44 - Setting Sail

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[00:07] @Sawamura
    Like this?
[00:08] Mimura
    Find the best throwing motion for you
    by the end of training camp!
[00:15] Mimura
    Don't let anyone say that Seido's
    left fielder is a weak link!
[00:19] _Miyuki
    Bow!
[00:20] _All
    Thank you!
[00:27] Higasa
    Their third and fourth batters
    are from Machi Senior,
[00:30] Higasa
    where a lot of former pros coach.
[00:33] Higasa
    Their defense will be solid, too.
[00:36] Yamaguchi
    So whoever is picked as the starting pitcher
[00:38] Yamaguchi
    is the most likely to get
    the ace number, then?
[00:41] Higasa
    Yeah, I suppose.
[00:44] Higasa
    It depends on how the game goes, too.
[00:46] Yamaguchi
    Sawamura's been starting in
    a lot of important games...
[00:50] Yamaguchi
    Furuya's almost back to
    full strength after his injury...
[00:54] Higasa
    I'm a third-year, so I favor Kawakami...
[00:59] Yamaguchi
    Huh? Was someone there?
[01:03] @int_Sawamura
    Hey, why am I hiding?
SIGN    Seido Spirit Dorm
[01:11] @Kataoka
    The starting pitchers for Saturday's
    double header will be Furuya and Kawakami.
[01:14] @Kataoka
    For Sunday's game against
    Kikuta, it will be Kaneda.
[01:17] @Kataoka
    For Kokonoe, it will be Sawamura.
[01:24] @int_Miyuki
    The coach chose Sawamura to
    start the game against Kokonoe.
[01:29] @Miyuki
    Understood.
[01:30] @Ochiai
    We have our seed, so I'll go to the draw.
[01:35] @Kataoka
    Thank you.
[01:36] @Kataoka
    I'm well aware that the players
    are tired from the training camp.
[01:40] @Kataoka
    I want to see if they can make sound
    judgments and plays while they are tired.
[01:46] @Kataoka
    The summer tournament is merciless.
[01:48] @Kataoka
    Whining and making excuses
    will not make any difference.
SIGN    Final day of training camp
    Situational batting drills
[03:23] Ono
    One out with runners on first and second!
[03:26] Ono
    The count is 2–1!
[03:34] @Sawamura
    Yeah, cheetah's fake-bunt hit-and-run!
[03:37] Takashima
    Kuramochi-kun is swinging better,
    now that he's settled on batting left-handed.
[03:42] Takashima
    His average has gone up,
    and he looks more confident.
[03:47] Ono
    Runners on first and third!
[03:48] Ono
    The count is 3–2!
[03:55] Ono
    Ball four!
[03:57] @int_Miyuki
    Not swinging at a breaking ball
    outside the strike zone
[04:01] @int_Miyuki
    is the best way to put
    pressure on the pitcher.
[04:06] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    I'll be straight with you.
[04:09] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    It will be hard for our batters
    to hit Narumiya's changeup.
[04:19] (Flashback) @fb_Shirasu
    Narumiya's gotten that good?
[04:22] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    Yeah, much better than last year.
[04:25] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    The best pitches to swing at
    are his fastball and slider.
[04:28] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    We need to pressure him with
    focused, strong swings,
[04:33] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    and hit the few balls he might
    throw high during the game.
[04:38] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    We won't beat Inashiro
    without a bold offense.
[04:47] Maezono
    Yeah!
[04:49] @Sawamura
    Yeah! Nice, Zono-san!
[04:51] @Sawamura
    Tenacious batting!
[04:54] Ono
    Runners on first and second!
[04:55] Ono
    The count is 3–1!
[05:00] @int_Miyuki
    If he misses, it's a walk.
[05:03] @int_Miyuki
    He'll want to get a strike.
[05:10] @int_Miyuki
    It's a sure hit!
[05:14] @Sawamura
    There's the cap bullet!
[05:16] @Sawamura
    That's a handsome double!
[05:19] @Kuramochi
    I was ready to heckle you if you missed out!
[05:22] Maezono
    I want my hits to look that good!
[05:26] @Kuramochi
    Nice batting, jerk!
[05:27] Maezono
    That's why you're the captain!
