71 - September Sky

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[00:00] Ku
    Hey, Captain.
[00:02] Ku
    What are we gonna do?
[00:05] Mi
    About what?
[00:06] Ku
    Sawamura! What else?
[00:09] Ku
    He fell apart in the Yakushi game,
[00:12] Ku
    but he's an important southpaw on our team.
[00:15] Ku
    Don't we need him in order
     to win through the fall?
[00:19] Mi
    Hmm...
[00:20] Mi
    You're worried sick about him.
[00:22] Ku
    No, I'm not!
[00:24] Ku
    I just don't want him
    being gloomy in my room!
[00:27] Mi
    We have other priorities right now,
[00:30] Mi
    like improving our weak batting line-up.
[00:35] Ku
    Well, yeah, but...
[00:37] Ku
    He brings life to the team, you know.
[00:41] Mi
    With the tournament coming up,
[00:43] Mi
    we need to prioritize
    the team over individuals.
[00:47] Mi
    The coach said he'll use players
    who are doing well, didn't he?
[00:53] Ku
    I know that!
[00:55] Ku
    But,  as his upperclassman,
     we can't just leave him alone!
[01:03] S1
    H-Hey, Kuramochi.
[01:11] Mi
    In the Yakushi game,
[01:13] Mi
    it's partly my fault that Sawamura fell apart.
[01:17] Mi
    Over the summer break,
[01:19] Mi
    I was always nagging him about his control.
[01:26] Mi
    Against Yakushi,
[01:27] Mi
    I'm sure he went in with big objectives.
[01:32] Mi
    Especially since his rival
    performed so well before his eyes.
[01:38] Mi
    He'd already lost mentally
    before he walked on the mound.
[01:44] Ku
    I-If you knew that much, then why?
[01:52] Mi
    Because we need him.
[01:54] Mi
    My expectations for him are high,
[01:56] Mi
    and we need him to get better.
[02:00] Mi
    We can't afford to lose him
    to some dumb yips.
[02:11] Ku
    You just said two completely different things.
[02:15] Mi
    I know.
SIGN    September Sky
SIGN    September 4, 
    Fall Tournament 
    Group Selection
[03:53] Mi
    The 260 schools from east and west Tokyo are
    split up into four tournament groups,
[03:57] Mi
    and the top two schools from each
    group advance to the final tournament.
[04:03] Mi
    The team that wins earns a ticket
    to the national invitational.
SIGN    Seido High School Practice Field
[04:10] S1
    So our first game's on Sunday?
[04:12] S2
    We're hosting, so it's nice
    that we can stay here,
[04:15] S2
    but it doesn't really feel
    like an official game.
[04:18] S3
    Whoa!
[04:19] S3
    Yakushi's in the same group as Kokudokan.
[04:21] S4
    That's tough.
[04:23] S3
    We don't have any strong schools in our group.
[04:25] S3
    Miyuki got really lucky.
[04:28] S2
    Looks like we won't have problems winning.
[04:30] Ma
    What are you talking about?
[04:33] Ma
    We have to make them all called games.
[04:35] Ma
    If we don't set high standards,
    we can't take the top.
[04:40] S1
    Well, you need to hit first.
[04:42] Ma
    That's exactly right!
[04:44] Mi
    Let's practice bunts and steals.
[04:48] Ku
    Yeah.
[04:50] Ma
    Man, I want a hit!
[04:51] Ha
    Are you still training on your own?
[04:53] Sa
    Yeah.
[04:54] Ha
    Well, take it slow.
[04:56] Ha
    A pitcher needs his lower body strong, anyway.
[05:03] Ka
    Sawamura.
[05:05] Ka
    Join the batting and fielding
    practice starting today.
[05:09] Ha
    Good for you.
[05:10] Ha
    You get to practice with balls now.
[05:13] Ka
    But you're going to be in the outfield.
[05:16] Ka
    Make sure you throw
    to the infield after every catch.
[05:21] Ka
    Got it?
[05:25] S1
    Sawamura in the outfield?
[05:27] S2
    Is he off the fall roster?
[05:34] Sa
    Yes, sir.
[05:39] Ha
    Eijun-kun...
[05:41] Ha
    He talks a lot less
[05:43] Ha
    and isn't his usual self anymore,
[05:46] Ha
    but he's calm.
[05:48] Ha
    I guess he's come to terms with where he is.
[05:54] Ka
    Furuya.
