard time!
[00:42] S1
    No outs and runners on first and third.
[00:44] S1
    Sawamura-kun...
[00:55] (Flashback) B2
    We'll get those three runs back.
[00:57] (Flashback) B3
    You can count on it.
[00:59] B1
    Maki! Swing from the first pitch!
[01:01] B4
    You've got this!
[01:03] (Flashback) BC
    Let Maki feel at ease.
[01:06] B5
    I'll get them back.
[01:09] B5
    I gave up those runs,
[01:12] B5
    so I'll get them back.
[01:15] Mi
    He's here to make a big play.
[01:19] Yu
    Do your best, Sawamura!
[01:21] Ma
    Pitch to contact!
[01:23] F1
    You've got this, Ei-chan!
[01:24] F2
    Let's go!
[01:25] F3
    Come on!
SIGN    Best Pitch
[03:22] F1
    You've got this, Ei-chan!
[03:23] F2
    Let's go!
[03:24] F3
    Come on!
[03:25] Wa
    Eijun.
[03:31] Mi
    He's not in the front of the lineup,
[03:33] Mi
    but he got a big hit his last at-bat.
[03:36] Mi
    Let's keep it all low.
[04:03] Um
    Foul!
[04:05] Mi
    The moving fastball
    should've jammed his bat.
[04:08] Mi
    Yet he can still hit it that far?
[04:11] Mi
    He's got a lot of power.
[04:18] Mi
    Sawamura!
[04:21] Mi
    Do you see now, with the foul?
[04:24] Mi
    If you're not focused,
    he'll take you out.
[04:27] Mi
    Your pitch has speed!
[04:29] Mi
    Let's get aggressive!
[04:31] Sa
    Yes, sir!
[04:34] Mi
    He's tall, and his arms are long.
[04:37] Mi
    Batters like him don't like...
[04:39] Mi
    ...the pitches that come in to their chest.
[04:43] Mi
    Let's show him another outside pitch...
[04:45] Mi
    ...and finish with an inside pitch.
[04:51] Um
    Ball!
[04:53] Ot
    You're too tense!
[04:55] Ot
    Deep breath! Deep breath!
[05:01] Ch
    He understands in his head,
[05:03] Ch
    but it's too tall an order
    for him to stay calm right now.
[05:07] Mi
    Nice!
[05:08] Mi
    Good arm swing!
[05:09] Mi
    Stay aggressive!
[05:12] B1
    It's a difficult pitch to time,
[05:15] B1
    but I can see the ball clearly.
[05:18] B1
    I just need to swing my bat.
[05:22] BC
    That's right, Maki.
[05:24] BC
    Stay focused.
[05:26] BC
    Concentrate on every pitch.
[05:33] BC
    Inashiro Vocational High School,
    Ichidai Third High School...
[05:38] BC
    ...and Seido High School.
[05:41] BC
    These three schools
[05:43] BC
    have held the top three seats
    of West Tokyo for years.
[05:47] BC
    I feel frustrated, Maki.
[05:55] BC
    You guys can make the same level of plays,
[05:58] BC
    but you guys can't get over
[06:01] BC
    your inferiority complex.
[06:07] BC
    That's what frustrates me the most.
[06:13] Um
    Foul!
[06:51] Mi
    After seeing that long foul,
[06:53] Mi
    the home run he took from Yakushi
    must be crossing his mind.
[06:57] Mi
    But your eyes are still alive.
[07:03] Mi
    You're a born pitcher, you know.
[07:14] B1
    Maki!
[07:15] B1
    The pitcher's scared!
[07:17] B2
    Put an end to him!
[07:19] BC
    It's about time you gained confidence.
[07:22] BC
    Maki, you can do it.
[07:26] BC
    You can obliterate the top-three
    wall with your own bat.
[07:35] Mi
    I hope you understand.
[07:37] Mi
    If it's even a little off, he'll take it all.
[07:41] Mi
    Put a four-seamer into
    the right batter's chest.
[07:44] Mi
    Give me your best pitch right here!
