72 - The Final Lesson

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[00:00] Oc
    If I were the coach,
    I would aim for nationals next year.
[00:06] Oc
    I'd leave the team's fate in Furuya's hands.
[00:09] Ot
    A-Are you saying you'd give up
     on the fall season
[00:14] Ot
    just to let Furuya grow?
[00:16] Oc
    Raise him as the ace.
[00:19] Oc
    I think that's the quickest way
     to go to nationals.
[00:26] Ka
    However, these games are
    for the players to play,
[00:29] Ka
    and this fall is one of few
    chances to try for nationals.
[00:35] Ka
    I won't sacrifice the team
    just for Furuya alone.
[00:49] Ch
    I see you're throwing a lot.
[00:51] Ch
    When you pitch,
[00:54] Ch
    do you check your grip every time?
[01:07] Ch
    Why don't you throw me some?
SIGN    The Final Lesson
SIGN    September 19
SIGN    Fall Tournament Group
    Stages Round 2
[02:55] M1
    Damn.
[02:56] M1
    He's still a first-year?
[02:58] M2
    We basically just lost to the pitcher.
SIGN    Seido Mino
SIGN    Seido (W. Tokyo) vs Mino (W. Tokyo)
    (Called after 7 innings)
[03:01] C1
    Twelve strikeouts.
[03:03] C1
    He also scored three runs with two hits.
[03:05] C2
    He's still a first-year,
[03:06] C2
    so if he keeps this up,
    he should definitely make nationals.
[03:16] (Flashback) Oc
    If I were the coach,
    I would aim for nationals next year.
[03:21] (Flashback) Oc
    I'd leave the team's fate in Furuya's hands.
[03:26] (Flashback) Oc
    Raise him as the ace.
[03:29] (Flashback) Oc
    I think that's the quickest way
     to go to nationals.
[03:41] Mi
    Your pitch count is too high.
[03:43] Mi
    Too many free walks.
[03:45] Mi
    No pacing whatsoever.
SIGN    The usual
[03:47] Mi
    You're terrible.
[03:49] Mi
    You got lucky with the opponent today.
[03:52] Ka
    Sawamura, quit dawdling and help clean up!
[03:55] Ka
    There's another game after this!
[04:02] Ka
    Put away your emotions!
[04:04] Ka
    You're a man, aren't you?
[04:07] Sa
    Kanemaru.
[04:09] Sa
    Can you help me with practice later?
SIGN    Seido Spirit Dorm
[04:16] S1
    Huh?
[04:17] S1
    Is this the pitcher who pitched today?
[04:20] S2
    Yeah.
[04:21] S2
    I bet he'll pitch tomorrow, too.
[04:23] Ku
    My hit in the fourth inning
    is recorded as the opponent's error?
[04:26] Ku
    Manager, please.
[04:28] S1
    That was an error.
[04:29] Ku
    With my speed, it's a hit!
[04:32] S2
    The coach said it was an error.
[04:34] Ku
    Seriously?
[04:34] S1
    Error, it is.
[04:40] Mi
    Make sure you get to bed early tonight.
[04:42] Mi
    You're gonna be pitching again tomorrow.
[04:45] Fu
    I'll pitch as much as I need to.
[04:47] Fu
    It's the ace's job to pitch.
[04:52] Mi
    It'll be bad for us
    if you pitch too much.
[04:56] Mi
    We don't have any strong teams
    in our group,
[04:58] Mi
    so we need to end the games quickly
    and give you an easy time.
[05:03] Fu
    The ace...
[05:04] Mi
    I get it, already!
    Just go to sleep!
[05:13] Ha
    Zono-senpai.
[05:15] Ha
    Are we practicing again tonight?
[05:18] Ma
    Yeah, definitely!
[05:19] Ma
    We're up against a southpaw tomorrow.
[05:22] Ma
    I need to hit a clean one into right field.
[05:26] Ma
    Damn.
