51 - That's the Reason Why

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[00:04] @Miyuki
    Any player not performing, even the ace,
    has to be taken off the field.
[00:10] @Miyuki
    Not doing that in time would doom the team.
[00:12] @Miyuki
    There are other players ready to play.
[00:18] @Miyuki
    Then, if we win,
    there will be more opportunities.
[00:22] ---
    National High School Baseball
    Tournament Qualifiers
[00:27] (Flashback) @fb_Furuya
    I'll make sure you have
    another chance to pitch.
[00:31] @int_Miyuki
    His back injury, losing his jersey number...
[00:36] (Flashback) @fb_Furuya
    I want my pitching to be even
    better than it was that day.
[00:42] @int_Miyuki
    While he has steadily worked
    himself back into form,
[00:44] @int_Miyuki
    I don't know if he's
    mastered his emotions,
[00:47] @int_Miyuki
    and we're about to find out.
[02:55] _Umpire
    Strike! Batter out!
[03:00] Announcer
    It's the top of the first.
[03:01] Announcer
    After getting Hachiya Oji's leadoff
    batter Inoue out on a pop fly,
[03:05] Announcer
    Furuya has struck out the
    next batter, Sakashita!
[03:08] _Player
    He's incredible!
[03:10] Announcer
    His fastballs are howling!
[03:12] Announcer
    This is Satoru Furuya's monstrous pitching!
[03:16] @int_Miyuki
    Not all of his pitches
    are in the strike zone,
[03:19] @int_Miyuki
    but none of them are far off.
[03:21] @int_Miyuki
    He's staying relaxed. This might just work.
[03:25] @Sawamura
    Yes, that's your weapon!
[03:28] @Sawamura
    Pitches so powerful, they're tyrannical!
[03:30] @Sawamura
    It's fastball harassment!
[03:32] @Furuya
    That doesn't make me happy.
[03:34] @Kominato
    Does he know what that means?
[03:36] @Kuramochi
    You idiot! The ace isn't supposed to
    scream his head off from the dugout!
[03:40] @Sawamura
    You deserve to get sued by the other team!
[03:44] @int_Miyuki
    But still, Hachiya Oji...
[03:47] @int_Miyuki
    This team is still swinging at his pitches.
[03:50] Announcer
    Batting third, second baseman, Kawabata-kun.
[03:55] @int_Miyuki
    Are they only targeting his fastball?
[04:02] _Umpire
    Ball!
[04:04] int_Player
    That's something else!
[04:05] int_Player
    A pitch breaking at that speed
    will definitely be tough to hit!
[04:10] int_Coach
    Savage fastballs and breaking balls
    pitched high and low.
[04:14] int_Coach
    That may be this battery's best tactic.
[04:19] int_Player
    It's hard enough to get
    a read on the fastball.
[04:24] int_Player
    Don't swing at the balls.
[04:26] int_Player
    It's critical to know
    when a pitch is too low.
[04:30] int_Player
    Having so many of the best pitchers in
    the country concentrated in West Tokyo
[04:33] int_Player
    makes it difficult to win
    games playing defensively.
SIGN    Inashiro
    Mei Narumiya
SIGN    Seido High School
    Satoru Furuya
[04:37] int_Player
    But that...
[04:40] int_Player
    made it easy to set a goal!
[04:48] _Player
    Near center field!
[04:56] _Umpire
    Out!
[04:58] _Fan
    Whoa, they stopped it!
[04:59] _Fan
    Oh, man!
[05:01] Announcer
    Second baseman Kominato
    and shortstop Kuramochi
[05:03] Announcer
    make an amazing smooth combo play!
[05:05] Asada
    There's his first laugh of the day!
[05:09] Announcer
    The fielders back up Furuya,
[05:11] Announcer
    and Seido High School finishes
    the inning after only three batters!
[05:15] @Furuya
    Nice play.
[05:16] @Kominato
    It came together well.
[05:18] _Player
    You gotta be kidding! I got robbed of a hit!
[05:21] @int_Miyuki
    They're definitely swinging for his fastball.
[05:25] _Player
    Too bad!
[05:26] _Player
    Now switch to defense!
SIGN    Hachiya Oji
SIGN    Seido
[05:29] Announcer
    In the bottom of the first inning,
    Seido High School is up to bat.
[05:33] Announcer
    Batting first, shortstop, Kuramochi-kun.
[05:38] Announcer
    On the mound for Hachiya Oji
    is their ace, #1 Natsume.