[07:50] (Flashback) Mi
    Are you going to keep this up
    and walk off in shame?
[07:55] (Flashback) Mi
    Or will you stand your ground
    and come back next inning?
[07:59] (Flashback) Mi
    Your potential as a pitcher
    is being tested here.
[08:09] Sa
    I have to...
[08:14] Sa
    ...throw it there.
[08:17] Ka
    Sawamura!
[08:18] Ka
    Stay strong!
[08:20] Ma
    Take him head on!
[08:23] Re
    This is the turning point, Sawamura-kun.
[08:28] S1
    Sawamura-kun.
[08:31] F1
    Let's go, Ei-chan!
[08:51] Sa
    I'm not going to be...
[08:53] Sa
    ...left behind...
[08:56] Sa
    ...by them!
[09:06] B1
    Smack it away, Maki!
[09:11] Mi
    Idiot!
[09:12] Mi
    You stepped too wide inside.
[09:16] Mi
    You can't...
[09:19] Mi
    ...swing your arm down like that.
[09:37] BC
    A-A crossfire pitch?
[09:42] BC
    I never thought a first-year pitcher
    could pitch to the corner like that.
[09:51] Mi
    Jeez...
[09:52] Mi
    I wouldn't expect such a crazy form
[09:55] Mi
    from anyone but you.
[09:58] Um
    Strike!
[10:00] Um
    Batter out!
[10:01] Ka
    Yeah!
[10:05] S1
    Yay!
[10:10] F1
    Ei-chan!
[10:13] Ot
    He did it!
[10:16] Ch
    He did it.
[10:18] Sa
    Yeah!
[10:31] I1
    Masa-san!
[10:32] I1
    Sensen couldn't score any more runs.
[10:34] I2
    I see.
[10:36] I3
    Wow!
[10:37] I3
    That loud first-year managed
    to hold them to one run?
[10:43] Sa
    Yeah!
[10:50] I3
    I thought the wind was
     blowing in Sensen's favor,
[10:53] I3
    but I guess he managed
    to fend them off.
[10:57] I3
    When I first saw him in the practice games,
[11:00] I3
    he didn't look like he'd make the cut.
[11:04] I2
    It's his third consecutive game as a reliever.
[11:09] I2
    Mei.
[11:11] I2
    Remember your first year?
[11:14] I2
    For first-years,
[11:15] I2
    being able to pitch in the real games
    is an irreplaceable experience.
[11:19] I2
    Tanba being out due to an injury,
[11:22] I2
    gave their first-year pitchers
    tremendous experience.
[11:33] I3
    Looks like we might have some fun.
[11:38] I3
    I'll take them all on.
[11:43] Ka
    Sawamura.
[11:45] Ka
    You're pitching the next inning, too.
[11:48] Sa
    Yes, sir!
[11:50] F1
    Nice pitching, Ei-chan!
[11:52] F2
    Nice pitching!
[11:54] Sa
    Guys!
[12:08] Ku
    Don't stop!
[12:09] Sa
    Ow! What was that for?
[12:11] Sa
    I was striking a pose!
[12:12] Ha
    Eijun-kun, language!
[12:14] Ku
    Yeah, where's your respect?
[12:16] Sa
    What was that for, please?
[12:18] F1
    Looks like he's blending right in already.
[12:22] F1
    I knew it.
[12:23] (Flashback) Ku
    Was it this mouth?
[12:24] F1
    Ei-chan is our hero.
[12:24] (Flashback) Ku
    Did that just come out of this mouth?
[12:26] (Flashback) Sa
    I'm sorry.
[12:40] B1
    It's a hit!
[12:42] B1
    We got a run!
[12:44] B2
    Yeah, we've got this!
[12:46] B2
    We're just getting started!
[12:48] Mi
    I guess they won't just
    give up that easily, huh?
[12:53] Mi
    This inning is important, Nori.
[13:00] Sa
    Nori-senpai!
[13:01] Sa
    We got some breathing room!
[13:02] Ha
    One out at a time!
