7 - The Two Batteries

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[00:00] Sawamura
    I...
[00:02] Sawamura
    I completely lost.
[00:04] Sawamura
    That was my best pitch
    with everything I had.
[00:08] Sawamura
    So that's what a battle of power is.
[00:12] Sawamura
    So this is
[00:14] Sawamura
    a top-ranked high school baseball.
[00:19] Sawamura
    Awesome.
[00:24] Sawamura
    I want to pitch more.
[00:28] Sawamura
    Way more.
[00:30] Sawamura
    All right!
[00:31] Sawamura
    Let's switch gears and do this again!
[00:33] First-year1
    He's not fazed at all!
[00:37] Kataoka
    So you're even more excited
    after getting utterly defeated?
[00:41] Kataoka
    It's like you're a baby
    who's just learned baseball.
SIGN    The Two Batteries
[02:22] Alumnus1
    Gotta say, the Seido batters are amazing.
SIGN    2nd-3rd Year
SIGN    1st Year
[02:25] Alumnus2
    In the end, the upperclassmen dominated.
[02:28] Alumnus1
    But that Furuya kid was something.
[02:32] Alumnus1
    He left a big impression,
    despite only throwing once.
[02:35] Alumnus2
    We're really lacking a good pitcher,
    so he might even become the savior of Seido.
[02:39] Alumnus1
    It'd be a problem if he doesn't.
[02:41] Alumnus2
    Also, was it Sawamura
    who showed up at the end?
[02:46] Alumnus2
    He gave up two runs,
    but he pitched until the end.
[02:50] Alumnus1
    You can't hate a pitcher who never gives up.
SIGN    Seido Spirit Dorm
[02:57] Kuramochi
    What? Really, Masuko?
[03:00] Kuramochi
    For tomorrow's game, too?
[03:02] Masuko
    Yeah, I'm back on the active roster.
[03:06] Kuramochi
    I bet it was the home run
    that convinced the coach.
[03:09] Masuko
    I guess.
[03:10] Masuko
    Though I barely won that fight.
[03:12] Kuramochi
    I guess Sawamura's not ready
    to play with the big boys yet.
[03:17] Kuramochi
    I bet he's crying in the room, too!
[03:23] Sawamura
    Hey, welcome back.
[03:27] Kuramochi
    Or doing just fine?
[03:29] Kuramochi
    You punk.
[03:32] [SONG] On-screen
    Drop Kick
[03:33] Kuramochi
    You serious?
SIGN    Sleeper Choke
[03:34] Kuramochi
    Masuko hit a home run off of you!
[03:36] Kuramochi
    You're still a rookie,
     so you should be more upset!
SIGN    Cobra Twist
SIGN    Figure-four Leg Lock
[03:41] Masuko
    My pudding...
SIGN    You've got mail!
[03:44] Kuramochi
    Oh?
[03:45] Kuramochi
    Aren't you popular?
[03:47] Kuramochi
    Who's it from?
[03:48] Sawamura
    Wait! That's an important email
    message from my friends back home.
[03:51] Kuramochi
    Oh, your friends?
[03:54] Masuko
    My pudding...
[03:57] Wakana
    "How was today?
[03:59] Wakana
    Did you pitch well?
[04:01] Wakana
    We're all training hard, too.
[04:05] Wakana
    It's an impossible goal for us,
[04:07] Wakana
    but we all can't wait to see
    you pitching in the nationals.
[04:13] Wakana
    We're all rooting for you from far away.
[04:17] Wakana
    You can do it, Eijun!"
[04:20] Kuramochi
    Wakana.
[04:22] Kuramochi
    Say, what?
[04:23] Kuramochi
    Friends? You mean a girl?
[04:26] Kuramochi
    Is that your girlfriend, huh?
[04:29] Sawamura
    N-No!
[04:31] Sawamura
    She's just a childhood friend!
[04:33] Kuramochi
    Don't get cocky just 'cause you
    got to pitch for a couple of innings!
[04:37] Kuramochi
    You're nowhere near good
    enough to play in the first-string!
[04:43] Sawamura
    I already know that
    without hearing it from you.
[04:52] Ryosuke
    Doing errands for your older roommates?
[04:56] Ryosuke
    Two hits and a fine play.
[05:00] Ryosuke
    You made quite an impression, Haruichi.
[05:03] Haruichi
    No, I was just lucky.
[05:08] Ryosuke
    I never expected that you'd
    really come to the same school.
