46 - Encouragement

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[00:08] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    It was Sawamura's pitching that led
    the team while Furuya was recovering.
[00:16] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    I think all of the players would agree
[00:21] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    that we would not be where we are
    with just Sawamura or Furuya.
[00:27] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Starting with number 1!
[00:30] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    But we are not at our goal.
[00:35] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    I believe that changing jersey numbers
    will spur them toward further growth!
[00:41] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    What? Do you want it or not?
[00:46] @fbint_Sawamura
    Damn it...
[00:49] @fbint_Sawamura
    Stop shaking.
[01:01] @fbint_Miyuki
    Furuya's been down this path.
[01:08] @fbint_Miyuki
    This is just the beginning for you, Sawamura.
[01:21] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    We will face this summer with Sawamura.
[02:55] _Sign
    Meiji Jingu Stadium
[03:04] @Kuramochi
    His Japanese is really good.
[03:06] Maezono
    So he can't be on the roster.
    That's a shame.
[03:10] @Miyuki
    I was in a battery with him for one inning
    in the second Tokyo All-Stars game.
[03:15] @Miyuki
    I saw his approach to baseball,
[03:18] @Miyuki
    his exceptional technical skill,
[03:20] @Miyuki
    and the willingness to experiment backing it up.
[03:23] @Miyuki
    I'm proud to have played with him.
[03:34] Todoroki
    Number 1! Sawamura's got number 1!
[03:37] Todoroki
    Are you better now or something?
[03:39] Mishima
    I've got the triple threat, number three!
[03:41] Todoroki
    I can't wait!
[03:43] Sanada
    You're not injured, are you?
[03:46] Sanada
    I see.
[03:48] Sanada
    Then we can have a serious game.
[03:51] Amahisa
    Hey, Sawamura!
[03:55] Amahisa
    You're wearing number 1!
[03:58] Amahisa
    Why didn't you tell me?
[04:00] @Sawamura
    I don't report to you!
[04:03] Amahisa
    We're friends on LINE, right?
[04:05] @Sawamura
    Only because you forced me!
[04:07] @Sawamura
    And besides, we're on opposing teams!
[04:10] bg_Amahisa
    But you've sent me stickers a few times!
[04:10] _Player
    Are those two friends?
[04:13] @Kominato
    First I've heard of it.
[04:13] @bg_Sawamura
    Only because you won't leave me alone!
[04:15] Amahisa
    Todoroki, why don't you
    join our LINE group?
[04:18] Amahisa
    I wouldn't mind having you.
[04:19] @Sawamura
    Don't start adding people!
[04:20] @Sawamura
    What kind of group is that?
[04:22] Todoroki
    Group?
[04:23] Mishima
    He doesn't have a cell phone.
[04:25] Mishima
    Maybe I'll join instead, since you asked!
[04:30] Todoroki
    Fifth round.
[04:33] Todoroki
    Semifinals.
[04:38] Todoroki
    And Inashiro in the final!
[04:43] Todoroki
    I wanna send all these teams flying!
[04:45] Amahisa
    Hey, you've gotta beat us first, Todoroki!
[04:49] @Sawamura
    Yeah, don't talk like you're
    already in the final!
[04:52] Sanada
    You guys are too loud.
[05:01] Tadano
    Mei-san, did you hear?
[05:03] Tadano
    Seido's got a new number 1.
[05:07] Narumiya
    Who?
[05:09] Tadano
    Second-year Sawamura.
[05:15] fbint_Narumiya
    Will you overcome them,
    or be crushed by them?
[05:20] fbint_Narumiya
    I can tell you're experiencing all
    of that right now, Satoru Furuya.
[05:28] Narumiya
    I see.
[05:30] Narumiya
    So he couldn't overcome them.
[05:35] Narumiya
    It doesn't matter who I'm
    up against, of course.
[05:41] Narumiya
    I'll crush anyone who gets in our way.
[05:45] Narumiya
    That's all there is to it.