[05:43] Watanabe
    He likes to throw sidearm breaking balls.
[05:46] Watanabe
    His pitching style is all about causing
    grounders with the movement on his pitches.
[05:50] @int_Haruchi
    The speed isn't the problem.
[05:53] int_Shirasu
    It will come down to whether we can
    swing while maintaining our form.
[05:58] @int_Kuramochi
    You probably want to get into rhythm early
    so that we get all nervous,
[06:05] Announcer
    but that ain't gonna happen!
[06:10] Announcer
    It's caught! Second baseman
    Kawabata with a great play!
SIGN    Hachiya Oji
SIGN    Seido
[06:22] Announcer
    In between first and second!
[06:29] Announcer
    Three outs! Change!
[06:31] Announcer
    Second baseman Kawabata
    makes another great play!
[06:35] Announcer
    This is the impregnable fortress
    Hachiya Oji's defense!
[06:39] _Fan
    They even had the runner go
    to give themselves more room.
[06:42] _Fan
    He was ready for a hit to right field.
[06:44] @Kanemaru
    That should have gone through!
    How did he stop it?
[06:48] Kishima
    It's unbelievable! It was a clean hit, too!
[06:51] @Ochiai
    He adjusts the shifts for each batter.
[06:55] @Kuramochi
    He's damn good.
[06:56] @Kominato
    He doesn't move like the other players.
[06:59] _Player
    Time to get going!
[07:00] _Player
    It's our turn at bat!
[07:02] _Player
    Get on base and give us more chances!
[07:06] _Fan
    They use their fielding to get into a rhythm.
[07:09] _Fan
    Can they keep it going on offense?
[07:11] _Fan
    If Hachiya scores first,
    it'll be an interesting game.
[07:17] _Umpire
    Strike! Batter out!
[07:19] Announcer
    He doesn't swing at a splitter,
    and it's strike three!
[07:21] Announcer
    That's three up and three down again this
    inning for starting pitcher Satoru Furuya!
[07:26] @Kuramochi
    Lookin' good!
[07:28] @Kanemaru
    Nice pitch, Furuya!
[07:30] _Player
    Consecutive splitters?
[07:31] _Player
    In the strike zone?
[07:33] _Player
    They realized that we're ignoring
    the breaking balls.
[07:38] _Player
    Their catcher...
[07:42] Kawabata
    This is him!
[07:43] Kawabata
    This is the Satoru Furuya who
    pitched in the Invitational!
[07:45] Kawabata
    Don't you wanna break him down?
[07:51] @Sawamura
    Your breaking balls were good this inning.
[07:54] @Furuya
    Thank you.
[07:55] @Sawamura
    But your fastballs were nothing special!
[07:57] @Kuramochi
    Trying to sound like a bigshot.
[08:00] @Furuya
    I don't think you'll be pitching today.
[08:02] @Sawamura
    No, I'll still be ready!
[08:04] @Sawamura
    You never know what'll
    happen in the summer!
[08:07] @Furuya
    Eijun, when you say it,
    it sounds convincing.
[08:11] @Sawamura
    A-Are you talking about the first game?!
[08:14] @Sawamura
    Look, team! Furuya is pitching
    well for the first time in weeks!
[08:20] @Furuya
    Weeks...
[08:22] @Sawamura
    Can you say the same of yourselves?!
[08:24] @Sawamura
    Get out there and hit some balls!
[08:33] Announcer
    It gets through!
[08:35] Announcer
    Kawabata's famed glove
    just barely misses the ball,
[08:37] Announcer
    and first batter Kuramochi's hit
     makes it to near right field!
[08:40] @Sawamura
    Yeah! There's our cheetah!
[08:43] @Kuramochi
    Shut up.
[08:45] @int_Kuramochi
    Sawamura, just sit on the bench and watch.
[08:50] @Sawamura
    Kick open the ground!
[08:52] @Sawamura
    Cut through the wind!
[08:58] Kawabata
    That was fast!
[09:20] _Fan
    He got it!
[09:24] Announcer
    A grounder to second is enough
    to get Kuramochi home!
[09:27] Announcer
    Seido High School is the first to score!
[09:31] _Fan
    They make it look so easy.
[09:33] _Fan
    One run off one hit.
[09:35] @Miyuki
    Nice, Cheetah.
[09:36] @Kuramochi
    Shut up!
[09:38] @Kuramochi
    Keep it going, Cap!
SIGN    Bottom of the Fourth
SIGN    One out,
    runner on second base
[10:11] Announcer
    Out!
