# Season 1
# 1 - My Workplace / Spot Starter
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GRVDWZZ4R/gurazeni-money-pitch)
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**[00:03] nar**
* Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to inform you*
* that I make 18 million yen per year.*
**[00:08] nar**
*I'm twenty-six years old and single.*
**[00:10] nar**
* What's that? "You don't look*
* like a big shot to me," you say?*
**[00:13] nar**
*Hey, I can't help how I look...*
**[00:16] nar**
*I earn most of my money at night,*
**[00:19] nar**
* though I sometimes work during*
* the day on weekends.*
**[00:23] nar**
* Don't get the wrong idea!*
* My job isn't anything unsavory.*
**[00:26] nar**
* Ladies and gentlemen,*
* I'm sure you've caught on by now.*
**[00:31] nar**
*That's right!*
**[00:32] nar**
*I'm a...*
**[00:36] nar**
*...professional baseball player!*
**[00:39] nar**
Here in Jingu Stadium, it's the third game
of the series against the Osaka Tempters.
**[00:44] nar**
He grounds it to the shortstop
for a 6-4-3 double play!
**[00:48] nar**
And just like that, the Tempters
are back to square one!
**[00:50] nar**
What do you think,
guest commentator Manaka-san?
**[00:53] man**
That's gotta be a load off of Shibuya's mind.
**[00:55] man**
That was a tricky spot that could have
shifted the balance of the game completely.
**[00:59] man**
The momentum's back on their side now.
**[01:05] bon**
*My name is Bonda Natsunosuke.*
**[01:07] bon**
* I'm a left-handed middle relief*
* pitcher for the Jingu Spiders.*
**[01:12] sako**
Natsunosuke. Back to the bench.
**[01:14] bon**
Huh? But I've only thrown ten pitches...
**[01:17] sako**
I think it's too early.
Come back out next inning.
**[01:21] bon**
Right.
**[01:22] bon**
*This is Sakota-san, the bullpen coach.*
**[01:25] bon**
* He watches how the game unfolds*
* and decides who to warm up when.*
**[01:29] bon**
*That's right. This is my workplace.*
**[01:32] bon**
*Of course, I spend time on the mound, too,*
**[01:34] bon**
* but I spend the vast majority*
* of my time right here,*
**[01:38] bon**
*in the bullpen!*
**[01:40] bon**
* When I'm not pitching, I talk with*
* the guys while we watch the game,*
**[01:43] bon**
* or research my opponents*
* in the player directory.*
***SIGN*** Latest Edition Professional Baseball Player Directory
**[01:47] bon**
* I might look at players I expect*
* to face off with today, for example.*
**[01:50] bon**
* I'm often brought in to*
* get a single left-handed hitter out,*
**[01:54] bon**
* so I'll check all the left-handers*
* on the bench in advance.*
***SIGN*** Pinch Hitters Tanaka | Oyama Fujii | Takekawa Nakamura | Motosugi
**[01:57] bon**
* I'll pay closest attention to the guys*
* who just came up from the minors.*
**[02:00] bon**
Takekawa, huh?
**[02:02] bon**
* What part of their profiles*
* am I looking at in particular?*
**[02:04] bon**
* Of course, I look at their career numbers*
* and how they performed the previous year...*
***SIGN*** Salary: 9 million
**[02:08] bon**
*But most important is their contract!*
**[02:10] yama**
Okay, ready to go.
**[02:12] bon**
Right, right!
**[02:13] yama**
Murai.
**[02:15] bon**
22 million!
**[02:16] bon**
Oh, just missed it! It's 22.5 million!
***SIGN*** Salary: 22.5 million
**[02:20] bon**
Missed the decimal point, huh?
**[02:23] ida**
Okay, next one... Narita?
**[02:26] bon**
Think he broke the top ten in
batting average last year, so...
**[02:29] bon**
42 million!
***SIGN*** Salary: 42 million
**[02:30] ida**
You got it! Points for speed.
**[02:32] yama**
Bonda-san, you really are incredible.
**[02:35] bon**
* This is our "contract quiz,"*
* and I've got the best record in the club.*
**[02:39] bon**
* We're surprisingly interested*
* in others' contracts.*
**[02:42] bon**
* Well, less "surprisingly"*
* and more..."extremely"?*
**[02:46] bon**
*In a way, it's everything to us.*
**[02:49] bon**
*The money is what makes you a pro.*
**[02:51] bon**
* We end up seeing those with*
* bigger contracts as above us,*
**[02:54] bon**
*and those with smaller ones as below us.*
**[02:56] bon**
* If you get right down to it,*
* that's what it means to be a pro.*
***SIGN*** 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
**[04:32] ugu**
*The Tempters will be making a substitution.*
***SIGN*** My Workplace
**[04:36] ugu**
*Takekawa will be hitting for Ushima.*
**[04:40] bon**
*There he is! 9 million!*
**[04:43] sako**
Okay, Natsunosuke. You're in.
**[04:46] bon**
Right!
**[04:47] ana**
Manager Tanabe of the Spiders
is stepping out of the bullpen.
**[04:50] ana**
He's probably going to bring out a southpaw.
