# Season 1
# 1 - Ruriko the Beer Vendor Girl / Welcome, Regular / Candy and Tears
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GVDHX85EQ/catch-me-at-the-ballpark)
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**[00:11] sign**
Kokoro
**[00:13] Kokoro**
Thanks!
**[00:15] Omatsu**
All ready!
**[00:17] Aona**
Thanks.
**[00:19] Sara**
Can I get a new keg?
**[00:22] Omatsu**
Hey, you're on a ten-minute pace.
**[00:24] Omatsu**
Nice work.
**[00:24] Kohinata**
Helps that it's a warm day.
**[00:29] Nakaizumi**
Okay, Ruriko, you're all ready!
**[00:32] Ruriko**
All right. Let's give it a go!
**[00:36] sign**
Ruriko
**[00:39] Nakaizumi**
Bring in that dough! Yes!
**[02:21] sign**
Ruriko the Beer Vendor Girl
**[02:22] Murata**
*I've been in the working world
for a few years now.*
**[02:26] Murata**
* My name's Murata, and I'm all-in*
* on that corporate slave life.*
**[02:30] Murata**
*But there's a place I go to escape it all.*
**[02:38] Murata**
*The ballpark!*
**[02:41] Nagisa**
*Batting first: shortstop, Shishio.*
**[02:45] Murata**
*I love the ballpark.*
**[02:47] Murata**
*There are so many ways to enjoy a game.*
**[02:52] Murata**
* You can throw in with the*
* cheer squad and get loud.*
**[02:53] Ruriko**
Would anyone like a beer?
**[02:55] Murata**
* You can pick a favorite player*
* and watch intently.*
**[02:57] Ruriko**
Would anyone like a beer?
**[02:59] Murata**
* Me? I like to find a spot in the open seating*
* section and just lose myself in the game.*
**[03:03] Ruriko**
Would anyone like a beer?!
**[03:06] Ruriko**
Hey, mister!
**[03:08] Murata**
Y-Yes?!
**[03:09] Ruriko**
I've been asking if you'd like a beer.
**[03:12] Ruriko**
Didn't you hear?
**[03:14] Murata**
O-Oh, right...
**[03:16] Murata**
I-I'll take one, then.
**[03:19] Ruriko**
Hooray!
**[03:23] Ruriko**
That'll be 700 yen!
**[03:25] Murata**
But that's all foam!
**[03:27] Ruriko**
No good?
**[03:29] Ruriko**
The foam's got a higher alcohol content.
I'm doing you a favor!
**[03:34] Murata**
Um... Really?
**[03:36] Murata**
* I didn't expect to get hard sold*
* with logic like that...*
**[03:42] Ruriko**
I'm totally kidding!
**[03:44] Ruriko**
You can't tell when someone's making a joke?
**[03:46] Ruriko**
You'll never get girls that way!
**[03:48] Murata**
* I know I can't. I've heard it*
* a million times before.*
**[03:52] Ruriko**
Okay, here! A new one!
**[03:54] Murata**
Th-Thanks.
**[03:56] Ruriko**
Thank you for your patronage!
**[03:58] Nagisa**
*Batting third: left fielder, Nokogiriyama.*
**[04:03] Murata**
*Hey, Nokogiriyama!*
**[04:05] Murata**
* I'm counting on you!*
* Vent some of that work stress for me!*
**[04:10] sign**
Sneak
**[04:12] Murata**
U-Um... What are you doing?
**[04:16] Ruriko**
Taking a break. That a problem?
**[04:18] Murata**
Well... I couldn't really say.
**[04:22] Ruriko**
The gear you have to carry
as a vendor is crazy, y'know.
**[04:23] sign**
Beer Keg
~20kg
**[04:24] sign**
Bills
**[04:25] sign**
Snacks
**[04:26] Ruriko**
We're basically decked out like an RPG hero.
**[04:27] sign**
Change
**[04:28] sign**
Cups
**[04:29] Ruriko**
And we gotta navigate stairs while
we're doing a ton of other stuff.
**[04:29] sign**
Pour the
beer while
preparing
change
**[04:31] sign**
Making conversation, too
**[04:32] sign**
Pant
**[04:32] sign**
Huff
**[04:32] sign**
Anyone like a beer?!
**[04:33] Ruriko**
But one of the veterans here
sells, like, 300 cups a day.
**[04:33] sign**
Pant
**[04:33] sign**
Huff
**[04:36] sign**
Me!
**[04:36] sign**
Anyone like a beer?!
**[04:37] sign**
Me!
**[04:38] Ruriko**
Pretty awesome, right?
**[04:39] Murata**
Yeah...
**[04:41] Murata**
*This vendor girl's pretty talkative.*
**[04:44] Murata**
* I don't remember seeing her*
* at this park before...*
**[04:46] Ruriko**
I figured I'd be earning big money in no time,
**[04:50] Ruriko**
but it's been harder than I thought.
**[04:52] Murata**
*She's pretty confident in herself, I guess...*
**[04:55] Murata**
So just being cute isn't enough?
Must be complicated.
**[05:02] Ruriko**
*I* never said a word about
thinking that I was cute.
**[05:08] Ruriko**
*I* thought I'd succeed because of my *gumption*...
**[05:12] Ruriko**
I get it now. So I'm your type, huh, mister?
**[05:16] Murata**
W-Well... from context, I just
assumed that was what you meant...
**[05:20] Ruriko**
Cutie pie!
**[05:28] Nokogiriyama**
Yeah!
**[05:35] sign**
Takuma
**[05:35] sign**
Nokogiriyama Ken
**[05:35] sign**
Shishio
**[05:35] sign**
Pride of Chiba!!
**[05:36] Ruriko**
Say, mister. Why aren't you
in the cheering section?
**[05:40] Murata**
Well...
**[05:42] Murata**
It feels presumptuous for a
bottom-rung salaryman like me
**[05:46] Murata**
to shout encouragement
at pro baseball players.
**[05:49] Murata**
I'm not sure why they'd want a
stranger like me rooting for them.
**[05:52] Ruriko**
That's some seriously twisted logic!
**[05:56] Ruriko**
Okay, then. Let's run a test.
**[06:03] Ruriko**
Hang in there.
**[06:06] Ruriko**
You're always doing such a great job at work.
**[06:08] Ruriko**
You did a great job today, too.
**[06:10] Ruriko**
Go! Go!
**[06:13] Ruriko**
Fight!
**[06:18] Ruriko**
We're strangers, too. Was that bad?
**[06:22] Murata**
Er, well...
**[06:24] Murata**
Not bad, I suppose.
**[06:26] Ruriko**
See? Told ya!
**[06:28] Murata**
*It wasn't bad, but...*
**[06:30] Ruriko**
Up I go.
**[06:33] Ruriko**
I think your encouragement will
get through to the players, too.
**[06:39] Ruriko**
Anyway, gotta get back to work!
**[06:44] Ruriko**
Would anyone like a beer?
**[06:48] Murata**
Don't go!
**[06:51] Murata**
I-I'll take one more beer.
**[06:55] Ruriko**
But you haven't finished that one. You sure?
**[06:58] Murata**
We all have different ways
of rooting for people.
**[07:04] Ruriko**
Hey, is this you trying to encourage me?
**[07:09] Ruriko**
Did you fall in love with me or something?!
**[07:11] Ruriko**
Shouting "don't go!" like we're in a rom-com...
**[07:15] Murata**
*I shouldn't have stuck my neck out.*
**[07:19] Ruriko**
Here.
**[07:20] Ruriko**
Look at this.
**[07:23] sign**
Ruriko
**[07:25] Ruriko**
Ruriko's my name.
You can shout that instead.
**[07:28] Murata**
Right.
**[07:30] Ruriko**
Thanks. I'll do my best.
**[07:56] Ruriko**
*Talking to a guy was* so *nerve-racking!*
**[07:59] Ruriko**
* The vets said you gotta be aggressive*
* with the customers...*
**[08:03] Ruriko**
*I hope my voice wasn't trembling!*
**[08:12] Murata**
* I wish I could be confident*
* and positive like her.*
**[08:22] Ruriko**
*Either way, I managed to talk to a customer!*
**[08:25] Ruriko**
*I've taken a big step today!*
**[08:27] Ruriko**
*I'm gonna treat myself tonight!*
**[08:30] Ruriko**
*Celebrate with a frosty cold beer!*
**[08:32] Ruriko**
*Wait, I could do that right now!*
**[08:35] sign**
Beer Keg
**[08:35] sign**
Beer Keg
**[08:36] sign**
Beer Keg
**[08:36] Ruriko**
*No, I can't drink the merchandise!*
**[08:38] Kisa**
Miss, can I have a beer?
**[08:39] Ruriko**
* Wait. I could sneak back*
* to the locker room...*
**[08:40] Kisa**
Um, miss?
**[08:42] Ruriko**
*Darn it, you know you can't do that!*
**[08:43] Kisa**
Miss? A beer?
***SIGN*** Welcome, Regular
**[08:49] Murata**
* The term "third place" always sounded*
* a little pretentious to me...*
**[08:54] Murata**
* But the ballpark is*
* definitely like that for me.*
**[08:58] Murata**
*And night games have their own special joy...*
**[09:01] Murata**
*The 800-yen mega-portion ultra meal pack!*
**[09:05] Murata**
* I skipped dinner and only had some*
* chocolate for lunch to prepare.*
**[09:10] Murata**
Let's eat!
**[09:11] Ruriko**
Hang on, mister.
**[09:13] Murata**
Y-Yes?!
**[09:15] Murata**
*Hey, it's that vendor girl, Ruriko!*
**[09:18] Ruriko**
Eating a meal pack without beer?
**[09:20] Ruriko**
You got a home run for a brain?
**[09:22] Murata**
*Home... run?*
**[09:24] Murata**
Um, h-hey there.
**[09:27] Murata**
Good evening.
**[09:28] Ruriko**
It's been five whole days, mister!
**[09:32] Ruriko**
Here, a beer! 700 yen, please!
**[09:35] Murata**
* Her hard-sell technique*
* has grown more advanced!*
**[09:42] Murata**
This tastes better than last time, somehow.
**[09:46] Murata**
* I get it. You can't beat the combo*
* of beer and a meal pack.*
**[09:47] sign**
Iconic Duo
**[09:47] sign**
Mr. Beer
**[09:47] sign**
Mr. Meal Pack
**[09:51] Ruriko**
The way you pour the beer makes
it taste way different, see?
**[09:55] Ruriko**
I've been practicing the heck out of it!
**[09:58] Ruriko**
You gotta maintain a 3:7 foam-to-beer ratio,
**[10:01] Ruriko**
and form a solid head instead of "crab bubbles."
**[10:04] Ruriko**
It's great to know you
can taste the difference!
**[10:06] Murata**
*I didn't notice any of that.*
**[10:09] Ruriko**
You're the only one to catch on so far.
**[10:11] Ruriko**
Is that a sign of the depths of your love?
**[10:14] Ruriko**
Scary.
**[10:14] Murata**
*But she seems happy, so I'll stay quiet.*
**[10:17] Ruriko**
Hup!
**[10:19] Ruriko**
Welp, buy from me again sometime!
**[10:21] Murata**
S-Sure.
**[10:24] Murata**
*She's not gonna take a break today?*
**[10:28] Murata**
*What are you thinking?! Of course she's not!*
**[10:30] Murata**
*Don't get your hopes up, man!*
**[10:33] sign**
Anderson
**[10:33] sign**
Mashiko
**[10:33] sign**
Terabayashi
**[10:33] sign**
Kanda
**[10:33] sign**
Yamazaki
**[10:33] sign**
Maruyama
**[10:33] sign**
Martinez
**[10:33] sign**
Hayashida
**[10:33] sign**
Tachibana
**[10:33] sign**
Pitch Count
**[10:33] sign**
Strikeouts
**[10:33] sign**
ERA
**[10:33] Nagisa**
*Batting seventh: right fielder, Kojiro.*
**[10:40] Murata**
All right, here we go!
**[10:42] Murata**
The veteran player with
over 200 career home runs!
**[10:45] Murata**
And he's currently running a 120 wRC+!
**[10:47] sign**
wRC+ = A metric used by hardcore fans to weigh a hitter's ability to generate runs
**[10:49] Murata**
It's been two whole years since
we got him off of waivers!
**[10:52] Murata**
He's still got it, though!
**[10:55] Murata**
Out of beer just as it's getting good?
**[10:58] Murata**
*Where's Ruriko?*
**[11:01] Murata**
* If I look for her too hard,*
* she'll probably tease me again...*
**[11:05] Ruriko**
*You in love with me or something?*
**[11:08] Vendor**
Would anyone like a beer?
**[11:10] Murata**
*Maybe I'll flag down another vendor.*
**[11:14] Ruriko**
Hey, mister.
**[11:17] Ruriko**
What's all this, now?
**[11:19] Ruriko**
I'm right here, you know.
**[11:21] Ruriko**
You must've been looking everywhere for me.
**[11:24] Murata**
Well, actually...
**[11:26] Murata**
Yes, that's right.
**[11:27] Ruriko**
Thank you for your patronage!
**[11:30] Murata**
*I just got teased anyway.*
**[11:32] Ruriko**
And not just that...
**[11:34] Ruriko**
You actually gave up and
almost bought from another girl!
**[11:39] Murata**
*She saw the whole thing!*
**[11:41] Ruriko**
You can't cheat on me, y'know.
**[11:43] Ruriko**
Vendors like me rely on our regulars, y'know.
**[11:46] Murata**
E-Even so...
**[11:51] Murata**
I haven't bought from you
often enough to be a regular!
**[11:53] Murata**
And I can buy from anyone I like!
**[11:57] Murata**
* If I had the guts to talk back like that,*
* maybe I'd be better at my job.*
**[12:02] Murata**
I'm sorry.
**[12:08] Murata**
Yes!
**[12:15] Vendor**
Thanks for always buying from me!
**[12:15] sign**
Sweet
**[12:18] Fan**
Excuse me! I'd like one, too!
**[12:20] Vendor**
Coming!
**[12:24] Ruriko**
Hey, mister. You into the
"sweetness and light" type?
**[12:28] Murata**
I-I didn't say that!
**[12:36] Ruriko**
Or is it this?
**[12:38] Ruriko**
It's the ponytail, right?
**[12:40] Murata**
W-Well...
**[12:43] Ruriko**
That's it, right? Have I won your heart back?
**[12:46] Murata**
You never had it in the first place!
**[12:49] Ruriko**
Don't be so shy! Go on, look!
**[12:53] Murata**
Look, I get it...
**[12:56] Ruriko**
C'mon, look!
**[12:57] Murata**
I'll make sure to buy from you next time.
**[13:02] Ruriko**
You think you can be my regular that easily?
**[13:05] Ruriko**
What a hopeless little guy.
**[13:07] Ruriko**
Guess I'll come back another time!
**[13:11] Ruriko**
See ya, Mr. Regular!
**[13:16] Murata**
*Sheesh.*
**[13:18] Murata**
*Huh?!*
**[13:19] Murata**
*It's still good, even without the meal?*
**[13:22] (Flashback) Ruriko**
The way you pour the beer makes
it taste way different, see?
**[13:27] Murata**
* The change in her pour technique*
* really did make a difference!*
**[13:38] Ruriko**
*I got my first regular!*
**[13:51] sign**
Really liked it
**[13:52] Ruriko**
Looks good!
**[13:59] sign**
Candy and Tears
**[13:59] Narrator**
At Chiba MotorSuns Stadium, there are
sights you can always expect to see.
**[14:05] Narrator**
Even when it's hot, even when it's windy...
**[14:08] Narrator**
As long as the MotorSuns are playing that day,
**[14:11] Narrator**
they'll always be there.
**[14:16] sign**
Stadium Security for 30 Years
Igarashi Ryuichi (65)
**[14:20] sign**
Authorized
Personnel
Only
**[14:20] Kojiro**
Good to see you, Mr. Igarashi.
**[14:22] Brian**
Mr. Rashi, how's it going?
**[14:24] Igarashi**
* Mr. Kojiro and Mr. Bryan.*
* Have another great game!*
**[14:28] sign**
Authorized
Personnel
Only
**[14:29] Shishio**
Mr. Igarashi, good to see you again!
**[14:31] Ichinomiya**
Good to see you!
**[14:33] Igarashi**
*Mr. Shishio and Mr. Ichinomiya.*
**[14:35] Igarashi**
* As peers, make each other better*
* and make the team fun!*
**[14:38] Ruriko**
Hey, Mr. Iga!
**[14:38] sign**
Authorized
Personnel
Only
**[14:40] Ruriko**
Hot enough for ya?
**[14:42] Igarashi**
*The new vendor girl?*
**[14:43] Igarashi**
*I bet she'll sell a lot of beer today!*
**[14:45] sign**
Authorized
Personnel
Only
**[14:56] Security Chief**
Hey, Mr. Iga.
**[14:58] Security Chief**
Shift change. Go take a break.
**[15:00] Security Chief**
You go with him, rookie.
**[15:03] Security Chief**
You can ask Mr. Iga about
anything you need to know.
**[15:07] sign**
Authorized
Personnel Only
**[15:07] sign**
Security Break Room
**[15:08] Takimoto**
Man, this sucks.
**[15:10] Takimoto**
I took this job 'cause
I like watching baseball.
**[15:14] Takimoto**
I thought I could at least get
some MotorSuns autographs.
**[15:18] Takimoto**
But it's just standing around
doing the same thing all day!
**[15:22] Takimoto**
How does anyone do this crappy job long-term?
**[15:24] Security A**
Hey, keep it down!
**[15:30] Middle-Aged Security**
Hey, check your placement for the next shift.
**[15:36] Takimoto**
*What, I'm with the old geezer?*
**[15:41] Security A**
Takimoto, you like candy a lot, huh?
**[15:45] Takimoto**
It's fine. Keeps up the blood sugar and all.
**[15:48] Takimoto**
Here.
**[15:49] Middle-Aged Security**
Hey, no eating on the job!
**[15:51] Takimoto**
Yeah, yeah. I'll run out soon enough.
**[15:55] Takimoto**
I space out when my blood sugar gets low.
**[16:00] Ruriko**
Would anyone like a Hyper Dry?
**[16:10] Ruriko**
What's wrong?
**[16:11] Miku**
Um... Um, miss...
**[16:15] Miku**
I'm Miku!
**[16:17] Miku**
I'm four!
**[16:23] Miku**
I can't find my mommy and daddy!
**[16:26] Ruriko**
You're okay! You're okay!
**[16:29] Ruriko**
A lost kid, huh?
**[16:32] Ruriko**
This is hopeless.
I work on commission, y'know...
**[16:37] Ruriko**
Mr. Iga!
**[16:39] Ruriko**
Could you help me out?
**[16:42] Igarashi**
A lost kid, huh?
**[16:43] Igarashi**
Don't you worry, now.
**[16:45] Igarashi**
This is Igarashi at tunnel 203.
**[16:47] Igarashi**
Lost child secured.
**[16:49] Igarashi**
Name: Miku. Female, four years old.
**[16:50] Takimoto**
*What a pain in the ass.*
**[16:52] Takimoto**
Who the hell brings their preschooler
to a crowded place like this?
**[16:56] Takimoto**
Anyone could see she's gonna get lost.
**[16:58] Takimoto**
The parents must be crazy.
**[17:00] Igarashi**
Hey!
**[17:01] Ruriko**
You don't have to say that in front of the kid!
**[17:05] Ruriko**
What if she ends up hating the ballpark?!
**[17:09] Ruriko**
How you are when you're four is
how you'll be at a hundred, right?!
**[17:11] Takimoto**
I-I think in the saying it's "three"...
**[17:14] Takimoto**
This is way too much responsibility
for a security guard.
**[17:22] Miku**
The lady yelled!
**[17:27] Ruriko**
I'm sorry! I shouldn't have shouted!
**[17:30] Ruriko**
I'm not mad at all!
**[17:32] Ruriko**
I was trying to defend you, actually...
**[17:36] Nagisa**
*A lost child has been found.*
**[17:40] Ruriko**
See? It's already on the announcements.
**[17:42] Nagisa**
* Four-year-old Miku is currently*
* in custody at tunnel 203.*
**[17:44] Igarashi**
Takimoto, give her this.
**[17:49] Takimoto**
Candy?
**[17:49] Nagisa**
* If this is your child,*
* please come to tunnel 203 promptly.*
**[17:50] Takimoto**
Why not give it to her yourself?
**[17:53] Igarashi**
I'm telling *you* to do it.
**[17:56] Takimoto**
*That's not gonna stop her crying.*
**[17:56] Nagisa**
*I repeat: a lost child has been found...*
**[17:58] Ruriko**
There, there. There, there.
**[18:01] Takimoto**
Here, kid. For you.
**[18:16] Miku**
Thanks, mister.
**[18:18] Takimoto**
S-Sure...
**[18:21] Takimoto**
*Huh? I just remembered...*
**[18:24] Igarashi**
Isn't that nice, Miku?
**[18:26] Igarashi**
Your mommy and daddy will be here soon.
**[18:29] Miku**
Really?!
**[18:30] Igarashi**
Yeah.
**[18:31] Igarashi**
And if you ever get lost at the ballpark again,
**[18:34] Igarashi**
Mr. Candy here will be there, too.
**[18:36] Miku**
Okay!
**[18:40] (Flashback) Takimoto**
Mommy! Daddy!
**[18:43] (Flashback) Igarashi**
Hey, kid, don't worry.
**[18:49] (Flashback) Igarashi**
Can you tell me your name
and how old you are?
**[18:51] (Flashback) Child Takimoto**
Takimoto Reiji. I'm five.
**[18:54] (Flashback) Igarashi**
Okay. Hold on just a minute.
**[18:56] (Flashback) Igarashi**
This is Igarashi at tunnel 203.
**[18:59] (Flashback) Igarashi**
I've got a lost child.
**[19:00] (Flashback) Igarashi**
Name: Takimoto Reiji. Male, five years old.
**[19:03] (Flashback) Igarashi**
Takimoto Reiji. Male, five years old.
**[19:06] (Flashback) Igarashi**
Let's get that out there.
**[19:10] (Flashback) Igarashi**
Want some candy?
**[19:18] (Flashback) Takimoto**
Thanks, mister.
**[19:21] Announcer**
*A lost child has been found.*
**[19:26] Announcer**
*A five-year-old boy, Takimoto Reiji,
is waiting at tunnel 203...*
**[19:29] (Flashback) Igarashi**
Isn't that nice, son?
**[19:30] (Flashback) Igarashi**
Your parents will be here soon.
**[19:32] (Flashback) Takimoto**
Really?!
**[19:33] (Flashback) Igarashi**
Yeah. And if you ever get lost
at the ballpark again,
**[19:36] (Flashback) Igarashi**
Mr. Candy here will be there, too.
**[19:40] (Flashback) Takimoto**
Okay!
**[19:44] Takimoto**
N-Nothing.
**[19:45] Miku's Mom**
Miku! I'm so sorry!
**[19:49] Miku**
Mommy!
**[19:49] Miku's Dad**
Daddy's here, too!
**[19:52] Miku's Dad**
Miku!
**[19:56] Miku's Dad**
We can't thank you enough!
**[19:58] Miku's Mom**
Thank you!
**[20:00] Miku**
Let's play again!
**[20:02] Ruriko**
So it was all a big game now?
I guess that's for the best...
**[20:17] sign**
Authorized
Personnel Only
**[20:17] sign**
Security Break Room
**[20:24] Takimoto**
Hey... Mr. Igarashi?
**[20:28] Takimoto**
S-So, like...
**[20:31] Takimoto**
I'm really sorry. I didn't take
the security job seriously.
**[20:36] Takimoto**
You gave me candy here
when I was little, too.
**[20:41] Takimoto**
I got lost, and I was super scared.
I was crying my eyes out...
**[20:46] Takimoto**
But I still love watching baseball.
**[20:52] Igarashi**
I see.
**[20:53] Igarashi**
And that child is working at the stadium now.
**[20:58] Igarashi**
I'm glad you didn't end up
hating the ballpark.
**[21:08] Takimoto**
Yes, sir.
**[21:09] sign**
Authorized
Personnel Only
**[21:09] sign**
Security Break Room
**[21:12] Middle-Aged Security**
Those quiet dramas of day-to-day life!
**[21:15] Security A**
Takimoto's got a soft side, too!
**[21:17] Security Chief**
You said it.
**[21:22] Security Chief**
Here, Miss Vendor. Use this.
**[21:24] Ruriko**
No!
**[21:26] Ruriko**
I'm an outsider here.
It's not my place to cry.
**[21:29] Ruriko**
I can hold in my tears.
**[21:32] Security Chief**
Okay, I get it.
**[21:33] Security Chief**
But you should still take it.
**[21:35] Ruriko**
No! It's not my place!
**[21:39] Trio**
So take it already!
**[21:49] Narrator**
There are sights here you
can always expect to see.
**[21:55] sign**
Bryan
**[21:58] Narrator**
Even when it's hot, even when it's windy...
**[22:02] Narrator**
No matter how much time passes...
**[22:10] Narrator**
They'll always be there.
**[23:44] sign**
Next Time
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"The Definition of a Baseball Fan"
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"No! Never!"
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"The Head Scarf of Innocence"
# 2 - The Definition of a Baseball Fan / No! Never! / The Head Scarf of Innocence
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GVDHX85EQ/catch-me-at-the-ballpark)
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**[01:31] sign**
The Definition of a Baseball Fan
**[01:37] Taki**
*My name is Takino Yuki.*
**[01:39] Taki**
* Despite appearances,*
* I used to be a TV announcer.*
**[01:42] Taki**
*I'm taking the Keiyo Line train at 5 PM.*
**[01:45] Taki**
*I'm very annoyed.*
**[01:48] sign**
Local for Kaihin-Makuhari
**[01:49] Yuki**
* You see, the closer the train*
* gets to Kaihin-Makuhari*
**[01:51] Yuki**
*the more it fills up with people I hate.*
**[01:56] Yuki**
*Decked out in their hats and uniforms.*
**[02:00] Yuki**
*Cheer paraphernalia sticking out of their bags.*
**[02:07] Yuki**
*I knew it! That's the rhythm of a cheer!*
**[02:16] Yuki**
*I'm surrounded by baseball fans!*
**[02:19] Yuki**
*It's maddening!*
**[02:24] Ruriko**
Iwakawa's new pitching stance pays off.
**[02:28] Ruriko**
Three straight HQS...
**[02:32] Ruriko**
What's an HQS?
**[02:33] sign**
A statistic that indicates a good pitching performance.
**[02:35] Yuki**
*Even that gyaru?!*
**[02:39] Yuki**
* What kind of young person*
* reads a sports paper on a train?!*
**[02:43] Yuki**
*This is why I hate baseball fans!*
**[02:46] Announcer**
*Next stop, Kaihin-Makuhari. Kaihin-Makuhari.*
**[02:50] Announcer**
*The doors on the right side will open.*
**[02:53] Yuki**
*All that said...*
**[02:55] Yuki**
*I'm heading to the stadium, too.*
**[03:01] Yuki**
*But I have a reason for it.*
**[03:06] Yuki**
*Wearing a number one jersey...*
**[03:08] Yuki**
*Kojiro's uniform.*
**[03:12] sign**
Shishio
**[03:12] Girl A**
Shishio!
**[03:14] Girl B**
Go!
**[03:18] Yuki**
Honestly.
**[03:20] Yuki**
Young women these days are all into Shishio.
**[03:24] Yuki**
While my dearest Kojiro
earns no female attention!
**[03:31] Ruriko**
Would anyone like anything?
**[03:33] Ruriko**
How about a Hyper Dry?
**[03:39] Yuki**
Maybe I'll get a beer.
**[03:41] Yuki**
Excuse me!
**[03:45] Ruriko**
Hey, thanks!
**[03:47] Yuki**
*The gyaru who was reading that sports paper?*
**[03:49] Yuki**
*She's a vendor here?!*
**[03:54] Ruriko**
Hey, I know that uniform! It's Kojiro's!
**[03:57] Yuki**
W-Well... Do you like Kojiro?
**[04:02] Yuki**
He's a good player, isn't he?
**[04:05] Yuki**
I'll take a beer.
**[04:06] Ruriko**
Thanks!
**[04:07] Ruriko**
I don't see many young women
in Kojiro gear, y'know?
**[04:11] Ruriko**
You're a pretty rare breed!
**[04:15] Yuki**
*No female attention at all!*
**[04:18] Yuki**
* Though I appreciate being*
* called a young woman...*
**[04:26] Yuki**
*Why, you ask, am I so fixated on Kojiro?*
**[04:32] Yuki**
* Why do I come to the ballpark*
* despite hating it so much?*
**[04:38] Yuki**
*The reason is...*
**[04:40] Nagisa**
*Batting seventh: right fielder, Kojiro.*
**[04:44] Nagisa**
*Uniform number one.*
**[04:47] Yuki**
*Because I'm his wife!*
**[04:50] Yuki**
* I don't want to hear that he got into*
* a hitting slump because he got married!*
**[04:55] Yuki**
*It's his second time at bat today.*
**[04:57] Yuki**
*Two outs, runners on first and second.*
**[04:58] Yuki**
*It's a dramatic time for an at-bat!*
**[05:03] Oldie A**
Damn. Does it have to be Kojiro?
**[05:05] Oldie A**
Send in a pinch hitter!
**[05:07] Oldie A**
We won't score any runs with that sub-200 hack!
**[05:11] Oldie A**
Why do they even keep playing that old-timer?
**[05:14] Oldie A**
He's 35 years old, damn it!
**[05:17] Oldie B**
His last at-bat was a pathetic flyout to right!
**[05:20] Oldie B**
He needs to get it together!
**[05:22] Yuki**
*This is why I hate baseball fans!*
**[05:26] Oldie A**
He's getting in the way of
developing the young core!
**[05:29] Oldie B**
Maybe he'll walk after this year!
**[05:31] Oldie A**
Not like any other team would take him.
**[05:34] Oldie A**
But could he even make a living if he retired?
**[05:37] Oldie B**
Good point!
**[05:41] Yuki**
*I can't take it anymore!*
**[05:44] Yuki**
Hey, armchair commentators!
**[05:47] Yuki**
Wouldn't a real fan look
for a player's good points?!
**[05:53] Yuki**
You've been talking trash this
whole time! I heard you, asshole!
**[05:58] Oldie A**
Wh-What's your problem?
It's all true, isn't it?
**[06:04] Yuki**
Then wouldn't a real fan be
clapping their hands to support him?!
**[06:11] Yuki**
Hey, vendor girl! You agree, don't you?!
**[06:16] Ruriko**
H-Huh? Me?
**[06:19] Ruriko**
Um...
**[06:26] Ruriko**
Kojiro's running a 120 wRC+!
**[06:31] Oldie A**
Huh? A what?
**[06:33] Ruriko**
It means...
**[06:36] Ruriko**
Kojiro's still got it!
**[06:46] Announcer**
*Kojiro hits a go-ahead three-run blast!*
**[06:48] Yuki**
Hell yeah!
**[06:50] Oldie A**
He really did it!
**[06:52] Oldie B**
I can't believe it!
**[06:55] Ruriko**
Awesome!
**[06:56] Yuki**
Kojiro!
**[06:58] Oldie A/B**
Kojiro!
**[07:06] Yuki**
Sorry for dragging you into this.
**[07:08] Yuki**
Can I buy another to make it up to you?
**[07:12] Ruriko**
That's not really necessary...
**[07:14] Oldie A**
I'll buy from you, too!
**[07:16] Oldie B**
Me, too!
**[07:17] Ruriko**
Gosh, thanks!
**[07:21] Ruriko**
*Although...*
**[07:23] (Flashback) Murata**
All right, here we go!
**[07:25] (Flashback) Murata**
The veteran player with
over 200 career home runs!
**[07:28] (Flashback) Murata**
And he's currently running a 120 wRC+!
**[07:33] Ruriko**
What the heck is a wRC+?
**[07:44] Yuki**
You're about to take a shower?
**[07:46] Yuki**
Sorry to call when you're busy.
**[07:49] Yuki**
Yes, I saw!
**[07:51] Yuki**
It's no wonder you have a 120 wRC+!
**[07:54] Yuki**
What? I don't really know,
but you were amazing!
**[07:59] Yuki**
Great work today!
Take care on your way home!
**[08:03] sign**
Kojiro
**[08:05] Yuki**
* When I sat in the VIP seats, it was always*
* awkward when Kojiro didn't get a hit,*
**[08:10] Yuki**
* so I decided to try regular seating*
* for the first time in a while.*
**[08:20] Yuki**
* I suppose it's nice to change*
* things up now and then.*
**[08:25] sign**
Authorized Personnel Only
**[08:25] sign**
Staff Waiting Room
**[08:34] Nakaizumi**
Look at you, Ruriko!
You're reading a sports paper?
**[08:38] Ruriko**
Hey, Mr. Nakaizumi. Good work today!
**[08:41] Nakaizumi**
It's important for a vendor to know the game.
**[08:45] Nakaizumi**
Any fun stories today?
**[08:49] Ruriko**
Oh, yeah! This one was really funny!
**[08:52] sign**
I figured out
how to get 100 runs
in three innings!
**[08:53] Ruriko**
"I figured out how to get
100 runs in three innings!"
**[08:56] sign**
Hit a home run
in the bottom of the first!
**[08:56] sign**
Crack!
**[08:57] Ruriko**
"Hit a home run in the
bottom of the first! Crack!"
**[09:00] sign**
Then one-two-three innings
in the second and third!
**[09:00] sign**
Out!
**[09:00] Ruriko**
"Then one-two-three innings
in the second and third! Out!"
**[09:04] sign**
But you're losing!
See? It says 100!
**[09:05] Ruriko**
"See? It says 100! But you're losing!"
**[09:12] Nakaizumi**
That's just the comic strip!
**[09:16] Ruriko**
Baseball's hard.
**[09:25] sign**
90 Minutes Before the Chiba MotorSuns Play
**[09:29] sign**
Women's Changing Room
**[09:29] sign**
No! Never!
**[09:30] Sara**
Hey, guys! Do you mind if I ask some advice?
**[09:34] Sara**
I still don't know what to do
when a customer hits on me.
**[09:38] sign**
1 Year as a Vendor
Sara (High Schooler, Age 17)
**[09:39] Sara**
What do you do when someone
asks for your contact info?
**[09:42] Kokoro**
I hear you.
**[09:43] sign**
4 Years as a Vendor
Kokoro (Part-Timer, Age 22)
**[09:44] Kokoro**
I struggled with that at first, too.
**[09:46] Kokoro**
These days, I guess I just laugh it off.
**[09:49] Aona**
Give them your Ninsta account
instead of your number.
**[09:54] Aona**
It'll boost your follower count, too.
**[09:54] sign**
4 Years as a Vendor
Aona (College Student, Age 22)
**[09:56] Aona**
Right, Kohinata?
**[09:57] Kohinata**
Well, yeah...
**[09:58] sign**
10 Years as a Vendor
Kohinata (Office Worker, Age 29)
**[09:59] Kohinata**
But getting a high follower account
isn't all there is to Ninsta.
**[10:05] sign**
Whoops! Ordered a large!
**[10:06] Kohinata**
Post meals you've had now and then.
**[10:10] Kohinata**
It'll give you things to talk about
with regulars who follow you!
**[10:14] (Flashback) Customer A**
I went to that restaurant you mentioned!
**[10:17] (Flashback) Kohinata**
Isn't the food there delicious?
**[10:21] Sara/Kokoro/Aona**
*A pro!*
**[10:22] Sara**
You're amazing, Kohinata!
**[10:24] Kokoro**
I wanna be just like you!
**[10:26] Ruriko**
*They all get guests hitting on them?*
**[10:26] sign**
1 Week as a Vendor
Ruriko (Age 20)
**[10:29] Sara**
So, Aona, did you start
dating Omatsu, the checker?
**[10:34] Kokoro**
I wondered that, too!
**[10:38] Aona**
You figured it out?
**[10:39] Aona**
Yeah, finally. I was waiting forever!
**[10:42] Kohinata**
Hey, congrats!
**[10:44] Kohinata**
Just don't get too lovey-dovey in public.
**[10:47] Aona**
We're not going to!
**[10:50] Ruriko**
*No one's hit on me...*
**[10:54] Aona**
Have you had any guys who just
won't take a hint, Ruriko?