[10:14] Announcer
    Center fielder Sakashita's
    rocket home denies Seido a run!
[10:18] _Fan
    Man, what an arm!
[10:20] _Fan
    That looked like a strike!
[10:22] _Fan
    No wonder he didn't make it!
[10:24] _Fan
    A strong fielding team can
    really bring the game together.
SIGN    Hachiya Oji
SIGN    Seido
[10:27] _Fan
    How many hits does Seido have?
[10:28] _Fan
    That was their fifth.
[10:31] _Fan
    Instead of trying to pull
     the slow breaking balls,
[10:33] _Fan
    they hit it up the middle or to opposite field.
[10:41] _Umpire
    Strike! Batter out!
[10:44] _Fan
    Well, he's, you know...
[10:46] _Fan
    It's great when he hits the ball.
[10:47] _Fan
    His swing was way off.
[10:49] int_Kawabata
    That's a really impressive
    swing for a first-year!
[10:56] (Flashback) @fb_Miyuki
    Aw, right to him!
[11:01] int_Kawabata
    Their hits are fast. Their swings
    don't waver, no matter the pitch.
[11:06] int_Kawabata
    This is how a national contender bats.
[11:10] int_Kawabata
    I don't think just one year of improving
    our offense is enough to get us there,
[11:17] int_Kawabata
    but we have our defense as well!
[11:22] Kawabata
    We've all seen how he pitches!
[11:24] Kawabata
    Let's keep swinging at
    pitches near the belt!
[11:28] Kawabata
    Don't worry about breaking
    balls in the strike zone!
[11:31] Kawabata
    Stay practical!
[11:32] Kawabata
    After we know what to expect,
    we'll fight back in the second half!
[11:35] Kawabata
    We'll seize our chance when it comes!
[11:37] _All
    Yeah!
[11:39] int_Kawabata
    Keep at it. Keep going and don't stop!
[11:43] int_Kawabata
    The light will come!
[11:58] _Umpire
    Strike! Batter out!
[12:03] int_Kawabata
    Yeah, when a ball drops at that speed,
    you can't help but swing!
[12:08] int_Kawabata
    Damn that catcher...
[12:21] _Umpire
    Strike!
[12:23] _Player
    A slider?
[12:25] @int_Miyuki
    He's relaxed, and his
    breaking balls are sharp.
[12:29] @int_Miyuki
    This is the best he's pitched
    in the past few months.
[12:37] _Fan
    Two strikeouts in a row!
[12:39] _Fan
    Man!
[12:40] _Fan
    He's warming up his monster engine!
[12:51] Announcer
    Th-Three strikeouts in a row!
[12:55] Announcer
    Seido High School's Satoru Furuya has
    his tenth strikeout of the game!
[13:01] _Fan
    Is that his personal best?
[13:03] _Fan
    Faster than the Invitational!
[13:04] _Fan
    Furuya's pitches are almost
    too fast for a baseball to go!
[13:07] @int_Miyuki
    Relaxing is making his pitching sharper.
[13:11] _Fan
    The monster's back!
[13:13] _Fan
    With him at his best,
    Seido will win West Tokyo!
[13:17] @Sawamura
    This is how it should be.
[13:27] @int_Furuya
    Four more innings.
[13:30] @Okumura
    Would you like to start warming up?
[13:33] @Okumura
    I'm free.
[13:40] Kawakami
    Go ahead and use the bullpen.
[13:42] @Sawamura
    Thank you, Nori-san!
[13:43] @Sawamura
    I'll borrow Okumura!
[13:44] Kawakami
    Just keep it down.
[13:46] @Sawamura
    Okay, let's go!
[13:48] @Okumura
    He said to keep it down.
SIGN    Hachiya Oji
SIGN    Seido
[13:55] Narrator
    In the bottom of the fifth,
[13:58] Narrator
    with one out, Kuramochi was walked
[14:02] Narrator
    and quickly stole second base.
[14:06] _All
    Yeah!
[14:08] _Fan
    They walked the one guy
    you don't want to get on base.
[14:11] _Fan
    He's got animalistic speed.
[14:12] _Fan
    The fielders have kept Seido to one run,
[14:16] _Fan
    but they're getting a lot of hits.
[14:19] _Fan
    It's gotta be wearing on the pitcher.
[14:30] _Umpire
    Safe!
[14:32] _Fan
    That was close!
[14:33] _Fan
    He was waiting to pick him off.
[14:37] @int_Kuramochi
    He's been hiding that pickoff move, huh?
