45 - Go EXCEED

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SIGN    June 23rd Monday
[00:09] Haruno
    Good morning.
[00:10] _Student
    Morning.
[00:11] Nishino
    Look, I made these!
SIGN    Testing week
[00:21] int_Student
    I thought he might be studying...
[00:24] int_Student
    but he's poring over that weird notebook.
[00:24] ---
    Game
    Kokonoe
    Seido
[00:26] int_Student
    Is it some top secret document?
SIGN    The Previous Day
SIGN    Seido – Kokonoe
     (West Tokyo) (Kanagawa)
[00:37] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    It's not looking bad.
SIGN    Off the record
[00:38] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    Yeah, I got to rest on the bench
    all day yesterday.
[00:42] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    I'm moving better than I thought I would.
[00:44] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    This team will be ready to
    swing from the first pitch.
[00:47] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    Yes, sir.
[00:48] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    Nabe-san told me about that
    and their batters' tendencies.
[00:51] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    I want to pitch to both sides,
    and high and low, to throw them off.
[00:55] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    I'll keep the numbers in the strike zone
    so we don't waste any pitches.
[01:00] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    Trying to pitch all nine innings
[01:03] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    depends on me keeping
    my pitch count low in the first half.
[01:09] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    Are you getting greedy?
[01:11] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    Am I?
[01:12] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    Don't think about pitching
    the whole game today.
[01:15] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    You're not fully recovered
    from the training camp.
[01:18] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    Forget your larger goal.
    Focus on the batter you're facing.
[01:22] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    Right?
[01:25] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    Quite correct.
[01:27] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    Show me that mature pitching
    you did while I was away.
[01:27] _Sign
    Seido High School Practice Field
[01:32] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    You're still on about that?
[01:35] @fbint_Sawamura
    I'm getting greedy?
[01:37] @fbint_Sawamura
    Do I look too eager?
[01:41] @fbint_Miyuki
    Sawamura knows what it means for him
    to be getting the start in this game.
[01:46] @fbint_Miyuki
    Of course he'd be excited.
[01:49] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    I'm here to become the ace!
[01:52] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    I want it more than anyone else here!
[01:57] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    I'll become the ace!
[01:59] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    I'll be the ace of all aces!
[02:01] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    The ace king!
[02:07] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    This is the conclusion of
    our summer training camp!
[02:09] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    Balls will come flying your way,
[02:12] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    so please back me up!
[02:16] (Flashback) fb_Maezono
    Yeah, I like the sound of that!
[02:17] (Flashback) @fb_Kominato
    Yeah! Just do what you do!
[02:20] (Flashback) @fb_Kuramochi
    Have you finally relaxed?
[02:22] (Flashback) @fb_Kanemaru
    You're gonna pitch however
    makes you feel good!
[02:24] (Flashback) fb_Tojo
    Okay, let's go!
[02:25] (Flashback) fb_Shirasu
    You've got this, Sawamura!
[02:27] @fbint_Sawamura
    I looked tense to everyone?
[02:32] fbint_Player
    His pitches are fast, but they're not unhittable.
[02:36] fbint_Player
    I'll let the ball come to me, and then...
[02:41] @fbint_Miyuki
    The pitcher and catcher are as one.
[02:44] @fbint_Miyuki
    As long as I'm crouched in front of you,
[02:47] @fbint_Miyuki
    I'll help you pitch your best.
[02:53] @fbint_Miyuki
    If you want to go further...
[03:00] (Flashback) fb_Umpire
    Strike!
[03:02] (Flashback) fb_All
    Yeah!
[03:03] (Flashback) fb_All
    Okay!
[03:04] (Flashback) fb_Player
    Nice pitch, Sawamura!
[03:06] (Flashback) fb_Player
    You're looking good again today, you jerk!
[03:09] (Flashback) @fb_Furuya
    Nice pitch.
[03:10] (Flashback) fb_Player
    Where are you gonna throw the next strike?
[03:13] @fbint_Miyuki
    Smack dab into my glove.
    The umpire has no room to complain.
[03:51] @Miyuki
    Okumura!
[03:53] @Miyuki
    Practice is going to be
    lighter starting today.
[03:56] @Miyuki
    Make sure you rest so your body can recover.
[03:59] @Miyuki
    We have tests, too, so make sure you study.
