66 - Outsider Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) SIGN    August 20 [00:00] CC     Mei-kun! [00:01] CC     Carlos! [00:02] CC     Tsubasa-kun! [00:03] CC     Yoshi! [00:05] CC     Carlos! [00:05] CC     Mei-kun! [00:07] I1     People are still here this late? [00:09] I2     Do they have the hotel surrounded? [00:14] I2     Don't wave at them, idiot! [00:15] Na     Hey! [00:16] I3     He loves the attention. [00:18] I4     He's like a little kid. SIGN    Outsider [01:51] An     We're quickly approaching     the end of the summer nationals. [01:54] An     In game one of the semifinals, [01:56] An     the ace at Inashiro, Narumiya, pitched well [01:59] An     and took down Ikuei 7-4. [02:01] An     Just one game away from the top. [02:04] I1     They're only focusing on you! [02:06] I1     What's with that face? [02:08] Ma     Hey, Mei. [02:09] Ma     Why are you still up? [02:10] Ma     You need to rest for tomorrow. [02:12] Ma     You're going to be pitching     two days in a row. [02:14] Na     It's not even eight yet. [02:16] Na     I can't sleep yet. [02:18] Ma     I'm saying you need to rest your body. [02:20] Na     That's no fun. [02:22] Na     It's our last day staying here. [02:25] Na     I bet you were one of those people     who slept early on school field trips. [02:28] Ma     Shut up! [02:30] I1     The upperclassmen aren't acting     any different, even at nationals. [02:34] I1     I've been feeling like I'm up in the clouds. [02:37] I2     I know! [02:38] I2     The crowd is so huge here! [02:40] I2     And all the teams we've played      are so famous. [02:43] I1     And we've made it to the final. [02:44] I1     One more win,     and we'll be national champions. [02:47] I1     But for some reason, [02:48] I1     when I'm with these guys, [02:50] I1     I'm not surprised we've made this far. [02:58] I1     They should be feeling more exhaustion     compared to us who aren't playing, yet... [03:03] I3     I'm sure they'll do it. [03:05] I3     I can't imagine them losing. [03:09] Na     Oh, man! SIGN    tension [03:10] Na     Maybe I'll go to bed since you're so loud! SIGN    jitter [03:12] Ma     Yes! Go to sleep! [03:13] Ma     Sleep like a pool of mud! [03:15] I3     I think. [03:17] Na     Oh, I forgot to say one thing. [03:20] Na     Iguchi-san. [03:22] Na     With so many hot days, [03:25] Na     I couldn't have made it here alone. [03:28] Na     I'm really grateful. [03:31] Na     Yoshi-san and Tsubasa-kun. [03:33] Na     I can feel relaxed     with you defending behind me. [03:37] Na     I think the team we have this year     is the strongest team ever. [03:43] Na     Please bear with me for one more day. [03:48] I1     It was just for a moment,     but Mei lowered his head! [03:52] Na     Masa-san. [03:56] Na     Let's take the top. [03:57] Ma     Of course. [03:59] Ma     We've already made it this far. [04:03] Ma     Don't strain your neck sleeping. [04:06] Na     Okay. [04:06] Na     Well, good night! [04:08] II     Good night! [04:11] I1     I bet it's not that he can't go to sleep. [04:15] I1     He doesn't want to. [04:16] ---     You know? [04:18] I1     Okay! I'll take tomorrow's game by storm! [04:22] I1     Tomorrow's game will be     the last game we'll play together. [04:26] I1     It's the last game he'll pitch to you. [04:30] Ma     Win or lose, [04:32] Ma     we just give our very best tomorrow. [04:37] Ma     I think the team is more     than happy already... SIGN    August 21 [04:41] Ma     ...for being able to go into     our last game like this. SIGN    Hanshin Koshien Stadium [04:46] Ma     This summer, only one school     can go without losing once, [04:52] Ma     and be at the top of 4,059 schools. [04:56] Ma     Let's go! [04:57] II     Yeah! SIGN    Both teams are looking energetic today. SIGN    This is the national tournament final! SIGN    Will Inashiro from West Tokyo take it? SIGN    Or will Komadai Fujimaki from South Hokkaido take it? [05:08] 3C     Okay, okay. SIGN    Ichidai Third High [05:10] 3C     Let's watch this game closely today. [05:12] 3C     We will be the ones standing there next year. SIGN    The starting pitcher for Inashiro is the Tokyo Prince! SIGN    Mei Narumiya! [05:21] EC     Going all the way to the final means     they'll have a late start