[05:12] Ryosuke
    You've always followed me everywhere I go.
[05:16] Ryosuke
    But if you're just going to copy me forever,
[05:20] Ryosuke
    you won't be able to surpass me.
[05:25] Ryosuke
    This place isn't as easy...
[05:28] Ryosuke
    as you think.
[05:34] Haruichi
    Brother...
[05:39] Isashiki
    Where's Miyuki?
[05:42] Kadota
    I don't know.
[05:43] Kadota
    I haven't seen him since dinner.
[05:45] Isashiki
    I told him we were going
    to watch Inajitsu's game DVD.
[05:49] Isashiki
    Where did he go?
[05:52] Miyuki
    Geez.
SIGN    Learn today
SIGN    Devote every moment
[05:54] Miyuki
    Do I really need to catch your pitch now?
[05:57] Miyuki
    You've been promoted
    to the first-string already.
[06:00] Miyuki
    You're gonna form a battery
    with me in the near future.
[06:04] Miyuki
    Or could it be...
[06:05] Miyuki
    Did you feel something
    watching Sawamura pitch,
[06:09] Miyuki
    monster rookie?
[06:19] Furuya
    I...
[06:21] Furuya
    came to Seido to find
    the place where I belong.
[06:29] Furuya
    Please don't disappoint me...
[06:32] Furuya
    Miyuki-senpai.
[06:36] Miyuki
    Very funny!
[06:38] Miyuki
    I like you!
[06:41] Sawamura
    I only threw three innings,
    but I'm sore all over.
[06:45] Sawamura
    To be honest, I was a hair
    away from being overwhelmed.
[06:50] Sawamura
    But today, I realized one
    thing standing on the mound.
[06:55] Sawamura
    It's the most exciting place
    in all of baseball.
[07:02] Sawamura
    I'm not giving up the mound to anyone.
[07:10] Sawamura
    The next time I stand on the mound,
[07:13] Sawamura
    I'm not giving up a single hit.
SIGN    You've got mail.
[07:18] Kuramochi
    Shut up!
SIGN    Sharpshooter
[07:19] Kuramochi
    That's not what we're talking about!
[07:21] Kuramochi
    Show me a picture of Wakana! Now!
SIGN    Sleeper Choke
SIGN    Seido Spirit Dorm
[07:24] Masuko
    My pudding!
[07:30] Principal
    Ninety-three members,
    including the new first-years.
[07:35] Principal
    What a splendid sight.
[07:38] Principal
    Does it seem like you'll make it
    to the nationals this year, Coach?
[07:44] Vice Principal
    We haven't gotten very
    close in the past five years.
[07:48] Vice Principal
    It's about time everyone in Japan
    hears about our school again.
[07:53] Kataoka
    Please rest assured.
[07:55] Kataoka
    Our goal is always to be
    the national champion.
[08:04] Kuramochi
    Hey!
[08:12] Kataoka
    We have an impenetrable keystone combo.
[08:15] Kataoka
    A shortstop and lead-off hitter,
    Yoichi Kuramochi.
[08:19] Kataoka
    Batting second is second baseman,
     Ryosuke Kominata.
[08:24] Isashiki
    Die!
[08:26] Kataoka
    Batting third is our loud center fielder,
[08:29] Kataoka
    Jun Isashiki throws hard and hits hard.
[08:34] Kataoka
    An irreplaceable clean-up hitter
    with a keen eye for chance,
[08:36] Kataoka
    first baseman and captain of the team,
[08:39] Kataoka
    Tetsuya Yuki.
[08:43] Yuki
    The wind is blowing from east to west.
[08:45] Catcher1
    How is that relevant?
[08:50] Kataoka
    A super heavyweight third baseman
    who just rejoined the first-string,
[08:54] Kataoka
    batting fifth, Tohru Masuko.
[08:57] Kataoka
    And our key player supporting the team,
[09:02] Kataoka
    catcher and batting sixth, Kazuya Miyuki.
[09:05] Kataoka
    They are all top-notch
    players in the nation.
[09:10] Principal
    That sounds very reliable.
[09:12] Vice Principal
    Then... we're just missing a pitcher?
[09:19] Vice Principal
    It'll all depend on how much Tanba-kun
[09:21] Vice Principal
    can recover by being back in the first-string.
[09:25] Vice Principal
    Forgive me if I'm being rude,
[09:27] Vice Principal
    but aren't you a little too fixated
    on training an ace, Coach Kataoka?