[04:02] @Miyuki
    I'm not worried about you,
[04:05] @Miyuki
    but if you get bad marks,
    you're off the roster.
[04:07] @Kuramochi
    The coach is really strict about it, too.
[04:11] @Kuramochi
    Was it only Furuya who had to
    do make-up tests last year?
[04:13] @Miyuki
    Yeah, but Sawamura only
    barely passed his tests.
[04:17] Ono
    You had trouble moving during
    the practice games, right?
[04:20] Ono
    Don't worry about it.
[04:24] Ono
    It was the same with Kominato last year.
[04:26] Ono
    And when Miyuki was a first-year,
    he had to leave fielding practice.
[04:31] Ono
    So don't worry.
[04:32] Ono
    If they had any doubts about your ability,
    you wouldn't be on the roster.
[04:39] Ono
    And there's a lot for
    the bullpen catcher to do.
[04:42] Ono
    When a pitcher is getting ready,
    you have to hype them up,
[04:45] Ono
    make sure they're relaxed,
[04:47] Ono
    and see whether they're throwing
    too many pitches during the game.
[04:51] Ono
    You can fight from both
    the bench and the bullpen.
[04:57] (Flashback) @fb_Yui
    All I think about every day
    is what I can do now.
[05:06] Ono
    I haven't spent years sitting
    on the bench for nothing.
[05:12] Ono
    I have a lot to tell you and Yui.
[05:16] Ono
    Stop by my room anytime.
[05:18] Ono
    And I'll show up in your room, too.
[05:24] @Okumura
    Thank you.
[05:26] @Okumura
    That was very encouraging.
[05:33] @int_Okumura
    My guilt and weakness don't matter.
[05:37] @int_Okumura
    I'll do what I can do now.
[05:41] @int_Okumura
    That's my answer.
[05:46] Takashima
    He only gave up seven hits
    and two runs in eight innings.
[05:48] Ota
    Against Kokonoe, at that.
[05:50] Ota
    He pitched with confidence,
    even in tough situations.
[05:54] @Ochiai
    Sawamura was indeed impressive yesterday.
[05:58] @Ochiai
    He's been the main pitcher against
    powerhouse schools lately,
[06:02] @Ochiai
    and produced results in every game.
[06:06] @Ochiai
    You could say he's handling
    the ace's role impeccably.
[06:13] @Ochiai
    However...
[06:14] @Ochiai
    Furuya's condition has improved significantly.
[06:19] @Ochiai
    He's worn the ace number
[06:22] @Ochiai
    and continued to improve even
    under the pressures it brings.
[06:26] @Ochiai
    The results were evident
    in his pitching at the Invitational.
[06:30] @Ochiai
    Stripping the ace number
    from a pitcher like that
[06:35] @Ochiai
    would send signals both
    within the team and outwardly.
[06:39] @Ochiai
    It may even rob him of his potential.
[06:45] @Ochiai
    Kataoka-san, I won't presume to know
    what you're thinking,
[06:49] @Ochiai
    but Sawamura is a resilient guy
    who develops in the face of adversity.
[06:54] @Ochiai
    I think it best to entrust
    the ace number to Furuya.
SIGN    The summer tournament begins
    in twelve days
SIGN    July 1st
[07:11] @Kuramochi
    He was talking about how
    he did well in the tests this time.
[07:14] @Miyuki
    It's Furuya we need to worry about.
[07:18] @Kuramochi
    Got that right!
[07:19] Maezono
    What did you call me?!
    You'd better take that back!
[07:21] Aso
    Why don't you make me!
[07:23] Maezono
    Oh, is that so?
[07:24] Seki
    Okay, that's enough.
[07:26] @Sawamura
    I won!
[07:27] @Sawamura
    I beat Furuya in Japanese History!
[07:29] @Kanemaru
    It's nothing to brag about.
[07:31] @Kanemaru
    Just look at your score.
[07:33] @Kanemaru
    The teacher told us what
    was going to be on this!
[07:35] @Sawamura
    Huh? When? Where?
[07:37] @Kominato
    You worked hard to pull
    your grades up this year.
[07:44] @Furuya
    Yeah, I didn't want to lose.
[07:50] _Student
    Hey, it's the band.
[07:51] _Student
    They were waiting for them.
[07:52] _Student
    Oh, right. The summer
    tournament is coming up.
[07:54] _Student
    It's no fair they only do this
    for the baseball team!
