67 - The Kick

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[00:01] Mi
    August.
SIGN    Seido Baseball
[00:02] Mi
    Our game results so far,
    including the second-string games,
[00:05] Mi
    have been 8 wins and 4 losses.
[00:07] Mi
    We have more wins,
    but we lack scoring power,
[00:11] Mi
    and all the games have been close.
[00:13] Mi
    However, the poor results...
[00:16] Mi
    ...gave the first-years hope
    to make the first-string.
[00:20] Mi
    The hungry first-years are also
    pushing the second-years to strive.
[00:24] Mi
    The overall atmosphere isn't actually bad.
[00:25] Sa
    Let's get in the bullpen!
[00:27] [SONG] On-screen
    Saturday: Chiba at Seido
    
    Sunday: Arita at Seido
[00:28] Mi
    We only have three more
    practice games left in the summer.
[00:32] Mi
    We need something.
[00:34] Mi
    Something that'll ignite the team.
[00:38] Ot
    What?
[00:39] Ot
    You accepted the offer?
[00:41] Ka
    Yes.
[00:42] Ot
    Why?
[00:43] Ot
    It was a sudden request from them.
[00:46] Ot
    You could've declined!
[00:48] Ot
    Especially since we could be
    playing against them in the fall!
[00:52] Oc
    Why are you so worried?
[00:54] Ka
    What every team wants more than
    a win right now is experience.
[00:58] Ka
    If we may end up fighting
    them in a tournament,
[01:01] Ka
    all the more reason to play them.
[01:03] Ot
    But...
[01:08] Ka
    There's no better opponent...
SIGN    Yakushi
[01:13] Ka
    ...to see where they're at right now.
SIGN    The Kick
SIGN    August 27, Practice Game:
SIGN    Seido (W. Tokyo) vs Chiba Shodai (Chiba)
SIGN    Seido Chiba
[02:58] Um
    Strike! Batter out!
[03:01] CC
    Seriously?
[03:02] CC
    He's only a first-year?
[03:22] Ka
    When's the last time
    those three scored together?
[03:26] S1
    A while ago.
[03:27] Sa
    At least you scored!
[03:28] Ma
    Shut up!
[03:38] Mi
    I haven't felt this good in a while.
[03:42] Ku
    Way to go!
[03:43] S1
    About time you showed something!
[03:46] Oc
    This team has some explosive power.
[03:49] Ka
    Yes.
[03:50] Ka
    Our players are, by no means, bad.
[03:54] Ot
    The batters didn't look that good before.
[03:58] Ot
    What happened?
[04:01] (Flashback) Mi
    A practice game with Yakushi?
[04:04] (Flashback) Ka
    Yes.
[04:04] (Flashback) Ka
    It was a sudden request from them,
[04:07] (Flashback) Ka
    and I've decided to accept.
[04:15] (Flashback) Ha
    Eijun-kun.
[04:16] (Flashback) Ha
    You've got yourself an early rematch.
[04:21] (Flashback) Sa
    Hot!
[04:23] (Flashback) Ka
    Against Chiba, Furuya
    and Sawamura will pitch.
[04:27] (Flashback) Ka
    Against Arita, Kawakami will pitch.
[04:30] (Flashback) Ka
    As the final game of the summer break,
[04:32] (Flashback) Ka
    I'll use every player
    I can for the Yakushi game.
[04:36] (Flashback) Ka
    Everyone, be prepared.
[04:38] (Flashback) SS
    Yes, sir!
[04:40] (Flashback) Ka
    Damn! I want to play against Yakushi, too.
[04:43] (Flashback) S1
    Yeah, since their team's
    made up of mostly first-years.
[04:47] (Flashback) S1
    It'll depends on whether we can
    show off before the Yakushi game.
[04:50] (Flashback) Ka
    Yeah.
[04:52] (Flashback) Ka
    If we can impress the coach,
[04:53] (Flashback) Ka
    maybe he'll use us.
[04:55] (Flashback) Ka
    Let's make some good plays.
[04:58] (Flashback) S1
    Yeah.
[05:01] S2
    Whoa! An RBI hit!
[05:04] S2
    Todo got another hit!