[09:33] Vice Principal
    In this day and age, you could just
    cycle through different types of pitchers.
[09:38] Vice Principal
    I'm not speaking solely for myself, you see.
[09:44] Vice Principal
    There are many noisy outsiders
    around our prestigious school,
[09:48] Vice Principal
    and a few of them
     are questioning your abilities.
[09:58] Principal
    Well, please don't take it to heart.
[10:00] Principal
    You were a foot away from
    the national title as a player,
[10:05] Principal
    and rejected offers from professional
    contracts to be a teacher.
[10:09] Principal
    Everyone knows how devoted you are.
[10:15] Kataoka
    I simply want to repay
    my debt to high school baseball
[10:20] Kataoka
    that raised me.
[10:22] Kataoka
    I am always ready to take
    responsibility for anything.
[10:27] Kataoka
    So please
[10:28] Kataoka
    never give me suggestions
    about my methods.
[10:32] ---
    Excuse me.
[10:35] Principal
    I'm terrified.
[10:37] Vice Principal
    Does he even understand?
[10:40] Vice Principal
    If he can't produce results this year,
[10:43] Vice Principal
    his job will be on the line.
[10:49] Ota
    How was it?
[10:51] Ota
    The first-years took a huge loss,
[10:55] Ota
    bu some good came of it, correct?
[10:58] Ota
    That small second baseman is
    the brother of Kominato in the third-year.
[11:03] Ota
    No wonder his plays reminded me of him.
[11:06] Ota
    And Satoru Furuya, who left everyone
    speechless with one pitch.
[11:11] Kataoka
    About that.
[11:13] Kataoka
    If we win tomorrow, I'll make
    him debut in the Kanto tournament.
[11:19] Ota
    But he's only a first-year.
[11:22] Kataoka
    His pitch is so powerful
    that it looks like it rises.
[11:28] Kataoka
    There aren't very many batters
    in Japan who can hit that pitch.
[11:33] Kataoka
    I'll switch between Tanba
    and Furuya until the summer.
[11:38] Ota
    I see.
[11:40] Rei
    What did you think about Sawamura?
[11:45] Ota
    Sawamura?
[11:46] Ota
    Masuko got a home run off of him.
[11:50] Rei
    He allowed a run from an unlucky
    hit to the middle of two fielders,
[11:53] Rei
    and a passed ball by the catcher,
[11:57] Rei
    but only Masuko was able
    to get an actual hit off of him.
[12:04] Rei
    Batter superiority.
[12:06] Rei
    In high school baseball today
    where batters have the upper hand,
[12:09] Rei
    a southpaw-moving,
    fastball pitcher is an asset.
[12:13] Ota
    True, we are lacking
    left-handed pitchers.
[12:19] Kataoka
    An honest-to-a-fault style
    of head-to-head pitching,
[12:21] Kataoka
    and incompetency in pickoffs and fielding.
[12:25] Kataoka
    He's useless the way he is now, but...
[12:29] Kataoka
    He has a self-taught form that is grandiose,
[12:34] Kataoka
    and flexible joints.
[12:37] Kataoka
    Speaking purely in terms of potential,
[12:40] Kataoka
    he may be much bigger than the other two.
[12:46] Kataoka
    For now...
[12:48] Kataoka
    We'll have Furuya gain
    experience in the first-string,
[12:51] Kataoka
    and I think I'll leave Sawamura
    to Chris in the second-string.
[12:56] Ota
    To Chris?
[12:59] Rei
    Very well.
[13:17] Kataoka
    Listen well!
[13:18] Kataoka
    We have two months until
    the summer tournament.
[13:21] Kataoka
    Practicing without an objective
    would only be a waste of time.
[13:26] Kataoka
    The first step in climbing a hill,
[13:28] Kataoka
    and the first step in climbing Mt. Fuji...
[13:32] Kataoka
    Physically the same, but mentally different.
[13:35] Kataoka
    Which one are we climbing?
[13:38] Kataoka
    A goal breathes life
    into your every day.
[13:42] Kataoka
    Be ambitious and never
    neglect your daily training!
[13:45] Players
    Sir!
[13:48] Kanemaru
    The upperclassmen get to practice
    fielding and batting through scrimmages.
[13:53] Kanemaru
    But us first-years
[13:56] Kanemaru
    are stuck doing circuits and running.
[14:00] Kanemaru
    Furuya's in the first-string,
    and even he has to do it.