**[04:52] ugu**
* The Spiders will be making*
* a pitching substitution.*
**[04:56] ugu**
*Bonda will be pitching for Kishida.*
**[04:59] ugu**
*Jersey number 39.*
**[05:03] bon**
* Once again, Bonda Natsunosuke*
* heads for the mound.*
**[05:06] bon**
*Plus one in the "games pitched" column.*
**[05:08] bon**
* A middle reliever's salary will reflect*
* his number of games pitched.*
***SIGN*** Listen up, Bonda-kun.
***SIGN*** The world of pro sports is a harsh one.
***SIGN*** A single injury, and it can be all over.
***SIGN*** Take my advice: don't touch that signing bonus until you retire.
**[05:31] bon**
* That's what my scout, Yasuda-san,*
* told me when I went pro.*
**[05:37] bon**
* So I haven't touched one red cent*
* of my signing bonus.*
**[05:41] bon**
*As the last pick in the draft,*
**[05:43] ---**
*my signing bonus was a crummy 15 million!*
**[05:45] bon**
* Your average family man*
* could earn that in three years!*
**[05:53] bon**
* Baseball is a job where your years*
* are limited once you cross thirty.*
**[05:58] bon**
* And only a fraction of us land a coaching*
* or commentating gig after we retire.*
**[06:03] ---**
* I've known many whose income dropped to*
* seven digits the year after they retired.*
**[06:09] bon**
* So while I'm twenty-six, the age when*
* baseball pros are supposedly at their peak,*
**[06:13] bon**
*I can't be earning just 18 million per year!*
**[06:17] bon**
* I need to earn more, or I won't have*
* enough for the rest of my life!*
**[06:22] bon**
*"There's money buried under the pitch."*
**[06:24] bon**
*That's a phrase you hear a lot.*
**[06:26] bon**
*It's true, too.*
**[06:28] bon**
* Those words play in my mind*
* as a constant refrain.*
**[06:33] bon**
* There's money buried under*
* the pitch. Money Pitch!*
**[06:36] ana**
Hey, we've got more action
on the Tempters' bench!
**[06:39] ko**
A pinch hitter for their pinch hitter?
**[06:41] tana**
Now they're bringing out a righty.
**[06:43] tana**
I thought they'd hold on
to him a little longer.
**[06:44] ugu**
*The Tempters are announcing
a change of hitter.*
**[06:48] ugu**
*Doi, jersey number 50,
will be hitting for Takekawa.*
**[06:49] bon**
* Now I must pitch to a right-hander,*
* a matchup that puts me at a disadvantage.*
**[06:55] bon**
*But it's common enough.*
**[06:58] bon**
*This hitter, Doi...*
**[07:00] bon**
* Four years as a pro,*
* with a 7 million contract.*
**[07:04] bon**
*When he joined the Tempters,*
**[07:06] bon**
* he got a lot of press for being*
* a rookie with two kids.*
***SIGN*** From amateur to pro! The 26-year-old rookie!
**[07:12] doi**
*Hey, now!*
**[07:15] bon**
* Doi-san, I know you just came*
* up from the minors today.*
***SIGN*** Yusuke
**[07:18] bon**
*Still, I need to beat you.*
**[07:22] bon**
*What's more,*
**[07:23] bon**
* if it turns out you couldn't*
* hit a left-hander like me,*
**[07:26] bon**
*you'll probably*
**[07:27] bon**
*be dropped back to the minors right away!*
**[07:33] bon**
*A bunt?!*
**[07:35] bon**
*That's right! He's fast, too!*
**[07:38] bon**
Catch!
**[07:41] bon**
I got it!
**[07:42] tera**
Natsunosuke!
**[07:43] bon**
I got it! I got it!
**[07:45] bon**
*There's money buried under the pitch...*
**[07:48] bon**
*Money... Pitch... Money... Pitch...*
**[07:50] bon**
*Why am I so desperate to catch this foul ball?*
**[07:55] bon**
* Doi can't want to go back*
* to the bench on a foul fly either.*
**[07:57] bon**
*Money... Pitch...*
***SIGN*** Yusuke
**[08:00] bon**
*Money... Pitch... Money... Pitch...*
**[08:05] bon**
*Money... Pitch...*
**[08:07] bon**
*Money... Pitch...*
**[08:10] bon**
Money Pitch!
**[08:22] ump**
Out!
**[08:24] matsu**
Nice play!
**[08:33] bon**
* Crud. I ended up saying*
* "Money Pitch" out loud.*
**[08:36] tera**
Okay, Natsunosuke. Nice play.
**[08:39] bon**
*I won.*
**[08:42] bon**
*I chose not to watch Doi walk away.*
**[08:48] bon**
* The next day, Doi really*
* was sent back to the minors,*
**[08:55] bon**
*based on one failed at-bat.*
**[09:05] bon**
* And his demotion was also an implicit*
* statement on my lack of worth.*
**[09:13] bon**
*"As a right-hander, he had an advantage,*
**[09:16] bon**
* yet he couldn't get a hit off this*
* 18 million-a-year pitcher.*
**[09:19] bon**
* A hitter like that wouldn't stand a chance*
* against an ace earning hundreds of millions."*
**[09:24] bon**
*That was the judgment call.*
**[09:26] bon**
*Our world is unforgiving.*
**[09:29] bon**
*Sometimes, I really want to run away from it.*
**[09:32] bon**
*But I can't run away.*
**[09:35] bon**
*Because baseball is all I have.*
**[09:41] ---**
*I'll fight here again tonight.*
**[09:43] ---**
*To earn myself a tomorrow, a future!*
**[09:47] ---**
Money Pitch!