[05:07] Ka
    Damn.
SIGN    Seido Chiba
[05:11] S1
    Right?
[05:12] S2
    Shut up!
[05:14] Ka
    Furuya.
[05:15] Ka
    You're in left field for the sixth inning.
[05:17] [SONG] On-screen
    Shocked
[05:18] Ka
    Sawamura.
[05:19] Ka
    You're going in next inning.
[05:20] Sa
    Yes, sir!
[05:22] Mi
    Sawamura, what's your theme for today?
[05:25] Sa
    Theme?
[05:27] Sa
    My theme is freedom!
[05:29] Mi
    I know you've never been good at control,
[05:32] Mi
    so I won't ask for too much,
[05:34] Mi
    but you've had way too
    many wide pitches lately.
[05:38] Mi
    You have a unique form, so you're
    doing well in the practice games,
[05:42] Mi
    but it's not going to work
    against you-know-who.
[05:54] Mi
    Anyway, look at my mitt carefully,
     and pitch with confidence!
[05:57] Mi
    Winning is important,
[05:59] Mi
    but we're more worried about technique.
[06:01] Fu
    Like pitching an entire—
[06:02] Sa
    Yes, sir!
[06:03] Sa
    My theme will be a challenge for freedom!
SIGN    Seido High School Practice Field
[06:05] Mi
    Say what?
[06:06] Sa
    I'm sorry!
[06:08] Ot
    Could the game against Yakushi
    be raising their motivation?
[06:13] Ot
    Looks like I was worried over nothing.
[06:17] Sa
    Let's go!
[06:18] Ku
    Don't give away any free walks!
[06:22] Ka
    They're excited to test their strengths.
[06:25] Ka
    They want to know where they're at.
[06:34] Re
    I don't know why they
    wanted to play against us,
[06:40] Re
    but these kids are all equipped
    with strong hearts to take them head-on.
SIGN    Tokyo Suginami-ku, Yakushi High School
[07:03] C1
    Two homers in a row?
[07:04] C2
    Who is this kid?
[07:05] C3
    That ball flew so fast!
[07:08] YC
    Raichi!
[07:09] YC
    Did you touch the base?
[07:15] O1
    Oh, damn!
[07:16] Y1
    How does he forget to touch the base?
[07:19] Y2
    He lost a home run once because of it.
[07:27] YC
    Nice! Very nice!
[07:30] YC
    Looks like his leg's doing fine.
[07:32] YC
    Sanada, rest for today.
[07:36] YC
    Prepare for tomorrow.
[07:39] YC
    I never expected they'd say yes.
[07:42] YC
    Let's pay them back for our loss
     this summer tenfold!
[07:48] Ra
    Furuya, Sawamura, Kawakami, and...
[07:52] Ra
    ...Tanba!
[07:54] Ra
    I'll destroy you all!
[07:57] YC
    Tanba's already gone!
[08:02] S1
    Game one against Chiba Shodai.
[08:04] S1
    6-2 with Furuya and Sawamura.
[08:07] S1
    And Team B also fought well afterward, but...
[08:11] S1
    Anyway, you guys still pitched well.
[08:15] S2
    Sorry.
[08:16] S3
    If we'd won, it would've been our tenth win.
[08:19] S1
    Don't fret it.
[08:21] S4
    He's sleeping!
[08:22] S1
    Let's win both games tomorrow
    and end the break on a good note.
[08:31] Mi
    Looks like you know very well
    what your problem was today, Sawamura.
SIGN    2 Outs Runners on 2nd and 3rd
[08:42] (Flashback) C1
    His form is unique,
[08:46] (Flashback) C1
    but his actual pitch is nothing
    compared to the last guy.
[08:51] (Flashback) C1
    I just need to tap it.
[08:54] (Flashback) Mi
    First base is open, and we have some runs.
[08:56] (Flashback) Mi
    Inside pitch, Sawamura.
[09:12] (Flashback) C1
    Run! Run!
[09:14] Mi
    It was an outside pitch.
[09:16] Mi
    Luckily, they jammed a pitch later,
    and we got away,
[09:20] Mi
    but against Yakushi,
     it won't be that easy.