[05:55] Ka
    You're gonna pitch
    in the fielding practice today.
[05:57] Fu
    Yes, sir.
[05:58] Ka
    Make sure you run for cover and bunts, too.
[06:02] Fu
    I'll go all out, sir.
[06:04] Ka
    Don't.
[06:08] Ha
    He...
[06:11] Ha
    ...hasn't come to terms with it, at all!
SIGN    Seido High School Practice Field
[06:18] S1
    Sawamura, forward!
[06:20] S2
    Your first step is late!
[06:22] S2
    Throw it back the moment you catch!
[06:26] S3
    Good! Nice throw!
[06:27] S3
    At least your throw is good, Sawamura!
[06:30] To
    Sawamura, you've got to run to the ball first.
[06:33] Sa
    You're so nice.
[06:35] S1
    I don't think I'll ever lose to Sawamura!
[06:38] S2
    Right?
[06:40] Ot
    So he's in the outfield now?
[06:42] Ot
    You put him back with the team
    sooner than I expected.
[06:46] Ka
    He's been running this past week,
[06:49] Ka
    and it's helped him regain his will.
[06:54] Ka
    If he had no will to improve,
[06:57] Ka
    he'd just continue staring at the ground.
[07:00] Ot
    That's why you had him run?
[07:04] Ka
    In the end, it all comes down to his will.
[07:13] Sa
    I was sent to the outfield
    because I wasn't good enough.
[07:19] Sa
    I get scared because I'm not good enough.
[07:22] Sa
    Damn it!
[07:23] S1
    That's way too forward!
[07:27] S2
    And over the head.
[07:29] Sa
    Man...
[07:31] Sa
    I'm so terrible.
[07:33] Sa
    Damn!
[07:35] S1
    You're crying for real!
[07:37] S1
    Don't get even more depressed
    coming to the outfield!
[07:41] Ot
    He's resigning after the fall,
[07:44] Ot
    but he's still thinking about Sawamura's future.
SIGN    September 12
[07:51] Mi
    We discovered what
    we lacked against Yakushi,
SIGN    Fall Tournament Groups, Game 1
    Seido (W. Tokyo) vs Toyosaki (E. Tokyo) at Seido
[07:55] Mi
    and we go into our first official game
[07:58] Mi
    with a lot of worries on our minds.
[08:05] Um
    Strike! Batter out!
SIGN    Seido Toyosaki
[08:25] Oc
    He's head and shoulders
    above everyone on the field.
[08:30] Mi
    Gotta pace himself,
[08:32] Mi
    but with the uniform number he got,
[08:35] Mi
    he probably can't help going all out.
[08:38] Fu
    I can't see it.
[08:40] Ha
    Don't worry, it's there.
[08:47] C1
    Another RBI!
[08:49] C2
    Is he gonna win this game on his own?
[08:52] C3
    Wow! Furuya's in the zone.
[08:55] C4
    He's looking really good
    with the third-years gone.
[09:08] S1
    It was crazy yesterday.
[09:10] S2
    Oh, Furuya, right?
[09:13] S1
    He walked off in the seventh inning,
    but he was still going strong.
[09:17] S2
    We might be able to go
    pretty far with just him alone.
[09:22] S1
    Yeah, but I don't understand the roster at all.
[09:26] S2
    Why's Sawamura on the roster?
[09:28] S1
    He's not pitching at all right now.
[09:32] S2
    Maybe he's on standby as an outfield?
[09:34] S1
    No way! Not even close!
[09:37] S1
    Even grade schoolers
    can play better than him.
[09:39] S2
    Honestly, his only weapon
    is his moving fastball.
[09:43] S1
    The only thing he had was energy,
    but he's lost even that these days.
[09:47] S1
    He should give up his spot on the roster.
[09:50] S1
    Sawamura!
[09:53] S1
    H-How long were you there?
[09:57] S2
    But it's all true.
[09:59] S1
    Don't make that face!
[10:03] S3
    Hey.
[10:04] S3
    Baseball boy's studying!
[10:06] Is
    Shut up! Of course I am!
[10:09] S3
    Study hard!
[10:10] Is
    Right back at you!
[10:13] Is
    Damn.
[10:14] Is
    What happened to enjoying
    a normal high school life?
[10:19] S1
    Oh, yeah.
[10:20] S1
    The group stage started.
[10:22] Ry
    That's right.
[10:23] Ry
    I heard Furuya outdid himself.