***SIGN*** Latest Edition Professional Baseball Player Directory
**[10:08] bon**
* I'm twenty-six years old,*
* with an annual salary of 18 million.*
**[10:11] bon**
* usually brought into the game*
* to get a single left-hander out.*
**[10:16] bon**
*Tonight, my work entails*
***SIGN*** Spot Starter
**[10:19] bon**
*a tied game at the top of the 9th.*
**[10:21] title**
*A situation where one hit could win the game.*
**[10:24] title**
* And I'm facing their cleanup,*
* a hitter with a 200 million contract.*
***SIGN*** 6th 7th 8th 9th
**[10:28] bon**
* If he hits a home run, we'll end up*
* two runs behind in the 9th.*
**[10:33] bon**
*This is where a guy in my job earns his keep.*
**[10:36] bon**
*It's a ton of pressure, though...*
**[10:42] bon**
Third!
**[10:43] mori**
Got it!
**[10:46] mori**
I've got this!
**[10:47] bon**
* In a key moment, an 18 million earner*
* can take out a 200 million earner!*
**[10:52] mori**
*This is my job.*
**[10:54] mori**
* Games like these*
* are what improve my standing*
**[10:57] mori**
*during the off-season assessments!*
**[11:07] toku**
Great work today.
**[11:11] toku**
Hey, Natsunosuke.
**[11:12] bon**
Toku-san! Great to see you!
**[11:15] toku**
What you did today will earn
you major points in the assessments.
**[11:18] toku**
It's an extra 300,000 per year, no problem.
**[11:20] bon**
O-Oh, I don't know about that...
**[11:23] toku**
I think it really had an impact.
***SIGN*** Today's Game Result
**[11:25] toku**
It primed you guys to walk off
in the bottom of the ninth.
**[11:28] bon**
Shucks!
**[11:30] bon**
Doing research today?
**[11:31] toku**
Yeah, I'll be on color commentary
two days from now.
**[11:34] bon**
Take it easy on me if they
do send me out, okay?
**[11:37] toku**
Well, we'll see.
**[11:39] toku**
So, Natsunosuke, want to grab a bite?
**[11:41] bon**
That sounds great! Let's do it!
**[11:44] toku**
Roppongi.
**[11:46] un**
Right.
**[11:47] un**
*Oh, it's Bonda.*
**[11:49] bon**
* I've heard Toku-san's color*
* commentary from the bullpen before.*
**[11:52] toku**
*Wow, that swing had a nice "whoosh" to it!*
**[11:55] bon**
*It might not be nice to say,*
**[11:57] bon**
* but I never thought Toku-san*
* would become a commentator.*
**[12:00] bon**
* He was a real entertainer type,*
* gregarious, and pretty popular...*
**[12:06] bon**
* But he was a mediocre pitcher*
* who racked up less than fifty wins.*
**[12:11] bon**
* But being friends with the director of*
* Otowa Radio gave him a lucky break,*
**[12:15] bon**
* and soon after retiring, he landed*
* a commentary gig that'd just opened up.*
**[12:22] toku**
The truth is, this week and next week
are radio's "special weeks."
**[12:26] bon**
"Special weeks?"
**[12:28] toku**
Weeks when they research our listener ratings.
**[12:32] toku**
In two days, when I'm on deck...
**[12:35] toku**
I want to rack up the numbers.
**[12:39] toku**
I mean, I want numbers, of course.
**[12:44] toku**
But I also want to do commentary
people will like...
**[12:49] toku**
The match in two days...
The Carnavits' starter will be Nishida.
**[12:52] toku**
There's no doubt about that.
**[12:54] bon**
Annual salary: 26 million!
***SIGN*** 26 million yen
**[12:56] toku**
It's the Spiders I don't know about.
**[12:59] toku**
You're going to have a spot starter that day.
**[13:01] toku**
You don't have a rotation pitcher available.
**[13:07] toku**
Do you know anything?
**[13:08] bon**
Wait, did you just ask me that?!
**[13:11] toku**
Yeah. Even if you knew,
you couldn't tell, I'm sure...
**[13:15] bon**
I really don't know, though.
**[13:17] bon**
I'm sorry.
**[13:19] toku**
If you don't know,
does that mean they haven't decided?!
***SIGN*** Today's Recommended Dishes
**[13:23] toku**
Potential starters right now would be...
**[13:26] toku**
Ida, Yamasato, Mogami...
**[13:29] toku**
They really haven't decided?
**[13:31] bon**
Give me a break!
**[13:33] toku**
It would be easy to look up
basic data on those three.
**[13:37] toku**
But I'd like to get more information
and weave it into my commentary.
**[13:41] toku**
Should I investigate all three?
**[13:42] toku**
No, that'd dilute my knowledge
of each one... I don't have time!
**[13:45] toku**
Maybe I should just pick one
and go all-in on the research...
**[13:46] bon**
*Toku-san's really freaking out about this...*
**[13:49] toku**
That's it! That's what I'll do!
**[13:52] toku**
I'll narrow it down to one!
**[13:54] bon**
Did the station manager say something to you?
**[13:57] toku**
N-No, not particularly...