**[10:57] Aona**
You okay?
**[11:02] Ruriko**
Yeah... This one guy hit on me recently.
**[11:07] (Flashback) Murata**
We all have different ways
of rooting for people.
**[11:13] Ruriko**
Boy, did that catch me off-guard!
**[11:16] Kohinata**
Maybe you should use your Ninsta, too.
**[11:19] Kokoro**
I might start doing that, too.
**[11:22] Ruriko**
Ninsta?
**[11:24] Ruriko**
Yeah, of course!
**[11:25] Aona**
Ruriko, give me your account info later.
**[11:28] Kohinata**
Yeah, and me, too.
**[11:29] Kokoro**
Same!
**[11:30] Sara**
Share it with me, too, please!
**[11:32] Ruriko**
Sure thing!
**[11:35] Ruriko**
Hey, could you go to the meeting without me?
**[11:38] Ruriko**
I'll catch up in a bit.
**[11:39] Aona**
Okay.
**[11:50] Ruriko**
How do I make a Ninsta account?
**[11:53] Ruriko**
I'm so lousy with this stuff...
**[11:57] sign**
Incompetent with
social media
**[12:00] sign**
Authorized Personnel Only
**[12:00] sign**
Staff Waiting Room
**[12:01] Ruriko**
What the heck?!
**[12:04] Nakaizumi**
Okay, all, let's start the meeting.
**[12:08] Nakaizumi**
I'm sure you've heard rumors
about this here and there,
**[12:11] Nakaizumi**
but lately we've had some triple-three
sleaze balls hitting on the female staff!
**[12:17] Nakaizumi**
I'm pretty sure you know this, but
*never* give personal info to a customer.
**[12:25] Nakaizumi**
You never know when someone
might use it to stalk you.
**[12:29] Nakaizumi**
We checkers will keep a closer eye out, too,
**[12:33] Nakaizumi**
but try to keep customer
interactions brief and neutral.
**[12:38] Nakaizumi**
Are you listening, Ruriko?!
**[12:42] Ruriko**
Y-Yeah!
**[12:43] Ruriko**
Personal info, no! Never!
**[12:47] Ruriko**
* Damn it! I never figured out*
* how to make an account!*
**[12:52] Ruriko**
*Stupid Ninsta...*
**[13:00] Hige**
Man, you can't beat the ballpark!
**[13:03] Gori**
Let's get to work!
**[13:04] Fujinami**
What vendor girls will we see tonight?
**[13:08] Guys**
I might just go out on a limb!
**[13:10] Guys**
Maybe that cutie from last time...
**[13:13] Ruriko**
*Triple-three sleaze balls...*
**[13:15] Ruriko**
*I guess that's what they meant.*
**[13:17] Hige**
Hey, vendor girl! C'mere, little lady!
**[13:20] Fujinami**
We'll take some beers!
**[13:22] Gori**
Three of 'em!
**[13:25] Ruriko**
Three beers will be 2,100 yen.
**[13:28] Hige**
Dang, you've got it going on!
**[13:30] Hige**
What's your name?
**[13:31] sign**
Ruriko
**[13:32] Hige**
Ruriko, huh?
**[13:34] Fujinami**
How old are you, cutie?
**[13:35] Gori**
I'm getting you on video!
**[13:39] Ruriko**
*Personal info, no! Never!*
**[13:42] Hige**
So, li'l miss Ruriko.
**[13:44] Hige**
How's about you give me your number?
**[13:47] Ruriko**
Sorry. It's against the rules to give that out.
**[13:50] Ruriko**
*No. Never.*
**[13:53] Gori**
What area d'you live in?
**[13:54] Gori**
Maybe we can grab a drink sometime.
**[13:56] Ruriko**
The city.
**[13:58] Ruriko**
*No. Never!*
**[14:00] Fujinami**
What're you into?
**[14:02] Fujinami**
You in college?
**[14:04] Ruriko**
What do you think?
**[14:05] Ruriko**
*No! Never!*
**[14:07] Hige**
Y-You seem pretty mature.
**[14:10] Hige**
Bet you've got a little brother or sister!
**[14:13] Ruriko**
I think I've got a little brother... or sister?
**[14:16] Ruriko**
Maybe... or maybe not?
**[14:18] Ruriko**
*No! Never!*
**[14:20] Gori**
C'mon, don't be so defensive!
**[14:23] Gori**
You got a boyfriend?
**[14:25] Ruriko**
I'm all alone in this world.
**[14:29] Ruriko**
*No! Never!*
**[14:31] Fujinami**
All alone? You've got family, right?
**[14:35] Ruriko**
Yeah, I got a phone call
from my grandpa yesterday.
**[14:39] Ruriko**
Hideaki, 65 years old.
**[14:41] Ruriko**
*I can probably tell them that.*
**[14:44] Fujinami**
She finally tells us something...
**[14:48] Trio**
*Our only info on Ruriko: Grandfather, Hideaki.*
**[14:52] Hige**
Fine, we get it.
**[14:55] Hige**
At least give us your Ninsta.
Then we'll drop it.
**[14:59] Ruriko**
Ninsta?
**[15:01] Ruriko**
Nin... sta...
**[15:05] Ruriko**
Ninsta!
**[15:07] Ruriko**
I don't know how to get a stupid account, okay?!
**[15:10] Ruriko**
I'll let you be my first followers if you'll
just teach me how it freaking works!
**[15:17] Hige**
Sure.
**[15:18] Fujinami**
If you like...
**[15:20] Hige**
First, you have to download the app.
**[15:23] Hige**
Did they send you a code when you put in
your phone number or email address?
**[15:27] Ruriko**
I don't know what any of that crap means!
**[15:29] Hige**
Seriously?!
**[15:30] Hige**
Er, sorry. A code is...
**[15:34] Old Man**
What an entertaining young lady.
**[15:39] Old Man**
The ballpark never gets boring, does it?
**[15:48] sign**
I met the funniest
**[15:48] sign**
vendor girl!
**[15:48] sign**
I'm going to get to know her lolol
**[15:48] Ruriko**
Just teach me how it freaking works!
**[15:52] sign**
15,000 retweets
**[15:52] sign**
40,000 likes
**[15:53] Ruriko**
*I've gone viral.*
**[15:56] Ruriko**
Ninsta! Ninsta!
**[15:56] sign**
She got her account.
**[16:02] Natsuno**
* Two years ago, when I was*
* in my third year of high school,*
**[16:06] Natsuno**
* I, Yamada Natsuno,*
* came to the ballpark with a friend...*
**[16:12] Natsuno**
*and fell in love with the beer vendor girls!*
**[16:14] (Flashback) Vendor**
Would anyone like a beer?
**[16:16] Natsuno**
* Their beaming smiles,*
* the flowers in their hair...*
**[16:20] Natsuno**
*And their cute uniforms!*
**[16:23] Natsuno**
*They were like idols to me.*
**[16:29] sign**
Meal Packs & Snacks
***SIGN*** The Head Scarf of Innocence
**[16:31] Natsuno**
Here you are!
**[16:33] Natsuno**
One standard meal pack!
**[16:36] Natsuno**
Thank you for coming!
**[16:36] sign**
Chiba MotorSuns Stadium Concourse
Concessions Staff for "Atsumori"
Yamada Natsuno (College Student, Age 20)
**[16:39] Natsuno**
* Why, then, am I selling food with a scarf*
* over my hair instead of a flower?*
**[16:40] Natsuno**
Thank you for coming!
**[16:47] Natsuno**
*I applied for part-time jobs at the ballpark*
**[16:50] Natsuno**
*and somehow got roped into working here.*
**[16:52] (Flashback) Manager**
Well, see you for your first day tomorrow!
**[16:56] sign**
Yamada
**[16:57] Natsuno**
Where did it all go wrong?
**[17:05] Natsuno**
*A vendor girl...*
**[17:07] Natsuno**
*I wish I could wear their uniform...*
**[17:12] Natsuno**
*I-I wanna show my legs, too!*
**[17:15] Natsuno**
*My legs... My legs...*
**[17:18] Natsuno**
*They're pretty nice, okay?!*
**[17:21] Natsuno**
Oh, how did I end up here?!
**[17:25] Murata**
Er... one mega-portion
ultra meal pack, please.
**[17:28] Natsuno**
Thank you for coming!
**[17:30] Natsuno**
One mega-portion!
**[17:32] Natsuno**
Oh, whatever shall I do?!
**[17:36] Yuki**
Tripe stew, please.
**[17:38] Natsuno**
One tripe stew! Here you are!
**[17:41] Natsuno**
Oh, cruel fate!
**[17:44] Miku**
One nori meal, please!
**[17:47] Natsuno**
Yes, one nori meal!
**[17:49] Natsuno**
And two sets of chopsticks!
**[17:52] Natsuno**
Th-Three hundred yen is your change!
**[17:57] Narrator**
Two years had passed without anyone seeing
Yamada Natsuno's (in her words) beautiful legs.
**[18:06] sign**
Meal Packs & Snacks
**[18:06] Customer B**
Hey, Yamada!
**[18:08] Natsuno**
Hello.
**[18:09] Customer B**
Could I get some fried chicken?
**[18:11] Natsuno**
Coming right up!
**[18:13] Customer B**
Hey, you've sold a lot of stock today!
**[18:16] Natsuno**
Thanks for noticing.
**[18:17] Natsuno**
We're past the rush, I think.
**[18:20] Natsuno**
We got a huge wave after
they tied it up in the fifth.
**[18:24] Customer B**
Shishio's on fire, right?
**[18:27] Customer B**
Three hits and three RBIs!
**[18:29] Natsuno**
Here you are.
**[18:30] Customer B**
Thanks.
**[18:32] Customer B**
See you later. Good luck!
**[18:34] Natsuno**
Thanks! Come again!
**[18:38] Manager**
Yamada.
**[18:39] Natsuno**
Hey, Mr. Manager.
**[18:41] Manager**
You seem a little down.
**[18:44] Manager**
Are you all right?
**[18:45] Natsuno**
No, I feel just fine!
**[18:50] Manager**
I've been thinking.
**[18:52] Manager**
Contract negotiations aren't just for players.
**[18:56] Natsuno**
Sorry?
**[18:58] Manager**
I'm raising your hourly pay 100 yen!
**[19:04] Natsuno**
Th-Thank you, sir...
**[19:09] Natsuno**
I got a raise!
**[19:12] Manager**
You're such a hard worker.
It's so great to see!
**[19:17] Natsuno**
*Me and my stupid work ethic!*
**[19:19] Natsuno**
*I'm such a sucker!*
**[19:23] Murata**
Excuse me.
**[19:25] Natsuno**
Welcome!
**[19:27] Murata**
Do you have any fried chicken left?
**[19:30] Natsuno**
Sure. One fried chicken...
**[19:34] Natsuno**
Thank you for coming.
**[19:37] Murata**
Hey...
**[19:39] Murata**
You look under the weather.
**[19:41] Murata**
Are you all right?
**[19:44] Murata**
O-Oh, er... N-Nothing...
**[19:48] Murata**
B-Bye.
**[19:53] Murata**
I-I always enjoy the food here.
**[19:59] Natsuno**
* Just now... he was kind of*
* like Prince Charming!*
**[20:03] Murata**
I would enjoy stealing your heart, as well.
**[20:08] Natsuno**
*Knock that off. Don't think that way, silly!*
**[20:11] Natsuno**
*It doesn't mean anything!*
**[20:13] Manager**
Yamada.
**[20:15] Manager**
Are you sure you're all right?
You're not sick or something?
**[20:19] Natsuno**
I-It was the rush, that's all.
I might be overheated.
**[20:25] Manager**
I've been thinking.
**[20:26] Manager**
Jobs are like fielding positions.
You have to find the one you're cut out for.
**[20:32] Natsuno**
Sorry?
**[20:34] Manager**
I was thinking of making you shift leader!
**[20:44] Natsuno**
*I'm getting a promotion!*
**[20:49] Manager**
I always feel so much better
knowing you're on the job.
**[20:54] Natsuno**
Glad to hear it...
**[20:59] sign**
Closed
**[21:01] Natsuno**
There we go.
**[21:03] Sara**
I think we all sold a lot today!
**[21:05] Kokoro**
Yeah, tons of parties in the
first and third base seats.
**[21:16] Natsuno**
*Head scarf and long pants...*
**[21:19] Natsuno**
*Will this be how I spend my college life?*
**[21:23] Miku**
Hey, miss!
**[21:26] Miku**
We ate the whole meal you gave us!
**[21:29] Miku**
We'll come back again!
**[21:32] Natsuno**
R-Right.
**[21:35] Natsuno**
*She'll come back again, huh?*
**[21:45] Natsuno**
* I might not get a flower in my hair,*
* and I can't show my legs, either...*
**[21:50] Natsuno**
*But maybe I'll stick around a little longer!*
**[21:53] Manager**
Yamada!
**[21:55] Manager**
I'll be hiring a graduate next year!
You want that to be you?
**[22:00] Natsuno**
O-Oh, well... I...
**[22:03] Natsuno**
Um... I'll think about it!
**[23:44] sign**
Next Time
**[23:44] sign**
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"The Goddess of Baseball?"
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"The Invincible Mascot"
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"Rah! Rah! Rah!"
# 3 - The Goddess of Baseball? / The Invincible Mascot / Rah! Rah! Rah!
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GVDHX85EQ/catch-me-at-the-ballpark)
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***SIGN*** The Goddess of Baseball?
**[01:38] Dennis**
*Mama. Papa.*
**[01:40] Dennis**
*How are you doing?*
**[01:43] Dennis**
*Japan is so muggy, and the pizza is tiny.*
**[01:48] Dennis**
* So many people here are idealistic*
* about baseball, and I can't keep up.*
**[01:54] Dennis**
*I don't fit in here.*
**[01:56] sign**
Chiba MotorSuns Overseas Import
Dennis Young (27 Years Old, Chicago Born & Raised)
**[02:20] Dennis**
*I'll make my MLB comeback next season.*
**[02:24] Narrator**
Dennis Young, formerly
of Major League Baseball.
**[02:27] Narrator**
He didn't realize that today would
be a red-letter day in his life.
**[02:35] Joji**
Hey, Dennis, what are you doing?
**[02:37] Joji**
You're up to bat soon!
**[02:37] sign**
Chiba MotorSuns Club Interpreter
Joji Cronin
**[02:44] Joji**
A foreign player like you
needs to put up numbers, sure,
**[02:47] Joji**
but team spirit is important, too.
**[02:49] Dennis**
Only if you want a long career in Japan.
**[02:54] Dennis**
I'm not holding a samurai sword.
I'm holding a bat.
**[03:02] Colorcaster**
* Batting fourth is recent*
* import Dennis Young.*
**[03:06] Colorcaster**
* He let the second pitch go by,*
* and the count is one and one.*
**[03:10] Man B**
We snagged a great player in him!
**[03:13] Man A**
Nah, he's a total fly-by-night.
**[03:17] Man A**
Totally focused on the MLB scouts.
No team spirit.
**[03:20] Man A**
He only cares about his personal numbers.
**[03:24] Man B**
So even if he does well, we still boo him.
**[03:28] Man B**
Boo!
**[03:31] Man A**
He's awkward around the other players.
I doubt he'll ever really fit in.
**[03:40] Ump**
Strike two!
**[03:47] Ruriko**
Hey, mister, want some salty snacks with that?
**[03:51] Ruriko**
They won the last time you
bought from me, remember?
**[03:55] Man B**
I'll take a pack, then.
**[03:59] Man A**
Your sales tactics are improving, little lady!
**[04:06] Man A**
Hey, does it seem like Dennis is staring at us?
**[04:09] Man A**
Did he hear us talking about him?
**[04:11] Man B**
No way. He couldn't hear us from—
**[04:20] Ruriko**
Here ya go. One for each!
**[04:22] Man A**
M-Me, too?!
**[04:26] Man A**
If you insist...
**[04:27] Ruriko**
Thanks a bunch!
***SIGN*** 20/20 Vision
**[04:30] Dennis**
*B-Beautiful...*
**[04:33] Narrator**
Dennis wasn't looking at the scouts or
the hecklers, but at the vendor girl.
**[04:39] Ump**
Strike three!
**[04:46] Dennis**
*Wh-What's wrong with me?*
**[04:48] Dennis**
*With the MLB scouts watching...*
**[04:51] Dennis**
*Concentrate, man!*
**[04:56] Announcer**
*Batting fourth: third baseman, Dennis Young.*
**[04:59] Man A**
There's a man on first.
A home run now could put us in the lead!
**[05:03] Man B**
Nerve-racking, isn't it?
**[05:06] Colorcaster**
*And the runner takes off!*
**[05:08] Man A**
Oh, no! Dennis hates steal attempts
when he's at the plate!
**[05:11] Man B**
He says it distracts him or something!
**[05:17] Colorcaster**
*Safe! That base is stolen!*
**[05:19] Man A**
Watch him! He'll be so mad!
**[05:24] Man B**
He's not mad at all! He's smiling!
**[05:28] Man A**
Stone-face Dennis... smiling?
**[05:34] Boy**
It's Ruriko!
**[05:35] Girl**
Ruriko!
**[05:36] Ruriko**
That's not polite at all, you guys.
**[05:38] Boy**
Ruriko!
**[05:39] Girl**
Ruriko!
**[05:41] Dennis**
*B-Beautiful!*
**[05:43] Narrator**
Dennis wasn't distracted by the runner,
but by the vendor girl.
**[05:48] Man A**
You think he's mellowed out a little?
**[05:50] Man B**
I sure hope so...
**[05:53] Man A**
Maybe we can get our hopes up now...
**[06:01] Ump**
You're out!
**[06:02] Man B**
Pop fly to the catcher.
**[06:04] Man A**
He's still useless!
**[06:13] Man B**
Dennis is cheering from
the lip of the dugout today.
**[06:17] Man A**
You think he's developing
some real team spirit?
**[06:21] Dennis**
*Where is that beautiful girl?*
**[06:26] Narrator**
Should that be your focus, Dennis Young?
**[06:35] Colorcaster**
*It's a tie game in the seventh.*
**[06:37] Colorcaster**
* With two outs and the bases loaded,*
* Dennis Young steps up to the plate.*
**[06:40] Colorcaster**
* If he can bring a runner in,*
* they'll take the lead!*
**[06:42] Colorcaster**
*This is a big chance for the team!*
**[06:45] Dennis**
* Lock in, man.*
* You've been distracted all day!*
**[06:50] Dennis**
* You can't afford to look like a loser*
* in front of the MLB scouts.*
**[06:55] Dennis**
*You need...*
**[06:56] Dennis**
*You need to put up something big!*
**[07:01] Dennis**
*You need to...*
**[07:02] Dennis**
*hit it!*
**[07:10] Colorcaster**
*It's a weak grounder!*
**[07:11] Colorcaster**
*But the infield was playing deep!*
**[07:13] Colorcaster**
* This might be interesting!*
* Will Dennis beat the throw?!*
**[07:17] Dennis**
*Damn it! This is pathetic!*
**[07:19] Dennis**
*It's just pathetic!*
**[07:20] Dennis**
*If this weak crap is the best I can manage...*
**[07:29] Ruriko**
It's so hot.
**[07:32] Dennis**
*Oh, my destiny!*
**[07:38] Dennis**
*Crap!*
**[07:40] Narrator**
It had been a terrible outing for Dennis Young.
**[07:43] Narrator**
But though he was fighting alone
in a distant foreign land,
**[07:47] Narrator**
God had not yet abandoned him.
**[07:51] Ump**
Safe! Safe!
**[08:00] Colorcaster**
*The MotorSuns take the lead!*
**[08:03] Colorcaster**
* The typically cool-headed Dennis*
* with a fiery header into first!*
**[08:06] Fans**
Dennis! Dennis! Dennis! Dennis!
**[08:10] Colorcaster**
* It's an invaluable go-ahead*
* run for the MotorSuns!*
**[08:13] Colorcaster**
* A dive into the dirt earns Dennis*
* a tenacity-fueled RBI!*
**[08:17] Colorcaster**
* He's been critiqued in the*
* past as being stone-faced,*
**[08:20] Colorcaster**
*but today, he shows a different side!*
**[08:21] Colorcaster**
* His passion earns him*
* unbridled cheers from the stands!*
**[08:28] Dennis**
*What the heck?*
**[08:30] Dennis**
*It's not so bad here after all!*
**[08:35] Dennis**
*Thank you, beautiful girl.*
**[08:40] sign**
Dennis Young
Says he's staying for another season
**[08:40] sign**
Dennis Young
Says he's staying for another season
**[08:42] sign**
The Goddess of Baseball
Is Here in Japan!
**[08:50] Ruriko**
*What a great picture.*
**[08:52] Ruriko**
*Youthful passion personified!*
**[09:00] sign**
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MotorSuns Sputtering
**[09:00] sign**
Another
3-game slide...
***SIGN*** The Invincible Mascot
**[09:04] Murata**
*It's like they just can't win.*
**[09:07] Narrator**
As you may have noticed,
the MotorSuns are not a good team.
**[09:12] Murata**
*But baseball's not just about winning... There.*
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Soccer
**[09:16] sign**
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Sumo Newcomer Itada Scores
Long-Awaited First Win
"I Eked It Out"
**[09:16] sign**
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Boxing Circle Maruyama
Konshu at Triple-WBC:
"Going For the KO"
**[09:16] sign**
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**[09:16] sign**
Kitano Begins Rehab After
Right Elbow Surgery
**[09:16] sign**
MotorSuns Give Up Lead for Third Straight Loss
**[09:16] sign**
Sun-Shiro (Japanese Giant Salamander) Cleans Seats With Fans After the Game
**[09:16] sign**
Strong-Arm Kitamura's Right Field Slammer Leads to Dramatic Come-From-Behind Win
**[09:16] sign**
Sports
**[09:16] sign**
Top Sports Entertainment
**[09:16] sign**
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General
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What's New
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Featured
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Baseball
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MLB
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Soccer
**[09:16] Narrator**
But many would say they are the club
with the closest relationship to their fans.
**[09:23] Murata**
*Wonder if I'll make it to the ballpark today.*
**[09:26] sign**
Sun-Shiro (Japanese Giant Salamander)
Cleans Seats With Fans After the Game
**[09:27] Narrator**
This is exemplified by their mascot, Sun-Shiro.
**[09:34] sign**
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**[09:34] sign**
2:30pm
**[09:34] sign**
Batting
practice
before
MotorSuns
game
**[09:43] Kojiro**
* No good. My hitting's*
* dropped off since last year.*
**[09:46] Kojiro**
*I'm putting topspin on it.*
**[09:51] Kojiro**
*Damn it. I won't acknowledge it. I won't!*
**[10:01] Kojiro**
Hey, Sun-Shiro.
**[10:04] Kojiro**
I wish I could always smile like you.
**[10:08] Kojiro**
Sometimes I feel like the
pressure's gonna crush me.
**[10:15] Kojiro**
I thought I'd forged myself a career
I wouldn't regret, even after it was all over.
**[10:21] Kojiro**
But I don't want to be benched just yet.
**[10:25] Kojiro**
Maybe it's just my stubborn pride,
**[10:27] Kojiro**
but I'm afraid of the day
when I'm no longer needed.
**[10:34] Kojiro**
Sorry to vent at you like that.
**[10:38] sign**
Higher starting stance!
Right elbow up!!
**[10:40] Kojiro**
Is that supposed to be advi—
**[10:45] Kojiro**
Wait a minute.
**[10:48] Kojiro**
You might just be right.
**[10:51] Kojiro**
My stance has gotten lazy,
and it's affecting my swing.
**[10:54] sign**
Give it a try!
**[10:57] Kojiro**
Thanks, Sun-Shiro.
**[10:59] Kojiro**
I'm gonna try it out.
**[11:13] Kojiro**
*That does feel better!*
**[11:16] Kojiro**
*I forgot. Who's in that suit again?*
**[11:23] sign**
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**[11:23] sign**
5:40pm
**[11:23] sign**
First
pitch
imminent
**[11:24] Kids**
Sun-Shiro!
***SIGN*** Hey, Sun-Shiro.
***SIGN*** You're overweight.
***SIGN*** You can't dance like this!
***SIGN*** I'm not overweight, just a bit chubby.
***SIGN*** But I did eat too much pizza
because I was so happy
that you're staying in Japan.
***SIGN*** I'll treat you to Chicago pizza.
***SIGN*** It's so thick.
**[12:01] Dennis**
*The guy in the suit can speak English?*
**[12:06] sign**
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**[12:06] sign**
7:30pm
**[12:06] sign**
Concourse
**[12:12] Natsuno**
It's finally settled down.
**[12:15] Natsuno**
I wonder if I'll get to see
Prince Charming today...
**[12:19] Murata**
*I'm back.*
**[12:20] Natsuno**
No, stop that! You can't go
falling for a customer!
**[12:24] Natsuno**
Stop that, Natsuno!
Focus on your work already!
**[12:33] Natsuno**
Sun-Shiro, how long have you been there?!
**[12:35] Natsuno**
Look, um, I was just talking to myself...
**[12:38] Natsuno**
Please don't think anything of it!
**[12:43] sign**
Love is a sport without rules
**[12:47] Natsuno**
*Sun-Shiro...*
**[12:55] Natsuno**
* The person in the Sun-Shiro suit*
* must have a lot of experience in love.*
**[13:01] sign**
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8:05pm
**[13:01] sign**
Upper Deck
Tunnel
**[13:04] Ruriko**
I'm exhausted!
**[13:06] Ruriko**
I've barely made any sales today.
**[13:09] Ruriko**
*Haven't been to see my parents in a while.*
**[13:11] Ruriko**
*I wanna drop in and take a nice, hot bath.*
**[13:14] sign**
Don't just sit around!
Look alive!
**[13:16] Ruriko**
Oh, it's you, Sun-Shiro.
**[13:18] Ruriko**
I was just taking a break.
**[13:23] sign**
Are you properly thanking the customers? A sense of gratitude is crucial!
**[13:27] Ruriko**
Hey, where's this coming from?
**[13:32] sign**
You look under the weather, too!
Have you been eating?
**[13:34] Ruriko**
Get off my back already!
**[13:39] sign**
I'll be there for you if it gets rough, okay?
**[13:45] Ruriko**
Fine, fine. I get it, Mom!
**[13:50] Ruriko**
*Wait... Did I just call the mascot "Mom"?!*
**[13:59] Ruriko**
Wait, could that be... huh?
**[14:04] sign**
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8:30pm
**[14:04] sign**
Seating
**[14:07] Miku**
It's Sun-Shiro!
**[14:19] Customer**
Nice catch!
**[14:20] Customer**
Sun-Shiro's awesome!
**[14:25] Customer**
For me? Thank you!
**[14:27] Miku's Dad**
Thank you, Sun-Shiro!
**[14:29] Miku's Mom**
Thank you so much!
**[14:31] Miku**
Sun-Shiro, you're good at baseball!
**[14:34] Miku**
What do you eat?
**[14:40] sign**
Women's Changing Room
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9:15pm
**[14:41] sign**
Vendors'
Locker
Room
**[14:41] Ruriko**
Hey, Mom?
**[14:44] Ruriko**
It's me.
**[14:46] Ruriko**
Sorry to call out of the blue.
There was something I wanted to ask...
**[14:51] Ruriko**
You haven't taken a job
as a mascot, have you?
**[14:54] Ruriko's Mom**
*Huh?*
**[14:55] sign**
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9:15pm
**[14:55] sign**
Employee
Hallway
**[14:58] Narrator**
Sun-Shiro may be the mascot
with the closest relationship
**[15:02] Narrator**
to the players and ballpark staff.
***SIGN*** Rah! Rah! Rah!
**[15:14] Narrator**
At the ballpark,
there's a place called "the base"
**[15:18] Narrator**
where vendor girls swap out their kegs.
**[15:21] Narrator**
Checkers work in two-man teams
to instantly swap out the kegs,
**[15:24] Narrator**
restock the girls, and
make sure they're hydrated.
**[15:29] Narrator**
They work as fast as the pit crew in an F1 race.
**[15:35] Narrator**
The swap happens in a part of
the park that visitors can see,
**[15:40] Narrator**
so if you catch sight of it,
cheer for them in your heart!
**[15:44] Ruriko**
Need a new keg, please!
**[15:50] Nakaizumi**
Ruriko, you've got a great pace going today.
**[15:58] Ruriko**
Thanks.
**[16:00] Kohinata**
Ruriko, let's see if you can hit 150 cups today!
**[16:05] Ruriko**
No way I'm hitting 150.
**[16:09] Kohinata**
Come on, cheer up!
**[16:12] Kohinata**
Rah! Rah! Rah!
**[16:16] Nakaizumi**
C'mon, Ruriko! I think you can make 150!
**[16:20] Ruriko**
I told you, there's no way.
**[16:24] Colorcaster**
*That's eight straight fouls for Dennis Young.*
**[16:27] Colorcaster**
*He's really hanging in there!*
**[16:34] Murata**
* Dennis usually has a low P/PA*
* and doesn't hit many fouls,*
**[16:35] sign**
P/PA = The average number of pitches the player makes the pitcher throw per at bat
**[16:38] Murata**
* but he's really racking up*
* the pitch count this time.*
**[16:40] Murata**
* He's really shaken off the "Fast Food Man"*
* nickname since declaring he'd stick around.*
**[16:48] sign**
Section Chief Kobayashi
**[16:49] Murata**
*The section chief? This can't be good.*
**[16:53] Murata**
H-Hello? Good to talk to you, sir.
**[16:56] Kobayashi**
* Hey, Murata? About that system*
* design we've been discussing...*
**[17:00] Kobayashi**
*The deadline's been moved up three days.*
**[17:01] Kobayashi**
*Take care of that. Later.*
**[17:09] Ruriko**
Hey, there!
**[17:10] Murata**
Yes?! I'm very sorry!
**[17:13] Ruriko**
It's been a while, Mr. Regular.
**[17:16] Murata**
R-Ruriko?
**[17:19] Ruriko**
You're looking pretty blue.
**[17:22] Murata**
I'm really not...
**[17:24] Ruriko**
Too bad.
**[17:26] Ruriko**
If you were, I'd teach you
some magic words to cheer up!
**[17:30] Ruriko**
Okay, let's say it together!
**[17:33] Ruriko**
One, two...
**[17:34] Ruriko**
Rah! Rah! Rah!
**[17:44] Ruriko**
Hey, why didn't you do it?
**[17:46] Murata**
Look, I'm around thirty already...
**[17:50] Ruriko**
Well, okay. That'll be 700 yen!
**[17:53] Murata**
H-Huh? For what?!
**[17:56] Ruriko**
For the pep talk?
**[17:58] Ruriko**
That was a beer's worth
of encouragement, right?
**[18:00] Murata**
No, that was... well...
**[18:03] Murata**
Okay, fine.
**[18:06] Ruriko**
I'm kidding!
**[18:08] Ruriko**
Still can't recognize a joke, huh, mister?
**[18:11] Murata**
*She's teasing me again!*
**[18:13] Young Woman**
The vendor girls are so cute, aren't they?
**[18:16] Young Woman**
Maybe I'll give it a try sometime.
**[18:19] Young Man**
I dunno, aren't they basically hostesses?
**[18:22] Young Man**
It's not a great look.
**[18:26] Murata**
H-Hey... Ruriko?
**[18:31] Murata**
I-I hate it when people say that sort of thing!
**[18:36] Murata**
Every job has its struggles
that others won't understand!
**[18:40] Murata**
It's rude both to vendors and to hostesses!
**[18:45] Ruriko**
Hey, mister...
**[18:49] Ruriko**
Was that a "don't you
badmouth my woman" speech?
**[18:55] Ruriko**
Say it again!
**[18:57] Ruriko**
Whoo, what a speech!
**[19:00] Ruriko**
C'mon, one more time! One more time!
**[19:02] Murata**
I-It's really not like that!
**[19:06] Ruriko**
That was a great break!
**[19:10] Ruriko**
See ya!
**[19:12] Murata**
*As usual, she teased me half to death.*
**[19:15] Murata**
*But wasn't she supposed to sell me a beer?*
**[19:24] Murata**
*Seven runs behind in the eighth...*
**[19:27] Murata**
*Barely had any men on base.*
**[19:28] Murata**
*Guess it's another write-off day.*
**[19:31] Murata**
*Hey, wait a minute.*
**[19:32] Murata**
*They're fist-bumping the catcher, Kawamatsu.*
**[19:35] Murata**
*That means they haven't given up yet!*
**[19:39] Murata**
* There's no look of defeat*
* on their faces, either.*
**[19:42] Murata**
*I'll have to keep the faith!*
**[19:46] Murata**
H-Huh?
**[19:49] Ruriko**
Found ya, mister!
**[19:52] Murata**
Don't you have to do your job?
**[19:54] Ruriko**
I haven't sold a cup since the
blowout started in the fifth.
**[19:58] Ruriko**
I've got nothing but time.
**[19:59] Murata**
Well, then... I'll take one.
**[20:02] Ruriko**
Oh, it's fine, really. Don't sweat it.
**[20:06] Murata**
It's just... You encouraged me before...
**[20:10] Murata**
And besides...
**[20:14] Murata**
When I saw you working so hard...
**[20:22] (Flashback) Nakaizumi**
Ruriko! Doing great!
**[20:24] (Flashback) Nakaizumi**
You're on track to 150!
**[20:26] (Flashback) Nakaizumi**
Get to it!
**[20:27] (Flashback) Ruriko**
I told you, there's no way!
**[20:40] (Flashback) Ruriko**
Today's my 150 day! Sell 150!
**[20:48] Murata**
It made me realize how
seriously you take this job.
**[20:53] Ruriko**
Oh, yeah?
**[20:55] Ruriko**
Then...
**[20:59] Ruriko**
I mean... Hang on a minute.
**[21:02] Ruriko**
You stare at me way too much, mister!
**[21:05] Ruriko**
In love much?
**[21:06] Murata**
I-I just happened to catch sight of you!
**[21:13] Ruriko**
Thanks a bunch!
**[21:15] Ruriko**
See ya later, Mr. Peeper Man!
**[21:17] Murata**
I told you, it was just a coincidence!
**[21:33] Ruriko**
S-Someone saw me like that?
**[21:35] Ruriko**
So freaking embarrassing!
**[21:41] Murata**
* I'll get to work early tomorrow*
* and rearrange the schedule.*
**[21:46] Murata**
*And I'll be thinking, "Rah! Rah! Rah!"*
**[21:51] Nakaizumi**
Hey, Ruriko, welcome back!
**[21:53] Nakaizumi**
You can clock out now.
**[21:54] Kohinata**
Great work today.
**[21:56] Ruriko**
Y-You, too!
**[21:59] Nakaizumi**
Hey, Ruriko! You sold exactly 150 cups!
**[22:03] Ruriko**
Huh? You mean it?!
**[22:05] Kohinata**
Congratulations! You worked really hard!
**[22:08] Ruriko**
Y-Yup!
**[23:44] sign**
Next Time
**[23:44] sign**
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"Soul Announcer"
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"The Suggestion Box Incident (Pt. 1)"
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"The Suggestion Box Incident (Pt. 2)"
# 4 - Soul Announcer / The Suggestion Box Incident (Pt. 1) / The Suggestion Box Incident (Pt. 2)
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GVDHX85EQ/catch-me-at-the-ballpark)
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***SIGN*** Soul Announcer
**[01:32] sign**
Authorized Personnel Only
**[01:32] sign**
Staff Waiting Room
**[01:36] Nakaizumi**
Man, these are hilarious!
**[01:40] Aona**
It's still just as funny every time.
**[01:42] Sara**
You'd be in trouble if you
watched it on the train!
**[01:45] Ruriko**
What are we watching?
**[01:46] Nakaizumi**
Hey, Ruriko!
**[01:48] Nakaizumi**
Whenever the announcer
reads our starting lineup,
**[01:51] Nakaizumi**
she always throws in a tease
about Nokogiriyama.
**[01:55] Aona**
Someone uploaded a clip collection.
**[01:59] Aona**
Go on, look!
**[02:01] Nagisa**
*Batting third: left fielder,*
**[02:04] Nagisa**
* the player getting a big head*
* thanks to hitting a .400 average*
**[02:07] Nagisa**
*in his last five games, Nokogiriyama.*
**[02:12] Nagisa**
* ...the player who swore he'd limit*
* himself to one treat per day*
**[02:16] Nagisa**
* but still ate three cream puffs*
* yesterday, Nokogiriyama.*
**[02:23] Nakaizumi**
She's been teasing him like
this for five years now.