SIGN    Seido Toyosaki
[10:26] Ry
    But they only got six runs
[10:28] Ry
    and played all nine innings.
[10:30] Is
    It wasn't a called game?
[10:32] Is
    What are the second-years doing?
[10:36] Is
    They need to score more!
[10:38] Ry
    Seriously.
[10:40] S1
    I guess the team isn't meshing well yet.
[10:44] Ry
    I heard the coach said
[10:45] Ry
    he'd change the starting lineup
     after the Yakushi game,
[10:50] Ry
    but he didn't make
    any changes in the end.
[10:55] Is
    Despite what he says, he doesn't
    stop believing in the players.
[11:02] Is
    I guess I'll have to go
    whip them into shape.
[11:06] S1
    You just want to play around.
[11:09] Ry
    It's not like we were good
     from the start.
[11:12] Ry
    The fall is all about discovering
    new problems every game.
[11:17] Is
    Well, yeah, but...
[11:22] Is
    Damn.
[11:24] Is
    I really want to hit hard right now.
[11:42] (Flashback) S1
    Yeah, but I don't understand the roster at all.
[11:45] (Flashback) S2
    Why's Sawamura on the roster?
[11:51] Sa
    Why did I make the roster?
[11:54] Sa
    I don't even know myself!
[11:58] Sa
    I can't play the outfield,
[12:00] Sa
    and I haven't pitched in days.
[12:04] Sa
    What does the coach want from me?
[12:13] Sa
    Furuya.
[12:17] Fu
    In the end,
[12:19] Fu
    I couldn't pitch until the end.
[12:24] Fu
    I may have gotten the ace number,
[12:27] Fu
    but it doesn't mean
    the coach sees me as the ace.
[12:34] Fu
    I won't let anyone question me.
[12:37] Fu
    Not my plays and not the numbers.
[12:41] Fu
    I'll make everyone acknowledge me.
[12:44] Sa
    Y-You...
[12:46] Sa
    Don't run...
[12:51] Sa
    Don't run in front of me!
[12:55] Ka
    Their warmup turned into full sprints.
[12:59] Ku
    Looks like Sawamura's
    not as gloomy as I thought.
[13:05] Mi
    He must not want to show
    Furuya his weak side.
[13:10] Ku
    We don't have time to worry
    about the first-years.
[13:13] Ku
    We need to score as much as we can.
[13:19] Ma
    As if we're not trying already.
[13:28] Ka
    Guys, practice just started.
[13:31] Ka
    You need to pace yourselves.
[13:33] Fu
    I forgot.
[13:35] Fu
    That's one of my problems.
[13:40] Ka
    Looks like you guys are all warmed up.
[13:43] Sa
    Y-Yes, sir.
[13:44] Ka
    Sawamura, go in the bullpen today.
[14:06] Mi
    Nice pitch!
[14:08] Mi
    It's looking good!
[14:11] S1
    Sawamura's pitching just fine.
[14:14] Ka
    All right.
[14:15] Ka
    I'll stand as a batter next.
[14:18] Ka
    Throw inside.
[14:25] Mi
    Since he kept Sawamura on the roster,
    I figured he would do this,
[14:29] Mi
    but does he plan to use him in the fall?
[14:42] Ka
    Make sure you get his form on video.
[14:44] S1
    Yes, sir.
[14:49] Ka
    Let's go.
[14:58] Mi
    Sawamura wants to make this pitch.
[15:02] Mi
    So is his form the problem?
[15:16] S1
    The moment the coach stepped in, he...
[15:24] Oc
    Why is Coach Kataoka putting so much care...
[15:29] Oc
    ...into this useless pitcher?
[15:38] S1
    This is the form without any batters.
[15:42] S1
    And this is
[15:45] S1
    the form with the coach.
[15:48] S1
    It looks the same in the beginning,
[15:51] S1
    but in the end,
[15:53] S1
    his arm isn't swinging down enough.
[15:55] S1
    Right here.
[15:57] Mi
    What? Are you sure?
[15:59] S1
    I'm good at finding differences.
[16:02] Mi
    It would be a lot easier
    if it was more obvious,
[16:08] Mi
    but with this subtlety,
    we can't say much to him.
[16:20] Mi
    Mental problems depend on the person,
    so they're difficult to solve.
[16:25] Mi
    The slightest thing can make them evaporate, too.
[16:30] Mi
    Though maybe he's being overly
    conscious of the inside pitch,
[16:35] Mi
    and it's preventing him
    from throwing his arm down.