[13:05] R1
    Sensen finally got another hit.
[13:08] R2
    The third-years are being tenacious.
[13:10] R2
    That's how they got a run back.
[13:13] R2
    Still, at bottom of the ninth,
[13:14] R2
    they're five runs down.
[13:17] R2
    In the seventh inning,
    they lost two more runs,
[13:20] R2
    and then Maki-kun
    walked off the mound.
[13:22] R2
    However, the next pitcher
    couldn't stop Seido's momentum.
[13:27] R2
    Their offense in the sixth inning,
[13:29] R2
    when they couldn't take down
    Sawamura after he walked on,
[13:32] R2
    turned out to be huge.
[13:44] B1
    Yagi!
[13:45] B1
    Eyes on the ball!
[13:48] B2
    To be frank,
[13:50] B2
    I knew from the very start.
[13:54] B2
    I didn't go to Seido,
[13:57] B2
    not because they didn't invite me,
[14:03] B2
    but because I was...
[14:05] B2
    ...too afraid to jump into that team.
[14:09] B2
    Yet...
[14:14] B2
    All this time,
[14:17] B2
    I've been regretting it alone.
[14:22] B2
    Instead, my heart should have
    been with this team.
[14:51] B2
    I'm sorry.
[14:56] B2
    I'm sorry.
[14:59] B2
    I'm sorry.
[15:11] Um
    Game set!
SIGN    Tanba, a third-year,  passed the baton to Sawamura, a first-year.
SIGN    Then the second-year,  Kawakami, finished the game!
SIGN    What a beautiful pitcher relay.
SIGN    Seido High School advances to the final  for the first time in three years!
[15:31] Ma
    Yeah!
[15:33] S1
    We're in the final!
[15:34] S2
    Yeah!
[15:35] Ku
    Nice pitch, Kawakami!
[15:38] S1
    Nice pitch, Nori.
[15:39] S2
    Kawakami!
[16:01] BC
    Yet again,
[16:03] BC
    we weren't able
    to break the semifinal wall.
[16:13] BC
    It wasn't just their third-years.
[16:15] Sa
    Straight! Straight line, guys!
[16:15] BC
    Everyone on their team played decisively,
    even the first-years.
[16:17] Ku
    Shut up!
[16:18] Sa
    Straight line!
[16:19] Ku
    Just shut up!
[16:20] Sa
    Kuramochi, you're off a little!
[16:23] BC
    My players did a good job
    of fighting it out to the bitter end,
[16:29] BC
    but...
[16:30] BC
    ...I couldn't give them confidence,
    which is the most important thing.
[16:47] BC
    I suppose I was also
    too focused on my opponent.
[16:51] BC
    I have a lot to learn.
[16:54] Um
    Bow!
[16:55] EE
    Good game!
[17:06] C1
    Nice game!
[17:07] C2
    Kataoka-san!
[17:09] C3
    You guys are the best!
[17:11] C4
    Tetsu-san!
[17:12] C5
    Masuko!
[17:14] C6
    Spitz!
[17:16] Sa
    Nice pitching, Nori-senpai!
[17:20] Ka
    I gave up a run, though.
[17:22] Sa
    What are you saying?
    You were amazing!
[17:25] Ka
    You did pretty well, too.
[17:26] Sa
    Oh, really?
[17:27] Sa
    You think so?
[17:28] Ka
    You really held your ground.
[17:30] Sa
    Oh, no, no, no.
[17:31] Sa
    Yes, I did!
[17:36] Mi
    The higher we go up the ladder,
    the heavier the pressure becomes.
[17:39] Mi
    The fact that these two
    didn't break down during the game
[17:42] Mi
    was the best thing we got out of it.
[17:45] Ch
    They each gave up a run,
[17:48] Ch
    but they both did a great job.
[17:50] Ot
    We were able to let Furuya rest, as well.
[17:55] Ka
    Yeah.
[17:57] Ka
    The team as a whole
    is finally looking strong.
SIGN    The next game will begin at 1:00 PM.