SIGN    Seido Spirit Dorm
SIGN    July 6th, Sunday
[05:54] Watanabe
    Their starting pitcher was
    number 12, second-year Osu.
[05:58] Watanabe
    He's an orthodox right-handed pitcher
    who relies mainly on his fastballs.
[06:02] Watanabe
    Their number 1, third-year Higashiyama,
    didn't play this game.
[06:09] Watanabe
    Their cleanup, Senda, had three RBIs.
[06:11] Watanabe
    They used squeeze plays and
    hit-and-runs to run up the score.
[06:16] Watanabe
    They were up 11–2 against Sakanoe High School
    when the game was called in the seventh.
[06:22] Watanabe
    I'll watch their second-round game next week,
    so I can observe their batters more.
[06:29] @Kataoka
    Have people observe the other team, too.
[06:31] Watanabe
    Yes, sir.
[06:38] @int_Miyuki
    Seido's former famous coach, Eijiro Sakaki.
[06:43] @int_Miyuki
    He was Coach Kataoka's mentor.
[06:44] @int_Miyuki
    I wonder if that'll make things awkward for him.
[06:48] @int_Sawamura
    Our first game is the 15th.
    It's still a ways away.
[06:53] ---
    National High School Baseball Championship
[06:54] @int_Sawamura
    I want to make the numbers more precise.
[06:56] @int_Sawamura
    I want to have more pitches
    I can throw in the tournament.
[07:00] @int_Sawamura
    There's so much I need to work on.
[07:04] @int_Sawamura
    I don't have a moment to lose!
[07:08] Kawakami
    Now that's a scary face.
[07:11] Kawakami
    There's more than a week
    from now till our game.
[07:13] Kawakami
    If you get worked up now,
    you'll tire yourself out.
[07:18] @int_Sawamura
    Scary?
[07:19] @Sawamura
    Yeah, you're right.
[07:21] @Miyuki
    Sawamura!
[07:22] @Miyuki
    You only pitched during
    fielding practice today.
[07:25] @Miyuki
    Want to get in the bullpen tomorrow?
[07:26] @Sawamura
    I thought you'd never ask!
[07:27] @Sawamura
    I want to polish up the numbers.
[07:30] @Miyuki
    Okay.
[07:32] @Miyuki
    Let's get them as close to perfect
    as we can this summer.
[07:36] @Sawamura
    Thank you, Cap!
SIGN    Spirit
[07:38] @Okumura
    Perfect them...
[07:40] @Miyuki
    I'll work with you the following day, Furuya.
[07:43] @Furuya
    Thank you.
[07:44] Kawakami
    Miyuki, how about me?
[07:49] Kawakami
    When will you catch for me?
[07:52] Kawakami
    What day works for you?
[07:55] Ono
    Nori...
[07:57] Maezono
    That's it, Nori! Go for it!
[07:59] @Kuramochi
    Miyuki's faltering!
[08:00] Aso
    Damn, if only he'd showed more of that initiative!
[08:03] Ono
    Hey, it's not too late!
[08:06] @Miyuki
    How about right now?
[08:08] Kawakami
    Yeah, let's do it!
[08:10] ---
    It's happening!
[08:11] Yamaguchi
    Nori pushed through!
[08:13] Aso
    They're a couple now!
[08:15] @Kuramochi
    What's going on here?
[08:16] Seki
    Okay, I'll be the stand-in batter!
[08:18] Ono
    I'll be the umpire!
[08:19] Maezono
    Aso, you wanna hit the machine?
[08:21] Aso
    I was going anyway!
[08:23] Maezono
    What? I was trying to invite you!
[08:25] Aso
    The cages don't belong to you!
[08:28] @Kuramochi
    Quit messing around!
[08:29] Maezono
    You better give it a rest!
[08:31] Seki
    That single-digit jersey number
    gave him confidence, right?
[08:33] @Kanemaru
    The third-years have been getting
    along really well lately.