**[02:27] Aona**
It's one of the selling points
of the MotorSuns ballpark.
**[02:30] Ruriko**
She does great announcing,
and she's funny, too!
**[02:33] Ruriko**
Talk about a double threat!
**[02:36] Aona**
I can't wait to hear what she says today!
**[02:38] Sara**
Some customers look forward
to that more than the game!
**[02:42] sign**
Announcer's Booth
**[02:54] Nagisa**
*I hear it.*
**[02:56] Nagisa**
*I hear their voices.*
**[02:58] Nagisa**
* The voices of the people looking*
* forward to my teasing of Nokogiriyama!*
**[03:07] Nagisa**
*But I'm out of material!*
**[03:09] sign**
Chiba MotorSuns Stadium
Ballpark Announcer
Sato Nagisa (Age 35)
**[03:12] sign**
Nokogiriyama Notes
**[03:14] Nagisa**
* I teased him about his*
* batting success two days ago...*
**[03:17] Nagisa**
* I've brought up the fact that*
* his dog just had puppies, too...*
**[03:23] Nagisa**
*Nothing's coming to me!*
**[03:25] Nagisa**
*What'll I do? What'll I do?*
**[03:28] Nagisa**
*I just... I just...*
**[03:36] sign**
Chiba MotorSuns 3-Hole Left Fielder
Nokogiriyama Ken (28)
**[03:38] Nokogiriyama**
Good luck with your announcing today.
**[03:44] Nagisa**
Um...
**[03:47] Nokogiriyama**
I'm looking forward to it.
**[03:49] Nagisa**
R-Right...
**[03:51] Nagisa**
Good luck to you, too...
**[03:54] sign**
Authorized Personnel Only
**[03:58] Nagisa**
*So bad, so bad, so bad, this is so bad...*
**[04:08] Ruriko**
Hey, are you okay, miss?
**[04:12] Nagisa**
Oh, yes! I'm just fine!
**[04:14] Nagisa**
Sorry to worry you!
**[04:21] Ruriko**
*She's totally not fine!*
**[04:24] Nagisa**
When you think and you think,
and you can't come up with an answer...
**[04:28] Nagisa**
What do you do then?
**[04:31] Nagisa**
*What did I just say to a total stranger?!*
**[04:35] Nagisa**
I'm sorry. Don't let it bo—
**[04:37] Ruriko**
That's a good question.
**[04:39] Ruriko**
I feel like that means the answer's
gotta be inside you somewhere, right?
**[04:47] Nagisa**
* I'm not really sure...*
* but I think she might be right!*
**[04:53] Nagisa**
Excuse me!
**[04:55] Nagisa**
Could I ask you the favor of a lifetime?
**[05:01] sign**
Announcer's Booth
**[05:02] Staff A**
Nagisa? Where have you been?!
**[05:04] Staff A**
It's almost time to read the lineup!
**[05:07] Nagisa**
Sorry about that!
**[05:08] Ruriko**
Um... Seriously, I dunno what to do here...
**[05:12] Ruriko**
Where even are we?
**[05:13] Staff B**
What's with the vendor girl?
**[05:16] Ruriko**
I've got work to do, too, you know.
**[05:18] Nagisa**
I only need ten minutes!
**[05:20] Staff B**
Hey!
**[05:21] Staff A**
Nagisa?!
**[05:23] Staff B**
What's that vendor girl doing in the booth?
**[05:25] Staff A**
No idea!
**[05:27] Staff A**
Anyway, there's no time.
Here comes the lineup!
**[05:32] Nagisa**
I feel like having you here will give me
the strength to get through this.
**[05:41] Ruriko**
Hey, wait, don't tell me...
**[05:51] Nagisa**
Please listen now for today's starting lineup.
**[05:52] Nagisa**
*Please listen now for today's starting lineup.*
**[05:58] Ruriko**
*I knew it! She's the stadium announcer!*
**[06:01] Nagisa**
Batting first: shortstop, Shishio.
**[06:05] Nagisa**
Uniform number thirteen.
**[06:06] Ruriko**
*This is awesome!*
**[06:07] Nagisa**
Batting second: center fielder, Yagino.
**[06:10] Nagisa**
Uniform number zero.
**[06:13] Young Fan B**
Yeah, here it comes!
**[06:16] Nagisa**
Batting third...
**[06:18] Nagisa**
*B-Batting third...*
**[06:25] Nagisa**
*I can't do it. Nothing's coming to mind!*
**[06:29] (Flashback) Ruriko**
The answer's gotta be
inside you somewhere, right?
**[06:43] Nagisa**
B-B-Batting third...
**[06:45] Nagisa**
*B-B-Batting third...*
**[06:46] Nagisa**
* Th-The player who always greets*
* me kindly through the glass...*
**[06:52] Nagisa**
*Nokogiriyama.*
**[06:55] Young Fan D**
What's that about?
**[06:58] Nagisa**
*Wh-Wh-What did I just say?!*
**[07:03] Nagisa**
*Oh, just keep moving anyway!*
**[07:06] Nagisa**
Th-The player whose eyes crinkle
up adorably when he smiles...
**[07:12] Staff B**
Hey! Is Nagisa blowing this?
**[07:15] Staff A**
W-We've gotta stop her!
**[07:22] Staff B**
Hey! Vendor girl! Open this door!
**[07:25] Staff B**
Come on! Open up!
**[07:27] Ruriko**
Never!
**[07:29] Ruriko**
How oblivious can you men get?
**[07:32] Ruriko**
She's announcing from her soul right now!
**[07:38] Staff B**
What in the world are you talking about?!
**[07:40] Staff A**
Who in the world even *are* you?!
**[07:42] Nagisa**
Th-The player whose last name
is so charmingly unique,
**[07:45] Nagisa**
* Th-The player whose last name*
* is so charmingly unique,*
**[07:48] Nagisa**
*wh-while my own is so boring...*
**[07:52] Nagisa**
A-A-Anyway, batting third: left fielder,
**[07:57] Nagisa**
*th-the amazing player... Nokogiriyama...*
**[08:02] Nagisa**
Uniform number twenty-five.
**[08:09] Young Fan F**
Another fun Nokogiriyama tease today, huh?
**[08:12] Young Fan F**
I thought it was a hot mic
disaster for a minute.
**[08:15] Young Fan E**
Yeah, I didn't quite get what it was about.
**[08:21] Nagisa**
I'm sorry for dragging you into that.
**[08:25] Ruriko**
Hey, no big deal.
**[08:27] Nagisa**
I've been doing this job for five years now,
but I've never done anything like that.
**[08:33] Nagisa**
Feels like I really blew it.
**[08:48] Nokogiriyama**
Hey...
**[08:49] Nagisa**
Y-Yes?
**[08:52] Nokogiriyama**
Nothing.
**[08:54] Nokogiriyama**
Good luck tomorrow, too.
**[08:59] Nagisa**
Th-Thank you...
**[09:05] Ruriko**
All of the players and fans look
forward to your announcing.
**[09:12] Nagisa**
Th-That's nice to hear...
**[09:15] Ruriko**
Your soul's cry got through.
**[09:20] Nagisa**
It's always been my dream to announce,
"The MotorSuns have won the championship!"
**[09:28] Ruriko**
Yeah. I hope you get to.
***SIGN*** The Suggestion Box Incident (Pt. 1)
**[09:40] Nakaizumi**
Okay, all, that's it for the meeting,
**[09:44] Nakaizumi**
but there's something I'd like
to share before we close.
**[09:47] Nakaizumi**
We got feedback in a suggestion box
for the first time in a while.
**[09:53] Nakaizumi**
It's been six months, right?
**[09:55] Sara**
What's a suggestion box?
**[09:57] Nakaizumi**
A lot of people don't notice them,
**[10:00] Nakaizumi**
but they're tucked away
in corners of the concourse.
**[10:00] sign**
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**[10:00] sign**
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**[10:00] sign**
Suggestion Box
**[10:00] sign**
Please give feedback
to ballpark staff.
**[10:04] Nakaizumi**
Only a handful of people offer
feedback each year, though.
**[10:07] Nakaizumi**
The person in question this time
**[10:10] Nakaizumi**
was kind enough to submit ten sheets
of passionate feedback...
**[10:15] Nakaizumi**
All directed to Ruriko.
**[10:18] Ruriko**
Huh? To me?!
**[10:20] Kokoro**
What'd you do now, Ruriko?
**[10:23] Ruriko**
Uh... nothing bad, at least...
**[10:29] Ruriko**
I don't think.
**[10:30] Nakaizumi**
I didn't say they were complaints.
**[10:34] Nakaizumi**
"The beer that Ruriko serves is very tasty."
**[10:37] Nakaizumi**
"Ruriko's one more reason for
me to come to the ballpark."
**[10:41] Nakaizumi**
"I love Ruriko!"
**[10:43] Nakaizumi**
It's ten sheets of Ruriko appreciation!
**[10:52] Ruriko**
Thanks.
**[10:53] Kokoro/Aona**
*She's loving this!*
**[10:56] Nakaizumi**
The letters are anonymous,
so we don't know who wrote them,
**[10:58] Nakaizumi**
but they must have pretty strong
feelings to have written all this.
**[11:02] Kohinata**
Looks like you've got a devoted fan, Ruriko!
**[11:05] Ruriko**
Yeah?
**[11:07] Kokoro**
What kind of person do you think wrote it all?
**[11:10] Ruriko**
N-No idea.
**[11:12] Sara**
Analyzing the handwriting might give us
some idea of their age or gender!
**[11:19] Nakaizumi**
Actually, Omatsu screwed that up.
**[11:22] Omatsu**
I'm so sorry!
**[11:24] Omatsu**
When I was bringing them in,
I was also carrying some equipment...
**[11:29] Omatsu**
My hands were full,
so I put them in my pocket...
**[11:32] Omatsu**
which I then ran through the laundry!
**[11:36] sign**
I love Ruriko
**[11:36] Nakaizumi**
We could just barely read them,
but there's nothing to analyze there.
**[11:41] Omatsu**
I'm so sorrah!
**[11:43] Kokoro**
What's "rah"?
**[11:45] Omatsu**
I trampled on a customer's feelings!
**[11:50] Aona**
Hey, it's all good.
**[11:52] Aona**
She still got to hear their
words of appreciation.
**[11:55] Aona**
There, there.
**[11:56] Nakaizumi**
Either way, that's nice for you, huh, Ruriko?
**[12:00] Ruriko**
Guess so.
**[12:02] Ruriko**
*I gotta know who wrote it!*
**[12:12] Man A**
Hey, there's our girl.
**[12:14] Man B**
We'll take two beers!
**[12:21] Man B**
Is there something on our faces?
**[12:25] Ruriko**
Nah...
**[12:26] Men**
Cheers!
**[12:27] Man B**
Think she's taken a liking to us?
**[12:31] Man A**
Guess we're still in the game, huh?
**[12:37] Yuki**
Ruriko! I'll take two beers!
**[12:40] Yuki**
Just sit with me for Kojiro's at-bat, please!
**[12:43] Ruriko**
'Kay.
**[12:44] Yuki**
When you're with me,
I feel like he'll hit the ball!
**[12:51] Hige**
Ru...
**[12:52] Gori**
...ri...
**[12:53] Fujinami**
...ko!
**[12:54] Trio**
Girl!
**[12:56] Hige**
You're as beautiful as ever!
**[12:58] Gori**
I've been watching your Ninsta!
**[13:00] Gori**
You barely post, though!
**[13:04] Hige**
Hey, is she staring at me?
**[13:06] Gori**
I'm gonna get a suntan
from the fire in her eyes!
**[13:09] Fujinami**
It's nighttime and I'm burning! Whoo!
**[13:13] Miku**
Miss!
**[13:18] Miku's Father**
Thank you.
**[13:19] Miku's Mother**
Miku was so upset that there wasn't
a vendor girl uniform in the team store.
**[13:24] Miku**
I'm gonna be a vendor girl when I grow up!
**[13:28] Miku**
Or maybe Sun-Shiro!
**[13:38] Ruriko**
*H-He's staring at me.*
**[13:41] Ruriko**
*Can it be...*
**[13:46] Ruriko**
*Well, I've figured out that I have got no clue.*
**[13:49] Ruriko**
*Seems like anyone might be the culprit...*
**[13:52] Ruriko**
*Or might not be!*
**[13:54] Narrator**
By Ruriko standards,
this was an impressive analysis.
**[14:00] Ruriko**
*Besides that...*
**[14:03] Young Fan C**
We're trailing in early innings again.
**[14:06] Young Fan D**
But we've had a lot more
exciting games this year, right?
**[14:11] Murata**
*That's right!*
**[14:12] Murata**
* If giving up runs in early innings got me*
* down, I couldn't call myself a fan!*
**[14:17] Murata**
* Guess I've finally trained myself*
* into that mindset.*
**[14:21] [SONG] sign**
Well-trained
**[14:23] Murata**
* Still, far fewer of our losses*
* this year are blowouts.*
**[14:28] [SONG] sign**
Last Year's Loss
8 to 1
(7 Run Gap)
**[14:30] [SONG] sign**
This Year's Loss
6 to 5
(1 Run Gap)
**[14:30] Murata**
*If I apply the Pythagorean expectation...*
***SIGN*** Pythagorean Expectation
A team's anticipated win-loss ratio
based on runs scored vs. runs allowed.
**[14:38] Murata**
* The Chiba MotorSuns*
* are clearly getting better!*
**[14:49] Murata**
Hey there.
**[14:52] Murata**
P-Perfect timing. I'll take a beer.
**[14:56] Ruriko**
Hey, mister.
**[14:58] Ruriko**
Are you hiding something from me?
**[15:02] Murata**
Wh-What do you mean?
**[15:08] Ruriko**
"I love Ruriko."
**[15:13] Murata**
Wh-Where is this coming from?
**[15:16] Murata**
Um... like... what?
**[15:21] Ruriko**
Never mind.
**[15:23] Ruriko**
But mister...
**[15:26] Ruriko**
You can't fool the eyes
of Great Detective Ruriko!
**[15:30] Murata**
*G-Great Detective?*
**[15:35] Murata**
Hey, wait!
**[15:37] Murata**
Where's my beer?!
**[15:44] Ruriko**
*I'm going to uncover the truth!*
**[15:47] Narrator**
Ruriko was starting to enjoy this!
***SIGN*** The Suggestion Box Incident (Pt. 2)
**[15:58] Ruriko**
*My investigation has hit a dead end.*
**[16:02] Ruriko**
*Who could have written those ten letters?*
**[16:10] Ruriko**
New keg, please.
**[16:13] Nakaizumi**
Hey, Ruriko! Got a minute?
**[16:16] Ruriko**
What is it? I'm on a case.
**[16:19] Nakaizumi**
"On the job," you mean?
**[16:22] Nakaizumi**
The truth is, I found out
who wrote those letters!
**[16:25] Ruriko**
You mean it? That was fast!
**[16:28] Nakaizumi**
It's not an absolute ID, of course.
**[16:31] Nakaizumi**
You wanna know?
**[16:36] Nakaizumi**
Security guard Takimoto here
said he saw it while on duty.
**[16:41] Takimoto**
The day they came in, I was standing
by the suggestion box the whole time.
**[16:46] Ruriko**
Huh? And?
**[16:47] Takimoto**
Listen, I'm making a special exception here.
**[16:51] Takimoto**
Customer privacy is important,
so I don't do this lightly.
**[16:54] Ruriko**
Yeah.
**[16:56] Takimoto**
Those letters were written by...
**[17:06] Takimoto**
a woman wearing sunglasses.
**[17:08] (Flashback) Yuki**
"Buying a beer from Ruriko always
gives me a winning feeling."
**[17:14] Takimoto**
Two old guys.
**[17:16] (Flashback) Man B**
"I appreciate how hard she works
to make the beer tasty."
**[17:20] (Flashback) Man A**
"That smile of hers always
leaves an impression."
**[17:24] sign**
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**[17:24] sign**
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**[17:24] sign**
Suggestion Box
**[17:24] sign**
Please give feedback
to ballpark staff.
**[17:25] (Flashback) Man A**
Gosh, this is embarrassing.
**[17:27] sign**
I love Ruriko
**[17:27] Takimoto**
And that lost gi— I mean,
a little girl and her mother.
**[17:31] (Flashback) Miku**
"I love Ruriko!"
**[17:34] (Flashback) Miku**
I did it!
**[17:35] (Flashback) Miku's Mother**
I'll do one, too.
**[17:37] (Flashback) Miku's Mother**
"I love Ruriko!"
**[17:40] Takimoto**
An old guy who's always here.
**[17:45] Takimoto**
A trio of playboy wannabes.
**[17:47] (Flashback) Fujinami**
"When I first met Ruriko,
she took my breath away."
**[17:52] (Flashback) Gori**
"Please post to Ninsta more often!"
**[17:58] (Flashback) Hige**
"She's always so beautiful."
**[18:02] Takimoto**
And one more...
**[18:04] Takimoto**
A salaryman around thirty.
**[18:07] (Flashback) Murata**
"Ruriko's one more reason for
me to come to the ballpark."
**[18:12] Takimoto**
Those were the ten that I saw.
**[18:16] Takimoto**
I know you work hard, so I'm happy for you.
**[18:19] Igarashi**
Takimoto. Time to go.
**[18:21] Takimoto**
Sure. Well, later.
**[18:24] Nakaizumi**
So it turns out it wasn't one
person writing ten letters,
**[18:29] Nakaizumi**
but ten people writing one letter each!
**[18:33] Nakaizumi**
Working at a ballpark means having
a lot of people watching you.
**[18:38] Nakaizumi**
That means a lot of pressure.
**[18:41] Nakaizumi**
But letters like these mean you've
got people watching out for you, too,
**[18:46] Nakaizumi**
and that's a motivating feeling.
**[18:50] Nakaizumi**
R-Ruriko?
**[19:00] Ruriko**
I'm not crying.
**[19:03] Ruriko**
This doesn't count, okay?!
**[19:07] Nakaizumi**
But wash off that face
before you get back to work.
**[19:15] Murata**
Thank you, as always.
**[19:18] Natsuno**
*Prince Charming's kindness! Yes!*
**[19:22] Natsuno**
Thank you for coming!
**[19:24] Murata**
* I feel like she's been giving*
* me more chicken lately.*
**[19:29] Murata**
*Guess it's a sign that I'm getting old.*
**[19:37] Ruriko**
Found you, mister.
**[19:40] Murata**
H-Hey there.
**[19:44] Ruriko**
Nice choice on your food today.
**[19:46] Murata**
*Prelude to a shakedown.*
**[19:48] Ruriko**
Where there's fried chicken,
there must be beer.
**[19:52] Murata**
*Nope, it's the strong-arm sale.*
**[19:55] Ruriko**
I'm running a customer appreciation
sale just for you, Mr. Regular.
**[20:00] Murata**
Yeah? I'll take one, then.
**[20:03] Murata**
*I don't think she's ever done that before.*
**[20:06] Ruriko**
That'll be 700 yen!
**[20:08] Murata**
Th-Thank you.
**[20:11] Murata**
* Pretty sure that's the same amount*
* for the same price...*
**[20:15] Ruriko**
Later!
**[20:15] Murata**
Wait, what about the appreciation sale?!
**[20:19] Ruriko**
Oh, yeah, sorry.
**[20:21] Ruriko**
I forgot.
**[20:26] Ruriko**
Thank you for everything,
all the time, truly.
**[20:33] Murata**
Wait, *that's* the appreciation?
**[20:36] Ruriko**
Oh, that's right! How old are you, anyway?
**[20:40] Murata**
Um... I'm thirty.
**[20:44] (Flashback) Takimoto**
A salaryman around thirty.
**[20:49] Murata**
Wh-What is it?
**[20:53] Colorcaster**
*The MotorSuns walk it off for the win!*
**[20:56] Colorcaster**
* They trailed at the start, but hung in*
* there and made a strong comeback!*
**[21:01] Interviewer**
Our players of the game are
**[21:03] Interviewer**
Dennis Young, who small-balled
the team to a tie game in the 9th,
**[21:06] Interviewer**
and Kojiro, who hit that walk-off home run!
***SIGN*** Thank you to all of the fans, my teammates and the Goddess of Baseball.
**[21:16] Joji**
I'd like to thank my fans, my teammates,
and the goddess of baseball.
**[21:20] Kojiro**
My wife's watching on TV at home.
I hope this makes her happy.
**[21:25] Murata**
*Finally fought our way to a comeback!*
**[21:27] Murata**
*This win is a big deal.*
**[21:29] Murata**
* The MotorSuns have never won*
* a championship before.*
**[21:32] Murata**
* This season could maybe...*
* Dare I hope, dare I dream?*
**[21:38] Murata**
*I really do love the ballpark.*
**[21:40] Murata**
* I get to watch baseball,*
* and the food and drinks are great.*
**[21:44] Murata**
*It's such a comfy place to be.*
**[21:48] Murata**
*I should be the one thanking everyone here.*
**[21:55] sign**
Women's Changing Room
**[21:57] Ruriko**
* They gave me the letters*
* from the suggestion box.*
**[22:01] Ruriko**
*They're blurry and hard to read, but...*
**[23:44] sign**
Next Time
**[23:44] sign**
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**[23:44] sign**
"Ticks Me Off!"
**[23:44] sign**
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**[23:44] sign**
"The Lunch Pack Capriccio"
**[23:44] sign**
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"Different Faces"
# 5 - Ticks Me Off! / The Meal Pack Capriccio / Different Faces
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GVDHX85EQ/catch-me-at-the-ballpark)
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***SIGN*** Ticks Me Off!
**[01:37] Murata**
*Glad I managed to make it tonight.*
**[01:39] Murata**
*It's been another crazy week.*
**[01:43] Narrator**
Murata's been in the working
world for a few years now,
**[01:45] Narrator**
and he's still all-in on
that corporate slave life.
**[01:49] Narrator**
The ballpark is the place
he goes to relieve stress.
**[01:53] Narrator**
For the baseball-loving Murata, there's a
particular moment that gets him excited.
**[01:59] Murata**
* When you leave the tunnel*
* with its dim fluorescent lighting,*
**[02:02] Murata**
*pass through the gate leading to the seats...*
**[02:07] Murata**
*and all of a sudden, you can see everything!*
**[02:10] Murata**
*It never gets old!*
**[02:23] Murata**
* It's like entering a new world where I can*
* forget all about the company and my work.*
**[02:29] Hotaru**
Excuse me.
**[02:32] Hotaru**
Hello, Murata! This is quite a coincidence!
**[02:32] sign**
New Employee at Murata's Company
Shimizu Hotaru (Age 23)
**[02:34] Murata**
Sh-Shimizu?! What are you doing here?
**[02:38] Hotaru**
What am I doing?
I'm watching baseball, of course!
**[02:41] Murata**
Y-Yeah, makes sense.
**[02:45] Murata**
*Welp, back in the old world again.*
**[02:47] Hotaru**
Would you like to watch the game together?
**[02:50] Hotaru**
Do you mind if I sit next to you?
**[02:52] Murata**
Well, y'know... I don't do
any cheering or anything...
**[02:57] Murata**
I'm not much fun as a companion.
**[02:58] Hotaru**
That's no problem at all!
**[03:00] Hotaru**
I prefer to take it easy, too.
**[03:02] Murata**
*I "take it easy" by watching solo, though...*
**[03:06] Murata**
*Oh, well.*
**[03:08] Hotaru**
Hey, Murata...
**[03:11] Hotaru**
Please don't laugh at me, but...
**[03:14] Murata**
Wh-What?
**[03:15] Hotaru**
I watch my games in a uniform. Excuse me!
**[03:21] Murata**
You brought a uniform
to the office with you?!
**[03:25] Hotaru**
Not quite. I *keep* one at the office!
**[03:28] Hotaru**
So I can go anytime I like!
**[03:32] Murata**
*That's a great new hire my company made!*
**[03:35] Murata**
You drink beer?
**[03:37] Hotaru**
Yes!
**[03:42] Murata**
Excuse me!
**[03:44] Ruriko**
Coming!
**[03:45] Murata**
*Oh, it's Ruriko.*
**[03:49] Ruriko**
Hey, mister. Can't remember
the last time you called me over.
**[03:52] Murata**
Um... I'll take two, please.
**[03:55] Ruriko**
Two?
**[03:58] Hotaru**
Bryan's butt still looks great!
**[04:02] Murata**
Sh-She's just my junior at the office.
**[04:06] Ruriko**
I see.
**[04:08] Narrator**
Ruriko was thinking...
**[04:12] Ruriko**
*Kinda... ticks me off.*
**[04:18] Hotaru**
Kojiro popped it up!
**[04:21] Umpire**
Out!
**[04:28] Ruriko**
Hey, Kojiro's gonna be fine.
**[04:31] Ruriko**
He's got that WRC+ of 120, after all.
**[04:35] sign**
Still using that tidbit
she got from Murata
**[04:35] Ruriko**
Right, Mr. Regular?
**[04:37] Murata**
Huh? Yeah...
**[04:40] Hotaru**
That's true.
**[04:42] Hotaru**
Sabermetrically speaking, Kojiro's
putting up really good numbers.
**[04:48] Hotaru**
Baseball is a "sport about failure,"
so you're right.
**[04:52] Hotaru**
You can't get too worked up about
the outcome of any one at-bat.
**[04:57] Hotaru**
Kojiro has great fielding stats, too.
**[05:02] Hotaru**
He has incredible coverage
for his age and a +8.0 UZR!
**[05:03] sign**
UZR = Ultimate Zone Rating
A metric for how many runs a fielder prevents.
**[05:09] Murata**
Y-You know your stuff!
**[05:11] Hotaru**
Well, I was a manager for
my school baseball team.
**[05:22] Ruriko**
Ninsta...
**[05:24] Ruriko**
You got a Ninsta account?
**[05:25] Hotaru**
Oh, Ninsta?
**[05:28] Hotaru**
I'm afraid not.
**[05:33] Ruriko**
What a waste!
**[05:36] Ruriko**
No Ninsta, huh? You're really missing out!
**[05:40] Hotaru**
I'm so ignorant about that kind of thing...
**[05:43] Hotaru**
It's embarrassing.
**[05:47] Ruriko**
Well, you might have fun giving Ninsta a try.
**[05:52] Ruriko**
Thanks for the purchase!
**[05:54] sign**
Also incompetent
with social media
**[05:57] Narrator**
Ruriko was trounced.
**[06:05] Regular**
One fried chicken meal pack, please.
**[06:07] Natsuno**
One fried chicken meal pack!
That'll be 1,200 yen!
**[06:12] Regular**
Here you go.
**[06:13] Natsuno**
Thank you!
**[06:15] Regular**
You're doing a great job again today, Yamada.
**[06:19] Natsuno**
Hardly, but I'm doing the best I can.
**[06:23] Natsuno**
Here's your meal!
**[06:25] Regular**
Thanks. Later!
**[06:27] Natsuno**
Thank you for coming!
**[06:30] Natsuno**
Welco—
**[06:32] Natsuno**
*P-Prince Charming!*
**[06:37] Natsuno**
Welcome!
**[06:38] Natsuno**
Will it be one mega-portion
ultra meal pack, as usual?
**[06:43] Murata**
Y-Yeah, please...
**[06:50] Hotaru**
And I'll have the same!
**[06:52] Natsuno**
*What's going on?!*
**[06:54] Natsuno**
*Who is she?*
**[06:56] Natsuno**
*My prince... Who is she?!*
**[07:00] Natsuno**
*Who's that girl showing off her legs?!*
**[07:08] Hotaru**
Since we've got our meals,
should we get another beer?
**[07:11] Murata**
Y-You think so? Okay.
**[07:14] Murata**
Excuse me!
**[07:16] Ruriko**
Coming! Thanks for the business!
**[07:21] Hotaru**
Bryan's finally up!
**[07:24] Ruriko**
Here you are, miss!
**[07:26] Hotaru**
Thank you.
**[07:29] Ruriko**
Here you are, Mr. Regular!
**[07:37] Natsuno**
* This is awful! I forgot to*
* give them their change!*
**[07:44] Natsuno**
*No! Stop that now, Natsuno!*
**[07:46] Natsuno**
* Don't bring your personal*
* feelings into the job!*
**[07:53] Natsuno**
Excuse me—
**[08:00] Ruriko**
Enjoy!
**[08:16] Narrator**
Yamada Natsuno's respect for
Ruriko increased on that day.
**[08:29] Narrator**
The second-floor concourse
in Chiba MotorSuns Stadium.
**[08:33] Narrator**
Amid the hustle and bustle of the vendors,
**[08:36] Narrator**
one item that never fails to be popular in
all stadiums is the player tie-in meal pack.
**[08:41] sign**
Spicy Kalbi Shishio
**[08:41] sign**
Samurai Taste
Kojiro Meal Pack
**[08:41] sign**
Mitsui Reto's
Fried Victory Meal Pack
**[08:41] sign**
Shishio Meal Pack
**[08:41] sign**
Kojiro Meal Pack
**[08:41] sign**
Mitsui Meal Pack
***SIGN*** The Meal Pack
Capriccio
**[08:42] Narrator**
They encourage a feeling
of closeness with the players,
**[08:45] Narrator**
make the game feel like an event,
and are very well-received.
**[08:48] Narrator**
However...
**[08:51] Young Woman**
I'll take one Shishio meal pack.
**[08:53] Natsuno**
That'll be 1,200 yen, please!
**[08:57] Natsuno**
Here you are!
**[09:00] Natsuno**
Welcome!
**[09:05] Narrator**
Kojiro's wife, Yuki,
let out the deepest of sighs.
**[09:10] Yuki**
*Kojiro... Why aren't you selling more?!*
**[09:13] Yuki**
*You've sold as many as Mitsui!*
**[09:17] Yuki**
One Kojiro meal pack, please.
**[09:19] Natsuno**
One Kojiro meal pack. That'll be 1,200 yen!
**[09:23] Yuki**
* As the wife of a*
* professional baseball player,*
**[09:25] Yuki**
* I need to support my*
* husband in these small ways!*
**[09:28] Natsuno**
Here you are.
**[09:30] Natsuno**
Thank you for coming!
**[09:33] Yuki**
* He's sold one more meal pack*
* than Mitsui now, at least.*
**[09:37] Kisa**
I'll take two Mitsui meal packs.
**[09:42] Yuki**
*A young woman ordering Mitsui meal packs?!*
**[09:46] Yuki**
*Mitsui's as far from handsome as you can get!*
**[09:50] sign**
Mitsui Reto (Age 28)
**[09:50] Yuki**
* A left-handed finesse pitcher six years*
* out of college has a fan that young?!*
**[09:58] Yuki**
*Kojiro's meal packs are one sale behind...*
**[10:02] Yuki**
*H-How could this happen?!*
**[10:11] Narrator**
Here, another person let out a deep sigh.
**[10:16] sign**
Girlfriend of Chiba MotorSuns Pitcher Mitsui Reto
Kondo Kisa (Age 25)
**[10:17] Kisa**
* I wanted him to beat Kojiro's meal*
* pack sales, so I ended up buying two!*
**[10:27] Kisa**
* As the girlfriend of a*
* professional baseball player,*
**[10:29] Kisa**
* I need to support my boyfriend*
* in these small ways!*
**[10:34] Kisa**
Miss!
**[10:36] Ruriko**
Coming!
**[10:38] Kisa**
One beer, please.
**[10:39] Ruriko**
Thanks!
**[10:41] Ruriko**
Hey, a Mitsui meal pack!
**[10:43] Ruriko**
Pretty intense.
**[10:45] Kisa**
Y-Yes.
**[10:46] Ruriko**
Now and again, I see young women who
are fans of guys like Mitsui or Kojiro.
**[10:52] Ruriko**
I love people who march to their own drummer.
**[10:56] Ruriko**
Here.
**[10:57] Kisa**
Thanks.
**[10:58] Ruriko**
Thanks for the purchase!
**[11:05] Kisa**
*Now, it's time to eat!*
**[11:12] Kisa**
*That's the woman who bought the Kojiro pack.*
**[11:19] Kisa**
Th-Three of them?!
**[11:46] Natsuno**
W-Welcome!
**[11:48] Yuki**
Kojiro meals!
**[11:49] Kisa**
Mitsui meals!
**[11:51] Yuki/Kisa**
All you've got!
**[11:52] Natsuno**
A-All right...
**[11:54] Natsuno**
Thank you for coming!
**[11:59] Natsuno**
Welcome!
**[12:01] Male Fan A/B**
Huh?
**[12:03] Male Fan A**
They're all out of the Kojiro meals?
**[12:05] Male Fan B**
The Mitsui meals, too!
**[12:08] Male Fan**
I loved the subtle flavor of Japanese broth
with the slow-stewed vegetables.
**[12:13] Male Fan**
Really makes you think of Kojiro.
**[12:15] Male Fan B**
And I wanted the pure manliness of the
fried chicken and white rice in Mitsui's.
**[12:22] Male Fan B**
Too bad. I'll take a Shishio meal pack!
**[12:25] Male Fan A**
And I'll have a standard.
**[12:27] Yuki**
E-Excuse me!
**[12:29] Kisa**
C-Can I return these?
**[12:35] Colorcaster**
*Kojiro takes the lead with a two-run homer!*
**[12:37] Colorcaster**
*And he crosses the plate!*
**[12:41] Colorcaster**
* The starter, Mitsui, comes off*
* the bench to congratulate him!*
**[12:51] Kizu**
*This meal pack is way too heavy!*
**[12:54] Kizu**
*Mitsui, are these really the flavors you like?!*
**[12:57] Yuki**
*There's pumpkin in it! Kojiro hates pumpkin!*
**[13:00] Yuki**
*Is he even approving these?!*
**[13:04] Narrator**
It feels like they could become good friends.
**[13:08] Ruriko**
Would anyone like a beer?
***SIGN*** Different
Faces
**[13:17] Narrator**
A rain shower has struck this game
between the first-place Fukuoka Styx
**[13:22] Narrator**
and the fifth-place Chiba MotorSuns.
**[13:32] Man A**
We're looking pretty good today!
**[13:35] Man B**
Indeed, indeed!
**[13:37] Ruriko**
Would anyone like a beer?
**[13:40] Ruriko**
Would anyone like a beer?
**[13:44] Ruriko**
Hey, mister! What's up?
**[13:46] Man A**
Hey, Ruriko!
**[13:47] Ruriko**
Loving the raincoats.
**[13:49] Man B**
You okay out in the rain like that?
**[13:52] Ruriko**
Hey, no worries.
**[13:54] Ruriko**
I've got plastic wrap over the
cups so they won't get dirty.
**[13:57] Man A**
Not that! It's *you* we're worried about!
**[14:01] Ruriko**
Oh, right...
**[14:03] Man A**
Well, guess I'll buy a cup.
**[14:06] Man B**
Me, too!
**[14:07] Ruriko**
Thanks a ton!
**[14:13] Ruriko**
Well, guess I'd better keep at it!
**[14:16] Man A**
You sure you shouldn't pack it up already?
**[14:21] Ruriko**
Oh, don't worry about me.
**[14:25] Ruriko**
The makeup I spent an hour
applying washed off in a second,
**[14:28] Ruriko**
so I'm long past caring.
**[14:30] Man A**
She's oddly intense!
**[14:34] Murata**
*Must be hard for Ruriko out in the rain.*
**[14:40] Murata**
* Still... I splurged on this*
* nice seat to treat myself,*
**[14:45] Murata**
*and it happens to be on the day that it rains.*
**[14:48] Murata**
* Still, a seven-run lead in the middle*
* of the fourth against the first-place Styx!*
**[14:54] Murata**
* And we're back to the top of the order with*
* Shishio, who's already got two hits today!*
**[14:54] sign**
MotorSuns
**[14:54] sign**
Order
**[14:54] sign**
Position
**[14:54] sign**
Name
**[14:54] sign**
(SS)
**[14:54] sign**
Shishio
**[14:54] sign**
(CF)
**[14:54] sign**
Yagino
**[14:54] sign**
(RF)
**[14:54] sign**
Nokogiriyama
**[15:00] Ruriko**
What's all this?
**[15:02] Ruriko**
What's got you so happy?
**[15:05] Murata**
R-Ruriko...
**[15:07] Ruriko**
Don't see you in these seats a lot, mister.