[07:56] _Student
    Yeah!
[07:56] _Student
    They were really close last year.
    They almost won.
[08:02] Akane
    Oh, they're so cute!
[08:04] Yui
    Can you help me finish the rest?
[08:06] Akane
    Sure!
[08:07] Anna
    You sewed them all yourselves?
[08:09] Sachiko
    That's right.
[08:11] Haruno
    We worked on them after school.
[08:14] Sachiko
    This one's done!
[08:15] Yui
    Yep!
SIGN    Seido Spirit Dorm
[08:40] @Miyuki
    Huh? A make-up test?
[08:43] @Yui
    It's okay. Just study hard
    for the make-up test.
[08:51] Ota
    I'll gather the players on the practice field.
[08:54] @Kataoka
    Thank you.
[09:17] _Sign
    Meiji Jingu Stadium
SIGN    July 5th
SIGN    National High School Baseball
    Championship, Tokyo Qualifier
SIGN    Begins
[09:40] Announcer
    Today is the opening ceremony for the
    National High School Baseball Championship,
[09:44] Announcer
    East and West Tokyo Qualifiers.
[09:47] Announcer
    A large crowd is anticipated.
[09:51] Announcer
    In order to seat as many
    spectators as possible,
[09:53] Announcer
    we ask that you do your best
    not to take up too much space.
[09:54] _Player
    Hey, look...
[10:33] _Player
    They're here.
[10:35] _Player
    It's Seido!
[10:42] _Player
    There's Miyuki!
[10:44] _Player
    You can feel his presence.
[10:45] _Player
    Did he bulk up?
[10:47] _Player
    They've been dominating their practice games.
[10:49] _Player
    They look really strong!
[10:51] _Player
    That's Furuya.
[10:53] _Player
    Everyone can't wait to see him
    pitch in this tournament.
[11:00] (Flashback) @fb_Ochiai
    I think it best to entrust
    the ace number to Furuya.
[11:16] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    It was Sawamura's pitching that led
    the team while Furuya was recovering.
[11:24] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    I think all of the players would agree
[11:29] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    that we would not be where we are
    with just Sawamura or Furuya.
[11:38] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    But we are not at our goal.
[11:45] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    I believe that changing jersey numbers
    will spur them toward further growth!
[11:57] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    We will face this summer with Sawamura.
SIGN    Four Days Ago
[13:34] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    I will now pass out your jersey numbers.
[13:37] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Come up when I call your name.
[13:40] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Number 1, Eijun Sawamura!
[13:49] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    What? Do you want it or not?
[13:54] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    Yes, sir! I'm coming at mach speed!
[13:57] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    You have earned this number.
[14:01] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Hold your head high and take it.
[14:02] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    Yes, sir!
[14:05] @fb_Ochiai
    He's standing too close.
[14:09] @fbint_Sawamura
    Damn it...
[14:12] @fbint_Sawamura
    Stop shaking.
[14:24] @fbint_Miyuki
    Furuya's been down this path.
[14:31] @fbint_Miyuki
    This is just the beginning for you, Sawamura.
[14:45] (Flashback) @fb_Furuya
    Congratulations.
[15:06] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Number 2, Kazuya Miyuki!
[15:09] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    Yes, sir!
SIGN    Kazuya
    Miyuki
[15:12] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Number 3, Kenta Maezono!
[15:14] (Flashback) fb_Maezono
    Yes, sir!
SIGN    Kenta
    Maezono
[15:17] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Number 4, Haruichi Kominato!
[15:19] (Flashback) @fb_Kominato
    Yes, sir!
SIGN    Haruichi
    Kominato
[15:22] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Number 5, Shinji Kanemaru!
[15:24] (Flashback) @fb_Kanemaru
    Yes, sir!
SIGN    Shinji
    Kanemaru
[15:26] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Number 6, Yohichi Kuramochi!
[15:29] (Flashback) @fb_Kuramochi
    Yes, sir!
SIGN    Yohichi
    Kuramochi
[15:31] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Number 7, Takeru Aso!
[15:34] (Flashback) fb_Aso
    Yes, sir!
SIGN    Takeru
    Aso
[15:36] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Number 8, Hideaki Tojo!
[15:39] (Flashback) fb_Tojo
    Yes, sir!
SIGN    Hideaki
    Tojo
[15:41] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Number 9, Kenjiro Shirasu!