[14:04] Kanemaru
    I really want to use balls again.
[14:07] Haruichi
    Hey.
[14:08] Haruichi
    You got into the second-string,
    but you don't look so happy.
[14:11] Sawamura
    Of course I'm not.
[14:14] Sawamura
    I'm still doing exactly
    what I was doing before!
[14:17] Sawamura
    I want to pitch in the first-string!
[14:19] Haruichi
    Wow! You sure talk big.
[14:22] Haruichi
    But I'd rather get to play in the second-string
[14:24] Haruichi
    than be benched in the first-string.
[14:27] Sawamura
    What?
[14:28] Sawamura
    A game?
[14:29] Haruichi
    The games we'll have on the
    weekends will be double headers,
[14:33] Haruichi
    so I'm sure we'll have chances to play, too.
[14:36] Sawamura
    Seriously?
[14:36] Sawamura
    That's awesome!
[14:38] Furuya
    Be quiet.
[14:39] Rei
    First-year students, Furuya and Sawamura,
[14:41] Rei
    come immediately to the Field A bench.
[14:47] Rei
    You two will be given the pitcher
    training menu starting today.
[14:52] Rei
    You'll have twice as much
    work to do than everyone else,
[14:55] Rei
    but good luck.
[14:59] Rei
    Furuya-kun,
[15:00] Rei
    you might be pitching in next
    week's Kanto tournament,
[15:04] Rei
    so practice your pickoff
    plays and signs with Miyuki.
[15:08] Furuya
    Okay.
[15:09] Miyuki
    Rei-chan.
[15:10] Miyuki
    He has power, but his control is trash.
[15:14] Miyuki
    Also, he'll have to throw a hundred
    pitches every day to build endurance.
[15:19] Rei
    Oh, you've already been catching his pitch?
[15:26] Furuya
    I... will do as Miyuki instructs me to do.
[15:36] Furuya
    It's been too long...
[15:38] Furuya
    since I last heard the sound
[15:41] Furuya
    of my pitch being caught by a mitt.
[15:47] Miyuki
    What's wrong?
[15:49] Miyuki
    You're the one who dragged me out here.
[15:52] Miyuki
    Don't hold back.
    Throw with everything you've got.
[15:57] Furuya
    When I chose this school...
[16:00] Furuya
    I made the right choice.
[16:05] Furuya
    It's a pleasure to work with you.
[16:10] Miyuki
    What's this?
[16:11] Miyuki
    You're being so obedient.
[16:13] Furuya
    I figured I should start humble.
[16:16] ---
    This guy!
[16:18] Sawamura
    When did they...
[16:20] Sawamura
    get so...
[16:22] Rei
    Sawamura-kun, you'll be working
    with Chris, a third-year.
[16:27] Rei
    Have him teach you about how
    to act and lead on the field.
[16:32] Sawamura
    What?
[16:33] Sawamura
    This isn't fair!
[16:34] Sawamura
    I want to pair up with Miyuki, too!
[16:45] Chris
    What a coincidence.
[16:47] Chris
    I don't want to pair with you, either.
[16:51] Chris
    I'm Chris Yu Takigawa.
[16:55] Chris
    Nice to meet you, loser pitcher.
[17:02] Chouno
    First!
[17:03] Furuya
    Hey!
[17:13] Furuya
    Don't worry about it.
[17:15] Yamazaki
    Don't give me that!
[17:18] Ryosuke
    His throws are amazing, but I guess
    he's not as good at fielding.
[17:23] Tanba
    You're thinking too much
    about stepping on the base.
[17:28] Tanba
    If you don't run parallel to the foul line,
[17:30] Tanba
    the runner's gonna shred your legs.
[17:34] Tanba
    The moment you release the ball,
    you become the ninth fielder.
[17:37] Tanba
    Don't ever forget that.
[17:39] Furuya
    Sir.
[17:43] Kuramochi
    Tanba-san's got a lot of dignity,
    giving advice to his rival.
[17:47] Kuramochi
    Well, he does have way more experience.
[17:54] Chris
    You look envious.
[17:57] Chris
    You want to go to the first-string that badly?
[18:01] Sawamura
    Rather...
[18:02] Sawamura
    How long are you gonna make me stretch?
[18:04] Sawamura
    It's already been thirty minutes!
[18:06] Sawamura
    We're in the bullpen!
[18:08] Sawamura
    Let me pitch!
[18:11] Sawamura
    What are you writing down?