**[15:12] Murata**
I'm treating myself.
**[15:19] Ruriko**
Y-You're thinking that my face
looks different today, right?
**[15:23] Murata**
Wh-What?
**[15:24] Ruriko**
The rain washed my makeup off, okay?!
**[15:28] Murata**
*I didn't say that. Or even think it.*
**[15:33] Ruriko**
Never mind.
**[15:34] Ruriko**
As a thank-you for getting
to see a different side of me,
**[15:39] Ruriko**
you'd better buy a beer, okay?
**[15:42] Murata**
Um... sure, please.
**[15:46] Ruriko**
Really?!
**[15:47] Ruriko**
Thanks a bunch!
**[15:59] Shishio**
Attention, all!
**[16:01] Shishio**
Interleague play is over,
and we're left in fifth place.
**[16:04] Shishio**
But we of the Chiba MotorSuns
aren't just going to sit around.
**[16:10] Shishio**
Let's use today's victory to propel us,
**[16:12] Shishio**
to claw back the six-game lead
from the first-place Styx!
**[16:16] Ichinomiya**
He sure loves to give a speech, huh?
**[16:19] Yagino**
Hey, talk louder!
**[16:20] Nokogiriyama**
You going into politics?
**[16:23] Shishio**
Today is Mitsui's girlfriend's—Kisa's—birthday.
**[16:27] Shishio**
Let's put a win on his line!
**[16:30] Mitsui**
* Shishio! He never misses*
* a chance to tease me!*
**[16:34] Kojiro**
Guess we'd better live up to it.
**[16:39] Shishio**
Let's score some more hits this inning!
**[16:42] Players**
Yeah!
**[16:44] Murata**
*Yeah, the players are really raring to go!*
**[16:49] Murata**
*But the rain's coming down harder...*
**[16:56] Murata**
*The umpires are talking.*
**[16:58] Murata**
*Don't tell me...*
**[17:00] Kojiro**
No way.
**[17:05] Nagisa**
*We have an announcement.*
**[17:08] Nagisa**
* Due to the weather conditions,*
* a rain delay has been called.*
**[17:13] Crowd**
What the hell?!
**[17:14] Crowd**
Let them play!
**[17:14] Nagisa**
*A rain delay has been called.*
**[17:16] Young Fan A**
Damn it! We're gonna lose our momentum!
**[17:19] Young Fan B**
You'd better not call it off, okay?!
**[17:22] sign**
Rain Delay
**[17:31] Megumi**
I'm cold. My hair's a mess. I wanna go home.
**[17:35] Megumi**
This stinks.
**[17:35] sign**
Middle Schooler
Sodegaura Megumi (Age 14)
**[17:37] Megumi**
I wish we hadn't come.
**[17:39] sign**
Office Worker
Sodegaura Koki (Age 43)
**[17:39] Koki**
Want to take shelter in the concourse?
**[17:43] Megumi**
It's gonna be so crowded. No way.
**[17:46] Koki**
*What do I do, then?*
**[17:48] Megumi**
I wish rain would just die already.
**[17:50] Ruriko**
I totally get you!
**[17:53] Ruriko**
I've barely sold any beer today
thanks to this stupid rain!
**[17:57] Ruriko**
They just called us back in,
so I was on my way out.
**[18:00] Megumi**
Wh-Who are you?
**[18:01] Ruriko**
Just a passing drenched vendor girl!
**[18:05] Ruriko**
What are they doing down there, anyway?
**[18:09] Ruriko**
What's the tarp for? Are they
gonna have a picnic or something?
**[18:13] Megumi**
How should I know?
Probably not that, though.
**[18:16] Koki**
They lay down sheeting to prevent
further soaking of the turf.
**[18:24] Ruriko**
Hey, Sun-Shiro's out!
**[18:26] Crowd**
Sun-Shiro!
**[18:33] Ruriko**
His umbrella's too small!
**[18:36] Ruriko**
He comes up with great gags, too.
**[18:38] Ruriko**
Nicely done, Sun-Shiro.
**[18:46] Koki**
That's an old cheer theme.
**[18:49] Koki**
They do it during rain delays to keep
the players' and fans' spirits up.
**[18:54] Ruriko**
Must be hard.
**[18:56] Ruriko**
Is it okay to have their instruments
out in the rain like that?
**[19:06] Megumi**
I said that I don't care.
**[19:09] Koki**
I really love this ballpark.
**[19:16] Koki**
I love it most on rainy days.
**[19:18] Koki**
You don't just see the players.
**[19:21] Koki**
You get to see everyone in
the park working their hardest.
**[19:25] Koki**
It's a truly wonderful thing.
**[19:35] Ruriko**
Man, and here I am,
whining about my low beer sales!
**[19:40] Koki**
Don't say that! I was talking
about you vendor girls, too!
**[19:47] Ruriko**
Well, it lets us see a
different face of the park,
**[19:51] Ruriko**
and lots of unusual things.
**[19:53] Ruriko**
I guess we can cut the rain
some slack, just this once.
**[19:57] Megumi**
Thank you very much.
**[19:59] Ruriko**
Huh? For what?
**[20:06] Megumi**
Nothing.
**[20:09] Ruriko**
Well, see you when the sun comes out!
**[20:12] Ruriko**
Your dad here had better
buy a beer from me then.
**[20:16] Ruriko**
Okay?
**[20:26] Murata**
*A different face, huh?*
**[20:30] sign**
Rain Delay
**[20:34] Man A**
Man, is it ever gonna let up?!
**[20:36] Man B**
Please! Come out, blue sky!
**[20:40] Kojiro**
Shishio, stay focused.
**[20:43] Shishio**
Right.
**[20:50] Mitsui**
*Kisa!*
**[20:52] Mitsui**
*Victory for Kisa!*
**[21:00] Murata**
*It's my precious day off...*
**[21:03] Murata**
*Please, I need this reward!*
**[21:22] sign**
Rain Delay
**[21:23] Young Fan A**
Hey, look! Blue sky!
**[21:25] Young Fan B**
I bet we'll get to resume!
**[21:27] Shishio**
Hell yeah!
**[21:28] Ichinomiya**
Yes!
**[21:45] Murata**
*The ups and downs that the weather brings...*
**[21:49] Murata**
* That's just one of the joys*
* of an open-roofed stadium.*
**[21:58] Narrator**
After that, the game resumed.
**[22:01] Narrator**
The MotorSuns held their early lead...
**[22:04] Narrator**
and won!
**[23:44] sign**
Next Time
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**[23:44] sign**
A Good Kid
**[23:44] sign**
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**[23:44] sign**
So Many Treasures
**[23:44] sign**
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Going Off-Script
# 6 - A Good Kid / So Many Treasures / Going Off-Script
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GVDHX85EQ/catch-me-at-the-ballpark)
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**[01:33] sign**
Women's Changing Room
***SIGN*** A Good Kid
**[01:37] Ruriko**
Sara, you're in a good mood today!
**[01:40] Sara**
Well, these uniforms are just so cute!
**[01:45] Aona**
You've still got that
wide-eyed innocence, Sara.
**[01:48] Aona**
You've been at this for a year, you know.
**[01:53] Sara**
*Who could it be?*
**[01:57] Sara**
Huh?! They're coming today?!
**[02:05] Sara**
Would anyone like a beer?
**[02:07] Sara**
Would anyone like an ice-cold beer?
**[02:11] Narrator**
Sara is this park's only
high-school-aged vendor.
**[02:16] Customer A**
I'll take a beer!
**[02:19] Sara**
Thank you!
**[02:21] Customer B**
Hey, Yuuhi Beer girl!
**[02:23] Sara**
Yes, coming right up!
**[02:27] Customer C**
Kohinata!
**[02:30] Kohinata**
Thank you for your patronage.
**[02:32] Customer C**
It's another hot one, huh?
**[02:34] Customer C**
You getting along okay?
**[02:36] Kohinata**
Yes!
**[02:37] Kohinata**
I'm getting plenty of rest and hydration.
**[02:41] Sara**
* I don't have many regulars*
* who use my given name.*
**[02:45] Sara**
Thank you very much.
**[02:47] Mother**
Sara, dear! Over here!
**[02:51] Sara**
*Here they are.*
**[02:52] Sara**
* Some of the only regulars*
* who use my given name.*
**[02:56] Mother**
Sara!
**[02:58] Father**
Hey!
**[03:00] Sara**
Ma, Pa, you gotta stop coming here.
**[03:04] Father**
Don't be cross, now!
**[03:07] Father**
We're your customers today!
**[03:09] Mother**
You just look so cute in that uniform!
**[03:12] Sara**
Keep it down. You're embarrassing me.
**[03:16] Father**
Smile for the camera, Sara!
**[03:18] Sara**
I told you, no photos while I'm on the job!
**[03:22] Father**
Say cheese!
**[03:25] Narrator**
Sara is a good kid.
**[03:28] Father**
Isn't our Sara the best vendor girl in the park?
**[03:33] Mother**
Sure is!
**[03:34] Sara**
Hey, I'm totally not!
**[03:37] (Flashback) Kohinata**
Would anyone like a beer?
**[03:39] Sara**
Kohinata's our ace.
**[03:41] Sara**
She's beautiful, and she sometimes
sells 400 cups in a day!
**[03:46] Sara**
Aona's going to college to become a teacher,
so she gives the best advice.
**[03:51] (Flashback) Aona**
Always start at the bottom and go up so
you're in the customers' sight lines for longer.
**[03:56] Aona**
And Ruriko, the latest hire...
**[03:58] (Flashback) Ruriko**
Heya!
**[04:00] Sara**
Um... hmm...
**[04:08] Sara**
Well, she's just amazing!
**[04:11] Sara**
And then there's Kokoro,
who wants to be an actress!
**[04:14] Sara**
She's so cheerful and kind...
**[04:17] Sara**
And then, and then...
**[04:21] Narrator**
Sara is a good kid.
**[04:24] Mother**
You've got yourself a lot of big sisters, huh?
**[04:27] Father**
Such a lovely thing for an only child like you!
**[04:30] Father**
Now, one more shot!
**[04:32] Sara**
No! I gotta go.
**[04:34] Sara**
Don't come here so often, okay?
**[04:36] Father**
Hey, wait a minute!
**[04:39] Sara**
What now?
**[04:41] Father**
Say hi to everyone else!
**[04:44] Sara**
Everyone else?
**[04:46] sign**
Uncle 1
**[04:46] sign**
Aunt 1
**[04:46] sign**
Uncle 2
**[04:46] sign**
Aunt 2
**[04:46] sign**
Neighbor
**[04:46] sign**
Grandmother
**[04:46] sign**
Great-Grandmother
**[04:46] sign**
Grandfather
**[04:46] Relatives**
Hey, Sara! Hey!
**[04:53] Grandfather**
Hey, Sara! Smile for the camera!
**[04:57] Sara**
I told you, no photos!
**[05:05] Narrator**
Sara is a good kid.
***SIGN*** So Many Treasures
**[05:15] Narrator**
One day in July, after the game...
**[05:19] sign**
Women's Changing Room
**[05:31] Ruriko**
Dang, what a hot day!
**[05:33] Ruriko**
I need a cold bath after that.
**[05:37] Aona**
The summer's just kicking off, Ruriko.
**[05:40] Kohinata**
If this is enough to wear you out,
you'll be in real trouble soon.
**[05:46] Ruriko**
You kidding me?!
**[05:48] Kokoro**
I'm hitting up the vending machine!
Anyone want anything?
**[05:52] Aona**
Water for me, please!
**[05:53] Kohinata**
I'll take a barley tea.
**[05:59] Aona**
What's going on back here?
**[06:02] Sara**
Sorry.
**[06:04] Sara**
I tried to get the laundry basket,
and it all came crashing down.
**[06:07] Ruriko**
Hey, come on...
**[06:09] Aona**
Are you okay?
**[06:10] Kokoro**
Were you hurt?
**[06:11] Sara**
No, I'm okay.
**[06:13] Sara**
Thank you for asking.
**[06:20] Nakaizumi**
Oh, this thing? Finally gave in, did it?
**[06:24] Kohinata**
The waiting rooms and changing
rooms have too much clutter.
**[06:28] Kohinata**
Who knows how long some of
these things have even been here?
**[06:32] Nakaizumi**
Guess we can't put it off any longer.
**[06:37] Kohinata**
All right.
**[06:39] Kohinata**
Let's get cleaning!
**[06:42] Narrator**
Kohinata had locked in!
**[06:57] Sara**
Need this.
**[06:59] Sara**
Don't need this.
**[07:01] Sara**
Need this.
**[07:03] Sara**
Need this.
**[07:04] Sara**
This one... I don't need.
**[07:07] Sara**
This one...
**[07:09] Sara**
Decide later.
**[07:12] Sara**
Hey, my notepad from
when I first started here!
**[07:16] Sara**
I don't use it anymore, but I don't
want to throw it out, either...
**[07:20] Ruriko**
Sara, sweet child.
**[07:22] Ruriko**
You'd better hurry up or
you'll be here for five hours.
**[07:28] Sara**
I'm doing my best, okay?
**[07:31] Ruriko**
Look at you, grown-up girl!
You love cleaning so much!
**[07:34] Sara**
Well, it's fun! It's like a school club!
**[07:38] Sara**
I'm not in any clubs at school.
**[07:42] Ruriko**
Hey, tone down that teenage enthusiasm!
**[07:44] Ruriko**
Everything feels like a treasure
when you're young!
**[07:44] Sara**
Hey, stop it! Cut it out!
**[07:48] Ruriko**
You like this, too, don't you?
Snuggle, snuggle!
**[07:54] Sara**
You're only three years older than me!
**[07:58] Ruriko**
What, you think twenty's not a big deal?
**[08:00] Sara**
It's not!
**[08:02] Ruriko**
Ooh, big talk!
**[08:02] Kohinata**
* I bet these moments are*
* a treasure to Ruriko, too.*
**[08:12] Ruriko**
You okay, Aona?
**[08:15] Aona**
Y-Yeah, I'm fine!
**[08:17] Aona**
Nothing going on here!
**[08:28] Aona**
* I found the exchange diary I kept with*
* Omatsu before we started dating!*
**[08:34] sign**
Checker Sub-Leader
Omatsu (Age 22)
**[08:36] Aona**
*Crazy. I had it in my locker this whole time...*
**[08:41] Ruriko**
Aona.
**[08:43] Ruriko**
I-I-Is that...
**[08:46] Aona**
No, no, no, no...
**[08:47] Ruriko**
Sara, get over here!
**[08:49] Ruriko**
Aona's got something scandalous!
**[08:52] Aona**
No! Stay away!
**[08:54] Ruriko**
Aw, pwease!
**[08:56] Ruriko**
Share your romantic feast
with us poor, starving singletons!
**[09:00] Sara**
I want to see it!
**[09:01] Kohinata**
*Stare...*
**[09:03] Aona**
No way!
**[09:04] Ruriko**
Don't be so stubborn!
**[09:05] Sara**
Don't be stubborn!
**[09:06] Aona**
Back off!
**[09:08] Nakaizumi**
C'mon, guys!
Let's not spread the slack-off bug!
**[09:13] Omatsu**
What's that all about?
**[09:15] Nakaizumi**
No idea.
**[09:16] Omatsu**
Anyway, Nakaizumi,
**[09:18] Omatsu**
what do I do with these?
**[09:20] Nakaizumi**
With what?
**[09:21] Omatsu**
I'm not sure whether to throw 'em out or not.
**[09:23] Nakaizumi**
Let's see what we've got.
**[09:28] Nakaizumi**
These are...
**[09:29] Nakaizumi**
Now this is a treasure!
**[09:29] sign**
BASEBALL
Tsubaki Takino
The Double-T Duo
Drafted to the pros together
Special Draft Issue
**[09:29] sign**
BASEBALL
Tsubaki Takino
The Double-T Duo
Drafted to the pros together
Special Draft Issue
**[09:31] Nakaizumi**
Classic *Weekly Baseball*!
**[09:33] Nakaizumi**
These are from twenty years ago!
**[09:36] Nakaizumi**
Ah, reliving the days of my youth!
**[09:39] Nakaizumi**
And look how much cheaper they were!
**[09:43] Aona**
Nakaizumi, you've caught the slack-off bug.
**[09:48] Nakaizumi**
Hey, you guys know who this is?
**[09:55] Aona**
Takino? Is that...
**[09:59] Omatsu**
It's Kojiro!
**[10:00] Omatsu**
He's so young!
**[10:02] Nakaizumi**
Even that gruff old Kojiro was once
a wide-eyed, crew-cutted youngster.
**[10:07] Aona**
And who's the guy next to him? This "Tsubaki"?
**[10:11] Aona**
Never heard of that guy.
**[10:14] Nakaizumi**
Tsubaki was a first-round draft pick
by the MotorSuns out of high school.
**[10:19] Nakaizumi**
He quietly retired six years ago.
**[10:24] Nakaizumi**
Takino and Tsubaki were a famous
duo at Makiyama High School.
**[10:29] Nakaizumi**
They both wanted to get into the MotorSuns,
**[10:32] Nakaizumi**
but Kojiro was drafted by another club
and became their star player.
**[10:37] Nakaizumi**
Meanwhile, Tsubaki,
who made it to the MotorSuns,
**[10:41] Nakaizumi**
struggled with injuries
until he finally hung it up.
**[10:46] Nakaizumi**
Tsubaki had already quit
by the time Kojiro joined us,
**[10:50] Nakaizumi**
so there was no reunion of the Double-T Duo.
**[10:53] Nakaizumi**
It was announced that Tsubaki went
to join an independent league in the USA.
**[10:56] Nakaizumi**
I wonder what he's up to now...
**[11:00] Aona**
There's just no stopping this guy.
**[11:02] Omatsu**
Once you're done reading them,
either throw them out or take them.
**[11:10] Ruriko**
Hey, Sara!
**[11:16] Ruriko**
What's this, now?
**[11:22] Ruriko**
My dear, sweet Sara, you can't
hide your tests from your parents!
**[11:27] Ruriko**
That's not something a big kid does!
**[11:29] Sara**
I-I'm going to show them...
**[11:31] Sara**
And don't look through my stuff!
**[11:34] Ruriko**
Is our little Sara embarrassed about breaking
her perfect-score, honor-roll record?
**[11:40] Ruriko**
Is she? Hmm?
**[11:43] Sara**
Stop making fun of me!
You're the one acting like a little kid!
**[11:49] Ruriko**
Yeah, whatever. Sorry, fine.
**[11:51] Sara**
I can't stand it!
**[11:57] Ruriko**
*Am I... like a little kid?*
**[12:01] Aona**
Attention, all! I found something awesome!
**[12:05] Aona**
It's the old Yuuhi uniform!
**[12:08] Aona**
Isn't it adorable how much it looks
like a real player uniform?
**[12:12] Kokoro**
I love it!
**[12:14] Kokoro**
I bet you could still wear it!
**[12:15] Sara**
It had shorts, huh?
**[12:17] Nakaizumi**
Whoops! Forgot to return that to HQ.
**[12:22] Nakaizumi**
That's the previous generation.
**[12:25] Nakaizumi**
We had male vendors back then, too.
**[12:27] Nakaizumi**
They looked pretty cool paired together!
**[12:31] Aona**
Wow!
**[12:33] Nakaizumi**
The customers really liked 'em, too.
**[12:37] Kokoro**
It feels so old-school!
**[12:40] Kohinata**
* I think Nakaizumi and I are the only*
* ones who remember those days...*
**[12:47] Aona**
There's something in the pocket.
**[12:49] Ruriko**
What is it?
**[12:51] Aona**
Wow, it's a photo!
**[12:53] Aona**
I guess it's the person
who used to wear this outfit.
**[12:56] Aona**
Who could it be?
**[12:58] Kokoro**
Wow, the big-haired gyaru look! She's fab!
**[13:02] Kokoro**
The girl in the glasses
looks a little familiar, too...
**[13:06] Ruriko**
The gyaru's got a seriously legendary aura.
**[13:09] Sara**
C'mon, guys! I can't see!
**[13:14] Nakaizumi**
That's another trip down memory lane!
**[13:18] Ruriko**
Nakaizumi, you know this gyaru?
**[13:20] Ruriko**
What's she like?
**[13:20] Sara**
C'mon, let me see!
**[13:22] Nakaizumi**
W-Well, um...
**[13:27] Nakaizumi**
Actually, she's someone you all know very well.
**[13:30] Ruriko**
Huh?
**[13:31] Aona**
We know her?
**[13:33] Kokoro**
This girl is still here in the ballpark?!
**[13:37] Sara**
*Can it be...*
**[13:42] Kohinata**
Bingo...
**[13:45] All**
Kohinata?!
**[13:47] Kokoro**
It can't be true!
**[13:48] Sara**
What a change!
**[13:51] Nakaizumi**
That girl behind her is Natsume.
**[13:54] Nakaizumi**
That was ten years ago, I guess!
**[13:57] Aona**
Are you saying this was Kohinata at 19?!
**[14:02] Kohinata**
I won't look back!
For me, only the future matters!
**[14:05] Ruriko**
Why the personality change?
**[14:07] Kohinata**
It wasn't!
**[14:09] Kohinata**
That was just the fashion ten years ago.
**[14:12] Aona**
Kohinata, put on the uniform!
**[14:15] Kokoro**
Give yourself the big hair, too!
**[14:17] Ruriko**
Great idea! Let's do it right now!
**[14:17] sign**
Staff Waiting Room
**[14:20] Kohinata**
Please, spare me!
**[14:22] Girls**
C'mon, please!
**[14:23] sign**
Authorized
Personnel Only
**[14:24] Narrator**
They didn't get much cleaning done.
**[14:33] Ruriko**
Hey, that looks great!
**[14:33] sign**
She Wore It
**[14:34] sign**
She Wore It
**[14:34] sign**
She Wore It
***SIGN*** Going Off-Script
**[14:40] Narrator**
One day in July,
**[14:42] Narrator**
the Chiba MotorSuns Stadium
had a rare sell-out crowd!
**[14:46] Narrator**
For you see, on that day...
**[14:49] Narrator**
they were holding the once-a-year
celebration of Japanese pro baseball...
**[14:52] Narrator**
the All-Star Game!
**[14:54] Narrator**
Popular players from all
twelve clubs split up by league
**[14:58] Narrator**
and battle it out over two days.
**[15:01] Narrator**
It's held in a different venue each year,
**[15:03] Narrator**
but today, it returns to our MotorSuns
Stadium for the first time in eight years!
**[15:10] Ruriko**
Would anyone like a beer?
**[15:14] Ruriko**
Ice-cold beer!
**[15:16] Ruriko**
Would anyone like a Hyper Dry?
**[15:20] Customer D**
So this is MotorSuns Stadium, huh?
**[15:23] Customer D**
It's decent.
**[15:25] Customer E**
Look at that gyaru vendor girl!
**[15:28] Narrator**
The unfamiliar customer base
makes the vendor girls nervous, as well.
**[15:39] Customer D**
The Styx win on the vendor girls front.
**[15:42] Customer E**
Every other front, too.
**[15:44] Customer E**
The MotorSuns only got three players
picked for this year's ASG!
**[15:50] Ruriko**
*Those arrogant jerks!*
**[16:00] Announcer**
*It's another no-doubter!*
**[16:03] Announcer**
* This year's Home Run Derby*
* is really heating up!*
**[16:06] Announcer**
* Last year's P-League home run king,*
* Araiba of the Fukuoka Styx,*
**[16:10] Announcer**
* hits a stunning thirteenth*
* ball over the fence!*
**[16:14] Dennis**
*Araiba hits for contact as well as power.*
**[16:19] Dennis**
*He could make it in the MLB for sure.*
**[16:27] Ruriko**
*Dennis! Go avenge us!*
**[16:32] Shishio**
Give it all you've got, Dennis!
**[16:34] Dennis**
Shishio.
**[16:38] Dennis**
Okay.
**[16:39] Announcer**
*Next up to bat is Dennis Young!*
**[16:53] Announcer**
* Incredible! That's ten*
* homers for Dennis Young!*
**[16:56] Announcer**
*Can he beat Araiba's record?!*
**[16:59] Dennis**
*Hitting like this can ruin your form.*
**[17:02] Dennis**
*I hadn't planned to take this seriously, but...*
**[17:06] Announcer**
*That's eleven!*
**[17:10] Dennis**
* Losing and letting them mock*
* our team would be even worse!*
**[17:16] Announcer**
* There it is! Dennis Young's on a roll*
* with long ball number twelve!*
**[17:23] Announcer**
* For better or worse,*
* here comes the last pitch!*
**[17:36] Dennis**
*M-My destiny is... looking at me...*
**[17:41] sign**
Swish...
**[17:43] Announcer**
*It ends with a swing and a miss!*
**[17:45] Announcer**
*This year's Home Run Derby winner is Araiba!*
**[17:49] Dennis**
Oh my God!
**[17:52] Dennis**
No! I can't believe this!
**[17:59] Staff**
Mascot team, cheer team!
**[18:01] Staff**
It's almost showtime!
**[18:03] Staff**
We're way behind schedule,
**[18:05] Staff**
so please, just follow the script!
**[18:08] Rabbit**
Man, it's hot!
**[18:10] Dog**
Yeah, especially on the field.
**[18:12] Cat**
And we've gotta move around
more than usual...
**[18:15] Kaiser**
Sun-Shiro! It's great to work with you!
**[18:18] Kaiser**
We do this pro wrestling style, right?
**[18:21] sign**
Fukuoka Styx Mascot
Kaiser (Reindeer)
**[18:24] Staff**
Okay, let's get out there!
**[18:29] Announcer**
*Here's the moment you've been waiting for!*
**[18:31] Announcer**
*It's the dance of the twelve team mascots!*
**[18:49] Announcer**
* Sun-Shiro of the MotorSuns and*
* Kaiser of the Styx are both down!*
**[18:54] Kaiser**
*Now, it's time...*
**[18:59] Announcer**
* And it's Kaiser out of nowhere*
* with a dropkick!*
**[19:04] Announcer**
*Sun-Shiro goes flying! Is he okay?!*
**[19:08] Announcer**
*Sun-Shiro gets to his feet, and...*
**[19:10] Announcer**
*He takes off at Kaiser!*
**[19:15] Announcer**
* And it's Sun-Shiro with*
* a retaliatory headbutt!*
**[19:19] Crowd**
Great one!
**[19:20] Crowd**
Hit him more!
**[19:22] Announcer**
*We've got a real brawl on our hands!*
**[19:31] Kaiser**
*Kaiser has him in a chokehold!*
**[19:35] Crowd**
Yeah, harder! Get him!
**[19:41] Announcer**
*Sun-Shiro is down and out!*
**[19:45] Announcer**
*The winner is Kaiser of the Fukuoka Styx!*
**[19:48] Customer D**
Nice, Kaiser! You really owned him!
**[19:51] Customer E**
That checks out for the teams, too, right?
**[19:54] Customer D**
Perfect recreation of a Styx-MotorSuns game!
**[19:59] Announcer**
* Nobody expected a fight here,*
* but Kaiser of the Styx clearly dominated!*
**[20:08] Ruriko**
Sun-Shiro!
**[20:11] Ruriko**
Get up! Get up, Sun-Shiro!
**[20:15] Ruriko**
What's wrong with you, Sun-Shiro?!
**[20:18] Ruriko**
Are you going to let them mock us...
**[20:19] Ruriko**
Let them mock the MotorSuns?!
**[20:23] Ruriko**
Show a little backbone!
**[20:29] (Flashback) Dennis**
No! I can't believe this!
**[20:33] (Flashback) Customer D**
Nice, Kaiser! You really owned him!
**[20:36] (Flashback) Customer E**
That checks out for the teams, too, right?
**[20:39] (Flashback) Customer D**
Perfect recreation of a Styx-MotorSuns game!
**[20:46] Narrator**
In that moment, something
inside Sun-Shiro snapped.
**[20:58] Kaiser**
Sun-Shiro? You're supposed to stay down!
**[21:02] Kaiser**
The stretcher's on the way!
We're in a time crunch!
**[21:09] Kaiser**
S-Sun-Shiro?
**[21:11] Kaiser**
Wait... You...
**[21:18] Kaiser**
Wait! That's not in the scri—
**[21:23] Kaiser**
...the script!
**[21:32] Announcer**
*I-Incredible! Sun-Shiro's back up!*
**[21:35] Announcer**
*He turns it around with a German suplex!*
**[21:39] All**
Sun-Shiro! Sun-Shiro! Sun-Shiro! Sun-Shiro!
**[21:43] All**
Sun-Shiro! Sun-Shiro! Sun-Shiro! Sun-Shiro!
**[21:47] All**
Sun-Shiro! Sun-Shiro! Sun-Shiro! Sun-Shiro!
**[21:52] All**
Sun-Shiro! Sun-Shiro!
**[21:55] sign**
Authorized
Personnel Only
**[21:56] Bigwig**
Come on. We need you to follow the script.
**[22:00] Bigwig**
This stuff is all planned out, you know.
**[22:06] Narrator**
He got a scolding.
**[23:44] sign**
Next Time
**[23:44] sign**
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**[23:44] sign**
"The Pointless 99 Times"
**[23:44] sign**
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**[23:44] sign**
"Bonds Forged Over Food"
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"Transform!!"
# 7 - The Pointless 99 Times / Bonds Forged Over Food / Transform!!
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***SIGN*** The Pointless 99 Times
**[01:37] Reporter A**
Manager Matsudo, the MotorSuns
are looking better this year!
**[01:41] Matsudo**
I'd say they're finally starting
to meet their potential.
**[01:45] Reporter B**
You're in fourth, five games
behind the first-place Styx.
**[01:48] Reporter B**
But the season's back half should
give you lots of opportunities.
**[01:52] Matsudo**
We'll be trying to catch up, of course.
**[01:54] Matsudo**
But it's all about winning
one game, then another.
**[01:58] Reporter C**
Catcher Kawamatsu is getting
a lot more playtime this season.
**[02:04] Reporter C**
What made you choose him
as your starter for the year?
**[02:06] Matsudo**
Hey, you guys.
**[02:09] Matsudo**
I need you to watch what
Kawamatsu does more closely.
**[02:12] sign**
Matsudo Tadahiro (Age 49)
Manager, Chiba MotorSuns
**[02:14] Reporter**
*We're about to get a golden quote!*
**[02:17] Matsudo**
Whenever someone hits an infield grounder,
**[02:21] Matsudo**
Kawamatsu always hustles to cover the throw.
**[02:24] Matsudo**
He's so enthusiastic, you'd think
he was playing little league.
**[02:26] Matsudo**
Overthrow errors happen one percent
of the time in major league ball.
**[02:30] Matsudo**
See what I'm getting at?
**[02:31] Matsudo**
It matters one time in a hundred.
**[02:36] Matsudo**
But I like guys who hustle
the pointless 99 times.
**[02:43] sign**
I Like Guys Who Hustle
"The Pointless 99 Times."
**[02:43] sign**
I Like Guys Who Hustle
"The Pointless 99 Times."
**[02:43] sign**
Manager Matsudo of Chiba MotorSuns
Talking to Reporters (Photo: Tada)
**[02:47] Ruriko**
*What a golden quote... It's truly golden!*
**[02:54] sign**
Authorized
Personnel Only
**[02:54] sign**
Staff Waiting Room
**[02:55] Nakaizumi**
Okay, that's all for today's announcements!
**[02:59] Nakaizumi**
Now, let's do our usual vocal warm-up!
**[03:03] Sara**
I never get used to this part.
**[03:07] Aona**
Yeah, it feels kinda pointless, to be honest.
**[03:10] Rurika**
*P-Pointless?*
**[03:12] sign**
"The Pointless 99 Times."
**[03:12] sign**
"The Pointless 99 Times."
**[03:17] Nakaizumi/Omatsu/Man 1**
Thank you so much!
**[03:19] Girls**
Thank you so much!
**[03:22] Nakaizumi/Omatsu/Man 1**
Sorry for the wait!
**[03:24] Girls**
Sorry for the wait!
**[03:26] Nakaizumi/Omatsu/Man 1**
I'm so very sorry!
**[03:29] Girls**
I'm so very sorry!
**[03:32] Nakaizumi/Omatsu/Man 1**
Have a nice day!
**[03:35] Girls**
Have a nice day!
**[03:38] Nakaizumi**
Okay, you're dismissed!
**[03:41] Nakaizumi**
Give it your best again today!
**[03:43] Girls**
Okay!
**[03:46] Sara**
That last one is definitely pointless!
**[03:50] Aona**
We may be getting more foreign customers,
but we don't get many chances to say that.
**[03:55] Sara**
Who thought up that line?
**[03:57] sign**
Thought up that line
**[03:59] Ruriko**
C'mon, you guys.
**[04:02] Ruriko**
Let's embrace the pointless 99 times.
**[04:06] Narrator**
Ruriko had been inspired
by Manager Matsudo's words.
**[04:15] Ruriko**
Would anyone like a Hyper Dry?
**[04:17] Fan A**
Hey!
**[04:19] Fan A**
Vendor girl!
**[04:21] Fan B**
Beers...
**[04:21] Fan C**
...please!
**[04:23] Ruriko**
A triple play!
**[04:25] sign**
Doesn't know what that means
**[04:26] Fan C**
You came at just the right time!
**[04:29] Ruriko**
Great to see you!
**[04:33] Ruriko**
Thank you so much!
**[04:35] Fan B**
You Yuuhi Beer vendors are so on the ball!
**[04:38] Ruriko**
Aw, it's nothing.
**[04:40] Glasses Fan**
I'll take one, too!
**[04:42] Ruriko**
Coming!
**[04:44] Ruriko**
Sorry for the wait!
**[04:45] Glasses Fan**
Hey, no wait at all!
**[04:49] Ruriko**
Thank you so much!
**[04:51] Glasses Fan**
You Yuuhi girls are so polite.
**[04:54] Ruriko**
Huh? You think so?
**[04:58] Narrator**
Ruriko suddenly realized...
**[05:00] (Flashback) All**
Thank you so much!
**[05:03] (Flashback) Ruriko**
Thank you so much!
**[05:05] (Flashback) All**
Sorry for the wait!
**[05:07] (Flashback) Ruriko**
Sorry for the wait!
**[05:10] Ruriko**
*Those vocal warm-ups really work!*
**[05:12] Ruriko**
*They're not pointless at all!*
**[05:16] Mustached Fan**
Sorry, are you all right?
**[05:18] Ruriko**
I-I'm so very sorry!
**[05:22] (Flashback) Ruriko**
I'm so very sorry!
**[05:25] Ruriko**
*I'm saying them!*
**[05:27] Ruriko**
*I'm saying all the vocal warm-up lines!*
**[05:31] Ruriko**
*The only one left is...*
**[05:32] (Flashback) Girls**
Have a nice day!
**[05:35] Ruriko**
*No way will* that *come in handy...*
**[05:41] Ruriko**
*"Have a nice day" chance incoming!*
**[05:44] Ruriko**
H-Hi! B-Beer? How many?
**[05:47] Foreigner A**
We'd love two beers, if you please.
**[05:50] Foreigner B**
This Japanese heat is unbearable!
**[05:53] Ruriko**
*They're totally fluent!*
**[05:56] Ruriko**
P-Please enjoy, then.
**[05:59] Foreigners A/B**
Thanks a million!
**[06:00] Foreigners A/B**
Cheers!
**[06:02] Ruriko**
*Just let me say "Have a nice day"!*
**[06:05] Fan D**
Hey!
**[06:07] Fan D**
Vendor girl, over here!
**[06:10] Ruriko**
Oh, hello there!
**[06:12] Fan E**
I'll have a lemon sour.
**[06:14] Fan D**
I want a highball!
**[06:16] Ruriko**
I-I only sell beer, actually.
**[06:19] Fan E**
Shochu, then! Wine, if you've got it!
**[06:22] Fan D**
She just said she's beer only, man!
**[06:28] Fan E**
Anyone selling habushu here?
**[06:31] Fan E**
You need that habu kick in your
booze when you get to our age!
**[06:35] Ruriko**
Habu's a no, I'd say...
**[06:37] Fan D**
Ah, well. We'll take two beers, then!
**[06:47] Narrator**
Ruriko suddenly realized...
**[06:50] Ruriko**
*"Habu's a no, I'd say"?!*
**[06:53] (Flashback) Nakaizumi**
Have a nice day!