[05:32] (Flashback) @fb_Kuramochi
    Shirasu, Haruichi,
[05:35] (Flashback) @fb_Kuramochi
    we're key to the lineup,
    because we bat before Miyuki.
[05:40] (Flashback) @fb_Kuramochi
    We need to shake up the other team,
    rough them up, and score.
[05:44] (Flashback) @fb_Kuramochi
    If we can score,
[05:47] (Flashback) @fb_Kuramochi
    it takes some of the pressure off him
     when he's at the plate.
[05:53] (Flashback) @fb_Kominato
    You stayed late again today.
[05:57] fb_Maezono
    I still feel bad about the spring.
[06:00] fb_Maezono
    If I don't get my swings in, I can't sleep.
[06:03] fb_Maezono
    Plus, if I can't hold my own
    as the batter after the cleanup,
[06:06] fb_Maezono
    the pitcher can walk him and come after me.
[06:09] fb_Maezono
    He needs to be afraid of the
    batter after the cleanup.
[06:17] @int_Kominato
    The captain and vice captains have
    an implicit trust between them.
[06:27] @Sawamura
    Not bad!
[06:28] @Sawamura
    You made the third baseman
    field the ball! Nice bunt!
[06:30] @Kanemaru
    Got that right!
[06:31] @Kanemaru
    Now follow it up!
[06:32] @Sawamura
    Will do!
[06:34] @int_Kanemaru
    I want to show off my batting,
[06:37] @int_Kanemaru
    but I've practiced bunts that
    can be used in any situation.
[06:43] @Sawamura
    Yeah!
[06:45] Kukki
    Yeah!
[06:46] _Player
    In front of the right fielder!
[06:47] Kawakami
    Sawamura's really got his fake bunt down.
[06:49] @Yui
    He's batting very well, too.
[06:53] int_Tojo
    Seriously...
[06:54] int_Tojo
    Everyone out here is spurring me on!
[06:59] @Sawamura
    Yeah, Tojo! Nice batting―
[07:06] Nakata
    We won't let you through every time.
[07:08] Kishima
    Nice try, though, Tojo!
[07:11] @Sawamura
    Well played!
[07:14] @int_Okumura
    This is the last day of the training camp.
[07:16] @int_Okumura
    How are they able to move like that?
[07:24] Ono
    The count is two balls!
    Runners on first and second!
[07:29] @Ochiai
    You've been focusing on
    situational drills since the spring.
[07:34] @Ochiai
    Masamune Hongo held us to just
    one hit in the Invitational.
[07:40] @Ochiai
    We were eliminated from the spring tournament
    when we couldn't take down Kosei Amahisa.
[07:46] @Ochiai
    Figuring out how to overcome top-tier
    pitchers is a challenge we must address.
[07:53] @Ochiai
    But I get the feeling that the
    players are united in their goal.
[08:08] Maezono
    Yeah!
[08:09] @Kuramochi
    Tojo, nice running!
[08:10] @Kuramochi
    Furuya, nice batting!
[08:13] Ota
    Good! Very good!
[08:15] Takashima
    It takes me back...
[08:17] Takashima
    to when we formed the new team.
SIGN    Seisho
SIGN    Seido
[08:23] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Is this the game you wanted to play?
[08:30] @fbint_Kuramochi
    Shoot!
[08:32] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    You feel restless over
    a measly four-run deficit,
[08:35] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    and you make easy mistakes.
[08:39] @fbint_Miyuki
    Furuya's useless today.
[08:42] @fbint_Miyuki
    I've gotta make up for it.
[08:44] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    You mistake aggressiveness for rashness,
[08:46] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    and swing at a difficult pitch
    right off the bat.
[08:54] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Did you already forget the summer, Miyuki?
[09:00] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Why do you train so hard every day?
[09:02] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    For this exact day!
[09:04] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    You don't truly understand
    the value of one run,
[09:07] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    and that's why you play like this.
[09:10] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    It's still the group stage?
[09:11] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Did you think you wouldn't lose
    because we had an easy draw?
[09:16] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Don't get arrogant!
[09:18] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    If you can't play every game as one team,
[09:22] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    how do you think you'll get to nationals?
[09:24] Ota
    I remember.
[09:28] Takashima
    We won the Tokyo Fall Tournament,
[09:30] Takashima
    and were quarterfinalists in the Invitational.