[15:44] (Flashback) fb_Shirasu
    Yes, sir!
SIGN    Kenjiro
    Shirasu
[15:46] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Number 10, Norifumi Kawakami!
[15:49] (Flashback) fb_Kawakami
    Yes, sir!
SIGN    Norifumi
    Kawakami
[15:51] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Number 11, Satoru Furuya!
[15:54] (Flashback) @fb_Furuya
    Yes, sir!
[15:58] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    This is not the end of your role as the ace.
[16:02] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    I still expect great things from you.
[16:09] fbint_Ota
    There's a second 1, so it's like
    he's expecting twice as much?
[16:13] fbint_Ota
    I guess that's a stretch...
SIGN    Satoru
    Furuya
[16:21] @fbint_Ochiai
    Furuya is disappointed about
    losing his position as ace.
[16:26] @fbint_Ochiai
    Sawamura will be experiencing the pressure
    of being the ace for the first time.
[16:31] @fbint_Ochiai
    I wanted to keep things as
    they were in order to avoid risks,
[16:36] @fbint_Ochiai
    but Coach Kataoka believes
    this will help them both grow.
[16:44] @fbint_Ochiai
    No pain, no gain. That is how he thinks.
[16:52] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Number 12, Hiroshi Ono!
[16:54] (Flashback) fb_Ono
    Yes, sir!
SIGN    Hiroshi Ono
[16:56] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Number 13, Ken Yamaguchi!
[16:59] (Flashback) fb_Yamaguchi
    Yes, sir!
SIGN    Ken
    Yamaguchi
[17:01] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Number 14, Rei Kijima!
[17:04] (Flashback) fb_Kijima
    Yes, sir!
SIGN    Rei Kijima
[17:06] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Number 15, Masashi Yuki!
[17:08] (Flashback) fb_Yuki
    Yes, sir!
SIGN    Masashi
    Yuki
[17:11] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Number 16, Shoji Higasa!
[17:13] (Flashback) fb_Higasa
    Yes, sir!
SIGN    Shoji
    Higasa
[17:15] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Number 17, Ataru Nakata!
[17:18] (Flashback) fb_Nakata
    Yes, sir!
SIGN    Ataru Nakata
[17:20] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Number 18, Tadahiro Kaneda!
[17:23] (Flashback) fb_Kaneda
    Yes, sir!
SIGN    Tadahiro
    Kaneda
[17:25] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Number 19, Kaoru Yui!
[17:28] (Flashback) @fb_Yui
    Yes, sir!
SIGN    Kaoru Yui
[17:30] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Number 20, Koshu Okumura!
[17:33] (Flashback) @fb_Okumura
    Yes, sir!
SIGN    Koshu Okumura
[17:36] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Yuki and Okumura, make sure
    you study for your make-up tests.
[17:43] (Flashback) fb_Kukki
    No worries!
[17:44] (Flashback) fb_Asada
    Study hard!
[17:46] @fbint_Seto
    He only messed up in math because he
    wrote the wrong numbers too many times.
[17:50] @fbint_Seto
    He must have been thinking about
    nothing else but baseball.
[17:55] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Also, Umemoto and Natsukawa,
[17:57] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    thank you for all the support you've
    given the team for the past three years!
[18:02] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    I'd like you to fight with us until
    the end, as members of the team!
[18:16] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Scorekeeper, third-year Umemoto!
[18:19] (Flashback) fb_Umemoto
    Yes, sir!
[18:20] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Lead information scout, third-year Watanabe!
[18:25] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    And the other third-years, as well!
[18:26] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    I'm counting on you to help the team
    practice until the games begin!
[18:28] (Flashback) fb_All
    Yes, sir!
[18:31] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Everyone here must work together
    to make it through the tournament!
[18:39] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Let's all go together.
[18:42] (Flashback) fb_All
    Yes, sir!
[18:48] Announcer
    From last year's East Tokyo champion,
    Teito High School, Captain Kengo Inui,
[18:57] Announcer
    and Captain Kento Fukui from the West Tokyo
    champion, Inashiro Industrial School
[19:03] Announcer
    will now return the championship banners.
[19:09] Announcer
    On this splendid day, here in Jingu Stadium,
[19:13] Announcer
    we will begin the
    Tokyo Qualifiers for this year's
[19:15] Narumiya
    It's so hot. Could they hurry this up?