[08:36] Tojo
    Yeah, I noticed that, too.
SIGN    Bonds
[08:38] @Kominato
    Miyuki-senpai and Kuramochi-senpai
    were together in school
[08:42] @Kominato
    and laugh together a lot.
[08:45] @Kominato
    It's like they're comfortable with each other,
[08:47] @Kominato
    and have that level of trust.
[08:57] @int_Sawamura
    Keep it going...
[09:00] @int_Sawamura
    Even one day longer...
[09:04] @int_Sawamura
    I'm our team's ace!
[09:11] @int_Sawamura
    I won't let the third-years' summer end yet!
[09:18] elec_Sakaki
    Hey, Tesshin.
[09:19] elec_Sakaki
    We managed to win our first game.
[09:22] elec_Sakaki
    Just one more until we get to play your team.
[09:25] elec_Sakaki
    I have a new appreciation for
    the luxury of being seeded.
[09:30] @Kataoka
    We'll be waiting in the third round, Coach.
[09:34] Sakaki
    So you've learned how to
    talk big, you rowdy brat.
[09:40] Sakaki
    I started this job in the fall,
[09:42] Sakaki
    but I was recruiting players and
    setting up the facilities beforehand.
SIGN    Former Seido High School,
    Current Yura Sogo Engineering High School Coach
     Eijiro Sasaki
[09:45] Sakaki
    I'm well prepared.
[09:49] Sakaki
    Just you wait. We'll have your heads.
[09:52] @Kataoka
    Yes, sir! I look forward to it!
SIGN    Seido Spirit Dorm
[10:07] Asada
    Good morning.
[10:10] @Kuramochi
    Mornin'...
[10:12] @Kuramochi
    Hey, Asada.
[10:15] @Kuramochi
    Get a load of this idiot.
[10:19] @Kuramochi
    He went to sleep in his uniform.
[10:26] @Kuramochi
    Asada, get me a marker!
[10:28] Asada
    Why do you want...
[10:29] @Kuramochi
    Don't ask. Just do it!
[10:33] @Sawamura
    Huh? Cheer?
[10:35] _Student
    Yeah, as in cheerleaders!
[10:37] _Student
    We'll do cheers from the stands to support you!
[10:40] @Sawamura
    Really?
[10:42] @Sawamura
    Are you sure about that?
[10:43] @Sawamura
    The sun shines on the stands the whole time!
[10:47] @Sawamura
    They don't have a roof like the dugout does.
    It gets really hot!
[10:50] @Sawamura
    Don't take the stands lightly!
[10:52] _Student
    Really?
[10:53] _Student
    B-But I'll ask the older students,
[10:56] bg_Student
    and I'll use sunscreen and stuff, too!
[10:57] _Student
    She invited me,
    but I wouldn't be able to handle it.
[10:59] @bg_Sawamura
    You'll all collapse!
[11:02] @Sawamura
    But thanks, Nishino.
[11:04] @Sawamura
    We'll do our best so you'll
    have something to cheer for!
[11:11] bg_Student
    Yeah, you'd better make it
    to Koshien Stadium!
[11:13] @bg_Sawamura
    You got it!
[11:14] _Student
    Sawamura seems different again.
[11:15] bg_Student
    I can't wait!
[11:17] _Student
    Did something happen on the baseball team?
[11:17] @bg_Sawamura
    It gets really hot at the summer tournament!
[11:18] Haruno
    Oh, um... Well...
[11:19] @bg_Sawamura
    Furuya wasn't in the stands,
[11:22] @bg_Sawamura
    but he nearly died during
    the opening ceremony!
[11:22] Haruno
    Sort of...
[11:27] @int_Kanemaru
    I've got a single-digit jersey number, too.
[11:29] @int_Kanemaru
    A single-digit number...
[11:30] bg_Student
    Really?
[11:31] @int_Kanemaru
    I want to tell someone...
[11:32] @bg_Sawamura
    And Okumura wasn't looking
    too great this year!