[09:32] Takashima
    This team has certainly come a long way.
[09:36] @int_Ochiai
    She's right.
[09:38] @int_Ochiai
    If we hadn't won the fall tournament,
    I would be coach by now.
[09:44] @Kataoka
    This isn't enough.
[09:57] @Kataoka
    What's wrong? Quit dropping the ball!
[10:00] @Kataoka
    Is that how you'll play in a game?
[10:05] @Kuramochi
    Damn!
[10:07] Ota
    He's doing it again this year.
[10:09] Takashima
    Yes. It reminds me of the
    practices in the winter.
SIGN    5:00 PM
    Coach's fielding practice
[10:14] @Kataoka
    Move your legs!
[10:17] Maezono
    Yeah!
[10:18] @Kuramochi
    Yeah!
[10:20] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    A team's defense depends on the range
    the nine fielders are able to cover.
[10:26] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    The team can make shifts and formations,
[10:30] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    but the time to reach the ball
[10:32] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    and the speed and accuracy of your throws
[10:35] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    can extend a player's area by half a step,
    which closes holes in the defense.
[10:43] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    In other words, when one player
    gets better, the team gets better.
[10:49] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Are you willing to follow me?
[11:05] Kukki
    Wow.
[11:09] @Kataoka
    What's wrong? Lost your voice?
[11:12] @Kataoka
    Even out the dirt here.
[11:15] @Seto
    Yes, sir!
[11:27] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    First-years, take a break.
[11:33] Maezono
    Give us another!
[11:35] @Kuramochi
    Come on!
[11:37] @int_Kominato
    Keep going. This isn't like last year.
[11:40] @Kominato
    Another one!
[11:43] Kukki
    How long are they gonna go?
[11:46] Ota
    Natsukawa, we're going to need the lights.
[11:50] Kukki
    The coach just keeps hitting balls.
[11:56] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Miyuki, what do you think of
    our games at Koshien Stadium?
[12:07] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    Every team we played was strong.
[12:09] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    I remember the cheering from the stands.
[12:12] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    It was a great experience playing
    in front of so many people.
[12:18] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    But...
[12:20] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    We only got one hit against
    Komadai Fujimaki.
[12:24] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    They completely overpowered us.
[12:26] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    My only memories are of frustration.
[12:36] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    I see. It's good that you feel that way.
[12:42] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Seven years ago, the first time I
    coached a team at Koshien Stadium,
[12:47] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    almost all of the players had been coached
    by my predecessor, Sakaki-sensei.
[12:54] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    I've never been satisfied there.
[13:20] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Sensations...
[13:22] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Doubts...
[13:24] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Limits...
[13:25] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Challenges...
[13:27] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    It's because you follow me...
[13:33] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    that I can fight!
[13:38] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    The quarterfinals aren't enough!
[13:41] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    This team can climb higher!
[13:45] @Kataoka
    Okay, last ball!
[13:47] @Kataoka
    Keep your focus up to the end!
[13:49] _All
    Yes, sir!
[13:50] Kawakami
    Finish it!
[13:51] Sachiko
    Go! Go!
[13:53] ---
    Shudderrr...
[13:54] @Kataoka
    Here it comes!
[13:55] _All
    Yeah!
[13:57] @Kataoka
    Kanemaru!
[13:58] @Kanemaru
    Yeah!
[14:00] @Sawamura
    They aren't backing down.
[14:01] @Furuya
    Yeah.
[14:02] @Sawamura
    We're every bit as strong
    as last year's team.
[14:11] @Sawamura
    The draw is tomorrow.
[14:13] @Sawamura
    There are only a few practice games left.
[14:15] @Furuya
    Yeah.
[14:16] @Sawamura
    And I...
[14:18] @Furuya
    And I...
[14:21] _Both
    ...don't plan on losing.
[14:30] @Sawamura
    We said the same thing!
[14:31] @Furuya
    Yeah, we did.
[14:32] @Sawamura
    At the same time, too!
[14:38] @Sawamura
    I'm not gonna lose!
[14:39] @Furuya
    I'll take it back.
[14:40] @Sawamura
    I'm taking it!
[14:41] @Furuya
    No, I'm taking it!
[14:42] @Sawamura
    No, me!
[14:43] @Furuya
    I won't lose!