[18:15] Sawamura
    What's wrong with this guy?
[18:16] Sawamura
    He has a quiet voice,
    and I have no idea what he wants to do.
[18:21] Chris
    Shoulder, elbow, and wrist
    joints are very flexible.
[18:25] Chris
    His fingers are long and have
    many traits of a good pitcher.
[18:32] Sawamura
    What did you say?
[18:35] Chris
    However...
[18:37] Chris
    You'll never become the ace here.
SIGN    You'll never become the ace here.
[18:44] Chris
    In the last tryout scrimmage,
    why did you ignore the catcher
[18:49] Chris
    and go for head-to-head duels?
[18:56] Chris
    Are catchers...
[18:58] Chris
    just targets to you?
[19:01] Sawamura
    Th-That's not it at all!
[19:03] Sawamura
    To be honest, I don't have
    confidence in my ball control.
[19:07] Sawamura
    I didn't want to throw halfheartedly,
[19:09] Sawamura
    so I thought I could just
    throw as hard as I can.
[19:12] Sawamura
    Besides, a head-to-head battle
    of powers is the best part about baseball.
[19:19] Chris
    That's why you're a loser.
[19:24] Chris
    Anyway, throw.
[19:26] Chris
    Though I don't expect anything from you.
[19:32] Sawamura
    He calls me a loser
    and doesn't give me any credit,
[19:35] Sawamura
    but he's got the mask,
    the guards, the whole package.
[19:38] Sawamura
    Maybe...
[19:39] Sawamura
    You're actually pretty scared of my pitch?
[19:51] Sawamura
    What is he doing?
[19:53] Sawamura
    He didn't move the mitt a single inch.
[19:58] Chris
    What's wrong?
[20:00] Chris
    This is where my...
[20:02] Chris
    mitt is.
[20:07] Sawamura
    He's so scary!
[20:10] Chris
    A head-to-head battle of powers
    is the best part about baseball?
[20:16] Chris
    Maybe for your own self-satisfaction.
[20:21] Chris
    A pitcher
[20:23] Chris
    must stand on the mound
[20:25] Chris
    with everything on his shoulders,
    including the benched players.
[20:29] Chris
    I would never...
[20:30] Chris
    want to entrust the three
    years we spent here to you.
[20:42] Sawamura
    What is up with that guy?
[20:43] Sawamura
    He's calling it a day
    way before everyone else!
[20:46] Sawamura
    What does he know from
    seeing a few of my throws?
[20:49] Sawamura
    You're in the second-string, too!
[20:52] Sawamura
    Don't take out your frustration on me!
[20:56] Player1
    He's running by himself again.
[20:59] Player1
    I guess he's already on bad terms with Chris.
[21:03] Player2
    I don't like him. He's gloomy.
[21:05] Player3
    You, too?
[21:11] Sawamura
    Damn it.
[21:12] Sawamura
    It's like... nothing's
    changed at all since myâ
[21:15] Haruno
    Sawamura-kun!
[21:20] Haruno
    Here you go.
[21:22] Haruno
    Chris in third-year asked
    me to give it to you.
[21:25] Haruno
    He said to do it after you
    finish your daily menu.
SIGN    Today's Menu 10 Hill Sprint, 3x10 Scissor Jump, 2x10 Push Press, 2x10 MB Sit Up Throw, 2x10 Ballistic Lunge, 2x15 Dumbbell Push & Low, 3x10 MB Overhand, 2x15 Lunge & Twist
[21:40] Player1
    There are a lot of pitchers who lost
    their futures pairing with Chris.
[21:44] Player2
    Maybe the rumor about him
[21:46] Player2
    going crazy after losing his
    first-string position to Miyuki is true.
[21:51] Player1
    I feel sorry for Sawamura,
    having to form a battery with him.
[21:59] Sawamura
    You've gotta be kidding me!
[22:01] Sawamura
    I'm gonna kill you!
[23:35] Chris
    Hey, Sawamura-kun.
[23:36] Chris
    You certainly talk big.
[23:39] Chris
    But you'll never,
    ever be the ace here.
[23:42] Sawamura
    Who are you to tell me that?
[23:45] Sawamura
    Miyuki snapped, all of a sudden.
[23:48] Sawamura
    What are you hiding, anyway?
[23:52] Sawamura
    Next time on Ace of the Diamond:
    The Truth About Chris.
SIGN    The Truth About Chris.
[23:56] Sawamura
    Let's win the national title!