[11:34] @int_Kanemaru
    I want everyone to ask!
[11:37] @Kuramochi
    And so...
[11:38] @Kuramochi
    We drew one on his back!
[11:41] @Kuramochi
    I can't wait until he goes into the bath!
[11:44] @Miyuki
    Leave him alone.
[11:46] Maezono
    Is this for real?
[11:48] Maezono
    That's great!
[11:48] Aso
    I told ya!
[11:57] _Sign
    Seido High School Practice Field
[11:58] @Kataoka
    Pitcher, ball to third!
[12:00] @Sawamura
    Yes, sir!
[12:01] @Sawamura
    Bring it!
[12:19] Takashima
    They're all moving well.
[12:21] Ota
    I was worried how Furuya would take it,
[12:24] Ota
    but he seems fine.
[12:26] Ota
    He seems to be over it already.
[12:30] @Sawamura
    Okay, let's do this, Kane-yan!
[12:33] Ota
    Sawamura is calling to the team like always!
[12:37] @Kominato
    Yoh-san!
[12:43] @Seto
    Wow, that toss was crazy fast!
[12:46] @Seto
    The thrower and the catcher have to
    trust each other completely to pull that off!
[12:56] @Kanemaru
    I'm number 5!
[12:58] Takatsu
    Okay, nice play!
[13:01] Takatsu
    But it might have been a fluke!
[13:03] Takatsu
    It's only real if you can do it every time!
[13:07] @Kanemaru
    Got that right!
[13:11] Aso
    Back, back!
[13:12] Aso
    Get under it!
[13:17] Aso
    If your first step is quicker,
    it'll be easier to catch!
[13:22] Aso
    Watch, Yuki. This is what
    my first step looks like!
[13:45] @Miyuki
    Okay! Number 2 is looking good today!
[13:49] @Miyuki
    Righty or lefty, no hitter can handle it
    when it sinks to their feet.
[13:55] @Sawamura
    Then, let's do Number 11 next!
[13:57] @Sawamura
    I'll throw ten in a row!
[14:00] @Miyuki
    No.
[14:02] @Miyuki
    You pitched yesterday,
    so let's finish up early today.
[14:09] @Sawamura
    But I can still pitch!
[14:10] @Miyuki
    You've thrown 120 pitches.
[14:12] @Miyuki
    That's enough for today.
[14:14] @Miyuki
    Cool down and we'll have
    a no-throw day tomorrow.
[14:17] @Sawamura
    No-throw?!
[14:20] @Sawamura
    Then, let me pitch more today!
[14:22] @Sawamura
    Cap!
[14:27] @Sawamura
    Okumura!
[14:28] @Okumura
    I refuse.
[14:30] @Sawamura
    You're heartless!
[14:32] @Okumura
    I agree that you've pitched too much.
[14:39] @Ochiai
    It's building up.
[14:42] @Sawamura
    Fine! I'll wrap up!
[14:44] @Sawamura
    I need to burn up some energy,
    so I'll do ten tire sprints!
[14:49] @Okumura
    What are you mad about?
[14:51] @Sawamura
    I'm heading out!
[14:55] ---
    My goodness...
[14:57] @int_Miyuki
    With his strong sense of responsibility,
[14:59] @int_Miyuki
    I knew getting the ace number
    would get him fired up.
[15:04] @int_Miyuki
    But he's getting far too worked up.
[15:08] @int_Miyuki
    I'm not sure how this will play out in a game.
SIGN    July 13th, Sunday
SIGN    2nd Round of the West Tokyo Prelims
     Yura Sogo - Chuo Sugiuchi
[15:36] _Player
    Yeah!
[15:37] _Player
    Nice hit, Sen-san!
[15:38] _Player
    That's Mr. Clutch to you!
[15:41] ---
    The cleanup got another RBI hit?
[15:44] ---
    He was waiting for the curve.
[15:46] ---
    Yeah. He waited until the last
    possible moment to swing.