[05:27] Ma
    The moment I'm taken off the three-hole,
    we win with a called game.
SIGN    The new three-hole
[05:32] Ma
    I'll hit tons tomorrow!
[05:34] Ha
    Into right field?
[05:36] Ma
    Just you wait!
[05:38] Ha
    He should bat more freely.
[05:41] Ha
    He thinks too much.
[05:43] Ha
    I'm sure that's why the coach
    moved him down in the lineup.
[05:46] [SONG] On-screen
    Learn today Devote every moment
[05:51] Ka
    You've gotta be kidding me.
[05:53] Ka
    I wore all my guards because
    Sawamura sincerely asked me.
[05:58] Ka
    He's not piching any to the inside.
[06:02] S1
    No, Kanemaru. That's because...
[06:06] Ka
    I've got things to do, too.
[06:10] Ka
    Stop hesitating, idiot!
[06:12] Ka
    Didn't you call me because
    you don't care about hitting me?
[06:16] Ka
    This isn't even good dodging practice.
[06:19] Ka
    Throw like you're trying to hit me! Damn it!
[06:22] Ka
    What am I? A sandbag?
[06:26] S1
    You're such a man, Kanemaru.
[06:30] Sa
    Thanks, Kanemaru.
[06:32] Sa
    But I don't plan on hitting you!
[06:36] Ka
    Shut up!
[06:37] S1
    No, he's serious.
SIGN    Two days ago
[06:45] (Flashback) Ch
    Nice pitch.
[06:47] (Flashback) Ch
    You're throwing just fine.
[06:50] (Flashback) Sa
    I have no problems without a batter.
[06:54] (Flashback) Sa
    But I feel like I'm overthinking it.
[06:57] (Flashback) Sa
    Miyuki-senpai told me I never
    had good control to begin with.
[07:04] (Flashback) Sa
    He gives it to me straight.
[07:10] (Flashback) Ch
    High and inside goes right
    into a righty's chest.
[07:15] (Flashback) Ch
    And in contrast,
[07:16] (Flashback) Ch
    low and away passes by
    the farthest point from a batter's eyes.
[07:22] (Flashback) Ch
    If you can precisely control your pitches,
[07:25] (Flashback) Ch
    no batter will be able to touch them.
[07:28] (Flashback) Ch
    It's best used in conjunction
    with inside pitches,
[07:32] (Flashback) Ch
    but you can get strikes with this
[07:34] (Flashback) Ch
    and even finish someone off.
[07:37] (Flashback) Ch
    You've only known to pitch offensively,
[07:40] (Flashback) Ch
    but this was the pitch
    I actually wanted you to learn.
[07:49] Sa
    Low and away?
[07:53] (Flashback) Sa
    But you're only holding
    the glove on the inside!
[07:56] (Flashback) Sa
    If you gave me more options,
    I'm sure I could—
[07:59] (Flashback) Mi
    What? Did you say something?
[08:01] (Flashback) Mi
    Can you repeat that?
[08:03] (Flashback) Mi
    You have what it takes
    to throw to the outside corners?
[08:07] (Flashback) Mi
    You have breaking balls
    that break from strike to ball?
[08:13] (Flashback) Ch
    If you can't pitch
    to the inside, then don't.
[08:18] (Flashback) Ch
    Instead, why don't you try
    learning this pitch?
[08:25] Sa
    Damn!
[08:26] Sa
    Way too wide again!
[08:29] Sa
    One step...
[08:31] Sa
    Or even half a step at a time.
[08:33] Sa
    One more!
[08:35] Sa
    I still have so much to learn!
[08:41] S1
    Hey, wasn't that good?
[08:43] Sa
    Not even close! Another one!
[08:46] Mi
    I'm sorry I had to ask you to help.
[08:49] Ch
    It's fine.
[08:50] Ch
    I wanted to tell him myself, too.
[08:53] Ch
    I hope this helps him get over the fear.