[19:19] Announcer
    National High School Baseball Championship.
[19:19] Tada
    Mei-san...
[19:20] Narumiya
    You know what I mean.
[19:22] Raichi
    Look at all the people!
[19:25] Mishima
    They're here to see me.
[19:27] Umemiya
    You'll see. Someone's gonna
    pass out from the heat.
[19:31] _Fan
    Did you see? Seido's Furuya
    doesn't have the ace number.
[19:34] _Fan
    Whoa, for real?
[19:35] _Fan
    Is he injured?
[19:37] _Fan
    He looked untouchable at the Invitational,
[19:40] _Fan
    but I guess he's not doing as well.
[19:42] _Fan
    Maybe that means we have a chance.
[19:44] _Fan
    Is Kawakami wearing number 1?
[19:46] _Fan
    No, it's that guy who everyone heard about
    when they beat Hakuryu, Eijun Sawamura.
[19:52] _Fan
    Oh, the loud guy, right?
[19:54] _Fan
    Seido's got no weak links!
[20:00] (Flashback) fb_Haruno
    Should it go here?
[20:02] (Flashback) fb_Sachiko
    Yeah, that looks perfect.
[20:04] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    Perfect?
[20:05] (Flashback) fb_Yui
    Don't worry. It looks great on you.
[20:13] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    I can't... see it!
[20:14] (Flashback) @fb_Sawamura
    Where is it?!
[20:15] (Flashback) fb_Sachiko
    Calm down! It's there, really!
[20:17] (Flashback) fb_Sachiko
    It's only pinned on! You're gonna rip it off!
[20:20] (Flashback) fb_Sachiko
    You're pretty cute.
[20:22] (Flashback) @fbint_Furuya
    I know how he feels.
[20:23] (Flashback) @fb_Kominato
    You wanted to see your own back, too.
[20:28] (Flashback) @fb_Kominato
    You okay?
[20:36] (Flashback) @fb_Furuya
    This is the same number
    I had as a first-year.
[20:39] (Flashback) @fb_Furuya
    I'm disappointed, sure.
[20:43] (Flashback) @fb_Furuya
    But more importantly...
[20:45] (Flashback) @fb_Furuya
    I know I need to pitch better.
[20:50] (Flashback) @fb_Furuya
    My primary goal is to help our team
    win at Koshien Stadium.
[20:59] @fbint_Kominato
    Furuya-kun...
[21:01] fbint_Haruno
    These two have been competing
    since they were first-years.
[21:04] fbint_Haruno
    They're rivals and teammates.
[21:07] (Flashback) fb_Both
    I don't plan on losing.
[21:10] fbint_Haruno
    They must be experiencing emotions
    that no one else would understand.
[21:24] (Flashback) @fb_Furuya
    Can you put it on like this?
[21:25] (Flashback) fb_Haruno
    What? I, um...
[21:27] (Flashback) @fb_Kominato
    No folding.
[21:32] (Flashback) @fb_Kominato
    You were really disappointed, huh?
[21:38] Announcer
    The players are leaving the field.
[21:43] Narumiya
    Man, that guy...
[21:45] Tada
    Mei-san, be quiet!
[21:47] _Player
    It's hot!
[21:48] _Player
    Move already!
[22:01] @Sawamura
    Hey! Are you okay, wolf-boy?
[22:04] @Sawamura
    You're looking pale!
[22:05] @Okumura
    I'm... sorry.
[22:08] @Furuya
    Uh-oh...
[22:10] @Furuya
    There're... too many... people.
[22:14] @Sawamura
    It's the same as last year!
[23:49] @Sawamura
    Keep it going...
[23:50] @Sawamura
    Even one day longer...
[23:52] @Sawamura
    I'm our team's ace!
[23:55] @Sawamura
    I won't let the third-years' summer end yet!
[23:58] _Coach
    Hey, Tesshin.
[23:59] @Kataoka
    We'll be waiting in the third round, coach.
[24:03] _Coach
    So you've learned how to talk big,
    you rowdy brat.
[24:07] _Coach
    Just you wait. We'll have your heads.
[24:10] @Kataoka
    Yes, sir! I look forward to it!
[24:12] @Sawamura
    On the next episode of
    Ace of the Diamond Act II:
[24:15] @Sawamura
    "Encouragement"
SIGN    Next Time
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[24:16] @Sawamura
    Let's win the national title!
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