for the new team. SIGN    Sensen Academy SIGN    Mutter Mutter [05:27] EC     Though I'm sure Kunitomo-san     has some sort of a plan, [05:31] EC     this could be our chance to go     to the fall invitiational, Maki. [05:35] YC     I'm sure he's exhausted from     pitching so much at the nationals. SIGN    Yakushi High School [05:39] YC     It's your chance to destroy him     in the fall prelims and get famous, Raichi! SIGN    Akikawa Academy SIGN    The entire nation has its eyes on this second-year ace! SIGN    What will he show us today at the national final? SIGN    And it's play ball! [05:56] Sa     The national final... [06:00] Sa     What is it like to stand on the mound there? [06:11] Na     Just like any other game, [06:13] Na     the target is so big. [06:17] Na     Now, let's go look at... [06:23] Na     ...the scene from the top. [06:27] 31     Yeah! [06:29] 32     It's the beach! [06:31] 33     Let's swim, baby! [06:33] 31     I'm gonna get a real tan! [06:38] 32     There aren't many people here. [06:40] 32     Even though it's the beach. [06:41] 34     No surprise there. [06:43] 34     It's past the Bon Festival. [06:45] 34     No one swims at the beach, anymore. [06:47] 34     Jellyfish also come out. [06:49] 31     You didn't change? [06:50] 32     What? [06:51] 32     I wanted to do something     summer-like for once! [06:53] 34     Your fault for wanting     to come to the beach. [06:56] 32     Hot! [06:56] 33     Damn it. [06:57] 33     I should've suggested the pool. SIGN    Idiot! [06:59] 3A     Idiot! [07:02] B1     Mom, why are only their     arms and faces tanned? [07:07] M1     They're baseball boys. [07:09] M1     They're here to try to make summer memories. [07:15] 31     Sorry, Koichiro. [07:17] 31     For inviting you out of the blue. [07:19] 31     You're stuck with these guys, too. [07:21] Ta     Well, I hadn't been out lately, [07:23] Ta     so it's a nice change. [07:27] 31     You haven't been practicing? [07:29] 31     What about tryouts? [07:30] Ta     I applied for one tryout, [07:32] Ta     but I don't really have high hopes for that. [07:35] Ta     I didn't even do much the last tournament. [07:39] Ta     So I'll probably just take the exam. [07:42] 31     I see. [07:44] 31     Well, our guys are in the same shoes. [07:48] 31     We lost pretty early, so some     started focusing to studying early. [07:53] 31     I got hit by a line drive     and forfeited the mound. [07:56] 31     You got switched out from a leg cramp. [08:00] 31     In the end, we had nothing but regrets. [08:06] 32     Come back! [08:09] 33     A ukulele? [08:13] 31     I wonder if... [08:15] 31     ...the national final is done yet. [08:25] 31     I can't quit. [08:29] 31     I can't quit baseball like this. [08:32] 31     Can you? SIGN    August 22 SIGN    Narumiya Loses Steam SIGN    A Four-Pitcher Relay [08:47] Re     A four-pitcher relay SIGN    Komadai Coach Nitta's Victorious Calls [08:48] Re     held Inashiro down to two runs. [08:51] Re     I'm sure there were differences     in the strength of individuals, [08:54] Re     but doesn't it prove that     your strategy wasn't wrong? SIGN    Nitta Magic Makes Komadai Champions [09:10] Ku     Huh? [09:11] Ku     Why are there so many people     right after the nationals? [09:14] C1     Good luck, guys! [09:16] C2     You guys are the only team that     took four runs from Narumiya! [09:20] C3     We're counting on you, Seido batters! [09:23] Mi     I see. [09:24] Mi     So that's what's going on. [09:25] Ma     That was only because of the third-years... [09:27] Ku     Sheesh. [09:28] Ku     Why couldn't they just win nationals? [09:31] Ku     It might've demotivated Narumiya     for next year. [09:34] Mi     Yeah, right. He's not the type. [09:37] Mi     I'm sure he'll come back even bigger. [09:40] Ku     Why are you so happy? [09:46] S1     Hey, look! [09:47] S2     They came early, and they're running! [09:49] S3     We're practicing all day today. [09:51] S3     Do they want to die? [09:57] (Flashback) Na     Come on! [10:03] Ma     Narumiya was pitching, and we couldn't win. [10:05] Ma     Everyone accepts the loss. [10:09] Ma     Regrettably, we couldn't help     Narumiya by scoring more runs. [10:14] Ma     He was our ace until the very end. [10:17] Ma     I'm