[08:57] Mi
    I hate to admit it, but it's
    more effective coming from him.
[09:01] ---
    Here I go!
[09:04] Ka
    Now, it's all up to how he overcomes it.
SIGN    September 20
[09:19] Mi
    It's a little high.
[09:21] Mi
    Keep it low, man!
[09:22] Ry
    The ace number suits him well.
[09:26] Ta
    Why are you looking at me?
[09:28] S1
    He seems to be doing well.
[09:33] A1
    So he's pitching first.
[09:35] A2
    He got a ton of strikeouts yesterday, too.
[09:40] AC
    He's a high schooler, too!
[09:42] AC
    There's nothing to fear.
[09:43] AC
    Let's enjoy going up
    against such a fast pitch.
[09:46] AC
    Go for broke!
[09:47] AC
    No, let's take them on
    with the utmost respect!
[09:51] AA
    Y-Yes, sir!
[09:53] C1
    Let's go, Furuya!
[09:55] C1
    Take us to the final tournament!
[09:58] C2
    I want to see the batters go big, too!
[10:03] Sa
    That's the one!
[10:05] Sa
    Wasn't that good?
[10:06] Sa
    Another one, before I forget the feeling!
[10:09] Mi
    Shut up.
[10:11] Mi
    No matter how loud you are,
    you're not pitching!
[10:14] Mi
    Furuya's going first!
[10:16] Sa
    I know that!
[10:17] Sa
    If I'm starting,
    I can't just pitch in the bullpen!
[10:21] Sa
    I've got tons of work to do over here!
[10:24] Mi
    I don't care!
[10:25] Mi
    Don't do it before a game!
[10:27] Mi
    Damn.
[10:28] Mi
    He knows what to do now,
    but he's still stupid.
[10:32] Mi
    Oh, well.
[10:34] Mi
    I don't exactly hate the noise he brings.
[10:38] Mi
    Furuya, one more!
[10:42] Mi
    Nice. We're done.
[10:45] Mi
    It's still a little high, but it has power.
[10:49] Mi
    It looks like he's not tired from yesterday.
[10:52] Mi
    Relax a little.
[10:54] Fu
    My shoulder feels really light.
[10:59] Fu
    I might be able to get a personal best today.
SIGN    Seisho Seido
[11:15] A1
    A free run!
[11:17] C1
    What's Furuya doing?
[11:19] C2
    That's the third walk in the first inning!
[11:23] Ku
    Pitch to contact!
[11:24] Ha
    Let's take it easy!
[11:26] Fu
    What?
[11:28] Mi
    You're so tense.
[11:30] Mi
    You need to relax, Furuya!
[11:32] Mi
    You'd be fine pitching
    at half strength against this team!
[11:38] S1
    Is it because he pitched yesterday?
[11:40] Ry
    I don't know.
[11:41] Ry
    His pitch seems to have power.
[11:46] Fu
    I feel good.
[11:48] Fu
    I really feel good.
[11:50] Fu
    I need to pitch my best!
[11:54] Um
    Ball four!
SIGN    Seisho Seido
[12:06] Mi
    What are you doing?
[12:08] Mi
    You shouldn't try to crush them by force.
[12:13] Mi
    Are you playing baseball by yourself?
[12:15] Mi
    Look around.
[12:18] S1
    Nori, let's go!
[12:20] Ka
    Furuya.
[12:21] Ha
    Furuya-kun.
[12:24] Ka
    It's the first inning! Calm down!
[12:27] Mi
    Furuya.
[12:29] AC
    Don't give them an easy time
    by swinging at the hard pitches.
[12:34] AC
    Just swing right down the middle.
[12:36] AC
    The middle!
[12:39] Fu
    It's not that I'm playing by myself.
[12:44] Fu
    I just felt like...
[12:47] Fu
    ...I could do really well today.
[12:50] Fu
    Really well.
[12:58] Mi
    Idiot!
[12:59] Mi
    That pitch was a freebie!