**[06:55] (Flashback) Ruriko**
Habu's a no, I'd say!
**[06:57] (Flashback) Girls**
Have a nice day!
**[07:00] Ruriko**
*That's pretty close!*
**[07:02] Fan D/E**
Hey, miss! Miss!
**[07:04] Ruriko**
Thanks a bunch!
**[07:06] Fan D**
She sure seemed happy about something.
**[07:08] Fan E**
Sure did.
**[07:13] Colorcaster**
*It's a clean ground ball to third!*
**[07:15] Colorcaster**
*Dennis scoops it up...*
**[07:17] Colorcaster**
* and the throw to first baseman Takada*
* gives them an easy first out!*
**[07:24] Ruriko**
* Kawamatsu's hard work to*
* cover the throw each time,*
**[07:28] Ruriko**
*and the vocal warm-ups at our meeting...*
**[07:30] Ruriko**
* They may be pointless,*
* but they're not pointless at all!*
**[07:39] Ruriko**
*Manager Matsudo...*
**[07:41] Ruriko**
*I'll follow you for life!*
**[07:46] Coach**
Catching a cold?
***SIGN*** Bonds Forged
Over Food
**[07:58] Narrator**
The clubhouse is next to the ballpark.
**[07:59] sign**
Clubhouse
**[08:02] Narrator**
Inside the clubhouse is
a cafeteria just for players.
**[08:07] Narrator**
And it's buffet style!
**[08:10] Narrator**
During home games,
before team practice starts at 2:00,
**[08:14] Narrator**
most of the players partake here.
**[08:16] Ichinomiya**
*It's 1:30 already.*
**[08:18] Ichinomiya**
*I'm running pretty late.*
**[08:21] sign**
Ichinomiya Wataru (Age 25)
MotorSuns 8-Hole 2nd Baseman
Throws Right, Hits Left
**[08:24] Shishio**
Hey, Wataru.
**[08:25] Ichinomiya**
Sh-Shishio...
**[08:27] Nokogiriyama**
Just getting started now, Ichinomiya?
**[08:29] Ichinomiya**
Yeah.
**[08:30] Shishio**
You're pretty late.
Gonna make it to practice in time?
**[08:35] Ichinomiya**
Yeah... I think so.
**[08:37] Shishio**
Well, see you then.
**[08:41] Shishio**
Oh, right, Wataru.
**[08:44] Shishio**
The fried chicken with ankake sauce
was great. Give it a try!
**[08:47] Shishio**
I know you're gonna love it.
**[08:49] Ichinomiya**
Yeah, I get it.
**[08:52] Ichinomiya**
*Wish I hadn't run into him. It riles me up.*
**[08:54] Nokogiriyama**
Hey, I'm gonna head off without you.
**[08:58] Shishio**
Coming!
**[08:59] Shishio**
Come join us quick, too.
**[09:02] Ichinomiya**
Sure.
**[09:06] Ichinomiya**
*"Come join us quick," huh?*
**[09:08] Ichinomiya**
*He's my age, and his batting average is .320.*
**[09:12] Ichinomiya**
*Meanwhile, mine's .190.*
**[09:17] Ichinomiya**
*Jeez, I suck.*
**[09:19] sign**
Shishio Kazuma (Age 25)
First-Round Draft Pick
**[09:20] Ichinomiya**
*He's a first-round drafted physical elite,*
**[09:23] Ichinomiya**
*and already our star player.*
**[09:25] sign**
Ichinomiya Wataru (Age 25)
Sixth-Round Draft Pick
**[09:25] Ichinomiya**
* I was a sixth-round pick, only getting*
* starts now to fill in for an injured vet.*
**[09:37] Ichinomiya**
*I thought I at least had better defense,*
**[09:41] Ichinomiya**
* but playing second to*
* his shortstop makes it clear*
**[09:44] Ichinomiya**
*I'm barely keeping up with his speed.*
**[09:47] Ichinomiya**
*"Shishio's gifted. Ichinomiya's mediocre."*
**[09:51] Ichinomiya**
* I came to terms with that*
* a long time ago, but...*
**[09:55] Ichinomiya**
*Ugh, just eat and forget it.*
**[09:59] Ichinomiya**
*Wonder if I'll ever catch up to him.*
**[10:01] Ichinomiya**
* Knock it off!*
* You're still thinking about him!*
**[10:04] Ichinomiya**
Okay, ankake fried chicken...
ankake fried chicken...
**[10:08] sign**
Spring Rolls Fried Chicken with Ankake Sauce
**[10:09] Shishio**
It's already gone!
**[10:10] Shishio**
Excuse me! We're out of
the ankake fried chicken.
**[10:15] Marie**
Oh, really?
**[10:19] Ichinomiya**
* Damn it. Every little thing*
* starts getting to me.*
**[10:25] Ichinomiya**
*Being out of fried chicken, having bad stats,*
**[10:28] Ichinomiya**
*being late to lunch, playing badly...*
**[10:30] Ichinomiya**
*Even though I know it's all my fault.*
**[10:34] Ichinomiya**
* How long are they gonna keep*
* me in the lineup like this?*
**[10:39] Ichinomiya**
*Just drop it, man.*
**[10:40] Ichinomiya**
*Dwelling on this stuff won't help you.*
**[10:44] Ichinomiya**
*Isn't anyone on my side?*
**[10:50] Marie**
Piping hot ankake fried chicken.
**[10:52] sign**
Players' Dining Hall Cook
Mori Marie (Age 40)
**[10:54] Ichinomiya**
Huh? Wh-What...
**[10:57] Marie**
What's that? Didn't you want some?
**[11:01] Ichinomiya**
D-Did you make a batch just for me?
**[11:04] Marie**
I don't think anyone else will be
coming, so help yourself.
**[11:10] Ichinomiya**
Th-Thanks, I will.
**[11:13] Marie**
Hey, Ichinomiya.
**[11:16] Marie**
I'm on your side.
**[11:19] Ichinomiya**
Huh? Th-Thanks...
**[11:23] Marie**
Honestly...
**[11:25] Marie**
You're just like my old dog who passed away!
**[11:33] Marie**
Good boy.
**[11:38] Marie**
Also... Did you know?
**[11:41] sign**
Staff Cafeteria
**[11:41] sign**
Clubhouse
**[11:41] Marie**
There's a cafeteria for
staff in the stadium, too.
**[11:45] Marie**
The rice there and the rice here
in the players' cafeteria
**[11:50] Marie**
are both made by the central kitchen.
**[11:57] Marie**
If you need clarification...
**[12:00] Marie**
Everyone here in the ballpark
is bonding over the same food.
**[12:06] Marie**
That means we're all behind you.
**[12:09] Marie**
All of us.
**[12:12] Ichinomiya**
I-I don't know what you mean.
**[12:16] Ichinomiya**
I'm gonna eat now.
**[12:23] (Flashback) Shishio**
I know you're gonna love it.
**[12:30] Ichinomiya**
It's... really good.
**[12:33] Marie**
Take your time, okay?
Don't let it go down the wrong pipe.
**[12:45] Colorcaster**
* In the top of the fifth, the Saitama Genesis*
* have one out and runners on first and second.*
**[12:51] Colorcaster**
* The MotorSuns' pitcher, Hashimoto,*
* throws from the stretch!*
**[12:54] Colorcaster**
*A hit!*
**[12:56] Colorcaster**
*Bounces off the pitcher's glove!*
**[12:57] Colorcaster**
*It could find a hole to center!*
**[12:58] Colorcaster**
*Second baseman's got it!*
**[13:00] Colorcaster**
* Flips it from the glove*
* to shortstop, to first!*
**[13:02] Colorcaster**
*It's in time, and he's out!*
**[13:04] Colorcaster**
That's a fine play!
**[13:06] Colorcaster**
Pretty crucial, don't you think,
commentator Kurihara?
**[13:09] Kurihara**
Yeah, that was a major-league play.
**[13:13] Kurihara**
Though that goes without saying.
**[13:16] Bryan**
Okay, okay! Nice play, you two!
**[13:20] Bryan**
Shishio, Ichinomiya,
you guys were in perfect sync!
**[13:24] Bryan**
You make a great team!
**[13:26] Shishio**
Thanks, Bryan.
**[13:29] Ichinomiya**
*A great team?*
**[13:32] Bryan**
What do you call this... I think...
**[13:35] Bryan**
That's right!
**[13:37] Bryan**
An inbreakable infield duo!
**[13:40] Shishio**
I think you mean "unbreakable."
**[13:43] Ichinomiya**
Hey... Shishio.
**[13:47] Ichinomiya**
Tomorrow...
**[13:48] Ichinomiya**
d-do you want to grab lunch...
in the cafeteria together?
**[13:54] Shishio**
Sure. That sounds fine.
**[14:01] Ichinomiya**
Hey, Shishio. Did you know?
**[14:05] Ichinomiya**
The rice in the cafeteria we eat.
**[14:09] Ichinomiya**
It's actually—
**[14:11] Shishio**
I'm more of a bread guy, myself.
**[14:12] Shishio**
I've never eaten the cafeteria rice.
**[14:16] Shishio**
So, what's this about the rice?
**[14:20] Ichinomiya**
*Yeah, I still hate this guy!*
**[14:28] Narrator**
Some time ago...
***SIGN*** Transform!!
**[14:34] Photographer**
That's good.
**[14:37] Photographer**
Really good!
**[14:38] Photographer**
No need to be nervous, okay?
**[14:40] Photographer**
Give me a natural smile.
**[14:42] Photographer**
Yeah, that's the way.
**[14:45] Photographer**
Now, let's try an aloof look.
**[14:48] Photographer**
That's great! You look great!
**[14:58] Nagisa**
*Please listen for today's starting lineup.*
**[15:04] sign**
Weekly Baseball
Feature: Tips from the clubs' clean-up hitters
**[15:04] sign**
Weekly Baseball
Feature: Tips from the clubs' clean-up hitters
**[15:06] Ruriko**
Nice reading material!
**[15:09] Ruriko**
Hey, mister.
**[15:10] Murata**
R-Ruriko?
**[15:12] Ruriko**
Never knew you read *Weekly Baseball*.
**[15:15] Murata**
Y-Yes, I do...
**[15:18] Ruriko**
Did you see it?
**[15:20] Murata**
Oh, the feature on clean-up hitters?
**[15:23] Murata**
I'm glad Dennis got such flattering covera—
**[15:25] Ruriko**
Not that! I'm talking about page 146!
**[15:29] Murata**
R-Right!
**[15:31] sign**
Ballpark Food Spotlight!
**[15:32] Murata**
Ballpark food spotlight...
**[15:38] sign**
A Day in the Life
of a Vendor Girl
**[15:39] Murata**
Ruriko, you're in *Weekly Baseball*?!
**[15:42] Murata**
Th-That's amazing!
**[15:45] Ruriko**
The photographer wouldn't
stop saying how great I was doing!
**[15:50] Ruriko**
Boy, I hope I don't get mobbed
by all my new fans!
**[15:53] Murata**
Getting a feature in WB is
huge for any baseball fan...
**[16:00] sign**
Ruriko worked hard
despite a nervous photoshoot
**[16:06] Ruriko**
Hey, mister, you don't gotta stare so much!
**[16:10] Murata**
But... it really does make you
feel like such a distant figure...
**[16:15] Ruriko**
Huh?
**[16:17] Ruriko**
But I'm right here! I'm not distant!
**[16:18] Murata**
H-Hey, um... I get it, okay?
**[16:20] Ruriko**
Ruriko, live and in person!
**[16:22] Ruriko**
To celebrate, beers today are 700 yen!
**[16:27] Murata**
*That's the usual price...*
**[16:31] Ruriko**
Well, bye!
**[16:33] Ruriko**
Gotta put in some time with my adoring public!
**[16:36] Ruriko**
Dunno when I'll be back!
**[16:38] Ruriko**
Later!
**[16:41] Murata**
*She's in a good mood.*
**[16:44] sign**
10 Minutes Later
**[16:46] Ruriko**
I've hardly gotten any customers today.
**[16:48] Murata**
That was quick!
**[16:50] Ruriko**
Despite my great feature in WB...
**[16:53] Murata**
Well, it's understandable.
**[16:55] Murata**
It's a match between us in fourth place,
and the sixth-place Nicklebacks.
**[17:02] Ruriko**
It's so quiet.
**[17:06] sign**
Baseball Data
**[17:07] Ruriko**
Say, mister. Did you play
baseball in high school?
**[17:11] Murata**
No... I didn't, why?
**[17:14] Ruriko**
Really? You just know so much about it.
**[17:17] Murata**
I've loved baseball since I was a little kid.
**[17:21] Murata**
I'm as unathletic as you can get, though.
**[17:24] Murata**
I was technically in the fine arts club,
but I basically never went.
**[17:29] Ruriko**
Really?
**[17:31] sign**
Baseball Data
**[17:31] Murata**
But being unathletic made me admire
the players all the more.
**[17:36] Murata**
The things professional baseball
players can do feel superhuman.
**[17:41] Murata**
They're heroes to me.
**[17:47] Murata**
*I did kind of ramble on there.*
**[17:51] Murata**
R-Ruriko, were you in any clubs?
**[17:54] Ruriko**
Me?
**[17:56] Ruriko**
I went out with my friends after class,
did karaoke and hit up photobooths...
**[18:00] Ruriko**
So pretty much no.
**[18:02] Murata**
Y-Yeah?
**[18:07] Ruriko**
We have something in common.
**[18:09] Murata**
I-I suppose so.
**[18:14] Ruriko**
I guess this is my first time on...
a team? Or something like it.
**[18:20] Ruriko**
And this job is just a ton of fun.
**[18:24] Ruriko**
Getting to work in a uniform...
**[18:27] Ruriko**
People calling me "vendor girl"...
**[18:30] Ruriko**
It feels like I get to transform
into someone else.
**[18:35] Ruriko**
Or something like that, anyway.
**[18:39] Murata**
Um...
**[18:41] Murata**
I think... I understand.
**[18:46] Ruriko**
Oh, shoot!
**[18:48] Ruriko**
I can't go spoiling it!
I'll end up de-transforming!
**[18:55] Ruriko**
Okay!
**[18:57] Ruriko**
Trans... form!
**[19:03] Ruriko**
Just kidding.
**[19:06] Ruriko**
Go on! Grab an exclusive photo!
**[19:09] Murata**
N-No, thank you...
**[19:11] Ruriko**
You've got Ruriko from WB
right here in front of you!
**[19:14] Murata**
I-I don't want a picture!
**[19:17] Ruriko**
Why are you taking me seriously?
**[19:18] Ruriko**
You *really* don't know when
people are joking, mister!
**[19:24] Ruriko**
It's so funny!
**[19:26] Aona**
Hey... Is Ruriko really just winging this?
**[19:30] Sara**
Yeah. She's a sinful girl.
**[19:33] Kohinata**
She seems especially intense today.
**[19:36] Kokoro**
I can't help but feel bad for him.
**[19:41] Kohinata**
Well, let's get back to work.
**[19:43] Trio**
Yes, ma'am!
**[19:50] Murata**
*A meal will help me calm down.*
**[19:52] Yuki**
Hey, Yamada.
**[19:54] Yuki**
Any lemon to put on the fried chicken?
**[19:56] Natsuno**
Sorry, I'm afraid not.
**[19:58] Natsuno**
I'll talk to the manager.
**[20:00] Yuki**
Thanks. See you next time.
**[20:02] Natsuno**
Thank you for coming.
**[20:06] Natsuno**
*P-Prince Charming!*
**[20:08] Natsuno**
Welcome!
**[20:10] Murata**
One fried chicken meal, please.
**[20:12] Natsuno**
One fried chicken meal coming right up!
**[20:19] (Flashback) Ruriko**
It feels like I get to transform
into someone else.
**[20:24] Natsuno**
Here you are!
**[20:27] Murata**
* I guess every person in the ballpark*
* is like the star of their own show.*
**[20:33] Murata**
*I bet she's got her own story, too.*
**[20:35] Natsuno**
Excuse me, sir?
**[20:38] Murata**
S-Sorry.
**[20:40] Natsuno**
That's 2,000 yen.
**[20:44] Natsuno**
*Why is my prince suddenly staring at me?*
**[20:52] Natsuno**
W-Wait... Did you read this week's WB?
**[20:58] Murata**
Yes... I did.
**[21:01] Natsuno**
*I knew it!*
**[21:03] Natsuno**
I-It was a great article, huh?
**[21:04] sign**
Player Tie-In Meal Packs Sell Out
Poster girl for the popular meal pack shop
**[21:10] Natsuno**
*He must have seen it!*
**[21:16] Murata**
*Transform into someone else...*
**[21:20] Murata**
*Is that what I'm doing, too?*
**[21:24] Customer**
Hey, vendor girl!
**[21:26] Ruriko**
Coming!
**[21:31] Natsuno**
*I'm so glad I went to the salon
before the photoshoot!*
**[21:37] sign**
Atsumori Staff
Ms. KAWAda Natsuno
**[21:38] Natsuno**
What? *Kawa*da?!
**[21:41] Natsuno**
Who did this?
**[21:42] Natsuno**
*Proofread your work, WB editors!*
**[21:46] Natsuno**
* Now Prince Charming is*
* gonna have my name wrong!*
**[21:52] Manager**
H-Hey, Yamada? Why are you crying?
**[21:56] Narrator**
Don't worry, Yamada dear.
**[21:59] Narrator**
Murata never read that article.
***SIGN*** Thank you for coming!
**[22:12] sign**
Issue Has Sold Out
**[23:44] sign**
Next Time
**[23:44] sign**
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**[23:44] sign**
"It's the Wind's Fault"
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**[23:44] sign**
"Signs"
**[23:44] sign**
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"Watch Out for Online News!"
# 8 - It's the Wind's Fault / Signs / Watch Out for Online News!
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GVDHX85EQ/catch-me-at-the-ballpark)
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***SIGN*** It's the Wind's Fault
**[01:31] Narrator**
MotorSuns Stadium has a feature
unique to open-roofed ballparks.
**[01:38] Narrator**
Sometimes, there are
strong wind gusts in play.
**[01:38] sign**
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**[01:38] sign**
Position | Average | HR
6 Shishio
8 Yagino
7 Nokogiriyama
5 Young
DH Bryan
3 Takada
9 Kojiro
4 Ichinomiya
2 Kawamatsu
P Mitsui
**[01:38] sign**
.311
.278
.321
.271
.295
.258
.265
.205
.235
**[01:38] sign**
8
0
9
28
25
13
17
0
5
**[01:38] sign**
Wind Speed
**[01:42] Narrator**
The wind has a huge influence
on how the game goes.
**[01:46] Colorcaster**
*Two outs, two men on.*
**[01:47] Colorcaster**
*Mitsui pitches on a 2-0 count!*
**[01:49] Colorcaster**
*There's the pitch! And it's in the air!*
**[01:52] Colorcaster**
* It's heading into third*
* baseline foul territory!*
**[01:54] Colorcaster**
*It could make it to the seats...*
**[01:56] Colorcaster**
*No, the wind is bringing it back!*
**[02:04] Colorcaster**
*H-He caught it!*
**[02:05] Colorcaster**
*Shortstop Shishio with an incredible play!*
**[02:08] Colorcaster**
That's a hard ball to track,
not to mention playing it at the wall.
**[02:11] Colorcaster**
He did a great job catching it,
didn't he, Commentator Kurihara?
**[02:14] Kurihara**
* Yes, he was definitely taking*
* the wind into account.*
**[02:18] Kurihara**
*Should go without saying, of course.*
**[02:20] Mitsui**
Shishio! You bailed me out.
**[02:23] Mitsui**
Thanks a lot.
**[02:24] Shishio**
No prob!
**[02:25] Mitsui**
Just don't push yourself so
hard that you get hurt, okay?
**[02:30] Shishio**
No worries there!
**[02:32] Shishio**
Keep your focus on pitching, not lectures.
**[02:35] Shishio**
I'm doing this for Kisa, too!
**[02:38] Shishio**
Making a play like that is nothing.
**[02:41] Mitsui**
Why are you making plays
for my girlfriend?!
**[02:45] Mitsui**
Don't tease your seniors!
**[02:47] Colorcaster**
*Bottom of the third.*
**[02:48] Colorcaster**
* First up for the MotorSuns is*
* number seven, right fielder, Kojiro!*
**[02:52] Kojiro**
*Wind's blowing toward right field.*
**[02:54] Kojiro**
*Left-handed batters have an advantage.*
**[02:56] Kojiro**
* Pulling the ball is to your benefit*
* under these circumstances.*
**[03:00] Kojiro**
* The pitcher's throwing upwind.*
* It's no help to his fastball.*
**[03:04] Kojiro**
*I can expect breaking balls.*
**[03:10] Kojiro**
*Just watch me, Sun-Shiro!*
**[03:11] sign**
Higher starting stance!
Right elbow up!!
**[03:13] Narrator**
The wind had an effect in the stands, as well.
**[03:18] Ruriko**
Here ya go, mister!
**[03:19] Ruriko**
One beer!
**[03:21] Man A**
Hey, thanks a bunch.
**[03:23] Ruriko**
I've changed up my pour style.
**[03:25] Ruriko**
Can you tell?
**[03:26] Man B**
Not really sure...
**[03:28] Man A**
Tastes the same as ever to me.
**[03:30] Man A**
In a good way, of course.
**[03:31] Ruriko**
That's no good, mister!
**[03:33] Ruriko**
And you call yourself a fan of mine?
**[03:36] Ruriko**
Later!
**[03:37] Man A**
Hey! Aren't you gonna tell us?
**[03:40] Man A**
And since when were we fans of yours?!
**[03:42] Man B**
Ruriko's always having such a good time!
**[03:53] Ruriko**
Hey there, mister!
**[03:58] Narrator**
In that moment, a powerful wind blew past.
**[04:00] sign**
Wind Speed
**[04:17] Ruriko**
You saw?
**[04:22] Murata**
I saw!
**[04:23] Murata**
I saw, and it was amazing!
**[04:25] Murata**
There really are thrills you only get
when you come to the ballpark, right?
**[04:29] Murata**
Thank you, wind! That was incredible!
**[04:35] Ruriko**
What are you, a little kid?
**[04:37] Ruriko**
All that excitement 'cause you saw my undies?
**[04:40] Murata**
Huh?
**[04:41] Ruriko**
Too bad I'm wearing shorts,
so there's really nothing to see.
**[04:47] Ruriko**
Want another peek?
**[04:48] Murata**
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
What the heck are you doing?!
**[04:50] Ruriko**
Little late to act all flustered, isn't it?
**[04:53] Murata**
Wh-What in the world are you talking about?
**[04:56] Ruriko**
What else? The fact that
the wind blew up my ski—
**[04:59] Murata**
Er, I was clapping for the home run.
**[05:04] Colorcaster**
* Kojiro leads off the inning*
* with a solo home run!*
**[05:07] Colorcaster**
*It was perfectly hit for the wind to catch it!*
**[05:10] Murata**
Since you were standing in front of me,
**[05:13] Murata**
I thought you were worried
that you'd blocked my view.
**[05:18] Ruriko**
Oh, is that what it was?
**[05:21] Ruriko**
But what's it say about your manhood
that you only saw the home run?
**[05:25] Murata**
Oh... well...
**[05:27] Murata**
S-Sorry?
**[05:30] Ruriko**
No big deal.
**[05:31] Ruriko**
One beer, 700 yen.
**[05:34] Murata**
Did I order a beer?
**[05:36] Murata**
Well, it's fine.
**[05:40] Murata**
Hey, is there less foam than usual?
**[05:44] Murata**
Oh, I get it!
**[05:46] Murata**
To keep it from blowing away
in the wind, right?
**[05:50] Ruriko**
Hey...
**[05:52] Ruriko**
You *really* didn't see?
**[05:56] Murata**
Um, look... I'm sorry.
**[06:00] Ruriko**
What're you apologizing for?
**[06:03] Ruriko**
But you were right about the foam! Nice job!
**[06:10] Ruriko**
Thanks again!
**[06:11] Ruriko**
Later!
**[06:18] Ruriko**
*I'm so glad he didn't see!*
**[06:20] Ruriko**
*That guy is as oblivious as they come!*
**[06:26] Ruriko**
*Still, it's so cool that he noticed the foam!*
**[06:30] Ruriko**
*Makes it all feel worthwhile!*
**[06:42] Murata**
*I mean, of course I saw it!*
**[06:45] Murata**
*How could I not, from that angle?*
**[06:47] Murata**
* I'm so glad she bought*
* my panicked excuse...*
**[06:51] Murata**
*Thanks for the home run, Kojiro!*
**[06:55] Narrator**
The wind has a huge influence
on the whole ballpark.
***SIGN*** Signs
**[07:06] Fan A**
Wasn't that an amazing draft year?
**[07:07] Fan B**
Yeah, it really paid o—
**[07:10] Fan A**
Hey, those three who just passed...
**[07:12] Fan B**
They were gorgeous, right?
**[07:14] Ruriko**
It's my first time at the ballpark
outside of my job!
**[07:15] sign**
Ruriko's first
game as a
spectator
**[07:17] Ruriko**
I'm so excited!
**[07:20] Kokoro**
You really went all-out on the outfit, huh?
**[07:20] sign**
Kokoro's second
game total
**[07:23] Aona**
I'll teach you all about how to enjoy a game.
**[07:24] sign**
Aona's 11th
game total
**[07:27] Ruriko**
Awesome! I can't wait!
**[07:29] Aona**
Leave it to us!
**[07:30] Fan C**
A gyaru, a prep, and an idol type...
**[07:33] Fan D**
How'd they get together?
**[07:36] Ruriko**
Hey, Aona. Where'd you buy that towel?
**[07:39] Narrator**
Sometimes, on days when
they don't work a shift,
**[07:39] Aona**
Calm down. There's a ton in the merch store.
**[07:42] Narrator**
the vendor girls come to games
on their own time.
**[07:43] Kokoro**
Let's all buy one to match!
**[07:45] Aona**
Hey, I know!
**[07:47] Aona**
Let's drop in at the base!
**[07:49] sign**
Authorized
Personnel Only
**[07:49] sign**
Staff Waiting Room
**[07:49] Ruriko/Aona/Kokoro**
Good morning!
**[07:52] Nakaizumi**
Huh? I thought you three were off today.
**[07:55] Aona**
We came to watch the game!
**[07:57] Aona**
Brought you a treat, too.
**[08:00] Ruriko**
We wanted to make sure
you're all doing your jobs!
**[08:04] Nakaizumi**
Listen to you, miss customer!
**[08:07] Nakaizumi**
Now, we can't have non-staff back here!
**[08:10] Nakaizumi**
This place is for authorized personnel only!
**[08:13] Ruriko/Kokoro**
Okay.
**[08:15] Nakaizumi**
Off you go, now.
**[08:16] Aona**
See you later.
**[08:17] Omatsu**
Sure.
**[08:26] Ruriko**
Whoa... Wait, what?
**[08:28] Ruriko**
Why'd Mitsui throw the ball to
first out of nowhere like that?
**[08:32] Aona**
He's holding the runner.
**[08:34] Aona**
Warns them away from getting a big lead.
**[08:36] Kokoro**
Mitsui's great at holding
runners to the base!
**[08:39] Sara**
Would anyone like a Hyper Dry?
**[08:44] Aona**
Hey!
**[08:45] Kokoro**
Right over here!
**[08:46] Sara**
Hey, there you guys are!
**[08:49] Ruriko**
Hey, Sara!
**[08:51] Kokoro**
Good timing!
**[08:52] Kokoro**
We'll take three.
**[08:55] Aona**
As long as we're here,
let's take a selfie with our beers!
**[08:58] Ruriko**
Great idea!
**[08:59] Kokoro**
Let's do it!
**[09:01] Sara**
Okay, I'll take the picture!
**[09:03] Aona**
No way. Get in with us.
**[09:06] Sara**
I can't! I'm working!
**[09:09] Aona**
Say, "Yuuhi Beer is the best!"
**[09:15] Ruriko**
I'm gonna hit the restroom.
**[09:18] Aona**
Later!
**[09:23] Ruriko**
* I didn't think visiting the ballpark*
* on my day off would be this much fun!*
**[09:39] Murata**
* There are a lot more young women*
* in the stands these days.*
**[09:45] Murata**
*Is she pacing or something?*
**[09:49] Murata**
*What did I do?!*
**[09:53] Murata**
*Why's the gyaru sitting beside me?!*
**[10:00] Murata**
*Sh-She seems like bad news!*
**[10:05] Ruriko**
Hey, mister!
**[10:07] Murata**
A-A-And who might you be?!
**[10:15] Ruriko**
Forget it.
**[10:17] Murata**
R-Ruriko?!
**[10:20] Ruriko**
Idiot!
**[10:25] Murata**
Wh-Wha...
**[10:27] Murata**
What?!
**[10:30] sign**
Several Days Later
**[10:40] Murata**
R-Ruriko?
**[10:42] Ruriko**
That's my name, don't wear it out.
**[10:45] Murata**
I-It was good to see you the other day...
**[10:49] Ruriko**
You know, mister, you're a real dirtbag.
**[10:52] Ruriko**
You didn't recognize me at all.
**[10:55] Ruriko**
Even though you're my regular.
**[10:56] Murata**
W-Well, you weren't wearing your uniform...
**[10:59] Murata**
And you had sunglasses on...
**[11:02] Ruriko**
All us vendor girls look
alike to you, is that it?
**[11:07] Ruriko**
Talk about gross!
**[11:09] Murata**
S-Seriously, it's not...
**[11:12] Ruriko**
Do we need to wear signs for you
to tell us girls apart or something?
**[11:16] Murata**
Huh?
**[11:17] Ruriko**
This is what I hate about men.
**[11:21] Murata**
Um...
**[11:22] Murata**
W-Well... I-I'm sure I'm wrong, but...
**[11:27] Ruriko**
But what?!
**[11:29] Murata**
That flower in your hair...
**[11:31] Murata**
Isn't that kind of like a sign?
**[11:33] Murata**
And you weren't wearing it the last time, so...
**[11:38] Murata**
Um, I mean... that's not what it is, right?
**[11:43] Murata**
I'm sorry.
**[11:45] Ruriko**
*He called it!*
**[11:47] Murata**
U-Um, it really does look good on you...
**[11:52] Ruriko**
Forget it!
**[11:54] Ruriko**
You can't wriggle your way out of this!
**[11:56] Ruriko**
You have no heart!
**[11:58] Ruriko**
No heart at all!
**[12:02] Ruriko**
Idiot!
**[12:08] Murata**
*Déjà vu!*
**[12:15] sign**
Authorized
Personnel Only
**[12:15] sign**
Staff Waiting Room
***SIGN*** Watch Out for Online News!
**[12:15] Narrator**
It was a typical day in the staff waiting room.
**[12:19] Narrator**
Nobody could have anticipated
the dark shadow approaching.
**[12:25] Sugiyama**
Did you watch *P-League TV* yesterday?
**[12:28] Omatsu**
Sure did!
**[12:29] Omatsu**
I loved how that "Summer Festival"
song played with bat crack sounds.
**[12:32] Ruriko**
X equals... huh?
**[12:34] Sara**
* Why did I think asking for Ruriko's help*
* on my summer homework was a good idea?*
**[12:36] Ruriko**
Let's see...
**[12:38] Ruriko**
Well, maybe...
**[12:40] Sara**
*But Aona's kind of unapproachable right now...*
**[12:45] sign**
Chiba Prefecture's Essay Questions & Interviews
Past Tests
**[12:47] Aona**
* The interview for my*
* teacher's exam is in two days.*
**[12:51] Aona**
*I still don't know what to talk about.*
**[12:54] Nakaizumi**
Aona, got a minute?
**[12:56] Aona**
Y-Yes!
**[12:58] Nakaizumi**
This is Mr. Iijima, a reporter.
**[13:01] Nakaizumi**
He's doing an in-depth piece
on our vendors today.
**[13:05] Iijima**
Great to meet you!
**[13:06] Aona**
Y-You, too!
**[13:08] Nakaizumi**
Aona, could you take him around
the stands for an hour or so?
**[13:13] Aona**
Huh? Me?!
**[13:15] Aona**
Sure, but... I feel a little self-conscious...
**[13:19] Iijima**
No need to be nervous.
**[13:21] Iijima**
I actually hope you'll just be yourself.
**[13:41] (Flashback) Iijima**
Momma, I'm always tellin' you,
I don't need a wake-up call.
**[13:45] (Flashback) Iijima**
Don't need you sendin' me
grapes from home, either.
**[13:48] Otake**
*Hello, is this my boy, Iijima?*
**[13:50] Otake**
*This is Otake, editor-in-chief of* Buzzring Web*.*
**[13:54] (Flashback) Iijima**
Yes, sir! Happy to hear from you!
**[13:56] Otake**
* Iijima, baby, your last article's*
* views are in the dumps again.*
**[14:01] (Flashback) Iijima**
Oh, well, sir...
**[14:02] Otake**
*You know, a professional should
write articles that* make money*.*
**[14:07] (Flashback) Iijima**
F-Forgive me, sir!
**[14:09] (Flashback) Iijima**
N-Next time, I swear—
**[14:12] Otake**
*I'm thinking I'll feed you a headline.*
**[14:13] Otake**
*Listen up.*
**[14:14] (Flashback) Iijima**
Yes, sir...
**[14:16] Otake**
*"Machismo and Profit Over All:*
**[14:18] Otake**
*The Coercive Labor of Beer Vendor Girls."*
**[14:21] Otake**
*Write that.*
**[14:22] (Flashback) Iijima**
Coercive labor of beer vendor girls?
**[14:25] Otake**
* Say they get shafted if*
* their sales aren't high enough,*
**[14:28] Otake**
* or they complain about customers*
* behind their fake smiles.*
**[14:31] Otake**
*Just write something that'll go viral.*
**[14:34] Otake**
*Can you do it?*
**[14:35] (Flashback) Iijima**
Y-Yes.
**[14:36] (Flashback) Iijima**
I'll do it, sir.
**[14:37] Otake**
*Later.*
**[14:47] Iijima**
It must be hard to be a beer vendor girl.
**[14:49] Aona**
It's actually been a really good workout!
**[14:52] Iijima**
Not like that.
**[14:54] Iijima**
You get your shifts cut if
you don't sell enough, right?
**[14:59] Iijima**
It must get pretty tense
behind the scenes, right?
**[15:03] Iijima**
It's profit-over-all back there, right?
**[15:06] Iijima**
That must be very hard.
**[15:09] Aona**
Yeah, they like it when you get good numbers.
**[15:12] Aona**
It's not tense at all, though.
**[15:15] Aona**
Not a bit!
**[15:18] Iijima**
*We'll see.*
**[15:19] Aona**
Oh, it's like that! The bullpen!
**[15:22] Iijima**
Bullpen?
**[15:27] Catcher**
Nice pitch!
**[15:29] Tsumoto**
Nanami! You're starting in the next inning.
**[15:33] Nanami**
Yes, sir.
**[15:34] sign**
Nanami Koshi (Age 27)
5th year Top Speed 157 km/h Right-handed
**[15:36] Tsumoto**
I hear you asked the manager personally
for a mound appearance today.
**[15:44] Nanami**
After being taken out of the rotation
without a single win in two months,
**[15:47] Nanami**
I'm sorry to be selfish.
**[15:49] Nanami**
But I... I can still—
**[15:52] Tsumoto**
Don't talk like that.
**[15:53] Tsumoto**
Baseball's not just about numbers.
**[15:55] Tsumoto**
Focus on your pitching right now.
**[15:58] Kaida**
Get yourself back in the game, Nanami!
**[16:00] Hashimoto**
A reliever's got to leave it all on the field!
**[16:04] Aona**
It's like how bullpen pitchers
support each other.
**[16:08] Aona**
We do the same thing back in the base.
**[16:11] Aona**
We're like a team!
**[16:14] Iijima**
A team, huh?
**[16:16] Iijima**
What about the customers?
**[16:18] Iijima**
I'm sure you get some nasty ones.
**[16:20] Iijima**
Doesn't it get exhausting to
fake a smile the whole time?
**[16:26] Aona**
Look at that!
**[16:29] sign**
Let's go
CS
**[16:29] sign**
Take us to the
Climax Series!
**[16:29] sign**
Give me CS!!
**[16:31] Fan A**
One beer, please!
**[16:32] Kohinata**
Coming!