[15:51] Sakaki
    It's amazing how he always
    comes through when it counts.
[15:54] ---
    No, he's the more amazing one.
[15:57] ---
    How'd he know that the third pitch
    would be a curveball?
[16:01] ---
    And he always predicts steal
    and squeeze attempts accurately.
[16:07] ---
    You're more scary than awe-inspiring,
[16:11] ---
    you monster of baseball!
[16:13] Sakaki
    Now, then. I think we can
    score another two runs.
[16:19] ---
    Higashiyama entered the game
    as relief in the sixth inning,
[16:21] ---
    and sat the Sugiuchi lineup six up, six down.
[16:24] ---
    The game was called after the seventh inning,
    with the score at 13-2.
[16:29] ---
    As such, our first opponents...
[16:31] ---
    will be Yura Sogo Engineering.
[16:39] ---
    They've won two straight games called.
[16:41] ---
    Their lineup is in good form.
[16:44] ---
    Yura
[16:44] ---
    Chuo Sugiuchi
[16:45] ---
    Squeeze plays, steals, hit-and-runs...
[16:47] ---
    They nailed pretty much everything in
    one pitch, and scored very efficiently.
[16:51] ---
    That's what stuck out to me.
[16:54] ---
    One run at a time.
[16:56] ---
    The opposition's ace probably
    had no idea what hit him.
[17:01] ---
    Their flame-throwing ace, Higashiyama,
[17:04] ---
    and their cleanup Senda,
    who put up three RBIs in this game...
[17:07] ---
    We really need to watch out
    for these two players.
[17:12] ---
    That said, we've had the chance
    to observe them for two rounds,
[17:16] ---
    making it easier for us to
    get the lineup's tendencies down.
[17:20] @Miyuki
    We'll need to check each hitter's data later.
[17:23] ---
    Yeah.
[17:25] @Kataoka
    Efficient bench-mandated plays,
[17:27] @Kataoka
    and a pitching strategy
    that puts their ace in relief.
[17:30] @Kataoka
    And more importantly, they've won two games
    and have momentum on their side.
[17:35] @Kataoka
    We absolutely cannot take them lightly.
[17:40] @Ochiai
    And the head coaches are mentor and disciple.
[17:44] @Ochiai
    They both know how the other works.
[17:47] @Kataoka
    With that in mind,
    let me announce the starting pitcher.
[17:52] @Kataoka
    Sawamura, I'm counting on you.
[17:59] @Sawamura
    Yes, sir!
[18:02] @Kataoka
    For the fourth round
    two days after that, Furuya!
[18:06] @Kataoka
    You'll be starting.
[18:10] @Kataoka
    Also, Kawakami and Kaneda.
[18:12] @Kataoka
    No matter who we're playing, be sure to
    get in the bullpen from the start of the game.
[18:16] Kawakami
    Yes, sir!
[18:16] Kaneda
    Yes, sir!
[18:18] @Kataoka
    This is a knock-out tournament!
    One loss, and it's all over!
[18:21] @Kataoka
    It's not just the players on the field.
[18:23] @Kataoka
    Those of us in the dugout need to be ready
    to make the best move at all times, too.
SIGN    Bonds
[18:27] _all
    Yes, sir!
[18:35] @Miyuki
    Starting is a whole different ballgame
    than pitching in relief.
[18:39] @Miyuki
    How the rotation is used will depend on
    how each game is going, of course,
[18:44] @Miyuki
    but the fact that Coach made
    each pitcher's role crystal clear
[18:47] @Miyuki
    will help them get in the right mindset.
[18:58] @fb_Kataoka
    It goes without saying, but giving you the ace
    number means I expect a lot from you.
[19:04] @fb_Kataoka
    But that only matters if you can
    keep pitching like you have been.
[19:10] @fb_Kataoka
    I want you to show on the mound
    the fruits of everything you've done so far.