[13:04] A1
    Third run!
[13:07] A2
    Seriously?
[13:09] A3
    Awesome, Okubo!
[13:11] A4
    Woohoo!
[13:13] A5
    Wow! This feels good.
[13:16] A6
    Yeah.
[13:17] A5
    I bet they didn't expect
    to give up three runs to us.
[13:22] A5
    Take that!
[13:23] Ma
    Let's stop them here!
[13:25] Ku
    One at a time, Furuya!
[13:27] To
    We're just getting started!
[13:29] Ot
    This is terrible!
[13:31] Ot
    It's just the first inning!
[13:34] Ka
    Get Kawakami.
[13:37] Ka
    Furuya!
[13:40] Ka
    Left field.
[13:49] C1
    Switching already?
[13:51] C2
    They want him to cool off in left field.
[13:54] C1
    It's no surprise, with a game like this.
[13:58] C2
    Is Kawakami even warmed up yet?
[14:01] C3
    Yeah, that's what I'm wondering.
[14:03] Mi
    We have seven pitches, so calm down.
[14:05] Mi
    Let's focus on the batter
    and get an out at a time.
[14:12] Ot
    It's natural to have off days as a pitcher.
[14:17] Ot
    But you're up against a lower-tier team.
[14:19] Ot
    It's too soon to give up on him.
[14:25] Ku
    Switch gears!
[14:27] Ot
    He won't be an ace like this.
[14:31] Ot
    You have to take risks and make
    the boys sort things out themselves.
[14:37] Ot
    That's what'll help him grow.
[14:45] S1
    Sawamura, you should warm up, too!
[14:48] Sa
    Yes, sir!
[14:49] Sa
    Though I'm already warmed up.
[14:53] Sa
    Am I going to play?
SIGN    Seisho Seido
[14:58] AC
    Thank you for coming today.
[15:00] AC
    We lost in the end, but our guys did well.
[15:05] AC
    Even the best sometimes falter.
[15:08] AC
    We learned a good lesson today.
[15:11] AC
    Now, let's go home with our heads held high!
[15:16] C1
    They don't seem disappointed,
    even though they lost.
[15:20] C2
    Whereas the tension over here...
[15:22] C1
    I can't tell which team
    made it out of the group stages.
SIGN    Seisho Seido
[15:41] Ka
    Is this the game you wanted to play?
[15:46] Ka
    You pitch all out without
    even trying to pace yourselves.
[15:51] Ka
    Out of frustration at
    being taken off the mound,
[15:53] Ka
    you swing recklessly at bat,
    and don't focus on defense.
[16:02] Ku
    Shoot!
[16:03] Ka
    You feel restless over
    a measly four-run deficit,
[16:06] Ka
    and you make easy mistakes.
[16:11] Mi
    Furuya's useless today.
[16:13] Mi
    I've gotta make up for it.
[16:15] Ka
    You mistake aggressiveness for rashness,
[16:18] Ka
    and swing at a difficult pitch
    right off the bat.
[16:26] Ka
    Did you already forget the summer, Miyuki?
[16:31] Ka
    Why do you train so hard every day?
[16:34] Ka
    For this exact day!
[16:36] Ka
    You don't truly understand
    the value of one run,
[16:39] Ka
    and that's why you play like this.
[16:42] Ka
    It's still the group stages?
[16:43] Ka
    Did you think you wouldn't lose
    because we had an easy group?
[16:47] Ka
    Don't get arrogant!
[16:49] Ka
    If you can't play every
    game as one team,
[16:54] Ka
    how do you think you'll get to nationals?
[16:56] Ka
    You guys are banned from training with balls.
[16:58] Ka
    Go run until I tell you otherwise.
[17:01] Ka
    Clear?
[17:02] SS
    Yes, sir!
[17:04] S1
    Wow! The coach is pissed.
[17:08] Ry
    If he gave them endless running,
    it must be pretty bad.