***SIGN*** Toku-chan, I'm sorry about this.
***SIGN*** I managed to rope in Kuwata-san for the first ratings week!
***SIGN*** What are you talking about?
***SIGN*** A special color commentator!
***SIGN*** You mean you're skipping me?
***SIGN*** Yeah.
***SIGN*** And our last ratings period,
***SIGN*** your days pulled the worst numbers...
***SIGN*** Your commentary is kind of seat-of-the-pants.
***SIGN*** Maybe instead of just calling out sound effects,
***SIGN*** could you do a little more data-based commentary?
**[14:36] toku**
*That's the situation I've found myself in!*
**[14:39] toku**
*But I don't want to tell that to my junior!*
**[14:43] bon**
A second round, please.
**[14:45] bon**
More of the same.
***SIGN*** The Next Day
**[14:54] toku**
Well, well?
**[14:56] toku**
Have you gone fishing lately?
**[14:58] mo**
Huh? I don't remember you
being into fishing, Tokunaga-san.
**[15:01] bon**
* Looks like Toku-san narrowed it down*
* to Mogami, the youngest of the lot,*
**[15:01] toku**
Of course I am! Did you forget?
**[15:05] bon**
* but they're not friendly enough*
* to have a private chat.*
**[15:06] mo**
Getting married in the off-season, huh?
**[15:09] mo**
Where'd that come from?
**[15:10] toku**
Don't play dumb. I know all about it.
**[15:12] toku**
Which female anchor is it?
**[15:14] bon**
* Toku-san was a superstar*
* back in our prefecture.*
**[15:14] mo**
It's not like that!
***SIGN*** Hey! Yamanashi Tsurumigawa High.
***SIGN*** It'll be great working with you!
**[15:23] bon**
*He taught me a lot about technique,*
**[15:25] bon**
*and about life, too.*
***SIGN*** Listen up, Natsunosuke.
***SIGN*** The money you earn as a pro won't last long.
**[15:32] bon**
* He'd say that, but then he'd treat*
* me to these crazy nights out.*
**[15:35] bon**
* Even though his own salary*
* wasn't all that high.*
***SIGN*** Don't fall into the trap of earning money to support your lavish spending.
**[15:42] bon**
*In his ten-year pro career,*
**[15:44] bon**
* there was only one year his*
* salary exceeded 30 million yen.*
**[15:48] bon**
* Not only was he loose with*
* his spending, taxes also took a lot.*
**[15:51] ---**
*He was probably broke by the end.*
**[15:54] bon**
* His last year in baseball,*
* he had the same salary I do now.*
**[15:58] bon**
*In other words, 18 million yen.*
**[16:00] ---**
* The next year, when he got his*
* job as a radio commentator,*
**[16:03] ---**
* some posit that his salary was*
* less than 3 million per year.*
**[16:09] bon**
* Even the local superstar I admired so much*
* was in dire straits after he retired.*
**[16:14] bon**
* I really want to earn more*
* while I'm still in the game!*
**[16:18] bon**
* You never know how long*
* your baseball career will last.*
**[16:23] bon**
*My best years will be as a player.*
**[16:25] bon**
* Will I be able to find*
* employment after I retire?*
**[16:29] bon**
* Radio commentator is still*
* a pretty good post-retirement career.*
**[16:33] bon**
*I know so many...*
**[16:35] bon**
* So many people who entered the game*
* before me, at the same time, or after me,*
**[16:39] bon**
* who retired to find*
* salaries less than 1 million.*
**[16:43] bon**
* If I really made a name for myself,*
* I could be a pitching coach!*
**[16:46] bon**
*That's for the true elites!*
**[16:48] bon**
*It's a guaranteed yearly salary of 10 million!*
**[16:53] seko**
Natsunosuke?
**[16:56] bon**
* When an athlete living what should*
* be a breezy life in the majors*
**[16:59] bon**
* spends it thinking about*
* his plans after retirement,*
**[17:02] bon**
*it's anything but breezy!*
**[17:04] bon**
*But that's what it means to be a pro!*
**[17:08] bon**
*That's my motivation to work even harder!*
**[17:12] ann**
*Go! Go! Spiders!*
**[17:17] toku**
*N-No way...*
**[17:19] toku**
* If they're starting tomorrow,*
* they would've left the bullpen by now.*
**[17:24] toku**
*But all three of them are there!*
**[17:25] toku**
*I missed the mark on all three!*
**[17:28] toku**
* Have I no predictive powers*
* as a commentator whatsoever?*
**[17:32] toku**
*Just who could tomorrow's starter be?*
***SIGN*** The Day of the Match
**[17:39] matsu**
Toku-chan! Toku-chan!
**[17:40] matsu**
Here's today's lineup!
**[17:42] matsu**
Look at the Spiders' starting pitcher!
**[17:44] toku**
Who is it?
**[17:46] toku**
Yowza!
**[17:48] matsu**
Toku-chan, what's wrong?
**[17:49] toku**
Matsumoto-san!
**[17:52] toku**
Tonight's commentary is gonna be great!
**[17:55] ugu**
*Now announcing the Spiders' starting battery.*
**[18:00] ugu**
*Pitcher: Bonda.*
**[18:02] Pitcher**
*Jersey number 39.*
**[18:02] man**
Bonda?
**[18:03] man**
You're kidding...