[14:44] @Sawamura
    It's mine!
SIGN    June 21st
SIGN    High School Baseball Championship Draw Venue
SIGN    Aoshima Academy Pratt-Sprawls Auditorium
SIGN    West Tokyo
SIGN    Inashiro Industrial
SIGN    Ichidai
    Third
SIGN    Draw Box
SIGN    Same day
    Seido Practice Field A
SIGN    Double header,
    Game 2
SIGN    Seido – Kashiki
     (West Tokyo) (Chiba)
[15:28] @Ochiai
    Seido High School, block C, number 65.
[15:33] _Coach
    Koukaidai Sugata, block B, number 64.
[15:36] _Coach
    Ichidai Tsurugashima, block B, number 33.
[15:40] _Coach
    Sensen Academy, block D, number 97.
[15:44] _Coach
    Sosei High School, block C, number 96.
[15:47] Owada
    Things are progressing smoothly.
[15:50] Owada
    Now we just need to see where the
    unseeded powerhouse schools end up,
[15:55] Owada
    but we'll be most interested in...
[15:58] Owada
    The Invitational semifinalist,
    Yakushi High School.
[16:02] Mine
    The tournament will be very different
    depending on which block they're in.
[16:08] Mine
    Even the seeded teams
    will be watching closely.
[16:12] _Player
    Most of the schools don't
    have their main players here,
[16:14] _Player
    but Yakushi's ace is here.
[16:16] _Player
    They must be serious if he's here
    instead of at a practice game.
[16:26] Sanada
    Yakushi High School, block D, number 117.
[16:32] _Player
    They're in block D with Ichidai Third High.
[16:34] _Player
    Their fated opponent from last year.
SIGN    Ichidai Third High Scorekeeper
    Kai Mizunuma
[16:36] _Player
    I'm glad they're not in our block.
[16:39] _Player
    Thank goodness. Let the strongest
    schools beat themselves up.
[16:43] @int_Ochiai
    We managed to avoid them for now.
[16:45] @int_Ochiai
    If we faced a chaotic team
    like that in the second round,
[16:49] @int_Ochiai
    absolutely anything could happen.
SIGN    Ichidai
    Third
[16:54] int_Sanada
    It looks like we'll have to take down
    three strong teams to get to Koshien Stadium.
SIGN    Seido
SIGN    West Tokyo
SIGN    Inashiro Industrial
[17:00] int_Sanada
    Business as usual, I guess.
[17:05] int_Sanada
    That suits us fine.
[17:08] int_Sanada
    This way, we won't get our hopes up
    and can prepare for the worst.
SIGN    Seido
SIGN    Kashiwagi
[17:24] @Miyuki
    We won thanks to your patient
    pitching in the early innings.
[17:28] @Miyuki
    The batters followed through
    in the late innings.
[17:31] @Miyuki
    You did very well under these conditions.
[17:34] @Miyuki
    Nice pitching.
[17:35] @Sawamura
    You had some good looking sliders.
SIGN    Tojo, 8th Inning Relief Pitcher
[17:38] Tojo
    In the eighth inning, at least.
SIGN    Off the record
[17:46] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    This won't do.
[17:47] (Flashback) @fb_Furuya
    I agree.
[17:49] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    You fastballs are creeping up,
    so you've only got your 12-6.
[17:52] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    What will you do?
[17:57] (Flashback) @fb_Furuya
    The fielders must be tired,
[18:01] (Flashback) @fb_Furuya
    but I'll pitch at 70 percent
    and let them field the ball.
[18:04] (Flashback) @fb_Furuya
    But I want to stay on the mound.
[18:08] (Flashback) @fb_Furuya
    If the situation demands it, I'll go all out.
[18:14] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    I see.
[18:16] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    If you get into trouble while
    you're focusing on ball control,
[18:18] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    you'll go into high gear.
[18:20] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    That's a rather mature pitching strategy for you.
[18:27] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    It'll be great if you can pull it off.
[18:31] (Flashback) @fb_Furuya
    If I can't, I lose.
[18:34] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    Focus on the height more than the trajectory.
[18:37] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    We need to be careful of that in this game.
[18:41] (Flashback) @fbint_Miyuki
    Don't worry.
[18:43] @fbint_Miyuki
    Even if they score some runs,
[18:45] @fbint_Miyuki
    we'll get those back and more.