**[16:33] Sara**
Thanks again!
**[16:36] Fan B**
I need fuel with the Climax Series coming up!
**[16:39] Aona**
Everyone's really excited about
the chance for our first playoff run.
**[16:44] Aona**
We don't really have time to be faking smiles!
**[16:48] Iijima**
That's not what I meant—
**[16:53] Iijima**
E-Excuse me a minute.
**[16:55] Iijima**
Hello?
**[16:56] Otake**
*Iijima, baby!*
**[16:58] Iijima**
M-Mr. Editor?!
**[16:59] Otake**
*How's our article coming along?*
**[17:02] Iijima**
W-Well, sir... I'm doing an interview right now!
**[17:05] Otake**
*Good. Do a great job!*
**[17:09] Ruriko**
Hey, look at you, getting interviewed!
**[17:12] Ruriko**
I'm a master of interviews by now!
**[17:15] Ruriko**
I was in *Weekly Baseball*!
**[17:17] Ruriko**
Feel free to ask me anything!
**[17:21] Iijima**
*I bet she'll spill the dirt!*
**[17:24] Iijima**
It's hard getting people to
buy beer from you, right?
**[17:27] Iijima**
I bet you use *that* technique, don't you?
**[17:30] Ruriko**
Technique?
**[17:31] Iijima**
The five Ws of salesmanship!
**[17:31] sign**
m 0 0 l 230 0 l 230 215 l 0 215
**[17:31] sign**
Wow, nice job!
**[17:31] sign**
Whoops, I didn't know that!
**[17:31] sign**
Whoo, that's awesome!
**[17:31] sign**
Whoa, great outfit!
**[17:31] sign**
What a great point!
**[17:34] Ruriko**
Five Ws?
**[17:36] Ruriko**
Oh, I know those!
**[17:39] Iijima**
*Knew it.*
**[17:41] Iijima**
*They just see the fans as marks, anyway.*
**[17:45] sign**
Poured the
perfect beer!
**[17:45] (Flashback) Ruriko**
Wow, nice job, me!
**[17:47] sign**
Doesn't know what the
customer's talking about!
**[17:47] (Flashback) Ruriko**
"Fielder's choice"?
**[17:49] (Flashback) Ruriko**
Whoops, I'll have to learn more about that!
**[17:52] sign**
Got praised for
her high energy!
**[17:52] (Flashback) Customer**
You do great customer service, Ruriko!
**[17:55] (Flashback) Ruriko**
Really?
**[17:56] Ruriko**
Whoo, I'm awesome!
**[17:57] sign**
Picked the perfect
flower today!
**[17:59] Ruriko**
Whoa, I pick the best outfits!
**[18:01] sign**
Realizing previously
unknown strengths!
**[18:01] (Flashback) Middle-Aged Fan**
You have such a beautiful voice!
**[18:04] (Flashback) Ruriko**
What a great point! I rock!
**[18:07] Iijima**
*The five gyaru Ws?!*
**[18:09] Iijima**
*Her self-esteem is off the charts!*
**[18:13] sign**
Sad
**[18:15] Aona**
Do you have what you need for your article?
**[18:19] Iijima**
Professional baseball is a pastime.
**[18:22] Iijima**
Whether you can sell your beer
and make a profit is all that matters.
**[18:27] Iijima**
The things you've been telling me
are all platitudes. Right?
**[18:33] Aona**
I don't know if it's really that way or not.
**[18:36] Aona**
But the fans come to the park
because they love baseball.
**[18:41] Aona**
The players stand on the field
because they want to win.
**[18:44] Aona**
And I do this job because I enjoy it.
**[18:48] Aona**
We all have our own reasons for coming here.
**[18:52] Aona**
Does there really need to be more to it?
**[18:57] Iijima**
You only see the good in people, don't you?
**[19:03] Iijima**
Not everyone in this world is
a good person like you say.
**[19:06] Aona**
*That's right. I guess I...*
**[19:10] Aona**
Thank you very much!
**[19:13] Iijima**
Huh?
**[19:14] Aona**
I actually want to become a teacher!
**[19:25] Iijima**
Yes, Mr. Editor?
**[19:27] Iijima**
Thanks for calling!
**[19:28] Iijima's Mother**
*Maa?*
**[19:30] Iijima**
M-Momma?!
**[19:31] Iijima's Mother**
*I'm so sorry I wasn't able to call this morning.*
**[19:35] Iijima's Mother**
*Did you get up on your own?*
**[19:37] Iijima**
I told you, you don't gotta call me like that!
**[19:40] Iijima's Mother**
*I sent the biggest bunch of grapes today!*
**[19:42] Iijima**
Hear what I'm sayin'!
You always send more than I can eat!
**[19:46] Iijima's Mother**
*It's so hot here every day.*
**[19:48] Iijima's Mother**
*Be careful you don't catch a summer cold!*
**[19:53] Iijima**
Fine, I will.
**[19:55] Iijima's Mother**
*I always read your articles, Maa.*
**[20:00] Iijima**
That's not stuff you should be readin'.
**[20:03] Iijima's Mother**
*But they're so good!*
**[20:05] Iijima's Mother**
*I'm always so impressed with you!*
**[20:07] Iijima's Mother**
*Keep it up. I'm always rooting for you!*
**[20:09] Iijima**
Momma...
**[20:11] Iijima**
I'm hangin' up. Gotta get back to work.
**[20:28] Colorcaster**
*He seals it with a 158 kph fastball!*
**[20:30] Colorcaster**
*Nanami pitches three shutout innings!*
**[20:30] sign**
Take us to the Climax Series!
**[20:32] sign**
Take us to the
Climax Series!
**[20:32] sign**
Make it to the CS!
**[20:32] sign**
First CS
**[20:32] sign**
First CS
**[20:33] Colorcaster**
*The long reliever adds to the team momentum!*
**[20:40] Aona**
*We all have our own reasons for coming here.*
**[20:50] Otake**
*Hey, Iijima, baby!*
**[20:52] Otake**
*What's up?*
**[20:53] Iijima**
Excuse me, Mr. Editor.
**[20:55] sign**
The Coerced Collaborative Labor of Vendor Girls
**[20:55] Iijima**
I promise I'll write a great article...
**[20:58] Iijima**
Are you willing to hear my pitch?
**[21:05] sign**
Authorized
Personnel Only
**[21:05] sign**
Staff Waiting Room
**[21:09] Aona**
* I was worried that I wouldn't*
* make a good teacher, but...*
**[21:14] Iijima**
*You only see the good in people, don't you?*
**[21:19] Aona**
*That's it!*
**[21:20] (Flashback) Omatsu**
*P-League TV*'s updated again!
**[21:23] (Flashback) Ruriko**
Hey, Sara, you're doing it wrong.
**[21:26] (Flashback) Sara**
Aona's teaching me, so butt out already!
**[21:30] (Flashback) Kokoro**
Let's do karaoke next time!
**[21:32] (Flashback) Nakaizumi**
Man, I hurt everywhere!
**[21:34] (Flashback) Kohinata**
I recommend a sauna.
**[21:35] (Flashback) Kohinata**
I go all the time myself!
**[21:37] Aona**
*I should try to make a classroom like this.*
**[21:40] Aona**
* If I pass the teacher's exam,*
* I guess I'll have to give up this job.*
**[21:45] Ruriko**
What's this?
**[21:47] Ruriko**
What's the matter, Aona?
You're a million miles away.
**[21:50] Sara**
Worried about something?
**[21:53] Aona**
I was thinking how glad I am
to have such nice coworkers!
**[21:57] Ruriko**
Hey, what a nice thing to say!
**[22:01] Ruriko**
Wow, nice job, me!
**[22:02] Aona**
There it is! The five gyaru Ws!
**[22:04] Sara**
What are those?!
**[22:07] Ruriko**
Sara, you wanna become a gyaru, too?
**[22:08] Sara**
Wh-Why?!
**[22:11] Aona**
I never get tired of watching you guys.
**[23:44] sign**
Next Time
**[23:44] sign**
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**[23:44] sign**
"Tommy's Melancholy"
**[23:44] sign**
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**[23:44] sign**
"Mr. Murata"
**[23:44] sign**
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**[23:44] sign**
"Show Your Sun"
# 9 - Tommy's Melancholy / Mr. Murata / Show Your Sun
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GVDHX85EQ/catch-me-at-the-ballpark)
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**[01:31] Nakaizumi**
*Hello? Ruriko?*
***SIGN*** Tommy's Melancholy
**[01:33] Nakaizumi**
*Where are you?!*
**[01:35] Ruriko**
M-Mr. Nakaizumi...
**[01:36] Ruriko**
I just got to the ballpark!
I'm on my way in!
**[01:40] Nakaizumi**
Oh, are you?
**[01:42] Nakaizumi**
Too bad the staff meeting's finished
**[01:45] Nakaizumi**
and the game's already underway!
**[01:48] Nakaizumi**
So?!
**[01:49] Ruriko**
I-I'm sorry!
**[01:51] Ruriko**
I got up but dozed off again... twice...
**[01:54] Nakaizumi**
*How can you oversleep for a night job?!*
**[01:54] sign**
Staff Entrance
**[01:57] Nakaizumi**
*Just hurry up already!*
**[01:58] Ruriko**
Right!
**[02:01] Ruriko**
Hey, new security guy! Let me in!
**[02:02] Takimoto**
Hold it.
**[02:03] Takimoto**
Show me your pass.
**[02:05] Ruriko**
Don't you recognize me?!
**[02:07] Ruriko**
I'm in a hurry, darn it!
**[02:08] Takimoto**
Not happening. Show me your pass.
**[02:13] Igarashi**
*Takimoto, we've got a small problem here.*
**[02:17] Igarashi**
*Your replacement's running late.*
**[02:18] Takimoto**
What, really?
**[02:21] Takimoto**
All right, sir...
**[02:23] Ruriko**
Later!
**[02:25] Takimoto**
Hey!
**[02:26] Ruriko**
See? Showed you my pass!
**[02:32] sign**
Women's Changing Room
**[02:36] Ruriko**
I really messed up this time.
**[02:38] Ruriko**
Getting scolded as an adult is so depressing.
**[02:41] Ruriko**
Hurry, hurry!
**[02:44] Ruriko**
I don't wanna go to work...
**[02:47] Ruriko**
I don't wanna face the guys at the base...
**[02:52] Ruriko**
But I've just gotta do it.
**[02:54] Ruriko**
Hang in there, girl!
**[02:56] sign**
Women's Changing Room
**[02:56] Ruriko**
Hurry, hurry!
**[03:28] sign**
Dog
**[03:28] Ruriko**
A dog?!
**[03:32] Ruriko**
Why, though?!
**[03:33] Ruriko**
Go away!
**[03:37] Ruriko**
L-Look, I... I'm a cat person...
**[03:41] Ruriko**
I'm sorry.
**[03:42] Ruriko**
*Scary! His face is scary!*
**[03:45] Event Coordinator A**
Where are you, Tommy?!
**[03:46] Event Coordinator B**
Find him! Find him!
**[03:49] Event Coordinator A**
Where could he have gone?
**[03:51] Sasaki**
I don't think he'd leave the stadium...
**[03:54] Event Coordinator A**
This is pretty bad, Sasaki.
**[03:56] Event Coordinator A**
As his trainer, you should
be keeping an eye on him.
**[03:59] Sasaki**
I'm sorry! I'm sorry!
**[04:01] Igarashi**
I'll put the word out to security at
the tunnel entrances and checkpoints.
**[04:05] Event Coordinator A**
Please do.
**[04:07] Park Staff C**
What's going on?
**[04:09] Event Coordinator A**
Tommy the baseball dog's gone missing.
**[04:12] Park Staff C**
Baseball dog?
**[04:14] Park Staff C**
The one that carried in the
balls for the opening pitch?
**[04:18] Event Coordinator A**
He's a Siberian husky.
**[04:20] Event Coordinator A**
We've got to find him quick!
**[04:22] Park Staff C**
Y-Yes, sir!
**[04:24] Igarashi**
We'll expand the search to the
grounds around the stadium.
**[04:28] Event Coordinator A**
I appreciate it.
**[04:29] Ruriko**
Y-You guys!
**[04:32] Ruriko**
He's here! He's right here!
**[04:36] Ruriko**
I'm sorry! I'm sorry!
**[04:37] Ruriko**
I shouldn't have snitched! Don't get mad!
**[04:51] Ruriko**
*I have a cunning plan!*
**[04:53] sign**
MotorSuns Stadium
Exclusive Sun-Shiro Ball (300 yen w/tax)
Five Types Available
**[05:00] Ruriko**
Go... fetch!
**[05:04] Ruriko**
*I did it!*
**[05:18] Ruriko**
*I...*
**[05:19] Ruriko**
*I'm screwed!*
**[05:22] Security D**
Nothing this way.
**[05:24] Security E**
Nothing over here, either.
**[05:26] Security**
We searched all around the staff area.
**[05:29] Event Coordinator A**
Has this ever happened at any other stadium?
**[05:32] Sasaki**
Never.
**[05:33] Sasaki**
But it's his first time at MotorSuns
Stadium, so I think he was nervous...
**[05:38] Event Coordinator A**
We really don't want him getting
out where the customers are.
**[05:41] Event Coordinator A**
Have you heard any reports about that?
**[05:44] Igarashi**
Nothing from my security
staff over there just yet.
**[05:48] Event Coordinator A**
Okay. Let's search the
staff area one more time!
**[05:52] Igarashi**
Right!
**[05:53] Park Staff C**
Yes, sir!
**[05:58] Ruriko**
You... got me... dog.
**[06:02] Narrator**
Pitcher Ruriko, having exhausted her arsenal,
was forced to leave the mound.
**[06:07] Ruriko**
Don't you have to get back to work?
**[06:14] Ruriko**
Hang on. Are you trying to skip work today, too?
**[06:21] Nagisa**
* Today's opening pitch will be*
* thrown by Mayor Nakajima!*
**[06:25] (Flashback) Nakashima**
There's a good boy! What a good boy!
**[06:41] Ruriko**
Yeah. I get how you feel.
**[06:47] Ruriko**
Let's call a truce, doggy.
**[06:51] Ruriko**
I feel... so sleepy...
**[06:58] Event Coordinator A**
I'm so sorry.
**[07:00] Event Coordinator A**
This is the last spot.
**[07:01] Nakaizumi**
No prob.
**[07:03] Event Coordinator A**
Th-There he is!
**[07:10] Igarashi**
The missing baseball dog was found
in the Yuuhi Beer staff waiting room!
**[07:16] Park Staff C**
Thank goodness.
**[07:17] Sasaki**
You can't put me through that, Tommy!
**[07:20] Sasaki**
I'm so sorry for the trouble!
**[07:22] Ruriko**
I-It's no problem. You know...
**[07:35] Ruriko**
Doggy...
**[07:39] Ruriko**
Doggy!
**[07:44] sign**
Authorized
Personnel Only
**[07:44] sign**
Staff Waiting Room
**[07:48] Ruriko**
Doggy...
**[07:49] Nakaizumi**
Forget about the dog!
**[07:51] Ruriko**
Oh, that was just... the dog and I...
**[07:55] Nakaizumi**
Just get to work already!
**[07:57] Ruriko**
Y-Yes, sir!
**[07:59] sign**
Women's Changing Room
**[08:03] sign**
Changing to a dog
hair-free uniform
**[08:03] Ruriko**
Gotta get to work, huh?
**[08:06] Ruriko**
I'm already checked out,
mentally and physically.
**[08:09] Ruriko**
*I wonder if he made it back to work, too...*
**[08:17] Nagisa**
*Tommy the Baseball Dog,*
**[08:19] Nagisa**
* following the opening pitch,*
* brings new game balls to the umpire!*
**[08:27] Ruriko**
What a professional!
**[08:29] Nakaizumi**
Dogs are great, aren't they?
**[08:31] Nakaizumi**
So industrious and obedient!
**[08:34] Nakaizumi**
Unlike a certain someone,
he'd never be late to a night job!
**[08:39] Ruriko**
You just don't get it, Mr. Nakaizumi.
**[08:46] Ruriko**
I learned something important today.
**[08:51] Ruriko**
Dogs and humans... Sometimes we all
just feel tired or worried about our jobs.
**[09:03] Nakaizumi**
You just overslept!
**[09:06] Nakaizumi**
You went back to sleep a
third time after you got here!
***SIGN*** Mr. Murata
**[09:21] Ruriko**
Here ya go, mister!
**[09:24] Murata**
Thanks.
**[09:26] Murata**
Hey, Ruriko, that towel you're wearing...
**[09:30] Ruriko**
Oh, this?
**[09:34] Murata**
I've never seen you wear
MotorSuns merch before.
**[09:39] Ruriko**
I bought it at that game I went to
with the other vendor girls.
**[09:44] Ruriko**
The day you failed to recognize me.
**[09:52] Murata**
Th-That day?
**[09:55] Murata**
I'm sorry about that...
**[09:57] Ruriko**
You're really looking at me now, though, huh?
**[10:01] Ruriko**
You're totally staring.
**[10:04] Murata**
No, I wouldn't say...
**[10:06] Murata**
Um... Sorry.
**[10:08] Ruriko**
Thanks! Change for a thousand, right?
**[10:12] Murata**
*Everything I do just gets me in deeper.*
**[10:15] Ruriko**
Anyway, don't you have any
team merch of your own?
**[10:18] Murata**
Huh? W-Well, that's a great question...
**[10:25] Murata**
I actually have a MotorSuns wallet!
**[10:28] Ruriko**
It just looks like a regular beat-up wallet.
**[10:30] Murata**
You should look closer!
**[10:32] Murata**
See this understated logo?
**[10:35] Murata**
Tasteful, right?
**[10:36] sign**
Handkerchief with
team colors
**[10:37] Murata**
There's a MotorSuns merch
line called "Easy Suns,"
**[10:39] sign**
Ballpoint pen perfect
for office use
**[10:41] Murata**
perfect for people like me who
want to use it in everyday life.
**[10:45] Murata**
It's made from the same leather
as the team gloves,
**[10:49] Murata**
and picks up more character
the more it's used.
**[10:51] Murata**
It's also fully functional,
with a commuter pass pocket—
**[10:55] Ruriko**
Yeah, yeah. Okay, you got me.
**[10:58] Ruriko**
You've got better merch than me, okay?
**[11:01] Ruriko**
Here, your change.
**[11:03] Ruriko**
Thanks a bunch!
**[11:07] Murata**
*I-I was babbling, wasn't I?*
**[11:14] Ruriko**
*Bottom of the seventh, huh?*
**[11:16] Ruriko**
*Game's almost over.*
**[11:18] Ruriko**
* Sure wish I could've set a*
* personal sales record today...*
**[11:27] Ruriko**
A wallet?
**[11:29] Ruriko**
Someone dropped it.
**[11:30] Ruriko**
H-Hey... This beat-up old thing...
**[11:33] Ruriko**
It's his!
**[11:38] Ruriko**
What a dummy.
**[11:40] Ruriko**
After all the bragging he did about it...
**[11:43] sign**
Inage <--> Shinagawa
**[11:43] sign**
Mr.
Murata Kotaro
**[11:45] sign**
Mr.
**[11:45] sign**
Murata Kotaro
**[11:52] Ruriko**
Hey!
**[11:53] Ruriko**
Miste—
**[11:55] Ruriko**
Huh?
**[11:56] Ruriko**
Hey, he's not even here...
**[11:59] Ruriko**
Is he in the restroom?
**[12:03] sign**
Ten Minutes Later
**[12:07] Ruriko**
Darn it! Taking advantage of my kindness...
**[12:11] Ruriko**
I hate him so much!
**[12:13] Ruriko**
You should stay in one place
like a townsperson in a game!
**[12:19] sign**
Concourse
**[12:19] sign**
Closed
**[12:20] Ruriko**
*Not here.*
**[12:22] sign**
Third Baseline
Infield Seating
**[12:23] Ruriko**
*Not here.*
**[12:25] sign**
Outfield Seating
**[12:26] Ruriko**
*Not here!*
**[12:28] sign**
Sold a beer!
**[12:29] Ruriko**
Thanks a bunch!
**[12:30] Ruriko**
*Where are you, mister?!*
**[12:32] sign**
Outside the
Concourse Bathroom
**[12:33] Ruriko**
Mister?!
**[12:35] Ruriko**
S-Sorry!
**[12:39] Ruriko**
*Darn it. I gotta get back and cash out.*
**[12:42] Ruriko**
* As for the wallet... I guess*
* I'll drop it off at security after.*
**[12:47] sign**
Authorized Personnel Only
**[12:47] sign**
Staff Waiting Room
**[12:50] Sara**
Great work, all!
**[12:52] Nakaizumi**
Ruriko! Everyone's cashed out except you.
**[12:56] Nakaizumi**
Hurry up!
**[12:57] Ruriko**
Um, I just...
**[13:02] Ruriko**
*I'm a hundred yen short!*
**[13:05] Ruriko**
*Which one of them did this?!*
**[13:07] Nakaizumi**
Don't tell me...
**[13:08] Nakaizumi**
Receipts not adding up?
**[13:10] Ruriko**
A-A hundred yen short... I think?
**[13:15] Nakaizumi**
I always tell you,
even a hundred yen is a big deal!
**[13:20] Ruriko**
R-Right... but...
**[13:22] Kohinata**
Ruriko, a customer's asking for you.
**[13:25] Kohinata**
Can you head to the base?
**[13:26] Ruriko**
Really? S-Sure.
**[13:28] Ruriko**
Be right back!
**[13:32] Ruriko**
*Today just never stops!*
**[13:37] Ruriko**
Hey! Mister!
**[13:39] Murata**
H-Hey there.
**[13:41] Ruriko**
Where have you been?!
**[13:43] Ruriko**
I've been walking all over
the stadium looking for you!
**[13:46] Murata**
S-Sorry!
**[13:48] Murata**
I'll give it to you now.
**[13:51] Ruriko**
Give me what?
**[13:53] Murata**
You gave me one 100-yen coin
too many, so I wanted to give it back.
**[13:59] Murata**
Isn't that why you were looking for me?
**[14:01] Ruriko**
O-Oh! So that was you, huh?
**[14:06] Ruriko**
Mystery solved!
**[14:08] Murata**
I'll give it to you now, then.
**[14:11] Murata**
Huh? That's weird.
**[14:14] Murata**
What?! It's gone! It's gone!
**[14:17] Murata**
My wallet's gone!
**[14:18] Murata**
Where is it?! Where is it?!
**[14:20] Ruriko**
Guess what!
**[14:22] Murata**
Hey! That's my wallet!
**[14:25] Ruriko**
I found it on the floor.
**[14:27] Ruriko**
I tried to return it,
but you weren't in your seat.
**[14:32] Murata**
I'm sorry! I'm really sorry!
**[14:35] Murata**
I was searching all over the stadium
for you to give you your money back...
**[14:40] Murata**
We must have just missed each other.
**[14:43] Murata**
I'm sorry.
**[14:57] Murata**
Here you go. A hundred yen!
**[14:59] Ruriko**
You weren't in your seat...
because you were out looking for me?
**[15:05] Murata**
Huh? Oh, well...
**[15:08] Murata**
I guess so. Sorry.
**[15:13] Murata**
W-Well, I really appreciate
you finding my wallet.
**[15:20] Ruriko**
Wait!
**[15:22] Murata**
Yes?
**[15:24] Ruriko**
You walked all over the stadium for me.
**[15:26] Ruriko**
Thanks for that...
**[15:28] Ruriko**
Mister Murata.
**[15:32] Murata**
Um... eh... uh... er...
**[15:36] Murata**
Right. Later.
**[15:39] Ruriko**
Yeah. Later.
**[15:44] Murata**
Huh? When did she learn my name?
**[16:01] sign**
Authorized Personnel Only
**[16:01] sign**
Staff Waiting Room
**[16:02] Nakaizumi**
I believe you've all heard,
**[16:05] Nakaizumi**
but with the MotorSuns fighting for
their first Climax Series appearance,
**[16:11] Nakaizumi**
they're embarking on a campaign
called "Show Your Sun"
**[16:14] Nakaizumi**
to fill the stands with these sun-logo towels!
**[16:18] Nakaizumi**
What do you think of us all wearing
sun logos in front of the customers, too?
**[16:20] Ruriko**
Mr. Nakaizumi was blowing up my phone
when I was late. It scared the heck outta me!
**[16:25] Nakaizumi**
I've noticed Ruriko wearing her sun towel
lately, and I think that's a good example.
**[16:26] Kohinata**
So true. The social media generation
aren't used to talking on the phone.
**[16:30] Sara**
That's so true!
**[16:31] Nakaizumi**
Obviously, I won't force you,
**[16:32] Sara**
I always jump a little
whenever my phone rings!
**[16:33] Nakaizumi**
but I'd like us, as ballpark staff,
to be a part of this campaign.
**[16:36] Nakaizumi**
I get you!
**[16:38] Nakaizumi**
The phone ringing makes *me* jump, too.
**[16:44] Ruriko**
Mr. Nakaizumi! Don't scare me like that!
**[16:48] Sara**
I almost had a heart attack!
**[16:50] Nakaizumi**
Why am I the bad guy here?
**[16:52] Nakaizumi**
No talking during our staff meeting!
**[16:53] Kohinata**
We're sorry.
**[17:03] sign**
Kojiro
7-Hole Right Fielder
Throws Right, Hits Left
Batting Avg .265
17 HR 50 Hits
**[17:06] sign**
Yuki
**[17:11] Kojiro**
* Getting a phone call*
* really makes you jump, huh?*
**[17:14] Kojiro**
*Y-Yuki?*
**[17:17] Kojiro**
*She never calls me before a game.*
**[17:20] Staff**
The manager's here!
**[17:22] Staff**
We're about to start the team meeting!
**[17:29] Matsudo**
The season's coming to an end.
**[17:31] Matsudo**
We're in fourth place, one game out of third.
**[17:34] Matsudo**
We're a hair's breadth away
from our first playoff appearance.
**[17:37] Matsudo**
I've got a question for you.
**[17:40] Matsudo**
What are we going to the Climax Series for?
**[17:48] Shishio**
So that we can get through it
and win the championship beyond!
**[17:48] sign**
Shishio Kazuma
1-Hole Shortstop
Throws Right, Hits Left
Batting Avg .311
8 HR 25 SB
**[17:51] Ichinomiya**
So that my team...
**[17:54] Ichinomiya**
So that the fans will accept me!
**[17:54] sign**
Ichinomiya Wataru
8-Hole 2nd Baseman
Throws Right, Hits Left
Batting Avg .205
OBP .327
League 2nd in Assists
**[17:56] Nokogiriyama**
For the people behind the
scenes who believe in us.
**[17:56] sign**
Nokogiriyama Ken
3-Hole Left Fielder
Throws Right, Hits Left
Batting Avg .321
9 HR
***SIGN*** I want to be loved by my goddess of baseball.
**[18:00] sign**
Dennis Young
4-Hole 3rd Baseman
Throws Right, Hits Right
Batting Avg .271
28 HR 82 RBI
**[18:04] Translator**
To be loved by the goddess of baseball.
***SIGN*** To prove that I am me...
**[18:07] sign**
Anthony Bryan
5-Hole DH
Throws Right, Hits Right
Batting Avg .295
25 HR
**[18:09] Bryan**
And to make lots of money!
**[18:11] Translator**
To prove that I am me...
**[18:14] Translator**
And to make lots of money!
**[18:19] Kawamatsu**
To show my gratitude to my family
who supports me day in and day out,
**[18:19] sign**
Kawamatsu Hisanori
9-Hole Catcher
Throws Right, Hits Right
Batting Avg .235
5 HR
CS% .352
**[18:19] sign**
Straight-laced
**[18:22] Kawamatsu**
and most of all, for the fans!
**[18:25] Kawamatsu**
The Climax Series will be
our payback to all of them!
**[18:29] Nanami**
For our pride...
**[18:29] sign**
Nanami Koshi
RHP
Top Speed: 158 km/h
**[18:31] Nanami**
No, to retake our pride!
**[18:34] Yagino**
To get better at baseball!
**[18:34] sign**
Yagino Shunsuke
2-Hole Center Fielder
Throws Right, Hits Right
Batting Avg .278
UBR 4.9
**[18:37] Mitsui**
To become a man and propo—
**[18:37] sign**
Mitsui Reto
LHP
9W 7L
**[18:39] Mitsui**
I mean, er...
**[18:42] Mitsui**
That's all!
**[18:43] Takada**
To experience a kind of baseball
we've never played before.
**[18:43] sign**
Takada Takumi
6-Hole First Baseman
Throws Right, Hits Left
Batting Avg .258
13 HR
**[18:48] Matsudo**
Kojiro. As captain, what do you think?
**[18:55] Nokogiriyama**
* Kojiro's the only one here who's had*
* experience winning a championship.*
**[18:59] Kawamatsu**
*What's he going to say to us?*
**[19:06] Kojiro**
* The team's united in the face of*
* potentially making the playoffs.*
**[19:10] Kojiro**
* I've never experienced*
* an atmosphere like this.*
**[19:14] Kojiro**
* I want to say something*
* inspirational to them, too.*
**[19:18] Kojiro**
*But...*
**[19:19] Kojiro**
*Yuki keeps blowing up my phone!*
**[19:25] Matsudo**
Hey, Kojiro.
**[19:27] Matsudo**
Hey!
**[19:33] Nagisa**
*Batting 7th, right fielder Kojiro.*
**[19:42] (Flashback) Yuki**
Do you have any lemon, Yamada?
**[19:44] (Flashback) Natsuno**
Still no, I'm afraid!
**[19:48] Yuki**
* Maybe I should have brought my*
* own lemon for the fried chicken.*
**[19:51] Ruriko**
Miss!
**[19:52] Yuki**
Hello, Ruriko!
**[19:54] Ruriko**
Ballpark, fried chicken...
**[19:57] Ruriko**
What's missing in this picture?
**[19:59] Yuki**
Thank you.
**[20:00] Yuki**
But I won't be drinking today.
**[20:02] Ruriko**
Oh... Yeah?
**[20:04] sign**
Salty
Snack
**[20:05] Ruriko**
Fine. If you don't want a *beer*,
you don't have to buy one...
**[20:10] Yuki**
You silly thing.
**[20:12] Yuki**
I'll take a salty snack, then.
**[20:15] Ruriko**
Thanks a bunch!
**[20:16] Man A**
Hey, Kojiro!
**[20:18] Man A**
You'd better hit the damn ball!
**[20:21] Man B**
You want to still have a job
next year, don't you?!
**[20:25] Ruriko**
Those old guys are at it again...
**[20:28] Yuki**
Don't worry, Ruriko.
**[20:31] Yuki**
They're heckling him out of love now.
**[20:34] Yuki**
They've really grown up a lot, too.
**[20:38] Ruriko**
Grown up a lot, huh?
**[20:39] Yuki**
Why are you looking at me like that?
**[20:43] Ruriko**
You've softened up a lot, miss.
**[20:48] Yuki**
S-Surely not...
**[20:51] Ruriko**
Thanks a bunch!
**[20:56] Yuki**
*Even so...*
**[21:03] Yuki**
*They've become a really good team!*
**[21:18] Shishio**
Kojiro was something else today!
**[21:20] Shishio**
He went 5-for-5!
**[21:22] Ichinomiya**
Yeah. That's our captain!
**[21:25] Bryan**
Hey, Koji!
**[21:26] Bryan**
The team felt great today!
**[21:28] Bryan**
And don't we have a good slogan?
**[21:31] Bryan**
You know that one...
**[21:33] Bryan**
Show Your Sun!
**[21:34] Kojiro**
Wh-Who told you about that?!
**[21:36] Kojiro**
We don't even know that
that's what it is yet!
**[21:41] Kojiro**
Oh, er, sorry...
**[21:44] Kojiro**
It's nothing.
**[21:45] Bryan**
You okay?
**[21:46] Bryan**
Don't push yourself too hard.
**[21:49] [Texting] sign**
Sorry to call so many times before the game.
**[21:50] sign**
*Sorry to call so many times before the game.*
**[21:53] [Texting] sign**
We're having a baby!
**[21:53] sign**
*We're having a baby!*
**[21:55] [Texting] sign**
No need to reply.
Give it your best, Papa!
**[21:56] sign**
*No need to reply. Give it your best, Papa!*
**[22:04] Kojiro**
Thank you.
**[22:08] Kojiro**
*My reason for reaching the playoffs...*
**[22:11] Kojiro**
*What else could it be?*
**[23:44] sign**
Next Time
**[23:44] sign**
m 0 0 l 230 0 l 230 215 l 0 215
**[23:44] sign**
"Us Back Then"
**[23:44] sign**
m 0 0 l 230 0 l 230 215 l 0 215
**[23:44] sign**
"Whack That Bottom!"
**[23:44] sign**
m 0 0 l 230 0 l 230 215 l 0 215
**[23:44] sign**
"The Double-T Duo"
# 10 - Us Back Then / Whack That Bottom! / The Double-T Duo
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GVDHX85EQ/catch-me-at-the-ballpark)
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**[01:32] Ruriko**
Would anyone like a Hyper Dry?
***SIGN*** Us Back Then
**[01:36] Ruriko**
Would anyone like a Hyper Dry?
**[01:47] Ruriko**
*Feels like I've seen her somewhere before...*
**[01:51] Female Fan**
We can even see the bench from here!
**[01:59] Female Fan**
E-Excuse me.
**[02:01] Female Fan**
Sorry if I'm wrong, but...
**[02:03] Female Fan**
You're not Uda Natsume, the idol, are you?!
**[02:06] Female Fan**
I... I had your CDs in middle school...
**[02:15] Natsume**
You have the wrong person.
**[02:18] Female Fan**
R-Really?
**[02:19] Female Fan**
I'm sorry.
**[02:25] Natsume**
*She's actually right.*
**[02:26] Natsume**
*I'm Uda Natsume.*
**[02:28] Natsume**
*But I'm not an idol.*
**[02:30] Natsume**
*I'm an actress now.*
**[02:32] Natsume**
*It says that online, too!*
**[02:34] Natsume**
* I made my debut nine years ago as part*
* of the idol group Daydream Theater.*
**[02:39] Natsume**
*We broke up due to poor sales.*
**[02:41] Natsume**
* Six years ago, I switched*
* to acting—my real dream.*
**[02:44] Natsume**
*I've been trying hard to land roles ever since.*
**[02:50] Natsume**
*Though I'll admit I haven't had much luck.*
**[02:51] sign**
Natsume
**[02:51] sign**
Natsume
**[02:52] sign**
Natsume
**[02:52] sign**
Natsume
**[02:54] Natsume**
* Maybe I'll never escape*
* the label of "failed idol."*
**[03:00] Kohinata**
Huh?
**[03:01] Kohinata**
Hey, are you...
**[03:09] Natsume**
K-Kohinata?!
**[03:11] Kohinata**
I knew it!
**[03:12] Natsume**
No way! You're still working as a vendor?
**[03:15] Kohinata**
Yes!
**[03:16] Natsume**
* And this is info that's not*
* even available online...*
**[03:19] sign**
Natsume
10 years ago
**[03:19] sign**
Kohinata
10 years ago
**[03:19] Natsume**
* Before I became an idol,*
* I sold beer at this ballpark.*
**[03:28] Kohinata**
I'll never forget that night you
dragged me out to drink 'til dawn!
**[03:33] Natsume**
That takes me back!
**[03:35] Natsume**
That was the day Tsubaki left the MotorSuns.
**[03:39] Natsume**
Right?
**[03:41] Narrator**
Tsubaki Mitsuteru.
**[03:42] Narrator**
A promising player in high school,
part of the "Double-T Duo" with Kojiro,
**[03:48] Narrator**
he was expected to become
the MotorSuns' ace.
**[03:51] Kohinata**
That's right!
**[03:53] Kohinata**
You just loved Tsubaki, didn't you?
**[03:56] Kohinata**
You told me all about him that night,
going back to his high school days.
**[04:00] Natsume**
This is so embarrassing!
**[04:02] Natsume**
It was a great memory, though.
**[04:05] Kohinata**
I still remember what he said
in his exit interview.
**[04:09] Kohinata**
It hurt so much to watch it.
**[04:11] Kohinata**
It was covered by so few reporters
compared to when he joined.
**[04:16] (Flashback) Tsubaki**
When I get up on the mound,
I can't stop thinking...