**[18:05] ana**
*Catcher: Terasugi. Jersey number 2.*
**[18:09] toku**
Y-Y-Yes...
**[18:12] toku**
There he is! Bonda Natsunosuke!
**[18:15] toku**
I know everything about that guy!
**[18:18] matsu**
*Toku-chan's way too amped up.*
**[18:21] matsu**
Well, isn't this a surprise?
**[18:22] matsu**
The reliever Bonda-san is starting today!
**[18:25] matsu**
What do you think,
Color Commentator Tokunaga-san?
**[18:27] toku**
Well, the thing is...
**[18:29] toku**
A rotation pitcher needs to be able to
pace themselves through several innings.
**[18:33] toku**
But a reliever tends to give it
all they've got in short bursts.
**[18:38] toku**
And this pitcher, Bonda...
**[18:40] toku**
Sadly, he couldn't make it in the pros
without going 120 percent on each pitch.
**[18:47] toku**
He's the archetypal middle reliever!
**[18:49] bon**
*There's no way I can pace myself!*
**[18:53] tou**
He won't last three innings.
That's my prediction.
**[18:58] tou**
But I happen to know a way to tell whether
Bonda Natsunosuke is in the zone or not.
**[19:04] matsu**
Oh? I'd love to hear what it is.
**[19:06] toku**
Sure.
**[19:07] toku**
The moment he releases the ball,
**[19:10] ---**
if his wrist is upright,
his pitches will be lively.
**[19:14] toku**
On the other hand, if his wrist is down,
his pitches will get hammered.
**[19:18] matsu**
Which is it today?
**[19:20] toku**
Today...
**[19:25] toku**
It's up!
**[19:28] an**
Strike!
**[19:29] toku**
I take back my statement that
he won't last three innings.
**[19:32] toku**
I say he'll make it to the fifth.
**[19:35] hagi**
*Toku-chan's really changed up his style!*
***SIGN*** 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
**[19:46] matsu**
Starting pitcher Bonda Natsunosuke
is taken out in the fifth inning!
**[19:49] hagi**
*Amazing! Just like Toku-chan predicted!*
**[19:53] bon**
*Forty-nine pitches thrown.*
**[19:55] ---**
* Four and two-thirds innings lasted.*
* Four earned runs.*
**[19:59] bon**
* In that moment, this 18 million pitcher*
* had but one thought.*
**[20:04] bon**
* "I-I made it to the fifth!*
* I'm freaking amazing!"*
**[20:08] ko**
He did well for a spot starter.
**[20:11] tana**
Yeah, he kept us in the game.
**[20:17] bon**
*Perhaps my efforts paid off,*
**[20:19] bon**
* because we turned things around,*
* and I got a no decision in the game.*
**[20:23] hagi**
Toku-chan, your commentary was great today!
**[20:29] hagi**
Work hard for your next appearance, okay?
**[20:32] toku**
Okay!
**[20:34] bon**
*Looks like Toku-san and I both*
**[20:36] ---**
* got through a dicey night*
* by the skin of our teeth.*
**[20:40] bon**
* Of course, I'm not going to become*
* a rotation pitcher based on tonight.*
**[20:45] bon**
*A spot starter is only a spot starter.*
**[20:47] bon**
* A middle reliever is*
* a middle reliever to the end.*
**[20:52] bon**
*If I really want to make money as a pitcher,*
**[20:54] ---**
*I need to become a starter some day.*
**[21:09] bon**
*"There's money buried under the pitch."*
**[21:11] bon**
*That's a phrase you hear a lot.*
**[21:14] bon**
*It's true, too.*
**[21:16] bon**
*We're doing everything we can to dig it up,*
**[21:19] bon**
*for as long as we're pros.*
**[21:21] bon**
*It really is an unforgiving world.*
**[21:24] bon**
*But it's still my job.*
**[21:28] bon**
*Money Pitch!*
**[23:01] bon**
*Natsunosuke here!*
**[23:02] bon**
*Wow, I just realized something crazy.*
**[23:06] bon**
* The hitters below my 18 million yen*
* salary have a hard time against me,*
**[23:10] bon**
* but the hitters above*
* me hit against me all the time.*
**[23:14] bon**
* I can keep the 50 million*
* ones at bay pretty well, but...*
**[23:17] bon**
* What's that? What happens if I face*
* someone with the same salary?*
**[23:21] Next time**
* It's a double-header with*
* "Tendency" and "Buddies."*
**[23:24] Next time**
*Seize tomorrow's success and today's money!*
***SIGN*** Tendency Buddies
**[23:28] Next time**
*Money Pitch!*
# 2 - Tendency / Buddies
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**[00:01] bon**
*I'm Bonda Natsunosuke, twenty-six years old,*
**[00:05] bon**
*and I make 18 million yen per year.*
**[00:07] bon**
* One of my hobbies is*
* reading the player directory.*
**[00:11] bon**
* I can rattle the yearly salary of*
* any player off the top of my head,*
**[00:14] bon**
* as long as they're on one of the*
* twelve major league teams.*
***SIGN*** Player Directory
**[00:17] bon**
*But one day...*
**[00:24] bon**
Huh?
**[00:26] sako**
I've noticed it, too.
**[00:28] bon**
S-Sakota-san!