[14:39] int_Player
    That lead was too big to ignore.
[14:43] int_Player
    Stick to him like glue.
[14:46] int_Kawabata
    This batter's good.
[14:48] int_Kawabata
    He hit an inside pitch out to
    right field without flinching.
[14:53] int_Player
    You're not gonna score.
[14:56] @int_Kominato
    The right fielder's playing in.
[14:58] @int_Kominato
    The first baseman is
    sticking close to the line.
[15:01] @int_Kominato
    The second baseman is playing deep,
    and looks ready to move right.
[15:06] @int_Kominato
    It takes a lot to faze their fielders.
[15:09] @int_Kominato
    The entire team adjusts to the conditions,
    and they all check each other.
[15:14] int_Player
    Our battery has one job...
[15:18] ---
    Pepper of the bottom of the strike zone,
    and make them swing!
[15:22] int_Player
    If they hit a grounder,
    the fielders will get it.
[15:27] @Ochiai
    It's comforting to see Furuya pitching well,
[15:30] @Ochiai
    but we still have only a one-run lead.
[15:32] @Ochiai
    It would be an opportune time to score again.
[15:39] _Fan
    Would he bunt to advance the runner,
    if they're being aggressive?
[15:42] _Fan
    They still have only one run, and the
    core of the batting order is coming up.
[15:46] _Fan
    But there's only one out!
[15:47] _Fan
    And Kominato is the second batter,
    but he almost never bunts.
[15:53] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Creating scoring chances,
    and getting on base himself.
[15:56] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Ryosuke had a thorough understanding
    of how a game would play out.
[16:00] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    He was the invaluable oil that kept
    Seido's lineup running smoothly.
[16:06] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    But while Ryosuke was a
    skilled left-handed batter,
[16:08] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    you're a righty and hit for average.
[16:11] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    I won't ask you to have the
    same skills as your brother.
[16:16] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    I will avoid giving you the sign to bunt.
[16:20] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    I want our first and second batters to
    be able to score, as well as make chances.
[16:27] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    Major-league teams often put batters with
    high OBP and slugging percentage in the two-hole.
[16:34] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    I want you to use your bat
[16:37] (Flashback) @fb_Kataoka
    to become Seido's booster rocket!
[16:43] Announcer
    It's deep!
[16:46] Announcer
    The second-base runner makes it home!
[16:49] Announcer
    In the bottom of the fifth, Seido scores
    the second run they've been wanting!
[16:53] Announcer
    And the RBI hit came from
    second batter Kominato!
[16:55] @Sawamura
    Way to go, Haru-sama!
    You're Seido's black summer angel!
[16:59] @Sawamura
    Now that your eyes are open,
    you'll never be red-faced again!
[17:03] Kawabata
    Haru-sama? Black summer angel?
[17:06] @Kanemaru
    Getting hit after hit like it's nothing.
[17:09] Tojo
    He's just that good.
[17:11] (Flashback) ---
    We're heading out.
[17:13] (Flashback) @fb_Kanemaru
    When the other pitcher is under pressure...
[17:15] (Flashback) @fb_Kanemaru
    I want to be the one batter
    they don't want to face.
[17:19] @int_Kuramochi
    The Kominato brothers aren't just talk.
[17:23] _Fan
    Kuramochi's been getting on base more,
    so Kominato's hits mean that much more!
[17:27] _Fan
    Having them as the first two batters must
    be intimidating for the other schools.
[17:32] _Fan
    And now we're to the
    core of the batting order.
[17:36] Announcer
    Over the fielder's head!
[17:38] Announcer
    Kominato makes it home from second,
    giving Seido two runs this inning!
[17:41] Announcer
    It's third batter Shirasu's
    second consecutive RBI!
[17:44] @Sawamura
    The assassin! The silent killer!
[17:45] @Okumura
    If you're not going to pitch,
    let's go sit down.
[17:48] _Fan
    They're getting through Hachiya's shifts.
[17:50] _Fan
    It's the third time through the order,
    so they have a good read on Natsume-kun's pitches.
[17:55] _Fan
    Hachiya isn't the only team
    that learns from watching.
[17:58] _Fan
    Seido's batters are about
    to get a lot more scary.
[18:16] _Umpire
    Ball four!
[18:20] @Sawamura
    Oh, the pressure! Cap's quiet intimidation!
[18:22] @Sawamura
    His silence is to be feared!
[18:26] @Sawamura
    When a normally good-natured guy
    gets angry, it's scary!
[18:30] int_Maezono
    I don't need a big hit.