[09:27] Mi
    Furuya, you need to practice pitching
     when there are runners.
[09:31] S1
    He's awake!
[09:32] Mi
    Kawakami, you need to practice
    baiting with your low pitches.
[09:36] Mi
    I have a lot I want to try,
[09:38] Mi
    but we have two more games
    during the break.
[09:41] Mi
    Let's go win them
    like they're the real deal.
[09:53] Oc
    Someone is always
    swinging his bat somewhere.
[09:58] Oc
    You can't create this kind
    of atmosphere overnight.
[10:06] Oc
    Did they learn from
    the previous generations?
SIGN    August 28
SIGN    Arita Seido
SIGN    Game 1: Arita (Chiba) vs Seido (W. Tokyo)
[10:22] Ha
    Two outs! Two outs!
[10:24] Ku
    We've got your back, Nori!
[10:33] C1
    Hey, nice save!
[10:35] C2
    Younger Kominato!
[10:38] C2
    It really helps the pitcher
    when he can make saves like that.
[10:42] C1
    Looks like Ryosuke's brother
    is doing a good job filling his shoes.
[10:46] C2
    No way.
[10:47] C2
    He's still a first-year.
[10:48] C2
    He needs to get way better.
[10:50] C3
    Kawakami's not at his best,
[10:53] C3
    but the team's looking pretty good.
[10:56] Ka
    Kawakami, rest after this inning.
[10:58] Ka
    You're gonna pitch again next game.
[11:01] Ka
    Yes, sir!
[11:02] Ot
    Nice, Kawakami!
[11:04] Ka
    Kawashima, you're going in next!
[11:06] S1
    Yes, sir!
[11:07] Ka
    Kaneda, you get ready, too!
[11:08] S1
    Yes, sir!
[11:11] Sa
    No! Not like that!
[11:12] Sa
    Harder!
[11:15] Sa
    I could stretch on my own better!
[11:18] Fu
    Ow! That hurts!
[11:21] Y1
    Wow! They have two fields!
[11:23] Y2
    With such a huge practice area,
    you could practice all you want.
[11:30] Y3
    Hey.
[11:31] Y3
    Since you're here, you guys
    are pitching against us, right?
[11:37] Y3
    Who's going first?
[11:43] Y3
    Which is it?!
[11:49] Ra
    I'll smash you either way!
[11:52] Y3
    Don't stand in front of me! Move!
[11:54] Y4
    Bow before walking on the field!
[11:56] Sa
    Yo.
[11:57] Sa
    How many wins during the break?
[12:01] Sa
    If we win today, it'll be
    our twentieth consecutive win!
[12:04] Fu
    Are you bragging?
[12:07] Ra
    I got one off each of you last time,
[12:09] Ra
    so I'll get five off each of you today!
[12:11] Y1
    That's a lot of runs!
[12:13] Y2
    You won't get that many chances.
[12:14] Ra
    Let's play!
[12:15] Ra
    Let's play now!
[12:18] Y3
    Calm down!
[12:20] Y3
    Are you a dog or something?
[12:21] Sa
    Well, see you later.
[12:23] Sa
    Let's go all out.
[12:28] Sa
    Furuya!
[12:29] Sa
    How many consecutive wins are we at now?
[12:31] Fu
    I forget.
[12:32] Sa
    This is so frustrating!
[12:35] Ka
    Thank you for coming all this way today.
[12:40] Ya
    Not at all.
[12:41] Ya
    We asked for the game, after all.
[12:47] Ya
    Let's have a fun game.
[12:51] C1
    Yakushi, as in the Yakushi?
[12:54] C2
    I heard it was decided, like, yesterday.
[12:56] C3
    Are you serious?
[12:57] C3
    I'm so glad I came today!
[13:02] Ha
    We might be playing them in the fall.
[13:04] Ha
    Is this okay?
[13:06] M1
    The game itself is more important
    than the outcome.
[13:10] M1
    Everyone's up for the game,
[13:11] M1
    so I think it'll be fine.
[13:21] Ka
    From the fourth inning,
    Furuya will move to the left.