SIGN    Inashiro Vocational High School  and Sakurazawa High School,
SIGN    please begin your field practice.
[18:31] F1
    Ei-chan, did you change your form?
[18:33] Sa
    I'm not the me you know, anymore.
[18:36] F2
    Did you learn breaking balls, too?
[18:39] Sa
    People can't change that easily.
[18:41] S1
    His friends from junior high
    came to cheer him on.
[18:45] S2
    Really?
[18:47] S3
    Didn't know he had friends.
[18:49] S3
    But my question is...
[18:51] S3
    Is she the girlfriend
    we've heard so much about?
[18:53] S3
    She's cute.
[18:55] S4
    Girlfriend...
[18:59] Is
    What's wrong?
[19:01] Ku
    Is... Is... that...
[19:06] Ku
    ...Wakana?
[19:11] Ku
    Is that the Wakana...
[19:14] Ku
    ...he's always texting?
[19:17] Ku
    S-Stupidmura!
[19:20] F1
    Just one more, Ei-chan.
[19:23] F2
    You guys will definitely
    make it to nationals!
[19:28] F3
    Are you going to nationals as a first-year?
[19:31] F4
    That'd be amazing!
[19:33] F1
    We'll definitely go cheer you on!
[19:37] Sa
    Nationals...
[19:40] Wa
    Something on your mind, Eijun?
[19:44] Sa
    We'll make nationals if we win one more?
[19:48] Sa
    I didn't even realize that, to be honest!
[19:51] FF
    What?
[19:55] Sa
    I do what I'm asked to do every game.
[20:00] Sa
    I didn't have the luxury
    to think about anything more.
[20:08] Sa
    All my upperclassmen are just so amazing.
[20:12] Sa
    I respect them,
[20:15] Sa
    and they're super cool.
[20:18] Sa
    Well, a few I don't like.
[20:23] Sa
    I'm not really sure how to put it,
[20:25] Sa
    but I just want to keep
    playing with this team.
[20:33] Sa
    Not sure if that came out right.
[20:36] Wa
    Eijun.
[20:43] Ry
    We've been calling you for a while now.
[20:45] Ha
    B-Brother.
[20:47] Sa
    Ow...
[20:52] Ku
    Get over here, Sawamura!
[20:54] Ku
    You wanna be late to Inashiro's game, stupid?
[20:58] Sa
    That hurt!
[20:59] Sa
    That hurt more than usual!
[21:01] Ku
    Just your imagination, stupid.
[21:03] Ku
    Well, I need to take him now,
[21:06] Ku
    but please come cheer for us again.
[21:09] Ku
    You listening?
[21:11] Ry
    Start walking.
[21:13] Sa
    I'm being abused!
[21:15] Ku
    I'm not abusing you.
[21:17] F1
    He just wants to keep playing
    with this team, huh?
[21:21] F2
    That's our Ei-chan.
[21:26] Ku
    Walk!
[21:27] Sa
    See ya!
[21:30] F1
    But it doesn't change the fact...
[21:32] F2
    ...that it's just one more win away.
[21:35] F3
    We all...
[21:38] F3
    ...want to see you
    pitching in nationals.
SIGN    Seido High School vs 
    Sensen Academy
    8-3
SIGN    One more win for  Seido High School  to go to nationals.
[23:36] Mi
    It's game two of the semifinals.
[23:37] Mi
    Inashiro are up against
    the only public school of the four,
[23:40] Mi
    Sakurazawa High Schoool.
[23:41] Sa
    What kind of pitch is that?
[23:42] Sa
    Are they playing catch?
[23:43] Mi
    It must be that special pitch
    that's difficult to throw.
[23:47] D1
    If we make it to nationals,
     it'll be awesome!
[23:49] D1
    We can probably turn
    the world upside down!
[23:51] DC
    It's time we rewrote history!
[23:54] Sa
    Next time on Ace of the Diamond:
    Fantasy.
SIGN    Fantasy
[23:57] Sa
    Let's win the national title!