sure he wouldn't accept my thanks, [10:19] Ma     but I want to tell him, "Thank you." [10:24] Sa     Nationals... [10:27] Sa     I want to stand on that mound, too. [10:34] Sa     Hey! Don't run in front of me! [10:36] Fu     You're too slow! [10:38] Sa     Wait up! [10:39] C1     Sawamura is as loud as ever. [10:42] C2     It just means he's healthy again. [10:45] C2     I was a little worried for a bit. [10:47] C3     Excuse me. [10:48] C3     Are those two first-years? [10:51] C4     What? [10:52] C4     Did you not watch the final? [10:54] C3     No. [10:56] C4     The taller one's Satoru Furuya. SIGN    Water... SIGN    Wait... [10:58] C4     His fastball is monstrous,      despite being just a first-year. SIGN    huff huff [11:02] C4     And the loud one is Eijun Sawamura. [11:06] C4     He's a valuable southpaw for the team. [11:09] C4     And Norifumi Kawakami is our     right-handed sidearm pitcher. [11:12] C4     If these three grow,     the new team should do pretty well. [11:18] C3     Three pitchers, each with a unique style. [11:21] C4     You're not a Seido alumnus, are you? [11:24] C3     Yeah, sorry. [11:27] C3     I'm an outsider. [11:37] (Flashback) Is     You guys aren't scoring at all in the scrims! [11:40] (Flashback) Is     You'd better swing until your hands rip off! SIGN    Maezono, First Baseman, Batting Third     21 At Bats, 3 Hits (BA .142)     (In the Past Five Games) [11:44] Ma     Damn. [11:45] Ma     I can't help going for the outside curveball. [11:48] Ma     At this rate, I might even     be taken off the roster. SIGN    Kuramochi, Shortstop, Batting First     24 At Bats, 5 Hits (BA .208) [11:53] Ku     I need to practice my right hitting. SIGN    Kominato, Second Baseman, Batting Second 21 At Bats, 12 Hits (BA .571) [11:57] Ku     If I can't get on base before him, there's no point. [12:02] Mi     For some reason, SIGN    Miyuki, Catcher, Batting Fourth 22 At Bats, 6 Hits (BA .272) [12:04] Mi     no one's able to swing decisively. SIGN    BA/RSP .222 [12:08] Mi     Though I'm not really one to talk. [12:12] I1     I guess practice is different     from playing actual games. [12:16] I2     Our average score in scrimmages     is less than three. [12:20] I1     Compared to last year's team,     we definitely don't sound like a batting team. [12:25] Ka     Idiot. [12:26] Ka     We've gotta take advantage of that. [12:29] Ka     The bottom of the order is always changing. [12:32] Ka     I'm sure the current team     isn't set in stone yet. [12:37] Mi     We'll start game-simulated     batting practice at 1:30 PM! [12:40] Mi     Let's stay focused     and do it like a real game. [12:42] SS     Yes, sir! [12:44] Mi     Nori, can you warm up your shoulders? [12:48] Mi     I want the batters to be     able to hit cleanly today. [12:51] Mi     You can go a little easy on the control,     but I need strong, live pitching. [12:57] Mi     Just between you and me, I can't ask     the first-years to do something so hard. [13:02] Mi     Okay? [13:05] Ka     Okay, I'll try. [13:07] Mi     Thanks. [13:07] Mi     I'm counting on you. [13:09] Re     Miyuki-kun's trying to put Kawakami-kun     back on his feet by making him pitch to batters. [13:16] Re     It's a very catcher-like idea,     and maybe it'll work. [13:21] Ka     Kawakami will be fine. [13:23] Ka     His form isn't broken,     and he knows the position he's in. [13:31] Re     He's a keen observer. [13:33] Re     He keeps the perfect distance     between himself and the players. [13:36] Re     He's the only coach I know     who's so good at doing that. [13:42] Sa     All right! Time for lunch! [13:44] Fu     I-I'm gonna melt. [13:46] Ha     Are you okay, Furuya-kun? [13:48] O1     Hey, boys. [13:50] O1     What time do you practice until? [13:52] Sa     Until six, I believe. [13:54] O1     From nine in the morning? [13:56] O1     That's long. [13:59] O1     Isn't it tough? [14:02] Sa     Well... [14:03] Sa     It's hot, and I don't get to pitch much, [14:07] Sa     so I do have complaints. [14:09] O1     Yet this team is so energetic. [14:13] Sa     Well, of course. [14:15] Sa     We're practicing because     we don't want to lose. [14:18] Sa     We can't complain about      the weather or being tired. [14:21] Sa     Excuse us! [14:24] O1     But you'll