[18:50] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    Okay, it's the first inning!
[18:52] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    Here comes the lead-off batter!
[18:53] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    Will you take him down,
    or will he take you down?!
[19:02] @Yui
    The senior players were incredible.
[19:09] @Yui
    They were worked to the bone the other day.
[19:12] @Yui
    Their bodies must be exhausted, but still,
[19:15] @Yui
    they never wavered in their
    determination to win the game.
SIGN    Kuramochi
    2 hits 1 RBI
    2 Bases stolen
SIGN    Shirasu
    3 hits 1 RBI
SIGN    Maezono
    2 hits 1 RBI
SIGN    Miyuki
    2 hits 1 home run
    3 RBIs
[19:27] @Yui
    That's the core of this team.
SIGN    4 Innings Played
    (2 Games)
SIGN    Okumura
     2 at-bats 0 hits 1 error
SIGN    Pinch hitter
SIGN    Yui
    1 at-bat 1 strikeout
[19:43] @Yui
    I've been put in the outfield
    and brought in as a pinch hitter.
[19:48] @Yui
    I hate to admit it, but the team
    doesn't need me as a catcher.
[19:57] @Yui
    All I think about every day
    is what I can do now.
[20:23] Kawakami
    Yakushi and Sensen are in Block D.
[20:26] Seki
    Seiko is with Inashiro in Block A.
[20:29] Kawakami
    The strong schools are
    pretty evenly distributed.
[20:32] @Kuramochi
    We'd probably play Ichidai
    or Yakushi in the semifinals.
[20:35] @Kuramochi
    Then the final would be against Inashiro.
[20:37] @Kuramochi
    I expected that because we're seeded,
[20:40] @Kuramochi
    but seeing it on the tournament
    bracket gets me fired up.
[20:44] Maezono
    We'll last longer than any other team,
    because this summer, we want to win more!
[20:49] _Sign
    Hachiyaoji
[20:51] _Sign
    Sosei
[20:55] ---
    Players must eat 3 bowls of rice!
[20:56] @Miyuki
    We need to keep our guard up
    against Sosei, because they're seeded,
[21:00] @Miyuki
    but Hachiyaoji has really
    upped their game, too.
[21:03] Maezono
    Oh, I see.
[21:05] Maezono
    They had some players on
    the All-Stars with you.
[21:07] @Sawamura
    Cap!
[21:09] @Sawamura
    This team here...
[21:11] @Sawamura
    Who is Yura Sogo? They're in our division.
[21:16] @Sawamura
    I feel like I heard the name before.
[21:22] Ota
    Oh, would you look at that!
[21:25] Ota
    What a twist of fate.
[21:31] ---
    Yura Sogo
[21:34] (Flashback) fb_Coach
    Anyway.
[21:36] (Flashback) fb_Coach
    I didn't come here to
    talk about the good old days.
[21:40] (Flashback) fb_Coach
    I came here to give you a heads-up.
[21:44] (Flashback) fb_Coach
    Yura Sogo Engineering High School.
[21:47] (Flashback) fb_Coach
    I'll be in West Tokyo with you.
[21:52] (Flashback) fb_Coach
    Don't run away, Tesshin.
[22:01] Ota
    To think we might play against
    Coach Kataoka's mentor,
[22:05] Ota
    Coach Sakaki, in the first round...
SIGN    "Setting Sail"
[22:16] @Sawamura
    "Setting Sail."
[23:49] @Okumura
    My guilt and weakness don't matter.
[23:51] @Okumura
    I'll do what I can do now.
    That's my answer.
[23:55] @Miyuki
    The pitcher and catcher are as one.
[23:58] @Miyuki
    As long as I'm crouched in front of you,
    I'll help you pitch your best.
[24:02] @Miyuki
    If you want to go further...
[24:05] @Sawamura
    This is the conclusion
    of our summer training camp!
[24:06] @Sawamura
    Balls will come flying your way,
[24:08] @Sawamura
    so please back me up!
[24:11] @Sawamura
    On the next episode of
    Ace of the Diamond Act II:
SIGN    Next Time
[24:14] @Sawamura
    "Go Exceed."
[24:16] @Sawamura
    Let's win the national title!
SIGN    Color Illustration / Yuji Terajima