**[00:30] sako**
I see it has finally hit you, Natsunosuke.
**[00:33] bon**
Wh-What do you mean?
**[00:36] sako**
You're such a handful.
**[00:39] sako**
I'm talking about
your very obvious shortcoming.
**[02:15] bon**
*The next day...*
***SIGN*** Tendency
**[02:16] ugu**
*Batting first, left field, Nagasawa.*
**[02:20] ugu**
One out, bases loaded. And the Carnavits
have the in-form Nagasawa up next.
**[02:24] ugu**
There's some activity on the Spiders' bench.
**[02:27] ugu**
Who's the pitcher?
**[02:29] tana**
Bonda!
**[02:30] ana**
As expected, it's left-hander
Bonda Natsunosuke.
**[02:38] ana**
Nagasawa's been their starting leadoff
hitter since breaking out in the preseason,
**[02:41] ana**
and he's maintained a .400 average
with twenty games under his belt.
**[02:44] ana**
Plus, he's already had two hits today!
**[02:46] man**
You think he might break
the 200 hit barrier this season?
**[02:51] bon**
* Getting 200 hits in a season*
* could quintuple his contract!*
**[02:55] bon**
*He could be a 50 million player next season!*
**[03:01] bon**
* But his current contract is worth*
* 10 million—8 million less than mine.*
**[03:07] bon**
* An 18 million player won't*
* lose to a 10 million scrub!*
**[03:14] ana**
Struck out in three!
**[03:15] naga**
What the...?
**[03:17] bon**
Yes!
**[03:19] both**
Natsunosuke!
**[03:20] ana**
Bonda Natsunosuke struck out
a .400 batter on a hot streak!
**[03:25] sako**
*He was treating him as an inferior opponent,*
**[03:28] sako**
*and his pitches looked great.*
**[03:30] ana**
We've now got two outs.
**[03:32] ana**
The next batter is another lefty, Kadowaki.
**[03:36] cc**
I bet they'd love to have
a righty pinch-hitting here.
**[03:39] cc**
But Kadowaki is the third catcher
they've used in this game.
**[03:43] cc**
They can't sub him, because
they don't have any more on the bench.
**[03:46] cc**
It's a sign of how all-out
both sides have gone today,
***SIGN*** 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
**[03:49] cc**
but Kadowaki's own batting average is .210.
**[03:53] cc**
Given how Bonda's been pitching today,
**[03:55] cc**
this .200-hitting lefty might
be in for a hard time.
**[03:58] bon**
* Kadowaki-san was an undisputed*
* regular in his younger days.*
**[04:03] bon**
*But now he's thirty-four.*
**[04:05] bon**
* He's lost his starting spot,*
* and his contract has dropped in value,*
**[04:09] bon**
*but he still makes 30 million.*
**[04:13] sako**
Natsunosuke...
**[04:19] ana**
It's a hit to shallow center field!
**[04:21] ana**
The runner on third comes home!
The Carnavits take a one-run lead!
**[04:24] sako**
Natsunosuke...
**[04:26] ana**
Bonda Natsunosuke retired the .400 hitter,
**[04:29] ana**
but choked on the .200 hitter!
**[04:37] sako**
Your performance today confirmed it for me.
**[04:40] bon**
Y-Yes, sir...
**[04:42] sako**
If we draw the line at the 50 million-makers,
**[04:46] sako**
this season you've regularly retired hitters
with contracts lower than your own,
**[04:51] sako**
while regularly giving hits up
to those with bigger contracts.
**[04:55] bon**
*18 million...*
**[04:57] ---**
Hit
**[04:57] ---**
Out
**[04:59] sako**
When someone makes less money, you look
down on them and pitch with confidence,
**[05:04] sako**
but those who make more seem
to cause your arm to tense up.
**[05:12] sako**
You read the player's directory too much.
**[05:14] sako**
You like your reputation as a
contract know-it-all, I guess?
**[05:17] sako**
However...
**[05:19] sako**
For some reason, as we get to the
players with contracts over 50 million,
**[05:23] sako**
your likelihood of getting
them out starts to rise,
**[05:26] sako**
and you have a reliable record against
players that make 100 million or more.
***SIGN*** 300 million 200 million 100 million
**[05:33] sign**
I guess salaries in that range
seem astronomical to you.
**[05:38] sign**
And salaries over 100 million
only fry your brain.
**[05:42] sign**
That triggers a rebellious streak in you,
so you start throwing sharp pitches again.
**[05:48] sign**
Maybe it reflects a certain
pettiness in your character...
**[05:51] sign**
You're only playing ball
within your own comfort zone.
**[05:55] sign**
It's the personality of a middle
reliever, through and through.
**[06:00] sako**
Someone like you will never
make a killing in the pros.
**[06:04] sako**
What I'm saying is that
you'll never make it as a starter.
**[06:10] bon**
Starter...
**[06:13] sako**
As long as you judge
your opponents by their salaries,
**[06:15] sako**
you won't cut it as a starter,
who has to face all kinds of hitters.
**[06:20] bon**
A middle relief pitcher
is all I'll ever be cut out for?
**[06:25] sako**
Well, I've made up my mind.
**[06:28] sako**
On your next outing,
**[06:29] sako**
any time a batter making between
18 million to 50 million gets a hit off you,
**[06:33] sako**
you'll do ten 100 meters sprints.