[13:23] Ka
    Then Sawamura and Kawakami
    will pitch, in that order.
[13:27] Sa
    Yes, sir!
[13:29] Fu
    I get to start.
[13:31] Ka
    You got the starting roster.
[13:33] Ka
    Go put your name in that spot for good.
[13:36] To
    I'll just have to do my best.
[13:38] Oc
    He's using almost everyone
    who just played a game.
[13:42] Oc
    He's really going after a win here.
[13:51] YC
    We don't need to test out the waters.
[13:54] YC
    We just tackle head-on,
    and the stronger team will win.
[13:59] Um
    Line up!
SIGN    August 28, 1:00 PM,
SIGN    Seido (W. Tokyo) vs Yakushi (W. Tokyo)
SIGN    Seido Yakushi
[14:10] Y1
    Last pitch!
[14:16] Ka
    Hey, didn't he play first base
    in the summer tournament?
[14:16] Sa
    Starter...
[14:20] To
    That catcher was playing outfield, too.
[14:24] Sa
    Don't get too tense, Miss-shima.
[14:28] Sa
    I'm ready to go anytime.
[14:30] Y1
    I won't need your help!
[14:32] Y1
    And don't call me "Miss-shima"!
[14:34] Sa
    Pitchers don't get mad so easily, Miss-shima!
[14:39] Ra
    We'll take back whatever we lose!
[14:41] Ra
    Go ahead and take a beating, Miss-shima!
[14:43] Ra
    Let's go!
[14:45] Y1
    Shut up!
[14:45] Y1
    Don't say that before I pitch!
[14:47] Y1
    And don't call me "Miss-shima"!
[14:50] Ku
    Even in the new team,
    Sanada isn't starting?
[14:54] Ku
    But...
[14:56] Ku
    ...he's undoubtedly the ace.
[15:01] Ku
    Gotta drag him out as soon as we can.
[15:05] Um
    Play!
[15:10] Y1
    He's gonna bunt, Raichi.
[15:15] Y1
    Okay.
[15:17] Y1
    I get it.
[15:18] Ku
    I got two hits last game.
[15:22] Ku
    I'll get aggressive today.
[15:25] Y1
    I made a secret oath to myself
    when I joined this school.
[15:29] Y1
    There's only value in a real goal.
[15:33] Y1
    Ace and cleanup...
[15:36] Y1
    I'll take them both!
[15:42] Y1
    What?
[15:43] Sa
    Yes! Right to center field!
[15:45] Ka
    Nice hit, Kuramochi-senpai!
[15:51] Y1
    Hide-san, hurry!
[15:52] Y2
    He's going for second!
[15:54] Y2
    Seriously?
[15:55] Y2
    In your dreams!
[16:00] Y3
    He took second with that hit?
[16:02] Y3
    He didn't even pause for it.
[16:06] Sa
    He's on a roll today.
[16:08] YC
    That was a good one.
[16:10] Ku
    I'm in a scoring position now.
[16:13] Ku
    What's the plan, younger brother?
[16:20] Y1
    Was that pitch a little weak?
[16:24] Y1
    Damn.
[16:26] Y1
    Looks like I'm a long way from being the ace!
[16:31] To
    A bunt?
[16:32] Ka
    That's good!
[16:33] Ka
    Didn't know he could do that, too!
[16:55] Ra
    One out, Miss-shima!
[16:58] Y1
    That was luck!
[16:59] Y2
    Pure fluke!
[17:00] Sa
    He has way more errors than great saves.
[17:05] Ku
    That was crazy acceleration.
[17:09] Ha
    It was a pretty good idea,
[17:10] Ha
    but do it like this!
[17:11] Ha
    Like this! Like this! Like this!
[17:16] Oc
    One out and a runner on third.
[17:19] Oc
    It's the first inning,
    but he could squeeze bunt here.
[17:28] Ma
    Let's go!
[17:30] Um
    Strike! Batter out!
[17:36] Ma
    They were all forkballs.
[17:39] C1
    A strikeout?
[17:40] C2
    That's two outs already.
[17:42] C3
    Way too stiff, Maezono!
[17:49] Ma
    That forkball drops quite a bit.