[16:39] Mi
    Maybe I pushed him too much.
[16:42] Mi
    Sawamura, you should stop thinking so much.
[16:49] Mi
    It's not like you had good control anyway,
[16:53] Mi
    and you're stupid.
[17:01] S1
    M-Miyuki-senpai, that's...
[17:05] Mi
    Why do you look so surprised, Sawamura?
[17:08] Mi
    Isn't that the truth?
[17:09] S1
    That was on the nose!
[17:13] Oc
    Oh... So you have data on batters, too?
[17:16] Ot
    Only their starting roster, though.
[17:19] Oc
    This is great.
[17:21] Ot
    I wonder what happened?
[17:23] Ot
    Why does he want data
    on the strong teams in Tokyo?
[17:27] Ot
    Oh.
[17:28] Ot
    How was practice today, Coach?
[17:31] Ka
    Good.
[17:32] Ka
    Some players are staying late.
[17:34] Ot
    The second-years have been
    working really hard lately.
[17:38] Ot
    I see Maezono swinging his bat a lot.
[17:44] Oc
    Kataoka-san.
[17:47] Oc
    In all honesty,
[17:49] Oc
    how high are you aiming to go this fall?
[17:59] Oc
    I've been quietly watching all this time,
[18:02] Oc
    but objectively, this team isn't weak.
[18:07] Oc
    Everyone has high motivation
[18:10] Oc
    and has very good training habits.
[18:13] Oc
    Your coaching must be
    working well with everyone.
[18:19] Oc
    However,
[18:22] Oc
    it'll be difficult for the current team
     to take the fall tournament.
[18:30] Ot
    H-He... came right out and said it.
[18:33] Oc
    If I were the coach,
    I would aim for nationals next year.
[18:38] Oc
    I'd leave the team's fate in Furuya's hands.
[18:43] Oc
    Make him ace and cleanup,
    since his batting is good, too.
[18:48] Oc
    No matter how badly he's playing
    or how many runs he gives up,
[18:52] Oc
    I'd make him pitch every game on his own.
[18:54] Ot
    A-Are you saying you'd give up
     on the fall season
[18:59] Ot
    just to let Furuya grow?
[19:01] Oc
    Yes.
[19:03] Oc
    If he can get experience and
    awareness as the bigwig of the team,
[19:06] Oc
    that's all we need.
[19:09] Oc
    He has that much potential.
[19:13] Oc
    Raise him as the ace.
[19:17] Oc
    I think that's the quickest way
     to go to nationals.
[19:33] Ka
    The presence of the ace.
[19:36] Ka
    I know how big that can be for a team.
[19:43] Ka
    However, these games are
    for the players to play,
[19:48] Ka
    and this fall is one of few
    chances to try for nationals.
[19:57] Ka
    I won't sacrifice the team
    just for Furuya alone.
[20:12] Ma
    Hey!
[20:13] Ma
    We're done for the night.
[20:15] Ma
    Make sure you finish up soon, too.
[20:18] Sa
    Yes, sir! Good night.
[20:21] Ma
    I'm hungry. I just ate, too.
[20:24] Ha
    I'll bring him something to drink later.
[20:32] (Flashback) Mi
    Sawamura, you should stop thinking so much.
[20:36] (Flashback) Mi
    It's not like you had good control, anyway,
[20:39] (Flashback) Mi
    and you're stupid.
[20:42] Sa
    How dare he say whatever he wants!
[20:44] Sa
    Doesn't he realize he's the captain?
[20:47] Sa
    Damn it!
[21:10] Sa
    But... He's exactly right.
[21:16] Sa
    It's not like I had good control, anyway.
[21:32] Ch
    I see you're throwing a lot.
[21:35] Ch
    When you pitch,
[21:38] Ch
    do you check your grip every time?
[21:53] Ch
    Why don't you throw me some?
[23:36] Ka
    Didn't you call me because
    you don't care about hitting me?
[23:38] Ka
    This isn't even good dodging practice.
[23:41] Sa
    Thanks, Kanemaru,
[23:42] Sa
    but I don't plan on hitting you.
[23:45] Ka
    Shut up!
[23:46] Ch
    To match your aggressive style,
[23:49] Ch
    this is the pitch I really want you to learn.
[23:52] Ch
    Next time on Ace of the Diamond:
    The Final Lesson.
SIGN    The Final Lesson
[23:55] Sa
    I still have so much to learn.