**[06:35] sako**
Got it?
**[06:37] bon**
What?!
**[06:41] bon**
*And the day after that...*
***SIGN*** 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
**[06:43] matsu**
The Blue Comets went into the top
of the 8th with the scores tied.
**[06:46] matsu**
They have a man on third with two outs.
It's their chance to take the lead.
**[06:50] matsu**
Batting sixth is left-hander Fukatsu.
**[06:53] matsu**
Naturally, the Spiders are
sending in a southpaw, too.
**[06:56] matsu**
It's Bonda. Bonda Natsunosuke!
**[06:59] matsu**
Fukatsu is in a rut,
and his average is a mere .220,
**[07:02] matsu**
but there's no sign of a pinch hitter.
**[07:04] matsu**
Manager Yoshikawa must be
interested in building Fukatsu up,
**[07:08] matsu**
because he's been giving
him chance after chance.
**[07:11] bonda**
*Fukatsu-kun, three years out of high school.*
**[07:14] bonda**
*Made starter on potential alone,*
**[07:16] bonda**
*he played in 100 games last year.*
**[07:18] bonda**
*His contract this season is...*
**[07:21] bonda**
*18.5 million!*
**[07:24] bonda**
*Good fielding, good judgment, good legs.*
**[07:27] bonda**
*It's just his batting that's on the weak side.*
**[07:30] bonda**
* His contract is padded by future potential,*
* but he still makes more than me...*
**[07:34] bonda**
*A mere 500,000.*
**[07:37] bonda**
*But I...*
**[07:38] bonda**
*There's no way I can't retire a .220 lefty...*
**[07:43] bonda**
*as a left-handed pitcher!*
**[07:48] bonda**
Yes, we've got him!
**[07:50] bonda**
Right field!
**[07:51] bonda**
The right fielder's got it... No, center?!
**[07:53] bonda**
It dropped!
**[07:54] bonda**
It's a bloop single!
**[07:56] bonda**
Reliever Bonda fails to deliver!
**[07:58] bonda**
Fukatsu pays off his manager's faith in him!
**[08:00] fuka**
Yes! Yes!
**[08:03] bon**
*I-Is this the difference 500,000 yen makes?*
**[08:07] sako**
*N-Natsunosuke...*
**[08:10] sako**
*You'll be doing those ten 100 meter sprints.*
**[08:14] bon**
*Fukatsu is nothing!*
**[08:15] bon**
* If I'd pitched with confidence,*
* he shouldn't have been any trouble at all!*
**[08:20] bon**
*I hate myself so much right now!*
**[08:23] ugu**
*Batting seventh, third base, Komori.*
**[08:26] matsu**
It's another lefty at the plate.
**[08:28] matsu**
It seems they're sticking with Bonda.
**[08:31] bon**
*This batter, Komori...*
**[08:33] bon**
* He made the jump from the adult*
* amateur leagues, and he's my age.*
**[08:36] bon**
*His contract is...*
**[08:39] sako**
*That's right, Natsunosuke.*
**[08:43] bon**
*The exact same as mine!*
**[08:45] bon**
*18 million!*
**[08:48] bon**
What's his batting average?
**[08:50] bon**
*.260?*
**[08:52] bon**
*The same age, the same contract...*
**[08:54] bon**
* A batting average that suggests not an*
* amazing hitter, but a fairly reliable one.*
**[09:00] sako**
* In a way, this is a matchup*
* I'm very interested in seeing.*
**[09:04] sako**
* What will happen if your*
* contracts are the same?*
**[09:07] bon**
*I... I can't lose!*
**[09:09] bon**
*I don't want to lose to him!*
**[09:16] sako**
He's got him!
**[09:17] sako**
He can beat players with equal contracts!
**[09:20] matsu**
It's a weak grounder
between the pitcher and first.
**[09:25] sako**
The first baseman came out too far!
**[09:26] sako**
He won't make it back to the base!
**[09:28] sako**
He should have let the pitcher get it!
**[09:30] ima**
Damn it!
**[09:32] ima**
Natsunosuke, take it!
**[09:36] matsu**
It's a race between the pitcher and the batter!
**[09:39] bon**
Y-You won't beat me!
**[09:44] matsu**
Looked almost simultaneous to me...
**[09:46] matsu**
What's the call?
**[09:54] matsu**
He's out!
**[09:55] bon**
Yes!
**[09:57] sako**
Natsunosuke!
**[10:00] yoshi**
You gotta be kidding me!
**[10:03] ann**
The Blue Comets' manager,
Yoshikawa, is out on the field!
**[10:06] ann**
He's really giving it to him!
**[10:07] ann**
That's one heck of an expression!
**[10:09] ann**
Now we have an umpire's conference.
**[10:14] ump**
Safe!
**[10:15] ann**
Wow! The call is overturned!
**[10:22] tana**
Say what?!
**[10:24] matsu**
Now Manager Tanabe is mad!
**[10:26] tana**
C'mon, let's see an instant replay!
**[10:29] yoshi**
Hey! That's only for close plays at home!
**[10:32] yoshi**
They're not pulling that out!
**[10:34] tana**
Shut up!
**[10:35] tana**
Instant replay! Instant replay!
**[10:37] yoshi**
Fine, use it! It's all the same to me!
**[10:37] ump**
That's enough! I-I'll call this game!