[19:22] @int_Ochiai
    Our first game of the summer,
    the first step to the national championship,
[19:27] @int_Ochiai
    Sawamura's first official start,
    and his first time wearing the ace number.
[19:33] @int_Ochiai
    This Sawamura start will be full of firsts...
[19:38] @int_Ochiai
    I just hope it doesn't go south.
[19:44] ---
    Huh? My brother?
[19:46] ---
    Ryosuke Kominato
[19:46] ---
    You've got your first match in two days, right?
[19:47] ---
    You've got your first match in two days, right?
[19:52] ---
    Ryosuke Kominato
[19:52] ---
    Look to be the best middle infielders in Japan!!
[19:53] ---
    Look to be the best middle infielders in Japan.
[19:57] ---
    Yes, sir! We're playing Yura Sogo!
[20:01] ---
    Of course I'm ready!
[20:03] ---
    I've gotten over my slump completely!
[20:06] ---
    We're aiming for the top!
[20:08] ---
    Wait for us at Koshien Stadium, Jun-san!
[20:13] @Furuya
    Mind if I join you?
[20:16] ---
    Furuya-san...
[20:18] ---
    Are you okay with swings?
[20:21] ---
    If you want to pitch, I'll catch.
[20:22] @Furuya
    Okay, we can do that tomorrow.
[20:53] ---
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[20:57] @Miyuki
    It's still too stiff.
[20:59] @Miyuki
    I think your face looked stupider than that.
[21:01] @Miyuki
    Right?
[21:02] @Okumura
    I agree.
[21:04] @Sawamura
    Wha...
[21:04] @Okumura
    It used to look more loose and pathetic.
[21:08] @Sawamura
    Loose?
[21:10] @Sawamura
    Wait, what are we even practicing here?
    Why won't you let me pitch?!
[21:14] @Sawamura
    I wanna work on the numbers!
[21:17] @Miyuki
    What, you ask?
[21:18] @Miyuki
    We're doing this because you're too tense.
[21:21] @Miyuki
    It's plain to see the ace number
    is weighing down on you.
[21:27] @Miyuki
    I mean, I prefer this
    to you getting complacent...
[21:29] @Miyuki
    But I still need to fix it, both as
     your catcher and the team's captain.
[21:33] @Sawamura
    Don't go straight for the jugular!
[21:35] @Sawamura
    Couldn't you have been more subtle
    with your wording?!
[21:37] ---
    Learn Today
[21:37] ---
    Devote Every Moment
[21:38] @Miyuki
    Hey, you're the one
    who needs things spelled out.
[21:40] @Sawamura
    What do you think I am?!
[21:45] @Miyuki
    While I'm at it, let me say one more thing.
[21:47] @Sawamura
    What?
[21:48] @Miyuki
    Just a couple of months ago,
[21:50] @Miyuki
    I could've never imagined you
    wearing the ace number this summer.
[21:58] @Miyuki
    You guys always defy my expectations.
[22:07] ---
    July 13
[22:07] ---
    Chris Takigawa
    Your first start as ace, huh?
    Big responsibility.
SIGN    "Encouragement"
[22:16] @Sawamura
    "Encouragement."
[23:49] @Furuya
    I'll warm up just in case.
[23:50] @Sawamura
    You won't get to pitch today!
[23:53] @Sawamura
    Don't you dare cross that line again!
[23:55] Sakaki
    This battery's probably overcome
    countless crisis situations until now.
[24:00] Sakaki
    The more trouble they're in,
[24:02] Sakaki
    the more they'll turn to the pitch
    they're most confident in.
[24:06] ---
    Everyone's got my back.
    I just need to focus on the glove...
[24:10] ---
    All I need to do is focus
    on the catcher's glove!
[24:13] ---
    On the next episode of
    Ace of the Diamond Act II:
[24:15] ---
    "Under the Feet."
SIGN    Next Episode
SIGN    "Under the Feet"
[24:16] ---
    Let's win the national title!
SIGN    Illustration / Yuji Terajima