[17:52] Mi
    Yeah.
[17:53] Mi
    It's fast, too.
[17:55] Y1
    Two outs!
[17:58] Mi
    Even with a runner on third,
[18:00] Mi
    they're pitching low breaking balls.
[18:02] Mi
    They make a pretty good battery.
[18:06] Mi
    Ideally, I want to score off his forkball,
[18:09] Mi
    but I shouldn't be greedy.
[18:11] Mi
    Let's hit a clean one into the center.
[18:18] Y1
    Damn.
[18:21] Y1
    He's got presence.
[18:23] Y1
    Looks good, too.
[18:26] C1
    Let's go, Miyuki!
[18:28] C2
    You're not a cleanup if you can't hit here!
[18:31] Sa
    Can he do it?
[18:32] Sa
    Can he become a true leader?
[18:35] Y1
    We're getting aggressive, right, Yuta?
[18:38] Y2
    Of course.
[18:43] Y2
    I'm always getting aggressive!
[18:56] Y1
    Shoot.
[19:00] C1
    A passed ball on the first pitch!
[19:01] C2
    An easy run for Seido!
[19:04] YC
    What's done is done!
[19:06] YC
    Switch gears, battery!
[19:08] YC
    And make up for it with your bat!
[19:11] YY
    Yes, sir!
[19:12] Ra
    What's done is done!
[19:15] Ra
    Switch gears, battery!
[19:16] Y1
    Shut your face, dumbass!
[19:19] Mi
    They haven't changed their ways, at all.
[19:27] C1
    A fly to first?
[19:29] C2
    He never gets better.
[19:31] Mi
    I aimed for it too much.
[19:33] Sa
    He never hits without a runner!
[19:35] C1
    He doesn't hit at all now.
SIGN    Seido Yakushi
[19:39] C1
    Only one run this inning.
[19:41] C2
    Thanks to their error.
[19:43] C1
    The real game starts now.
[19:45] C2
    How well can they hold Yakushi down?
[19:48] Ku
    Let's go!
[19:57] Ka
    What do you need?
[20:02] Fu
    Can I pitch until the end of this game?
[20:10] Fu
    My assignment is to get the stamina
    to pitch many innings.
[20:14] Fu
    Three isn't enough.
[20:21] Fu
    Please.
[20:21] Ka
    No.
[20:23] Ka
    Pitching nine innings?
[20:26] Ka
    Getting even one more out
    for the team is much more important!
[20:31] Ka
    This isn't a game just for you.
[20:39] Ka
    But...
[20:40] Ka
    Depending on how well you pitch,
    I may give you more innings.
[20:49] Mi
    Is his idea of an ace to be the one
    to pitch all nine innings?
[20:55] Mi
    Let's go!
[20:57] Ku
    Man, you're hilarious!
[20:59] Ku
    Your expression doesn't change,
    but it's obvious what you're thinking!
[21:02] Oc
    Nine innings by himself.
[21:04] Oc
    How reliable.
[21:06] Oc
    He must have a lot of confidence
    and resolve to say that.
[21:10] Ka
    Yes.
[21:11] Ka
    I'm always surprised by him, as well.
[21:14] Ka
    He has a lot of attachment to the mound.
[21:37] Um
    Strike! Batter out!
[21:41] C1
    There it is!
[21:42] C2
    Two strikeouts in a row!
[21:44] C3
    Going all out from the start again!
[21:47] YC
    What a lucky opportunity we have.
[21:51] YC
    They're not hiding anything against us.
[21:57] YC
    Be thankful when you're batting, boys.
[23:36] YC
    Hey, how about some action, Akiba?
[23:39] Ha
    Furuya-kun's in the zone!
[23:40] Na
    Nice pitch!
[23:42] Mi
    His experience in the summer
    tournament really helped.
[23:45] Mi
    He has more faith in his pitch
    and is much more relaxed.
[23:48] Ku
    He's really improving.
[23:50] Sa
    Furuya, I won't lose!
[23:52] Mi
    Next time on Ace of the Diamond:
    The Ace Title.
SIGN    The Ace Title
[23:55] Fu
    I won't let anyone else take the mound.