**[04:19] (Flashback) Tsubaki**
"What if I can't get the ball
in the strike zone?"
**[04:23] (Flashback) Tsubaki**
But when I get into that mindset,
I always really fail.
**[04:29] (Flashback) Tsubaki**
From the moment I'd taken the mound...
**[04:32] (Flashback) Tsubaki/Natsume**
I'd already lost!
**[04:34] Natsume**
Like that!
**[04:35] Kohinata**
That's right! Exactly!
**[04:38] Kohinata**
You really are an actress!
What a great performance!
**[04:41] Natsume**
Stop that, now.
**[04:43] sign**
Formerly of Daydream - Uda Natsume Solo Shoot
**[04:43] Natsume**
When I do magazine shoots
**[04:45] sign**
Can't-Miss Year-End Deals!!
First Try at a Food Review!!
**[04:45] sign**
Formerly of Daydream Theater
Uda Natsume
**[04:45] Natsume**
or local TV appearances,
**[04:47] Natsume**
my caption is always "former idol."
**[04:50] Natsume**
Nobody accepts me as a serious actress.
**[04:52] Natsume**
I've failed too many auditions to count.
**[04:56] Natsume**
I'm just like the MotorSuns.
**[05:04] Natsume**
A perpetual failure, you know?
**[05:13] Natsume**
The MotorSuns are an eternal class-B,
under-500 finishing,
**[05:18] Natsume**
reliable-loser team, right?
**[05:20] Natsume**
I knew I'd chosen an uphill path,
but it still gets to me!
**[05:25] Natsume**
Everyone says that failure is crucial to succeed,
**[05:28] Natsume**
but I don't wanna fail!
**[05:30] Natsume**
So I came here to get comfort
from my fellow failures!
**[05:34] Natsume**
More, please!
**[05:41] Kohinata**
Here.
**[05:47] Kohinata**
Guess the MotorSuns are fielding now.
**[05:49] Natsume**
Everyone hits the shops and
the bathrooms at the same time,
**[05:52] Natsume**
and the concourse gets crowded.
**[05:54] Natsume**
Takes me back.
**[05:55] Kohinata**
Gets your vendor's blood racing?
**[05:59] Natsume**
Even as a vendor, I didn't have any talent.
**[06:06] Colorcaster**
*It's another hit!*
**[06:08] Colorcaster**
*It's one out with runners on 1st and 2nd!*
**[06:11] Man B**
I don't like how this is looking.
**[06:14] Man A**
Guess we'd better get back to our seats.
**[06:16] Man A**
Huh? Hey, aren't you...
**[06:19] Man B**
Hey!
**[06:22] Natsume**
*More people who know me as an idol?*
**[06:24] Man A**
I knew it!
**[06:26] Man A**
You're Natsume, that vendor
girl from a decade ago!
**[06:29] Man B**
Yeah! Boy, that takes me back!
**[06:34] Colorcaster**
*And that's ball four!*
**[06:36] Colorcaster**
*One out, bases loaded!*
**[06:37] Colorcaster**
* The MotorSuns are in trouble*
* in the top of the 7th!*
**[06:40] Colorcaster**
*Can Mitsui get out of this one?!*
**[06:42] Fan A**
Go for it, Mitsui!
**[06:44] Fan B**
Keep an eye on the runners, too!
**[06:46] Colorcaster**
*He throws from the stretch!*
**[06:48] Colorcaster**
*It's hit hard!*
**[06:49] Fan C**
Crap! It's gonna get through!
**[06:51] Colorcaster**
*Shortstop Shishio flies at it!*
**[06:53] Colorcaster**
* Tosses it to Ichinomiya!*
* That's a second out!*
**[06:55] Colorcaster**
*The throw to first!*
**[06:56] Colorcaster**
*And he's out, for a double play!*
**[07:03] Man B**
Sorry, what were we talking about?
**[07:05] Man A**
Oh, that's right.
**[07:07] Man A**
I hear you're an actress now, right?
**[07:09] Man B**
Kohinata's always talking about you.
**[07:12] Natsume**
Oh, not really.
**[07:14] Natsume**
I'm not a big deal at all.
**[07:16] Man B**
Don't talk like that!
**[07:17] Man B**
It's a big deal that you keep fighting!
**[07:20] Man A**
You're a MotorSuns graduate.
That means you're resilient!
**[07:24] Man A**
You keep it up now, you hear?
**[07:28] Natsume**
Th-Thanks.
**[07:32] Natsume**
They still lost in the end.
**[07:35] Man A**
Man, that one was close!
**[07:37] Man A**
Too bad, but it's not over yet!
**[07:40] Man B**
Yeah, just do better next time!
**[07:43] Fan A**
The players fought hard until the end.
**[07:45] Fan A**
We need to keep the faith, too!
**[07:48] Fan B**
It's all about next time!
**[07:53] Natsume**
Wh-What's with you?
**[07:55] Kohinata**
Hey. It's true that our team loses a lot.
**[07:59] Kohinata**
But no matter how messy and bad we look,
**[08:01] Kohinata**
we're still trying to claw
our way to a playoff spot.
**[08:05] Kohinata**
Nobody here has given up yet.
**[08:09] Kohinata**
I think that kind of thing
is wonderful, myself!
**[08:18] Natsume**
It's okay, isn't it?
**[08:19] Natsume**
If I think of myself as a graduate...
**[08:22] Natsume**
of that messy team, and of this ballpark?
**[08:30] Natsume**
I've probably been losing the moment
I step into auditions, honestly.
**[08:38] Natsume**
You know! Like the thing Tsubaki said!
**[08:41] Kohinata**
Wow, you really like him, huh?
**[08:46] Natsume**
I hope he's out there still fighting, too.
**[08:49] Kohinata**
Don't you worry.
**[08:51] Kohinata**
MotorSuns graduates are all resilient.
**[08:59] Natsume**
Look, we're only in the bottom
of the fifth in our lives, right?
**[09:03] Kohinata**
Stop that!
**[09:04] Kohinata**
This is our second inning, tops!
**[09:07] Natsume**
That's right. Is anyone from
the old days still at the base?
**[09:10] Kohinata**
Nakaizumi's still there.
**[09:11] Kohinata**
He's the leader of the checkers!
**[09:13] Natsume**
No way!
**[09:15] Kohinata**
You'd be so shocked to see him!
***SIGN*** Whack That Bottom!
**[09:21] sign**
Home Team
Batting Practice
Before the Game
**[09:25] sign**
Anthony Bryan (Age 28)
5-Hole DH
Third Year Playing in Japan
79 MiLB HRs
**[09:27] Shishio**
That one went over the fence, too!
**[09:29] Nokogiriyama**
How many was that over the fence?
**[09:32] Shishio**
Keep it up in the match today, Bryan!
**[09:34] Bryan**
Okay! You bet I will, Shishio!
**[09:38] Ichinomiya**
Share some of that power
with the rest of us, man!
**[09:42] Bryan**
Just eat well and you'll
catch up soon, Ichinomiya!
**[09:50] sign**
Dennis Young (Age 27)
4-Hole Third Baseman
First Year Playing in Japan
45 MLB HRs
**[09:53] Bryan**
Hey. What's up, Dennis?
**[09:55] Bryan**
You're looking down.
**[09:58] Dennis**
It's nothing, really. Don't worry.
**[10:01] Bryan**
C'mon, let's talk about it.
**[10:03] Bryan**
Maybe I can help.
**[10:06] Dennis**
Why...
**[10:08] Dennis**
Why is everyone always all over you?
**[10:10] Bryan**
What?
**[10:11] Bryan**
You mean, like in comment sections?
**[10:14] Bryan**
I almost never go online...
**[10:16] Dennis**
N-Not that!
**[10:18] Dennis**
Not online!
**[10:19] Bryan**
What do you mean, then?
**[10:22] Dennis**
I mean...
**[10:24] Dennis**
Your butt.
**[10:29] Bryan**
My butt?!
**[10:30] Dennis**
Everyone's always giving you ass pats.
**[10:33] Dennis**
But... no one ever gives *me* ass pats!
**[10:38] (Flashback) Nokogiriyama**
D-Dennis, nice batting!
**[10:40] Ichinomiya**
It's amazing! You can hit the ball anywhere!
**[10:43] sign**
The former Major Leaguer is
afforded a respectful distance.
**[10:45] Dennis**
I'm not the most sociable person.
I realize that.
**[10:48] Dennis**
But I decided to stay in Japan next
season, so I wish they'd show a little...
**[10:54] Bryan**
Oh, is that it?
**[10:56] Bryan**
"The loneliness of the overseas import."
**[11:00] Dennis**
I'm jealous of how well
you fit in here in Japan.
**[11:04] Bryan**
Oh, me?
**[11:05] Bryan**
I guess.
**[11:06] Bryan**
My wife's Japanese, we've opened
a Puerto Rican restaurant in Tokyo,
**[11:12] Bryan**
and it's doing really well.
**[11:13] Bryan**
Plus, I've got a dream of getting 2,000 hits
and entering the Golden Players Club.
**[11:14] sign**
Golden Players
Club
**[11:18] Bryan**
But that's not what really matters.
**[11:22] Bryan**
Where you're messing up is—
**[11:23] Joji**
Hey, Dennis!
**[11:25] Joji**
The manager's calling.
**[11:27] Joji**
Stop by for a minute.
**[11:28] Dennis**
Sure.
**[11:29] Dennis**
Sorry, Bryan. We can talk later.
**[11:33] Matsudo**
Hey, Dennis.
**[11:34] Matsudo**
You took two HBPs yesterday. You okay?
***SIGN*** Hey, Dennis. Were you okay after
being hit by a pitch twice yesterday?
***SIGN*** It's okay. I'm ready to do my best.
**[11:47] Matsudo**
I'm totally fine.
**[11:49] Matsudo**
I'm ready to keep giving it
my best, like I always do.
**[11:53] Bryan**
*Dennis, that's the problem.*
**[11:55] Bryan**
*That's where you're messing up.*
**[11:57] Bryan**
*Even if you can't speak Japanese,*
**[11:59] Bryan**
* you need to make eye contact with the person*
* you're talking to, not the interpreter.*
**[12:04] Nagisa**
*Bottom of the fifth.*
**[12:06] Nagisa**
*Next at the plate for the MotorSuns,*
**[12:08] Nagisa**
* fourth in the order,*
* third baseman Dennis Young.*
**[12:11] Ruriko**
C'mon. Here. Your beer.
**[12:14] Murata**
Oh, th-thanks.
**[12:16] Murata**
Just getting my wallet...
**[12:18] Murata**
H-Here. One thousand yen...
**[12:21] Murata**
D-Dennis has two hits today.
**[12:23] Murata**
He's looking good, right?
**[12:26] Ruriko**
Yeah, guess so.
**[12:29] Murata**
*Ruriko's acting different today...*
**[12:32] Murata**
*She hasn't made eye contact even once!*
**[12:35] Ruriko**
C'mon. Your change.
**[12:39] Murata**
Oh, uh, sorry. Are you mad at me?
**[12:43] Ruriko**
No, of course not.
**[12:46] Ruriko**
Later.
**[12:48] Murata**
Uh, I'm sorry...
**[12:54] Ruriko**
*That was so awkward!*
**[12:56] Ruriko**
* Why'd I have to call him*
* "Mr. Murata" last time?!*
**[13:00] (Flashback) Ruriko**
Mr. Murata.
**[13:01] Ruriko**
*So freaking awkward!*
**[13:07] Murata**
*Then, by contrast...*
**[13:13] Dennis**
* That man is being awfully*
* friendly with my goddess.*
**[13:17] Murata**
* I feel like Dennis is staring*
* right into my soul!*
**[13:25] Colorcaster**
* Now it's tied three to three*
* at the bottom of the seventh!*
**[13:29] Colorcaster**
*Dennis Young has had three hits today.*
**[13:31] Colorcaster**
*He can hit for the cycle if he gets a home run!*
**[13:34] Colorcaster**
*That's a great achievement,*
**[13:36] Colorcaster**
* but the MotorSuns can't afford a loss*
* if they want to make the playoffs!*
**[13:40] Bryan**
*"The loneliness of the overseas import."*
**[13:44] Colorcaster**
* Can he get past Katabira*
* of the Fukuoka Styx?!*
**[13:49] Dennis**
*Overseas import, huh?*
**[13:51] Dennis**
*Call me what you like.*
**[13:53] Dennis**
*Then this import will take his team...*
**[13:57] Dennis**
*to the Climax Series!*
**[14:00] Colorcaster**
*It's a hit!*
**[14:01] Colorcaster**
*It's hit hard to right field!*
**[14:04] Colorcaster**
* Right fielder's going back!*
* He's at the fence!*
**[14:07] Colorcaster**
*Will it go over?!*
**[14:11] Colorcaster**
*It's over the fence!*
**[14:13] Colorcaster**
*It's a home run!*
**[14:15] Colorcaster**
*The MotorSuns get the go-ahead run they need!*
**[14:19] Colorcaster**
*Dennis Young moseys over home plate!*
**[14:22] Colorcaster**
*He's hit for the cycle!*
**[14:26] Shishio**
N-Nice batting!
**[14:27] Shishio**
That was perfect!
**[14:29] Nokogiriyama**
It's incredible that you hit a low cutter
all the way into the right-field stands!
**[14:41] Dennis**
D...
**[14:42] Dennis**
Domo arigato gozaimasu.
**[14:49] Shishio**
I actually think you went
too far on that hit, Dennis!
**[14:53] Nokogiriyama**
Congrats on your cycle!
**[14:54] Nokogiriyama**
Is that the first time you've
ever spoken Japanese?
**[15:03] Ruriko**
*The spirit of youth!*
**[15:05] Ruriko**
*I wish I could be part of that!*
**[15:09] Narrator**
After the game...
**[15:12] Joji**
Dennis!
**[15:15] Joji**
I brought in the girl you
hit with the home run.
**[15:18] Joji**
You said you wanted to apologize, right?
**[15:21] Dennis**
Yeah. Thanks.
**[15:25] Dennis**
*M-My destiny!*
**[15:27] Dennis**
*I hit my goddess with that ball?!*
**[15:30] Dennis**
I-I'm so sorry...
**[15:33] Dennis**
N-No, no...
**[15:35] Dennis**
Gomen nasai... right?
**[15:42] Dennis**
What?!
**[15:43] Ruriko**
Nice batting!
**[15:46] Dennis**
A-Arigato gozaimasu!
**[15:56] Reporter A**
We heard the news, Kojiro!
***SIGN*** The Double-T Duo
**[15:58] Reporter A**
Congratulations on your wife's pregnancy!
**[16:02] Kojiro**
Word travels fast, huh?
**[16:03] Kojiro**
Thanks. It's been really humbling.
**[16:06] Reporter A**
How did your teammates react?
**[16:09] Kojiro**
They all gave their best wishes.
**[16:12] Reporter A**
Is there anyone you want to tell,
besides your family and your teammates?
**[16:18] Kojiro**
Anyone else?
**[16:21] Kojiro**
Good question.
**[16:23] Kojiro**
There's definitely one person I have to tell.
**[16:35] Shishio**
Hey, Kojiro, where are you going?
**[16:37] Shishio**
The team meeting's about to start.
**[16:39] Kojiro**
R-Right. Just gotta make a call.
**[16:42] Kojiro**
I'll be right back.
**[16:46] Kojiro**
*I need to find a place to be alone.*
**[16:49] Igarashi**
Good day, sir!
**[16:51] Kojiro**
Mr. Igarashi, good to see you.
**[16:54] Ruriko**
Crap! I'm late again!
**[16:57] sign**
Ballpark Staff
**[16:57] sign**
Waiting Room
**[16:57] sign**
Unoccupied
**[16:59] Kojiro**
*The staff waiting room...*
**[17:01] Kojiro**
*It's unoccupied.*
**[17:08] Kojiro**
*All right.*
**[17:16] Tsubaki**
*Hello? Is this... Koji?*
**[17:19] Kojiro**
Y-Yeah.
**[17:21] Kojiro**
Sorry to call you out of the blue.
**[17:22] Kojiro**
Are you free?
**[17:24] Tsubaki**
*What's up?*
**[17:28] Kojiro**
It's been a while, Tsubaki.
**[17:30] sign**
BASEBALL
Tsubaki Takino
The Double-T Duo
Drafted to the pros together
Special Draft Issue
**[17:30] sign**
BASEBALL
Tsubaki Takino
The Double-T Duo
Drafted to the pros together
Special Draft Issue
**[17:33] Kojiro**
Tsubaki... I...
**[17:35] Kojiro**
How have you been?
**[17:37] Tsubaki**
Good. Thanks for asking.
**[17:39] Kojiro**
The last time we saw each other
was that interleague game,
**[17:43] Kojiro**
when I was with the Speedwagons
and you were with the MotorSuns.
**[17:47] Tsubaki**
*Thirteen years ago. That takes me back.*
**[17:51] Tsubaki**
* Sorry I left before we could revive*
* the Double-T Duo for the MotorSuns.*
**[17:57] Kojiro**
Where are you right now?
**[17:59] Kojiro**
I heard you were playing
for an indie league in the US.
**[18:03] Tsubaki**
*I quit three years ago.*
**[18:06] Kojiro**
Oh, yeah?
**[18:07] Kojiro**
It must have been hard over there.
**[18:09] Tsubaki**
I don't regret it.
**[18:10] Tsubaki**
My playing was the same as ever,
but my English improved.
**[18:16] Kojiro**
You should've called me when you got back.
**[18:19] Kojiro**
What are you doing for work now?
**[18:23] Tsubaki**
*I'll tell you the next time we meet.*
**[18:26] Tsubaki**
*But I take pride in what I do.*
**[18:29] Tsubaki**
*You don't have to worry.*
**[18:31] Kojiro**
I see. That's what really matters.
**[18:34] Tsubaki**
* Seems like you've been*
* cleaning up lately, Koji.*
**[18:37] Kojiro**
I couldn't say.
**[18:38] Kojiro**
I'm in double digits for
the first time in a while,
**[18:41] Kojiro**
but I'm way past my peak.
**[18:43] Tsubaki**
*Not true at all.*
**[18:45] Tsubaki**
* Your starting stance and*
* the position of your elbows...*
**[18:47] Tsubaki**
* It's all been looking great*
* for the past month or so.*
**[18:50] Kojiro**
Wow, seriously?
**[18:52] Kojiro**
You've really been watching me, huh?
**[18:54] Tsubaki**
*Koji...*
**[18:55] Tsubaki**
* I don't want you to retire*
* for a long, long time.*
**[18:59] Kojiro**
Come on, that was the plan either way.
**[19:04] Kojiro**
Hey, Tsubaki.
**[19:05] Kojiro**
I've got something to tell y—
**[19:07] Genesis Staff**
Man, the food at the staff
cafeteria here is great!
***SIGN*** All right! Let's get down to work!
**[19:16] Genesis Staff**
M-Mr. Kojiro?!
***SIGN*** Sorry, is this the wrong room?
**[19:20] Kojiro**
S-Sorry! You need the room, right?
**[19:24] Kojiro**
I'll be right out.
**[19:25] Genesis Staff**
No, take your time!
***SIGN*** We'll wait in the next room over.
**[19:30] Kojiro**
Oh... Are you sure?
**[19:33] Genesis Staff**
Sure, no problem at all!
***SIGN*** Please excuse us!
**[19:39] Kojiro**
Sorry about that. Some people came—
**[19:41] Nyao Performer**
*Excuse us!*
**[19:44] Genesis Staff**
*Oh, hello there! Good to see you!*
**[19:47] Nyao Performer**
* Sorry, Mr. Kojiro's using*
* our waiting room for a call.*
**[19:52] Nyao Performer**
*Do you mind if I get changed here?*
**[19:56] Kojiro**
H-Hey, Tsubaki!
**[19:58] Kojiro**
Where are you right now?!
**[19:59] Tsubaki**
*Koji...*
**[20:01] Tsubaki**
* I've got to get to work,*
* so I'd better hang up.*
**[20:04] Kojiro**
Wait a minute!
**[20:06] Kojiro**
Are you—
**[20:06] Tsubaki**
*Later, Koji.*
**[20:08] Kojiro**
Wait a minute!
**[20:09] Kojiro**
I've got something to tell you—
**[20:21] Genesis Staff**
Oh, hello again!
**[20:22] Genesis Staff**
Is the room free now?
***SIGN*** Sorry about all the trouble earlier!
**[20:27] Kojiro**
Was someone else in there?
**[20:28] Genesis Staff**
There certainly was!
**[20:31] Kojiro**
Excuse me!
**[20:31] Kojiro**
Please let me through!
**[20:34] Kojiro**
Tsubaki! You're in there, aren't you?!
**[20:36] Kojiro**
Hey, Tsubaki!
**[20:39] Kojiro**
Tsubaki, I'm coming in!
**[20:50] Kojiro**
Sun... Shiro?
**[20:54] sign**
Higher starting stance!
Right elbow up!!
**[20:56] sign**
Give it a try!
**[21:00] Kojiro**
I-It was... you?
**[21:06] Kojiro**
Tsubaki!
**[21:07] Kojiro**
You *are* Tsubaki, aren't you?!
**[21:11] sign**
Nope
I'm Sun-Shiro
**[21:13] Kojiro**
No, not like that!
**[21:15] Kojiro**
I'm being serious!
**[21:23] Tsubaki**
*I take pride in what I do.*
**[21:25] Tsubaki**
*You don't have to worry.*
**[21:35] Kojiro**
I see.
**[21:36] Kojiro**
Yes, of course.
**[21:43] sign**
Koji,
congrats on your baby
**[21:50] Kojiro**
Right. Thanks...
**[21:54] Kojiro**
Thank you, Sun-Shiro.
**[23:44] sign**
"The Clincher! (Pt. 3)"
**[23:44] sign**
Next Time
**[23:44] sign**
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# 11 - The Clincher! / The Clincher! (Pt. 2) / The Clincher! (Pt. 3)
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***SIGN*** The Clincher!
**[01:37] Cheer Team A**
Please stop by!
**[01:39] Cheer Team A**
Tonight is the MotorSuns' clincher!
**[01:42] Cheer Team B**
Make sure to drop by the ballpark!
**[01:47] Ruriko**
*Hey, it's the cheer team.*
**[01:50] Ruriko**
*What's a "clincher" again?*
**[01:56] Ruriko**
*Hey, that's...*
**[02:02] sign**
Take the MotorSuns to
their first ever playoffs!!
**[02:02] sign**
We need to win tonight to make it!!
**[02:02] sign**
First pitch at 18:00
Join us at the park!
**[02:02] sign**
MotorSuns
Cheer Team
**[02:02] sign**
MotorSuns Stadium
**[02:03] Cheer Team A**
Please stop by!
**[02:09] Cheer Team A**
The team plays better when
the fans are behind them!
**[02:12] Cheer Team B**
This is our year to finally
make it to the Climax Series!
**[02:17] Cheer Team B**
Let's all offer our support!
**[02:27] Megumi**
Excuse me...
**[02:31] Megumi**
I... um...
**[02:34] Cheer Team A**
What is it?
**[02:35] Cheer Team B**
Do you like the MotorSuns?
**[02:45] sign**
Authorized
Personnel Only
**[02:45] sign**
Staff Waiting Room
**[02:46] Nakaizumi**
As I believe you all know,
**[02:48] Nakaizumi**
today's game against the Fukuoka Styx
**[02:52] Nakaizumi**
will be the most decisive game
in our team's history: the clincher!
**[02:55] Ruriko**
*Oh! The clincher!*
**[02:58] Nakaizumi**
We're currently tied for third place!
**[03:00] sign**
Pa League Order
°As of this moment
**[03:01] Nakaizumi**
But if we beat the Styx tonight,
we'll be in sole possession of third place
**[03:03] sign**
1st Place:
Saitama Genesis
**[03:04] sign**
2nd Place:
Hokkaido Nippon X
**[03:05] sign**
3rd Place:
Fukuoka Styx / Chiba MotorSuns
**[03:06] Nakaizumi**
and secure a spot in the
playoffs for the first time!
**[03:09] Nakaizumi**
Tonight could be the start of a
new era of MotorSuns history.
**[03:14] Nakaizumi**
Let's serve up beer and smiles to build hype!
**[03:17] Nakaizumi**
And let's try to be the brand
that sells the most for the night!
**[03:21] Vendors**
Yes, sir!
**[03:24] Ruriko**
* I started this beer vendor*
* job four months ago.*
**[03:28] Ruriko**
* I feel like the stadium's been*
* on pins and needles all day.*
**[03:35] Cheer Team C**
Hey, thanks for handing out the flyers!
**[03:38] Cheer Team C**
Let's give it our best again today!
**[03:42] Cheer Team C**
Who's this?
**[03:44] Cheer Team A**
She's joining the cheer team! Not really.
**[03:46] Cheer Team B**
Don't put her on the spot like that!
**[03:49] Megumi**
U-Um...
**[03:51] Megumi**
Do you mind if I watch with you here?
**[03:55] Megumi**
It's only my second game, but...
**[03:59] Cheer Team C**
We'd love to have you!
**[04:01] Cheer Team C**
But it's a heck of a day
for your second game...
**[04:04] Cheer Team D**
Regular games might not feel
that special anymore after this!
**[04:09] Cheer Team C**
But what brings you out?
**[04:11] Cheer Team C**
That's an instrument, right?
**[04:13] Cheer Team C**
On your way back from club?
**[04:17] (Flashback) Advisor**
I will now announce the contest participants.
**[04:21] (Flashback) Advisor**
On trumpet...
**[04:22] (Flashback) Advisor**
Suzuki, Oyama, Isogai.
**[04:24] Advisor**
Yes!
**[04:26] (Flashback) Advisor**
That is all.
**[04:29] Megumi**
You just... seemed to have so
much fun handing out flyers...
**[04:34] Megumi**
So I thought...
**[04:35] Megumi**
Well, I'm sorry.
**[04:38] Megumi**
I guess that's not much of an explanation.
**[04:44] Cheer Team C**
You guys must've been having the time
of your life handing out flyers, huh?
**[04:47] Cheer Team B**
Did it show?
**[04:49] Cheer Team A**
Guess it's true!
**[04:51] Cheer Team C**
Well, the reason doesn't matter.
**[04:53] Cheer Team C**
Just have fun, okay?
**[04:56] Megumi**
Thank you so much.
**[04:58] Cheer Team C**
All right, let's take a minute
to set up, then rehearse!
**[05:02] Cheer Team**
Right!
**[05:07] Cheer Team A**
I think you made a good call coming today.
**[05:12] Cheer Team A**
If there's something weighing on your mind,
**[05:16] Cheer Team A**
I think our boys will blow it away.
**[05:19] Megumi**
"Our boys"?
**[05:23] Nagisa**
*This concludes our starting lineup.*
**[05:31] Yuki**
*I told Kojiro I was staying at home...*
**[05:35] Yuki**
* But we need to watch*
* Papa's big moment, don't we?*
**[05:39] sign**
Mitsui Reto's
Fried Victory Meal Pack
**[05:42] Saki**
*Knowing Mitsui,*
**[05:44] Saki**
* he probably won't propose*
* unless we win today...*
**[05:49] Saki**
*Please win! Please win!*
**[05:51] Saki**
*You'd all better have his back today!*
**[05:59] Marie**
*Give it your best.*
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**[06:06] Nagisa**
* Make sure I can read*
* the winner script, okay?*
**[06:11] Natsuno**
One fried chicken meal!
**[06:13] Customer**
Tha—
**[06:15] Customer**
What's that?
**[06:16] sign**
Atsu-Victory
**[06:16] Natsuno**
Yes, we special-ordered the chopsticks today!
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**[06:20] sign**
Chopsticks Atsu-Victory Atsumori
**[06:23] Staff**
We'd like to see number 18 next.
**[06:25] Staff**
Please come to the audition room.
**[06:28] Natsume**
Yes, ma'am!
**[06:31] sign**
Chiba MotorSuns vs. Fukuoka Styx
**[06:31] sign**
18:00 MotorSuns Stadium
**[06:31] sign**
Home
**[06:31] sign**
Highlights
**[06:31] sign**
Play-By-Play
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S
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M
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What's at Stake
**[06:31] sign**
A win here will take the Chiba MotorSuns
to the Climax Series.
**[06:32] Natsume**
*I need to treat this as do-or-die, too.*
**[06:36] Man A**
Look at this crowd!
**[06:38] Man A**
I've been a fan since the Chiba Purple Haze
days, and I've never seen anything like it!
**[06:42] Man B**
It's so touching!
**[06:45] Hige**
This is crazy!
**[06:47] Gori**
Totally crazy!
**[06:49] Fujinami**
Yeah, crazy town!
**[06:52] Hotaru**
*I wonder if Murata's here today.*
**[07:00] Sara's Dad**
We'd better get lots of pictures...
**[07:02] Sara's Mom**
...of Sara tonight!
**[07:03] Family**
Yeah!
**[07:08] sign**
Section Chief Kobayashi
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**[07:18] Ruriko**
Would anyone like a Hyper Dry?
**[07:21] Murata**
Hey, Ruriko!
**[07:23] Murata**
I'll take a beer.
**[07:24] Ruriko**
Hey, mister! Thought I'd find you here.
**[07:27] Murata**
Well, it is a special day.
**[07:29] Ruriko**
Thanks a bunch.
**[07:31] Ruriko**
But yeah. It's the big clincher and all!
**[07:35] Ruriko**
* As the starting time drew near,*
* I found I was on pins and needles, too.*
**[07:44] Cheer Team A**
Here they come!
**[07:46] Cheer Team A**
Our heroes!
**[07:50] Colorcaster**
*At last, the day has come.*
**[07:54] Colorcaster**
*The clincher game that will decide*
**[07:56] Colorcaster**
* whether the Chiba MotorSuns*
* reach their first playoffs!*
**[08:00] Colorcaster**
*They absolutely have to win this one!*
**[08:02] Colorcaster**
*If they lose, all hope is lost!*
**[08:05] Colorcaster**
* For better or worse,*
* it will all be decided tonight!*
***SIGN*** The Clincher!
(Pt. 2)
**[08:21] Colorcaster**
* At the end of the first inning between*
* the Chiba MotorSuns and the Fukuoka Styx,*
**[08:24] Colorcaster**
*the score is 0 to 0.*
**[08:26] Colorcaster**
*These teams are tied in third place.*
**[08:28] Colorcaster**
* The team that wins will*
* go on to the Climax Series,*
**[08:30] Colorcaster**
* while the loser will see*
* their season end tonight!*
**[08:34] Colorcaster**
Mr. Kurihara, both teams
started out three up, three down.
**[08:39] Kurihara**
Katabira of the Styx and
Mitsui of the MotorSuns...
**[08:43] Kurihara**
Both pitchers are looking really intense.
**[08:46] Kurihara**
They're fighting for their lives, after all.
**[08:51] Kisa**
*Mitsui...*
**[08:54] Kisa**
Vendor girl, I need another beer!
**[08:56] Ruriko**
H-Hey, slow down!
**[08:58] Ruriko**
That's your fourth one!
**[09:01] Colorcaster**
*It's the top of the second.*
**[09:03] Colorcaster**
*The Styx bring up to bat...*
**[09:07] Nagisa**
*Batting fourth, center fielder,*
**[09:08] Nagisa**
*Araiba Shin.*
**[09:12] Colorcaster**
* With a .355 average,*
* 40 home runs, and 115 RBIs...*
**[09:17] Colorcaster**
He's one of the best hitters in
the P-League... in Japan, even!
**[09:22] Mitsui**
*Kisa, watch me.*
**[09:24] Mitsui**
*I... Mitsui Reto...*
**[09:27] Mitsui**
*Tonight, I will become a man!*
**[09:30] Colorcaster**
*Mitsui starts off with a big wind-up...*
**[09:34] Colorcaster**
*And the pitch!*
**[09:38] Colorcaster**
*It's a hit! It's going long!*
**[09:41] Colorcaster**
*It's out of here!*
**[09:43] Colorcaster**
* The Styx take the lead*
* with a statement home run!*
**[09:47] Colorcaster**
*An unchallenged Araiba comes home!*
**[09:50] Ichinomiya**
M-Mitsui...
**[09:56] Mitsui**
Sorry! I knew he'd be a tough one.
**[09:59] Mitsui**
But I'll get the next guy out for sure.
**[10:02] Shishio**
Can't say this wasn't expected.
**[10:04] Mitsui**
Shut up.
**[10:05] Ichinomiya**
One solo home run is nothing!
**[10:08] Mitsui**
Right!
**[10:10] Ruriko**
*I don't know a lot about baseball,*
**[10:14] Ruriko**
* but I could tell they were all putting*
* on a braver face than usual.*
**[10:19] Ruriko**
* We'd given up a one-run lead,*
* then got out the next three batters*
**[10:23] Ruriko**
*to end the inning.*
**[10:25] Ruriko**
* In the bottom of the second, Dennis*
* and Bryan got clean hits to get on base,*
**[10:31] Ruriko**
*and then...*
**[10:37] Ruriko**
* Kojiro turned things around*
* with a three-run home run!*
**[10:43] Murata**
*It's happening!*
**[10:44] Murata**
*We might just do this!*
**[10:47] Ruriko**
* But for the next three innings,*
* the MotorSuns got men on base each time,*
**[10:52] Ruriko**
*but failed to add to the score...*
**[10:54] Ruriko**
* while Araiba of the Styx hit his*
* second home run in the fifth inning*
**[10:58] Ruriko**
*to put another run on the board.*
**[11:00] Ruriko**
* The sixth inning started with us*
* holding a very slight lead, 3 to 2.*
**[11:06] Nokogiriyama**
Okay! Let's knock 'em out with defense!
**[11:10] Takada**
Bryan, I want you cheering for us!
**[11:12] Bryan**
Have a good time!
**[11:13] Bryan**
Keep up that defense!
**[11:19] Ichinomiya**
Shishio?
**[11:21] Ichinomiya**
What's wrong? Let's go.
**[11:23] Shishio**
Right. Coming.
**[11:26] Colorcaster**
*It's the top of the sixth, one out, one man on.*
**[11:26] sign**
Top
**[11:29] Colorcaster**
*What strategy will the battery employ?*
**[11:31] Kurihara**
*Mitsui's stayed solid so far.*
**[11:33] Kurihara**
*Kawamatsu's calling pitches well, too.*
**[11:36] Kurihara**
* The MotorSuns have been criticized*
* for poor pitching in the past,*
**[11:39] Kurihara**
*but they've come a long way, of course.*
**[11:45] Colorcaster**
*Contact!*
**[11:46] Colorcaster**
*Can they get the double play?*
**[11:47] Colorcaster**
* Ichinomiya tosses to Shishio*
* for the second out!*
**[11:51] Colorcaster**
*The throw to first—*
**[11:55] Colorcaster**
*Oh, no! A rare wild throw by Shishio!*
**[12:00] Colorcaster**
*The hitter heads for second!*
**[12:02] Colorcaster**
* But the catcher was there*
* to cover the throw!*
**[12:05] Colorcaster**
Nice coverage by Kawamatsu!
**[12:09] Colorcaster**
*The tag!*
**[12:09] Colorcaster**
*He's out, for a double play!*
**[12:12] Colorcaster**
*Kawamatsu is truly the rock of this team!*
**[12:14] Colorcaster**
*He looks like a man just doing his job!*
**[12:17] Colorcaster**
*Such a humble presence!*
**[12:27] Ruriko**
*Yeah, that's the girl from the rainy day!*
**[12:35] Ruriko**
* The voices of the crowd*
* roared like an earthquake.*
**[12:39] Ruriko**
* It was like the whole stadium*
* had come together.*
**[12:42] Ruriko**
* If we kept this up,*
* our wish would come true.*
**[12:45] Ruriko**
*We'd make it to the playoffs!*
**[12:49] Colorcaster**
* Top of the seventh.*
* One out, runners on second and third.*
**[12:52] Colorcaster**
*Heavy-hitter Ropponmatsu is up for the Styx.*
**[12:55] Colorcaster**
* With a 3-to-2 score, one solid hit*
* would put the Styx in the lead.*
**[13:00] Dennis**
M-Mitsui! Ganbatte!
**[13:03] Kawamatsu**
Don't worry! You're still dealing!
**[13:06] Takada**
Go out there and get him, Mitsui.
**[13:11] Kawamatsu**
Now, let's go!