lose. [14:27] O1     In a competition, most people lose. [14:31] O1     It's like you're playing to lose. [14:36] O1     You train so hard,     sweating gallons every day, [14:39] O1     and I have to say it's commendable. [14:43] O1     But you guys are, you know... [14:46] O1     ...huge masochists. [14:47] Sa     What? [14:48] O1     Athletes are all masochists and narcissists. [14:53] O1     You just like the idea of working hard. [14:55] O1     Otherwise, you're all just idiots. SIGN    Idiots! [14:57] O1     You're working so hard     under the scorching sun, [15:01] O1     and I bet you'll still keep practicing     even if the world were to end tomorrow. [15:04] Sa     What the hell are you trying to say? [15:07] Ha     Eijun-kun, let's go. [15:09] Sa     Damn it. [15:11] Sa     Who was that old man? [15:12] Sa     He got on my nerves really fast! [15:14] Ha     Don't worry about him. [15:16] Ha     Some people are just like that. [15:19] Ma     A new assistant coach, sir? [15:22] Ka     Yes. [15:23] Ka     He's not an alumnus coach     like the ones who come sometimes. [15:26] Ka     He'll be here as an official assistant coach. [15:29] Sa     What are we talking about? [15:32] Ka     We're getting a new coach. [15:34] Ka     He taught for twenty years     at Kokaidai Sagara in Kanagawa, [15:39] Ka     and he left the team with the head coach,     Yamamoto, when he retired. [15:44] S1     Kokaidai's a regular at nationals. [15:47] S2     Yeah. [15:47] Mi     I'd heard that both assistant and     head coaches here were mostly alumni. [15:55] Mi     And why now? [15:55] Ka     He has a lot of experience     in conditioning exercises. [16:00] Ka     I plan to incorporate any good ideas he has. [16:04] Ot     The principal is so quick to find someone,     or should I say, underhanded? [16:06] Pr     I'm so glad I found someone for the job. [16:09] Ot     He'd been asking this guy     to come for two years already. [16:14] Ka     All in all, the plan is to get     the team stronger during the summer. [16:18] Ka     Make sure you tackle your weaknesses     before the fall tournament! [16:22] SS     Yes, sir! [16:23] Sa     A new assistant coach? [16:27] Pr     I see. [16:28] Pr     So you were observing the practice today. [16:32] O1     Yes. [16:33] Pr     So what do you think of      our team, Ochiai-san? [16:37] Oc     You have a very nice facility     and a lot of good players. [16:42] Oc     Yet you haven't made nationals. [16:45] Oc     It's truly mysterious. [16:47] Oc     Now that I'm here,     I promise to take you to nationals. [16:54] Pr     We have his words! [16:56] VP     Yes, sir! [16:56] Oc     I wish I was cool enough to say that. [17:00] Oc     Baseball isn't that easy. [17:02] Oc     Especially high school baseball. [17:13] Sa     All right! [17:15] S1     Good catch! [17:16] S1     Next! [17:19] Sa     What is this? [17:21] Sa     You're just making me run from side to side! [17:25] S1     Hey, Furuya! SIGN    pant pant [17:27] S1     Stop resting in the shadow     of such a skinny pole! [17:29] S1     If you don't catch five more,     you're staying late! [17:32] Oc     You're pushing them hard. [17:34] Ka     The summer heat is only available     to us during this season. [17:39] Ka     I always push the players     during the summer season. [17:42] Oc     Quite fiendish of you. [17:45] Ka     No matter how good they may become, [17:47] Ka     they're still high schoolers. [17:49] Ka     If they can't play to the best     of their ability on the field, [17:53] Ka     they'll be the ones      with the bitter memories. [17:58] Oc     I think I'll just observe for now. [18:02] Oc     I haven't memorized anyone's     faces and names yet, [18:05] Oc     and I want to get a feel     for the kind of practice you do. [18:08] Ka     Okay. [18:10] Ka     Feel free to bring me any remarks you have. [18:12] Ka     If it'll help the team improve, [18:15] Ka     I'll set up as many meetings as possible. [18:17] Oc     Are you sure about that? [18:20] Oc     Can I change this team however I see fit? [18:27] Oc     Just kidding. [18:29] Oc     I'm actually pretty shy. [18:31] Ot     What? [18:32] Oc     Yes. [18:32] Oc     I'm sorry. [18:39] S1     Wow. [18:40] Ka     Tojo's hitting pretty well. [18:45] To     Thank you for