[17:11] Ka
    Hurry up.
[17:12] SS
    Yes, sir.
[17:13] Ry
    They caught up in the seventh inning.
[17:16] Ry
    It was stressful to watch.
[17:19] Ta
    The first inning was just bad.
[17:21] S1
    Yeah.
[17:23] S1
    Kawakami gave up a run after switching in,
[17:26] S1
    but he was the saving grace of today's game.
[17:28] S1
    He pitched really well until the end.
[17:32] Ta
    The walks Furuya gave in the first inning
[17:35] Ta
    threw them off for the entire game.
[17:38] Ta
    He gave up runs in the beginning
    during the summer, too.
[17:43] Ta
    Furuya needs to be
    more careful in the opening.
[17:46] Ta
    It's not about the amazing pitching
    he can do on a good day.
[17:49] Ta
    It's about how close can you get
    to that pitching on your off days.
[17:52] Ta
    You're not the ace until
    you have that consistency.
[17:57] Ry
    Oh?
[18:00] S1
    Oh?
[18:05] Ta
    What do you want?
[18:06] Ta
    It's what the coach
    used to tell me all the time.
[18:08] Ta
    And now that I'm on the sidelines,
    I see it very clearly.
[18:12] Ry
    We didn't say anything.
[18:13] Ta
    I know I'm not one to talk!
[18:15] Ta
    Damn it.
[18:17] Mi
    Let's go all out!
[18:18] SS
    Yeah!
[18:19] Ry
    Well,
[18:20] Mi
    One, two!
[18:20] SS
    One, two, three, four, one, two!
[18:20] Ry
    all they can do is listen to the coach,
[18:22] Mi
    One, two, three, four, one!
[18:23] Ry
    and tackle their problems, one at a time.
[18:23] SS
    Let's go!
[18:24] Mi
    Two!
[18:25] SS
    Let's go!
[18:25] Mi
    Three!
[18:26] SS
    Let's go!
[18:26] Mi
    Four!
[18:27] SS
    Let's go!
[18:27] Mi
    One!
[18:28] SS
    Ay!
[18:28] Mi
    Two!
[18:28] SS
    Ay!
[18:28] Mi
    Three!
[18:29] SS
    Ay!
[18:29] Mi
    Four!
[18:29] SS
    Ay!
[18:30] Mi
    One, two, three, four!
[18:30] Fu
    I want to redo today.
[18:31] SS
    One, two, three, four!
[18:32] Mi
    One, two!
[18:33] SS
    Three, four, one, two!
[18:34] Sa
    I didn't get to play!
[18:35] Mi
    One, two, three, four, one!
SIGN    Was warming up from first to ninth inning
[18:36] SS
    Let's go!
[18:37] Mi
    Two!
[18:38] SS
    Let's go!
[18:38] Mi
    Three!
[18:39] SS
    Let's go!
[18:39] Mi
    Four!
[18:39] Ot
    Manager, go turn the lights on.
[18:40] SS
    Let's go!
[18:40] Mi
    One!
[18:40] SS
    Ay!
[18:41] Mi
    Two!
[18:41] SS
    Ay!
[18:41] Mi
    Three!
[18:42] SS
    Ay!
[18:42] Ot
    They're not gonna finish any time soon.
[18:42] Mi
    Four!
[18:42] SS
    Ay!
[18:43] Ma
    One, two, three, four!
[18:44] Ha
    Y-Yes, sir.
[18:44] SS
    One, two, three, four!
[18:45] Oc
    Yell at the team,
[18:46] Ma
    One, two!
[18:46] SS
    Three, four, one, two!
[18:47] Oc
    and then have everyone run while shouting.
[18:48] Ma
    One, two, three, four, one!
[18:49] SS
    Let's go!
[18:50] Ma
    Two!
[18:51] SS
    Let's go!
[18:51] Ma
    Three!
[18:51] Oc
    How old-fashioned.