**[13:15] Colorcaster**
* Locked in a dead heat,*
* we enter the final third!*
**[13:17] Colorcaster**
*Will this at-bat be the turning point?!*
**[13:23] Mitsui**
*A win takes us to the playoffs.*
**[13:25] Mitsui**
*A win lets me propose.*
**[13:26] Mitsui**
*A win takes us to the playoffs.*
**[13:28] Mitsui**
*A win lets me propose...*
**[13:30] Mitsui**
*and gets me to my first double-digit Ws!*
**[13:38] Colorcaster**
*He made contact!*
**[13:39] Colorcaster**
*It's heading for shortstop!*
**[13:40] Colorcaster**
*Shishio's on top of it!*
**[13:41] Ichinomiya**
*It's okay! Shishio's got this!*
**[13:47] Colorcaster**
*He's short!*
**[13:48] Colorcaster**
*It's through!*
**[13:49] Colorcaster**
*The runner from third comes home!*
**[13:51] Colorcaster**
*So does the runner from second!*
**[13:53] Colorcaster**
*It's 4-3! The Styx take back the lead!*
**[13:57] Mitsui**
*Why did I think that?*
**[14:00] Mitsui**
*Why was I thinking about my own wins stat?!*
**[14:05] Saki**
*Mitsui...*
**[14:06] Fan E**
Look at that! Mitsui's dead on his feet!
**[14:10] Fan E**
Get that bum outta there!
**[14:12] Fan F**
Man, we're dead. Game's over.
**[14:15] Fan E**
Can't believe they got our hopes up.
**[14:18] Fan F**
Let's just leave.
**[14:20] Ruriko**
Don't look down! Look ahead!
**[14:24] Ruriko**
It's not over yet!
**[14:27] Ruriko**
Mitsui! Don't let it bother you!
**[14:29] Ruriko**
That was rotten luck!
**[14:32] Ruriko**
Probably!
**[14:34] Fan G**
The vendor girl?
**[14:35] Murata**
R-Ruriko?
**[14:37] Kohinata**
Ruriko!
**[14:38] Kohinata**
She...
**[14:39] Fan H**
That vendor girl is right!
**[14:41] Fan K**
It's not over yet!
**[14:43] Gori**
Yeah, that's right!
**[14:44] Hige**
Ruriko's right!
**[14:46] Fujinami**
Hang in there! Whoo!
**[14:48] Crowd**
Stand strong, Mitsui!
**[14:50] Crowd**
We're with you! You've got this!
**[14:53] Crowd**
Nice pitching, Mitsui!
**[14:55] Crowd**
Get back in the game!
**[14:57] Crowd**
Be strong, Mitsui!
**[14:58] Crowd**
The game's not over yet!
**[15:00] Crowd**
Show them what the MotorSuns can do!
**[15:03] Crowd**
Take us to the playoffs, Mitsui!
**[15:09] Ruriko**
* That day, I shouted louder*
* than I ever had before.*
**[15:13] Ruriko**
* Nobody knew then that even*
* bigger waves were still to come.*
**[15:21] Crowd**
It's not over!
***SIGN*** The Clincher!
(Pt. 3)
**[15:22] Crowd**
Don't give up!
**[15:23] Crowd**
There's more baseball to go!
**[15:25] Colorcaster**
* It's the top of the seventh,*
* and things are really heating up!*
**[15:29] Colorcaster**
* Timely hitting by Ropponmatsu*
* puts the Styx ahead 4 to 3!*
**[15:33] Colorcaster**
* The MotorSuns will want to*
* avoid any more damage!*
**[15:37] Colorcaster**
*And there's movement on the bench!*
**[15:40] Nagisa**
*Substituting for pitcher Mitsui...*
**[15:43] Nagisa**
*Nanami, uniform number 54.*
**[15:49] Crowd**
Mitsui...
**[15:51] Crowd**
You did a great job, Mitsui!
**[15:53] Crowd**
It was a nice pitch!
**[15:54] Kisa**
Mitsui!
**[15:56] Kisa**
You looked so cool out there!
**[15:58] Kisa**
I love you, Mitsui!
**[16:01] Ichinomiya**
Mitsui...
**[16:03] Nagisa**
*Substituting for shortstop Shishio...*
**[16:06] Nagisa**
*Mori.*
**[16:10] Ichinomiya**
Shishio?
**[16:16] Ichinomiya**
You... You did hurt your foot!
**[16:18] Ichinomiya**
Was it in that game?
**[16:19] Shishio**
Wataru.
**[16:21] Shishio**
Sorry. Looks like I'm out, too.
**[16:26] Shishio**
You handle the rest.
**[16:32] Ichinomiya**
Damn you, Shishio!
**[16:34] Ichinomiya**
You put on a front, even to me...
**[16:37] Ichinomiya**
You asshole.
**[16:39] Crowd**
What, Shishio's out now, too?
**[16:41] Crowd**
Is he hurt or something?
**[16:43] Crowd**
There's no way we can win now!
**[16:48] Murata**
* Five of our games this year have had*
* comeback victories in the eighth or later.*
**[16:53] Murata**
*Two of those were against the Styx.*
**[16:55] Murata**
*It's okay. It's going to be okay!*
**[17:04] Murata**
R-Ruriko!
**[17:06] Ruriko**
Y-Yes?
**[17:09] Murata**
One beer, please.
**[17:13] Ruriko**
Sure!
**[17:18] Ruriko**
* Relief pitcher Nanami*
* got Araiba and Crosby out,*
**[17:22] Ruriko**
* and the MotorSuns got through*
* the seventh just one run behind.*
**[17:26] Ruriko**
* But they didn't manage to score in the*
* seventh or the eighth, and in the end...*
**[17:32] Colorcaster**
*Yagino strikes out!*
**[17:34] Yagino**
Damn it!
**[17:35] Colorcaster**
*It's the bottom of the ninth.*
**[17:36] Colorcaster**
*Yagino's struck out.*
**[17:38] Colorcaster**
*One out, no one on base.*
**[17:40] Colorcaster**
* The MotorSuns are on*
* the verge of elimination!*
**[17:44] Man A**
Please! Do something!
**[17:46] Man B**
I'm begging you!
**[18:01] Colorcaster**
* Can Ishimaru, the Styx's*
* master closer, put this away?*
**[18:05] Colorcaster**
*Nokogiriyama really wants to get on base!*
**[18:08] Colorcaster**
*The wind-up, and the first pitch...*
**[18:11] Colorcaster**
*is thrown!*
**[18:14] Colorcaster**
*He broke the bat!*
**[18:16] Colorcaster**
*He smacks it to shallow left field!*
**[18:18] Colorcaster**
* Nokogiriyama's determined hit*
* puts a runner on first!*
**[18:25] Colorcaster**
Now, can the MotorSuns keep up the momentum?
**[18:29] Colorcaster**
*Dennis slides in!*
**[18:30] Base Umpire**
Safe!
**[18:32] Umpire**
Ball four!
**[18:33] Colorcaster**
*Bryan gets on, too!*
**[18:34] Colorcaster**
*One out, bases loaded!*
**[18:37] Hige**
B-Bases loaded!
**[18:39] Fujinami**
It's happening... It's really happening!
**[18:42] Umpire**
Strike three!
**[18:43] Colorcaster**
*6-hole Takada strikes out!*
**[18:46] Fan H**
This is bad!
**[18:48] Fan K**
No, it's okay! The next batter up is...
**[18:50] Colorcaster**
*Bottom of the ninth, two outs, bases loaded!*
**[18:53] Colorcaster**
* The most dramatic moment of the game*
* has waited for the final inning!*
**[18:57] Colorcaster**
* Coming up to the plate is the man who hit a*
* three-run homer in the bottom of the second!*
**[19:02] Nagisa**
*Batting seventh, right fielder, Kojiro.*
**[19:08] Colorcaster**
*Kojiro versus Ishimaru.*
**[19:09] Colorcaster**
*What will he throw first?*
**[19:15] Umpire**
Strike!
**[19:17] Colorcaster**
* Ishimaru catches an inside corner*
* with a 150-kph cutter!*
**[19:24] sign**
Concourse
**[19:24] sign**
Closed
**[19:25] Colorcaster**
*Any good hit leads to a walk-off win.*
**[19:27] sign**
Concourse
**[19:27] sign**
Closed
**[19:27] Colorcaster**
*An out puts an end to the MotorSuns' season!*
**[19:30] sign**
Bottom
**[19:30] Colorcaster**
*The pitcher nods.*
**[19:32] Colorcaster**
*He likes that sign!*
**[19:38] Colorcaster**
*After a long pause, he throws...*
**[19:42] Colorcaster**
*the second pitch!*
**[19:45] Colorcaster**
*It's a hit!*
**[19:46] Colorcaster**
*Hear the crack on that bat!*
**[20:12] Colorcaster**
*A l-l-line drive to the pitcher?*
**[20:23] Colorcaster**
*This game is over!*
**[20:25] Colorcaster**
*The winner is the Fukuoka Styx!*
**[20:29] Colorcaster**
*The Styx are going to the playoffs!*
**[20:32] Colorcaster**
* The MotorSuns miss out on*
* their first postseason run!*
**[20:40] Mitsui**
It's... It's my fault.
**[20:42] Mitsui**
I'm sorry. I'm so sorry, everyone.
**[20:46] Yagino**
Mitsui...
**[20:47] Kawamatsu**
It's not your fault.
**[20:49] Kawamatsu**
I didn't support you with my bat at all.
**[20:54] Dennis**
Kojiro, are you okay?
**[20:59] Kojiro**
Yeah. I'm fine.
**[21:05] Kojiro**
Sorry. I was a worthless captain.
**[21:10] Kojiro**
Hey, Dennis, why'd you sto—
**[21:17] Kojiro**
Hey, everyone. Get out here right now!
**[21:28] Ichinomiya**
Th-That's...
**[21:29] Bryan**
Wow.
**[21:31] Crowd**
Thank you, MotorSuns!
**[21:33] Crowd**
Kojiro! You gave us a great run!
**[21:37] Crowd**
Shishio! You tried so hard!
**[21:40] Crowd**
Take us to the Climax Series
next year, for sure!
**[21:47] Ruriko**
*The ballpark is a harsh, painful place...*
**[21:53] Ruriko**
* I'm surrounded by grown-ups*
* crying their eyes out.*
**[21:58] Ruriko**
* I still don't really know*
* the rules of baseball,*
**[22:02] Ruriko**
*but today, I think...*
**[22:06] Ruriko**
*I love this place more than I did before!*
**[23:44] sign**
Next Time
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"Transformative Game"
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"Last Message"
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"It's Opening Day, Okay?!"
# 12 - Transformative Game / Last Message / It's Opening Day, Okay?!
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GVDHX85EQ/catch-me-at-the-ballpark)
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**[01:33] sign**
Authorized
Personnel Only
**[01:33] sign**
Staff Waiting Room
**[01:33] Nakaizumi**
The MotorSuns missed out on their first
Climax Series by a hair's breadth last night,
***SIGN*** Transformative
Game
**[01:40] Nakaizumi**
but today's the last game of the season.
**[01:43] Nakaizumi**
Let's buck up and give it our best with a smile!
**[01:47] Nakaizumi**
Hey, how long are you gonna cry?!
**[01:50] Ruriko**
I-I'm not crying!
**[01:54] Ruriko**
I just woke up this morning...
**[01:58] Ruriko**
and I couldn't hold back... the frustration...
**[02:03] Ruriko**
But I'm not crying, okay?!
**[02:07] Nakaizumi**
How is Aona going to make her announcement
with you bawling like that?
**[02:12] Ruriko**
Aona's making an announcement?
**[02:17] Aona**
I passed my teacher's exam!
**[02:18] sign**
Test Result Announcement
**[02:18] sign**
PASS
**[02:20] Girls**
Wow!
**[02:22] Girls**
Congrats!
**[02:23] Sara**
Hey, I'm really happy for you,
but does that mean...
**[02:26] Aona**
Yeah.
**[02:27] Aona**
After this season—in other words, after today—
**[02:30] Aona**
I won't be a vendor girl anymore.
**[02:33] Aona**
Thanks for taking care of me
these past four years!
**[02:39] Sara**
No, Aona! Don't leave us!
**[02:42] Aona**
C'mon, Sara. I'll still come by to see you.
**[02:45] Kokoro**
Congrats, Aona.
**[02:46] Aona**
Yeah. You work hard, too, Kokoro.
**[02:50] Aona**
I'm rooting for you.
**[02:52] Kohinata**
Well done, Aona.
**[02:55] Aona**
Thank you for looking after me, Kohinata.
**[03:00] Ruriko**
Aona!
**[03:03] Aona**
Come on, Ruriko...
**[03:05] Ruriko**
I don't want you to go!
**[03:08] Aona**
Oh, you're all such crybabies!
**[03:11] Nakaizumi**
It's inevitable for the ones
you hire in college,
**[03:14] Nakaizumi**
but it's still sad to see them go.
**[03:17] Omatsu**
* Today's my last day, too,*
* but it's hard to bring it up now...*
**[03:18] sign**
Omatsu, also in his 4th year in college
**[03:25] Matsudo**
Good, everyone's here.
**[03:28] Matsudo**
First, let me praise you all for coming
in with strong expressions today.
**[03:32] Matsudo**
A game like today's is commonly
known as a throwaway,
**[03:37] Matsudo**
but we can't cast aside
"what could have been" so easily.
**[03:41] Matsudo**
I want you working yourselves up into
a fire that stays lit until next season!
**[03:52] Sugishita**
*Manager...*
**[03:54] Sugishita**
* Thanks so much for always*
* playing to the PR camera!*
**[04:01] Murata**
*This turned out to be a really special season.*
**[04:04] Murata**
* We got to dream of the chance to make*
* the playoffs, which was tons of fun.*
**[04:09] Murata**
*And most of all...*
**[04:12] Ruriko**
Hey, you're looking like
a man in need of a beer.
**[04:18] Murata**
R-Ruriko!
**[04:21] Ruriko**
What's got you so worked up?
**[04:23] Ruriko**
I didn't catch you thinking about *me*, did I?
**[04:26] Ruriko**
Goodness me!
**[04:26] Murata**
N-N-No, it wasn't that...
**[04:29] Ruriko**
That'll be 700 yen.
**[04:30] Murata**
*She doesn't even wait for me to ask anymore.*
**[04:37] Ruriko**
Guess it's the end of the season now...
**[04:40] Murata**
Yeah. That means you vendors are
off until next spring, too, huh?
**[04:49] Murata**
I guess it's not just the players,
but everyone who works here
**[04:53] Murata**
who deserves our appreciation.
**[04:57] Ruriko**
Oh, giving me my flowers, huh?
**[05:00] Ruriko**
So kind of you!
**[05:04] Murata**
O-One more, please!
**[05:05] Ruriko**
You're bold today, mister!
**[05:11] Ruriko**
Yes! Perfectly balanced!
**[05:18] Ruriko**
Hey, gimme your empty cup.
**[05:21] Murata**
What, this?
**[05:31] Ruriko**
Now, everyone, attention please!
**[05:34] Murata**
F-For what?
**[05:37] Ruriko**
Cheers!
**[05:41] Ruriko**
Get it?
**[05:44] Ruriko**
You did a great job cheering this season.
**[05:48] Ruriko**
You deserve your flowers, too!
**[05:56] Koki**
Thank you for taking in
my daughter yesterday.
**[05:59] Koki**
I've been a MotorSuns fan for a while,
**[06:02] Koki**
and I still remember the old cheer songs.
**[06:05] Koki**
I especially liked the Jodan song!
**[06:08] Megumi**
D-Dad...
**[06:09] Koki**
Here, rations for the fight.
**[06:11] sign**
The Collaborative Labor of Vendor Girls
**[06:12] sign**
The Collaborative Labor of Vendor Girls
**[06:12] sign**
The Collaborative Labor of Vendor Girls
**[06:12] sign**
The Collaborative Labor of Vendor Girls
**[06:14] Man A**
Hey, that article about the MotorSuns
vendor girls is trending!
**[06:18] Man B**
Hey, let me see!
**[06:20] sign**
Meal Packs & Snacks
**[06:21] Manager**
Y-Yamada...
**[06:23] Manager**
Would you, uh... work with us again next season?
**[06:28] Natsuno**
Yes, of course!
**[06:31] Manager**
R-Really?
**[06:33] Manager**
Glad to hear it.
**[06:37] Natsuno**
*Next year, I'm wearing a skirt to work!*
**[06:41] Nagisa**
* This marks the end of the*
* MotorSuns' official season.*
**[06:45] sign**
Play th
**[06:45] sign**
Play this for
**[06:45] sign**
Play this for comedy
**[06:48] Dennis**
I love Chiba!
**[06:51] Nagisa**
*Thank you for rooting for us all season long.*
**[06:56] Nagisa**
*Let's let the whole team know*
**[06:58] Nagisa**
how much they mean to us!
**[07:05] sign**
Pitching's in bad shape
Nanami's comeback looking good!
Dennis is a great player - not just power,
but technique, fielding, and base running.
But he doesn't seem fully like a team player.
Kawamatsu plays hard,
really charges up the team.
He's always giving it all.
Love how he leaves it all on the field.
**[07:06] sign**
MotorSuns vs. Genesis
Kojiro's not looking any
better stats-wise,
but he always
comes in clutch, +120 wRC.
Got accosted by a
weird vendor girl today.
Don't remember seeing her before.
**[07:06] sign**
Team's hitting is improving.
Feels like it's coming together,
but the pitching is still a problem.
Defense is also near the league bottom.
An absolute must-fix if we want to reach CS.
Need some decent starting pitchers
besides Mitsui ASAP.
**[07:07] Murata**
*143 games in all.*
**[07:09] Murata**
*What a rich time it's been.*
**[07:13] Murata**
*Now, just 176 days until opening day!*
**[07:18] sign**
Authorized
Personnel Only
**[07:18] sign**
Staff Waiting Room
**[07:21] Nakaizumi**
Hello?
**[07:23] Nakaizumi**
Oh, new vendor girls for next year?
**[07:27] Nakaizumi**
Yes, we definitely need one.
**[07:31] Nakaizumi**
What? Pink hair?
**[07:34] Nakaizumi**
Well... I'm not sure our standards...
**[07:40] Ruriko**
*'Sup, 'sup, 'sup!*
**[07:43] Nakaizumi**
If they can laugh and cry
with their staffmates and fans,
**[07:46] Nakaizumi**
that's the only requirement!
**[07:51] Nakaizumi**
Sounds like we might have an
interesting new girl next season.
**[07:56] sign**
Women's Changing Room
**[07:57] Kokoro**
Now to announce...
**[07:58] Kokoro**
our destination for Aona's retirement trip.
**[08:03] Kokoro**
It's Hawaiians Paradise!
**[08:09] Sara**
I've never been on an overnight trip before!
**[08:13] Sara**
I've gotta convince my parents to let me go!
**[08:16] Kohinata**
It's been years since I bought a swimsuit!
**[08:21] Aona**
Ruriko?
**[08:23] Aona**
Why are you crying now?
**[08:25] Ruriko**
I'm so happy, but I'll also miss you guys...
**[08:28] Ruriko**
Don't ask me, okay?!
**[08:34] Aona**
Oh, you!
**[08:41] sign**
Several Days After the Regular Season's Conclusion
**[08:44] sign**
Authorized
Personnel Only
**[08:46] Matsudo**
Sorry I didn't get us to
the playoffs again this year.
**[08:47] sign**
Last Message
**[08:50] Matsudo**
I take full responsibility.
**[08:53] Abiko**
Don't say that, sir!
**[08:55] Abiko**
This is on all of us.
**[08:57] Matsudo**
The players did very well.
**[09:00] sign**
Ichinomiya Wataru
**[09:00] Matsudo**
They've become a truly excellent team.
**[09:01] sign**
Shishio Kazuma
**[09:02] sign**
Dennis Young
**[09:04] Matsudo**
I wish we could keep this
whole team together next year...
**[09:10] Matsudo**
But unfortunately,
that's not how the game works.
**[09:15] Matsudo**
Now, let's talk turkey about next season.
**[09:19] Scout Captain**
Well, as head of the scouting department,
I have some thoughts about our draft strategy—
**[09:24] Matsudo**
Oh, not that.
**[09:26] Matsudo**
There's something I'd like to say first.
**[09:30] Matsudo**
There's actually someone who's
definitely leaving the team right now.
**[09:39] Matsudo**
I'll be stepping down as
manager for next season.
**[09:44] Abiko**
Y-You, sir?!
**[09:46] Front Office B**
Are you serious?!
**[09:48] Matsudo**
Thank you for all you've done.
**[09:52] Crowd**
Hey, quit pushing!
**[09:55] Crowd**
You can't mean it, Manager!
**[09:57] Crowd**
Please, don't quit!
**[09:58] Crowd**
Manager!
**[09:59] Crowd**
We got so close!
**[10:03] Narrator**
A time of change was
approaching the MotorSuns.
**[10:12] Crowd**
I can't wait for the exhibition game!
**[10:14] Crowd**
I hear we can watch them warm up, too!
**[10:14] sign**
November 26th
MotorSuns Fan Appreciation Day
**[10:17] Crowd**
I'm gonna take so many pictures!
**[10:19] sign**
10:30 30 minutes before start
**[10:22] Nokogiriyama**
Sumo Bryan! I love it!
**[10:25] Bryan**
Nokogiriyama, Kawamatsu,
you guys look great, too!
**[10:30] Bryan**
Hey, we've got a pretty girl, too!
**[10:34] Nokogiriyama**
Come take a picture with us, babe!
**[10:36] Ichinomiya**
Wh-Why did they dress me as a vendor girl?
**[10:40] Kawamatsu**
But you wear it so well!
**[10:42] Ichinomiya**
They *made* me!
**[10:44] Shishio**
It looks great on you, Wataru!
**[10:46] Takada**
You might even sell a cup.
**[10:49] Ichinomiya**
Who came up with this crazy idea?!
**[10:52] sign**
PR, Came Up With the Idea
Sugishita
**[10:55] Yagino**
Don't talk like that, Ichinomiya.
**[10:57] Yagino**
The ultimate entertainer of
the professional baseball world...
**[11:02] Yagino**
Yagheeno Mask appears!
**[11:04] Ichinomiya**
Someone's excited.
**[11:06] Ichinomiya**
Yagino...
**[11:07] Shishio**
That guy just loves a party.
**[11:09] Yagino**
No! I am Yagheeno Mask!
**[11:14] Yagino**
I'm baking in this mask, though.
**[11:18] Kawamatsu**
Yeah, you look steamed!
**[11:20] Dennis**
* I never knew Yagino had*
* such a positive attitude...*
**[11:23] sign**
Alarm
**[11:23] sign**
Snooze
**[11:25] Shishio**
Well, we'd better be on our way.
**[11:29] Yagino**
Where to?
**[11:33] Ichinomiya**
The hottie squad gets
their own special segment.
**[11:41] sign**
11:00 Talk Show
**[11:43] sign**
Talk Show
**[11:43] MC**
Let's pose a few questions
to this easy-on-the-eyes pair.
**[11:47] MC**
First up...
**[11:47] sign**
Rocketman Nokogiriyama
**[11:47] sign**
Cowboy Shishio
**[11:47] sign**
MC Hatano
**[11:48] MC**
What do you look for in a woman?
**[11:51] MC**
We'll start with Shishio.
**[11:53] Shishio**
Well... I like nice girls, myself.
**[11:56] sign**
Rocketman
Nokogiriyama
**[11:56] sign**
Cowboy Shishio
**[11:56] sign**
MC Hatano
**[11:57] MC**
An uncontroversial answer!
**[12:01] Shishio**
Sorry.
**[12:01] MC**
Next, Nokogiriyama.
**[12:04] MC**
Please be as specific as you can!
**[12:07] Nokogiriyama**
Let me see.
**[12:09] Nokogiriyama**
If I have to say...
**[12:12] Nokogiriyama**
I like a woman with a great voice.
**[12:14] Nokogiriyama**
I think I like older women, too.
**[12:18] sign**
Rocketman
Nokogiriyama
**[12:18] sign**
Cowboy Shishio
**[12:18] sign**
MC Hatano
**[12:18] MC**
What do we think of this, everyone?
Are we getting excited?!
**[12:24] Narrator**
The most excited of all was the ballpark
announcer, Sato Nagisa, 35 years old.
**[12:31] sign**
12:00 Concourse
**[12:33] sign**
Meal Packs & Snacks
**[12:33] Natsuno**
W-Welcome!
**[12:36] Natsuno**
W-We'll be having pitchers Mitsui and
Nanami behind the counter today!
**[12:43] Mitsui/Nanami**
Welcome!
**[12:47] Fan D**
You guys did a great job!
**[12:48] Fan D**
We almost made it all the way!
**[12:50] Fan E**
Mitsui, get that double-digit win next year!
**[12:54] Fan F**
Nanami! I loved watching
you pitch from the soul!
**[12:58] Mitsui**
I'm sorry we couldn't win!
**[12:58] sign**
Still Remembering
the Styx Game
**[13:00] Nanami**
We'll try harder next year!
**[13:06] Yagino**
Huh? Crap!
**[13:08] Yagino**
I'm not wearing my mask!
**[13:09] Yagino**
Where'd it go?!
**[13:10] Sumishita**
You haven't been wearing it the whole time!
**[13:14] sign**
Takada Takumi
**[13:14] sign**
Anthony Bryan
**[13:14] sign**
Dennis Young
**[13:14] sign**
1:00 Meet & Greet
**[13:16] Man A**
Hey, Dennis! Thanks for staying in Japan!
**[13:20] Dennis**
Ganbarimasu!
**[13:21] Man B**
Bryan, do a lot of hitting next year!
**[13:24] Bryan**
Okay! Okay!
**[13:27] Bryan**
Guess you were right
not to go home early, eh?
**[13:30] Dennis**
I-I just stuck around for the sightseeing.
**[13:33] sign**
3:00 Recreational Exhibition Match
**[13:37] sign**
Team Shishio
**[13:37] sign**
Team Kojiro
**[13:37] sign**
Exhibition Match of Tension
**[13:37] sign**
Team Shishio
**[13:37] sign**
Team Kojiro
**[13:39] Murata**
The players really come alive the
most when they're playing, huh?
**[13:44] Ruriko**
So do you, mister.
**[13:46] Nagisa**
Our exhibition match
has reached its final inning!
**[13:49] Nagisa**
* Taking the mound is Kojiro,*
* who pitched in his high school days.*
**[13:55] Shishio**
Guess it's almost time.
**[13:55] sign**
Decent technique!
**[13:56] Ichinomiya**
Man, I'm nervous!
**[13:58] Yagino**
Where is my mask?!
**[14:02] Nagisa**
*Team Shishio has announced a pinch hitter.*
**[14:05] Miku's Dad**
Who could it be?
**[14:07] Miku**
Sun-Shiro, maybe?!
**[14:09] Miku's Mom**
Maybe!
**[14:10] Nagisa**
Well, who do we think
will come up to the plate?
**[14:25] Nagisa**
Um, but...
**[14:27] Nagisa**
Th-The game's still on...
**[14:31] Nokogiriyama**
Announce this.
**[14:37] Papa**
They're really dragging this out, huh?
**[14:39] Boy**
I can't wait to see who it is!
**[14:42] Shishio**
Here it comes.
**[14:44] Nagisa**
*Th-The players would like*
**[14:46] Nagisa**
* to pass along a message*
* to today's pinch hitter.*
**[14:53] Nagisa**
* "I'm grateful that you gave me the call*
* when my last team gave up on me."*
**[15:00] Nagisa**
*From Kojiro.*
**[15:02] Nagisa**
* "I'm going to work not to get injured and*
* get even better, so please watch over me."*
**[15:08] Nagisa**
*From Shishio.*
**[15:11] Nagisa**
* "The day you told me my defense*
* was crucial to the team, I cried."*
**[15:16] Nagisa**
*From Ichinomiya.*
**[15:18] Nagisa**
* "When the TV pundits were all blasting me,*
* the way you got angry got me through it."*
**[15:24] Nagisa**
*From Mitsui.*
**[15:27] Nagisa**
*"When I made a mistake that tanked a game,*
**[15:29] Nagisa**
* you reminded me of how often*
* we won because of me, too.*
**[15:33] Nagisa**
*I'll never forget that."*
**[15:34] Nagisa**
*From Kawamatsu.*
**[15:37] Manager**
Hey... You think...
**[15:40] Nagisa**
* "Thanks for sending flowers*
* on my wife and kid's birthday."*
**[15:46] Nagisa**
*From Bryan.*
**[15:48] Nagisa**
* "Thanks for always looking me in the eye*
* and letting me know how you feel."*
**[15:54] Nagisa**
*From Dennis.*
**[15:56] Nagisa**
* "Thank you for indulging my selfish request*
* to be used as a middle reliever."*
**[16:02] Nagisa**
*From Nanami.*
**[16:05] Nagisa**
* "You told me my energy*
* was an asset to the team.*
**[16:09] Nagisa**
*I'll always keep it up."*
**[16:11] Nagisa**
*From Yagino.*
**[16:13] Fans**
Yes... Yes, it's gotta be!
**[16:16] Fans**
It's gotta be!
**[16:20] Nagisa**
Well, I'm sure you've figured it out by now!
**[16:23] Nagisa**
* Our pinch hitter today,*
* stepping down this season,*
**[16:27] Nagisa**
*Manager Tadahiro Matsudo!*
**[16:30] Yagino**
My mask!
**[16:34] Matsudo**
We didn't discuss that part...
**[16:36] Matsudo**
Makes it hard to step out there.
**[16:39] Narrator**
Matsudo Tadahiro, age 49.
**[16:43] Narrator**
Five years as manager.
**[16:45] Narrator**
288 wins, 416 losses.
**[16:49] Narrator**
The team never escaped the bottom half
of the standings while he led them,
**[16:52] Narrator**
but he leaves beloved by the fans and players.
**[16:56] Narrator**
And so the team faces the new
season under a new system.
**[17:10] sign**
It's Opening Day, Okay?!
**[17:11] Narrator**
Seasons passed, and spring arrived.
**[17:15] Ruriko**
*At last...*
**[17:17] Ruriko**
*At last, at last...*
**[17:19] Ruriko**
*At last!*
**[17:21] Ruriko**
*It's baseball's opening day!*
**[17:24] Ruriko**
*It's opening day, everyone!*
**[17:26] Ruriko**
*Are we all excited?!*
**[17:29] sign**
Staff Entrance
**[17:31] Ruriko**
Hey there, new security guy!
**[17:33] Ruriko**
Opening day, huh?
**[17:35] Takimoto**
You again?
**[17:37] Takimoto**
I see you haven't lost any of that energy.
**[17:39] Ruriko**
Of course I haven't!
**[17:40] Ruriko**
It's opening day, man! Opening! Day!
**[17:43] Takimoto**
It's the fourth game for the team, though.
**[17:49] sign**
Authorized
Personnel Only
**[17:49] sign**
Staff Waiting Room
**[17:52] Kokoro**
It feels good to be back in this uniform!
**[17:56] Kohinata**
Totally!
**[17:57] Sara**
I'm getting kind of nervous!
**[18:01] Kokoro**
Ruriko?
**[18:02] Kokoro**
You look a little dejected. What's up?
**[18:05] Ruriko**
You shouldn't get so excited.
**[18:08] Ruriko**
The team's already played three games.
**[18:11] Ruriko**
It's just another day.
We should treat it that way.
**[18:15] Kokoro**
She's talking like a veteran ballplayer.
**[18:19] Sara**
I think it's because opening day
here won't be their first game.
**[18:23] Kokoro**
Yeah... the MotorSuns' opening day
was at Genesis Dome, right?
**[18:29] Ruriko**
Why'd you bring that up?!
**[18:30] Ruriko**
Bad girl, Sara!
**[18:33] Nakaizumi**
The top-placing teams from three years ago
get dibs on the opening day home stands.
**[18:38] Nakaizumi**
We've never hosted an opening day.
**[18:44] Ruriko**
So even if we place in the top half this season,
**[18:47] Ruriko**
we won't get an opening day
home game until way in the future!
**[18:50] Kohinata**
It's still their first day,
just at MotorSuns Stadium.
**[18:55] Kohinata**
Right?
**[18:56] Ruriko**
Yeah, but...
**[18:58] Ruriko**
You know... You know...
**[19:00] Kohinata**
Come on, cheer up!
**[19:02] Kohinata**
Rah! Rah! Rah!
**[19:06] Ruriko**
Rah.
**[19:11] Murata**
* I was so excited for our first game,*
* I ended up going to Genesis Dome.*
**[19:17] Murata**
*But MotorSuns Stadium is still where it's at!*
**[19:21] Murata**
*I feel so relaxed. It's like coming home.*
**[19:25] sign**
Starting Lineups
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Chiba MotorSuns
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Hokkaido Nippon X
**[19:25] sign**
CF Ichinomiya
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3B Young
**[19:25] sign**
LF Nokogiriyama
**[19:25] sign**
3B Yotsumiya
**[19:25] sign**
CF Hondo
**[19:25] sign**
RF Okunami
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1B Yanko
**[19:25] Murata**
* But Kiritani, the new manager,*
* made some serious changes to the order.*
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SS Shishio
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DH Daniel
**[19:31] Murata**
* We got a strong 2-1 start against*
* last year's winners, the Genesis,*
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DH Bryan
**[19:36] Murata**
* but you never know where*
* a season will take you.*
**[19:40] Murata**
*Maybe I'll drink a beer to perk up, and then...*
**[19:44] Kid A**
It's Ruriko!
**[19:46] Kid B**
Ruriko!
**[19:47] Ruriko**
Show some respect!
**[19:50] Murata**
*Ruriko!*
**[19:51] Murata**
*She's a vendor again this year?*
**[19:56] Murata**
H-Hey. It's been a while.
**[19:59] Ruriko**
Hey, it's you, mister!
**[20:01] Ruriko**
Been a while.
**[20:02] Murata**
Um... I'd like a beer.
**[20:07] Ruriko**
How many games have you been to?
**[20:09] Murata**
Y-You mean this season?
**[20:13] Ruriko**
Yeah.
**[20:14] Murata**
Well... I went to opening day in Saitama,
**[20:18] Murata**
so this is my second... I guess.
**[20:21] Murata**
But this is gonna be a great game—
**[20:23] Ruriko**
Huh... I see.
**[20:26] Ruriko**
I bet those Saitama beers
tasted pretty great, huh?
**[20:34] Ruriko**
And I bet you bought from a "sweetness
and light" vendor, the type you like.
**[20:39] Murata**
Well...
**[20:40] Ruriko**
I bet you're not even thinking
about the game today.
**[20:44] Murata**
I-I just...
**[20:47] Murata**
Th-Thanks.
**[20:49] Murata**
Um... Ruriko...
**[20:51] Ruriko**
What?
**[20:54] Murata**
I didn't buy any.
**[21:01] Murata**
I didn't drink at Genesis Dome,
**[21:04] Murata**
so this is my opening beer.
**[21:11] Ruriko**
That so?
**[21:12] Murata**
Yes.
**[21:15] Ruriko**
Go on, then.
**[21:17] Murata**
R-Right. Thank you.
**[21:46] Ruriko**
Fireworks!
**[21:47] Murata**
What a show!
**[21:50] sign**
Authorized
Personnel Only
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Staff Waiting Room
**[21:52] Nakaizumi**
Hey, fireworks!
**[21:54] Nakaizumi**
They're going all-in on this season!
**[21:57] Pink Hair**
Um...
**[21:59] Pink Hair**
About my hair color...
**[22:01] Pink Hair**
Thanks for letting me keep it pink.
**[22:05] Nakaizumi**
Well, we've got quite a few
eccentrics on our team already.
**[22:09] Pink Hair**
I'll work hard to keep up with you all!
**[22:12] Nakaizumi**
We'll do our best to support you.
**[23:02] Ruriko**
It's opening day!
**[23:09] Ruriko**
What?
**[23:10] Murata**
Uh, nothing.
**[23:14] Murata**
Yeah, this is just the start.
**[23:29] Ruriko**
Would anyone like a Hyper Dry?
**[23:33] Ruriko**
Ice-cold beer!
**[23:35] Ruriko**
Would anyone like a Hyper Dry?
**[23:38] Customer**
Excuse me! I'll take a beer!
**[23:40] Ruriko**
On my way!
**[23:42] Ruriko**
Thank you so much!