[18:32] int_Maezono
    The shortstop's head...
[18:34] int_Maezono
    The second baseman's head...
[18:37] int_Maezono
    I'll hit the ball as it crosses
    my body with a full swing.
[18:40] int_Maezono
    As it crosses my body!
[18:47] Announcer
    I-It's gone!
[18:49] Announcer
    Fifth-batter Maezono hits
    a three-run home run!
[18:52] Announcer
    Seido has now scored five runs this inning!
[18:54] Announcer
    They now have a six-run lead!
[18:57] @Sawamura
    Oh, yeah!
[19:03] int_Kawabata
    They're incredible.
[19:06] int_Kawabata
    And there are teams like them
    from all over at Nationals.
[19:10] int_Kawabata
    It's unbelievable!
[19:15] int_Kawabata
    Damn, no!
[19:22] _Umpire
    Out!
[19:28] int_Kawabata
    Now I want to go to
    Koshien Stadium even more!
SIGN    Hachiya Oji
SIGN    Seido
[19:33] Narrator
    Seido enters the bottom of the sixth
    ahead by six runs.
[19:37] Narrator
    The leadoff batter is Yui,
    pinch-hitting for fellow first-year Yuki.
[19:43] Yuki
    Why...
[19:44] Kukki
    Go get 'em!
[19:45] Seto
    Represent the first-years!
[19:48] _Fan
    A strong swing at the first pitch!
[19:50] _Fan
    A long hit down the left line!
[19:51] _Fan
    He hit an outside pitch effortlessly!
[19:53] _Fan
    That first-year kid was
    waiting for that pitch!
[19:56] _Fan
    Yui as in Kaoru Yui?
[19:58] _Fan
    The captain from the world tournament?
[20:00] _Fan
    So he's playing for Seido now!
[20:01] _Fan
    They've got a lot of energetic
    first-years this year!
[20:04] _Fan
    Masashi wasn't doing well today.
[20:07] @Okumura
    Nice batting.
[20:08] @Sawamura
    Hey, let's go to the bullpen!
[20:12] @Ochiai
    He knew his role and executed it decisively.
[20:17] @Ochiai
    He's a valuable left-handed pinch batter,
[20:19] @Ochiai
    so we need him to get as
    much experience as possible.
[20:25] @int_Kanemaru
    I'm not gonna...
[20:27] @int_Kanemaru
    let them steal all the glory!
[20:29] Narrator
    Then, Kanemaru got a RBI hit,
[20:32] Narrator
    and Kominato got an
    infield hit for another run.
[20:37] Narrator
    Seido now has an eight-run lead.
[20:41] Narrator
    Hachiya must score two runs
    in the top of the seventh
[20:44] Narrator
    or the game will be called.
[20:46] _Fan
    He's still pitching a no-hitter, right?
[20:48] _Fan
    He's given up two walks,
    and made eleven strikeouts.
[20:52] Kawabata
    Oh, man...
[20:53] Kawabata
    He's taken all the hard work we've
    done and blown it to smithereens.
[20:59] @Miyuki
    Furuya is in rare form today.
[21:02] @Miyuki
    I've been waiting for this, too.
[21:04] Kawabata
    But I'm not done with you yet! Come at me!
[21:30] @int_Miyuki
    He could tell that was a ball.
[21:36] @int_Miyuki
    He's got the best swing
    of anyone on their team.
[21:40] @int_Miyuki
    You don't see many batters
    like him, even at Nationals.
[21:45] _Player
    You can do it, Captain!
[21:46] _Player
    Let's get it started!
[21:48] int_Coach
    Kawabata...
[21:51] int_Kawabata
    It's not over. I haven't laid it all out yet.
[21:58] int_Kawabata
    I haven't laid it all on the line yet!
SIGN    "That's The Reason Why"
[22:17] @Sawamura
    "That's The Reason Why."
[23:50] @Miyuki
    Every team has third-years thinking
    about their last summer of baseball.
[23:54] @Miyuki
    We must not let our guard down.
[23:57] Kawabata
    There's still a chance!
[23:59] @Sawamura
    Receiving the ace number doesn't mean
    I beat Furuya or that I can replace him.
[24:06] @Sawamura
    Don't be so full of yourself!
[24:10] @Sawamura
    On the next episode of
    Ace of the Diamond Act II:
[24:13] @Sawamura
    "Ace of Diamond."
SIGN    Next Time
[24:15] @Sawamura
    Let's win the national title!
SIGN    Color Illustration / Yuji Terajima