the nice pitching,     Kawakami-senpai! [18:48] Ka     Crap. [18:49] Ka     I'm getting depressed. [18:51] Ka     He's got talent. [18:53] Ka     I was pretty serious. [18:55] Oc     Is that batter a first-year? [18:57] Re     Yes, he's Hideaki Tojo. [19:00] Re     He came here as a pitcher, [19:02] Re     but he asked to switch to the outfield. [19:04] Re     Still, he was a good pitcher     in junior high, [19:06] Ka     You look good. [19:06] Re     so he still has potential     as a pitcher in the long run. [19:07] To     I can do better. [19:13] To     After five months at Seido, [19:17] To     I've already gotten a good welcome     from high school baseball. [19:22] To     What I did in junior high     doesn't mean anything here. [19:27] To     This is the only way     I can rise up in this team. [19:33] To     It's the only way. [19:35] S1     Tojo, huh? [19:37] S1     He has a knack for batting, [19:38] S1     and he also has a strong shoulder     since he used to pitch. [19:41] S2     Yeah! Yeah! [19:42] S2     Gotta watch out for him! [19:43] S1     He should've just stayed a pitcher. [19:46] S2     Yeah. [19:47] S1     The only definitive outfielder is Shirasu. SIGN    Shirasu, Right Fielder, Batting Sixth 21 At BAts, 7 Hits (BA .333) [19:51] S1     Furuya usually goes into the left field, too. [19:53] Sa     What's that hand on your hip? [19:56] S1     Which means... [19:57] S2     Only one spot left for the outfielder spot. SIGN    Naomichi Seki SIGN    Takeru Aso SIGN    Hideaki Tojo [20:06] S1     It's going to be mine! SIGN    Seido High School Practice Field [20:08] S2     Right? [20:08] S1     I'm taking it! [20:10] S3     Outfield! Catch the flies! [20:14] Mi     August. SIGN    Seido Baseball [20:15] Mi     Our game results so far,     including the second-string games, [20:17] Mi     have been 8 wins and 4 losses. [20:20] Mi     We have more wins,     but we lack scoring power, [20:24] Mi     and all the games have been close. [20:26] Ot     I'm still not sure about this new team. [20:30] Mi     However, the poor results... [20:33] Mi     ...gave the first-years hope     to make the first-string. SIGN    Higasa, Third Baseman, Batting Seventh 20 At BAts, 5 Hits (BA .250) [20:39] S1     Can I do another box? [20:41] M1     Yeah. Got it. [20:44] Mi     Not everything's meshing perfectly yet, [20:47] Mi     but the hungry first-years are also     pushing the second-years to strive. [20:51] Mi     The overall atmosphere     isn't actually bad. [20:51] Sa     Let's get in the bullpen! SIGN    Saturday: Chiba at Seido Sunday: Arita at Seido [20:54] Mi     We only have three more     scrimmages in the summer. [20:58] Mi     We need something. [21:00] Mi     Something that'll ignite the team. [21:04] Ot     What? [21:06] Ot     You accepted the offer? [21:08] Ka     Yes. [21:09] Ot     Why? [21:10] Ot     It was a sudden request from them. [21:12] Ot     You could've declined! [21:14] Ot     Especially since we could be     playing against them in the fall! [21:19] Oc     I see no problem with the game. [21:21] Oc     I'm sure the players would rather     play a game than do boring practice. [21:26] Ot     But... [21:27] Ot     Our team still isn't complete. [21:29] Ot     The word is that they've been going around     defeating strong teams, one after another. [21:36] Ot     I-If our pitchers end up getting destroyed... [21:39] Oc     Why are you so worried? [21:42] Ka     What every team wants more than a win     right now is experience. [21:46] Ka     If we may end up fighting     them in a tournament, [21:49] Ka     all the more reason to play them. [21:51] Ot     But... [21:56] Ka     There's no better opponent... SIGN    Yakushi [22:01] Ka     ...to see where they're at right now. [23:36] Mi     A scrimmage with Yakushi? [23:37] Mi     This could be the      kick in the rear we needed. [23:41] Sa     If we win today,     it'll be twenty wins in a row! [23:43] Sa     Yeah. [23:43] Sa     Furuya, how many consecutive wins are we at? [23:46] Fu     I forget. [23:46] Sa     This is so frustrating! [23:49] Mi     Next time on Ace of the Diamond:     The Kick. [23:51] Ra     Furuya, Sawamura, Kawakami,      and... Tanba. SIGN    The Kick [23:55] Ra     I'll destroy you all with my bat! [23:57] YC     Tanba's already gone.