[18:52] SS
    Let's go!
[18:52] Ma
    Four!
[18:53] SS
    Let's go!
[18:54] Ma
    One!
[18:54] SS
    Ay!
[18:54] Ma
    Two!
[18:54] Oc
    This method works for a team
    with players of similar calibers.
[18:54] SS
    Ay!
[18:55] Ma
    Three!
[18:55] SS
    Ay!
[18:55] Ma
    Four!
[18:55] SS
    Ay!
[18:56] Ma
    One, two, three, four!
[18:57] SS
    One, two, three, four!
[19:00] Oc
    There's no point in putting
    someone with talent through this.
SIGN    Seido Spirit Dorm
[19:14] Mi
    Huh? Pitching?
[19:16] Mi
    Not today.
[19:18] Mi
    Aren't your legs like lead
    after all that running?
[19:22] Mi
    So get rest.
[19:24] Mi
    I mean,
[19:25] Mi
    there were too many problems
    with today's game,
[19:28] Mi
    and I should probably
    do something as the captain, but...
[19:35] Mi
    Coach Ochiai?
[19:37] Mi
    What is he doing here?
[19:43] Oc
    You felt good in the pen today, didn't you?
[19:46] Oc
    But it didn't quite work out
    so well on the mound.
[19:52] Oc
    I know that feeling.
[19:55] Oc
    The worse you do on the mound,
    it leaves you more puzzled and frustrated.
[20:00] Oc
    Don't you have a breaking ball
    that lets you relax?
[20:03] Mi
    Y-Yes, sir.
[20:04] Mi
    We have a splitter and a slide step,
[20:08] Mi
    but I wanted Furuya to get over it himself.
[20:12] Oc
    I figured.
[20:15] Oc
    I think it was too soon
    to switch him there, too.
[20:19] Oc
    Especially if you want Furuya
    to grow as the ace.
[20:27] Mi
    But the fact that Kawakami
    pitched nine innings today
[20:31] Mi
    works out great for our team,
[20:34] Mi
    and the coach just wanted him
    to cool off in left field.
SIGN    Look away
[20:37] Mi
    Don't ignore me!
[20:41] Oc
    I wouldn't have switched him out.
[20:44] Oc
    I don't switch out the ace, no matter what.
[20:50] Oc
    You just need to hold off a little longer.
[20:57] Oc
    I just told the ace and captain
    about my coaching policy.
[21:05] VP
    What?
[21:06] VP
    Are you sure you don't need
    to sign up to play professionally?
[21:10] Yu
    Yes.
[21:11] Yu
    I want to go to my coach's alma mater.
[21:16] VP
    You could be giving up a huge opportunity.
[21:20] VP
    We could get our school's name on TV.
[21:25] Yu
    I'm grateful for the offer,
[21:28] Yu
    but I want to grow in college first.
[21:32] Pr
    I see.
[21:33] Pr
    You want to go to Coach Kataoka's alma mater.
[21:36] Yu
    Yes.
[21:37] Pr
    Well, it would be great
    to have you be the bridge
[21:41] Pr
    between us and M University.
[21:43] Pr
    We'll have a brand new team
    starting next year, so...
[21:48] Yu
    Brand new?
[21:50] VP
    P-Principal!
[21:52] Pr
    It's fine. He'll find out sooner or later.
[22:00] Yu
    What do you mean by that?
[23:35] Mi
    No matter what happens with the coaches,
    we just have faith and follow them.
[23:39] Mi
    Right now, he's our only coach.
[23:43] Yu
    We'll gladly take them on as a practice game.
[23:45] Yu
    Right now, this is the only thing we can do.
[23:49] Is
    We're going all out!
[23:51] Is
    If you don't do the same, we'll kill you all!
[23:53] Mi
    Jun-san.
[23:54] Mi
    Next time on Ace of the Diamond:
    Inheritance.
SIGN    Inheritance
[23:56] Sa
    We get to play these amazing people?