**[10:41] tana**
Go ahead and call it!
I dare you! Just try it!
**[10:45] ump**
Fine. But first...
**[10:47] ump**
Yer outta here!
**[10:48] bon**
Th-This matchup's a d...
**[10:52] sako**
It's a draw.
**[10:54] sako**
* Natsunosuke, I'm adding*
* ten more 100 meter sprints.*
**[10:58] sako**
*Because I'm extremely annoyed.*
**[11:00] bon**
*What was the final call, you ask?*
**[11:03] bon**
*What does that matter?*
**[11:10] bon**
Ten more for drawing with the guy!
**[11:15] bon**
*"I can't go on like this... I have to change!"*
**[11:18] bon**
*So thought the 26-year-old in his 8th season...*
**[11:23] bon**
*Money Pitch!*
***SIGN*** Buddies
**[11:36] bon**
*I'm eight years out of high school.*
**[11:38] bon**
* I haven't seen much of*
* my high school buddies lately.*
**[11:43] bon**
*They're all living their own lives.*
**[11:47] bon**
* Everyone I hang out with now is*
* involved with pro baseball somehow.*
***SIGN*** Once you're a pro, everyone else is your enemy.
**[11:58] bon**
* That's what my scout, Yasuda-san,*
* told me when I got drafted.*
**[12:02] bon**
* High school graduates,*
* university graduates, adults...*
**[12:04] sign**
*Seven of us joined at the same time,*
**[12:06] sign**
* but by my eighth season,*
* there are only two of us left.*
***SIGN*** Spiders
***SIGN*** New Player Press Conference
**[12:10] sign**
*We're the same age, and we're both pitchers.*
**[12:13] sign**
*The difference is I'm a middle reliever,*
**[12:15] sign**
* while he got the dream job*
* in the starting rotation.*
**[12:18] sign**
*Shibuya Akira.*
**[12:19] sign**
*Twenty-one wins in his seven years as a pro.*
**[12:21] sign**
*A contract of 36 million.*
**[12:24] sign**
*That's twice what I make in a year.*
**[12:29] sign**
*Even so, we're not rivals.*
**[12:32] sign**
*We really feel like comrades-in-arms.*
**[12:35] sign**
* He can be a little on the moody side,*
* but he's the best friend I've got.*
**[12:39] sign**
What kind of idiot signals a sacrifice bunt
**[12:41] sign**
when we're three runs behind
in just the second inning?
**[12:44] bon**
Must've wanted to cut into
the lead one run at a time.
**[12:47] shibu**
This ain't high school ball.
**[12:51] shibu**
Tactics like that are bad for morale.
**[12:54] bon**
* When we're together, we can gripe*
* about the coaches to our hearts' content.*
**[12:58] bon**
Hey, have you ever noticed
we only talk about baseball...
**[13:01] bon**
You know, about work?
**[13:03] shibu**
So what?
**[13:05] shibu**
Some people say "never talk work
at your after-work parties," right?
**[13:11] bon**
Yeah.
**[13:12] shibu**
Well, that's probably smart of them,
**[13:15] shibu**
but I don't trust people who do that.
**[13:18] bon**
* Since he and I both like to bellow out*
* whatever not-smart thing comes to mind,*
**[13:22] bon**
*we really get along.*
**[13:25] bon**
*And that same Akira...*
**[13:28] shibu**
*This is...*
**[13:30] shibu**
*This is...*
**[13:32] shibu**
*...ridiculous!*
**[13:35] bon**
* He's been on fire this season,*
* but he just can't land a win!*
**[13:40] shibu**
* I've started in three games,*
* and I've gone the distance in all of them.*
**[13:44] shibu**
*My ERA is 1.00, but I have no wins.*
**[13:47] shibu**
*No wins, three losses...*
**[13:51] bon**
* There are three undisputed*
* aces in the Central League.*
**[13:56] bon**
* In each of Akira's three starts this season,*
* he's faced one of them and lost.*
**[14:00] bon**
* In his first game,*
* it was Tonoyama of the Wild Ones.*
***SIGN*** 1st Game
***SIGN*** vs. Wild Ones Tonoyama
**[14:04] bon**
*It ended 1-0.*
**[14:05] sign**
* In the second game,*
* it was Mera of the Carnavits.*
***SIGN*** 2nd Game
***SIGN*** vs. Carnavits Mera
**[14:08] sign**
*It ended 1-0.*
**[14:09] sign**
* In the third game,*
* it was Tada of the Tempters.*
***SIGN*** 3rd Game
***SIGN*** vs. Tempters Tada
**[14:12] sign**
*It ended 1-0.*
**[14:14] sign**
* In other words, our batters haven't*
* scored a single run during Akira's games.*
**[14:20] sign**
* Well, I know that's because*
* those three are great pitchers...*
**[14:25] sign**
* Akira's going into his second match*
* with Tonoyama with a 0-3 record.*
**[14:30] sign**
* In the two games following the shutout,*
* Tonoyama's given up two and three runs,*
**[14:34] ---**
*but his record is the opposite of Akira's: 3-0.*
**[14:37] shibu**
Damn. I'm so unlucky...
**[14:40] bon**
* They even moved Tonoyama's*
* scheduled start up by one day,*
**[14:46] bon**
* like they wanted to take*
* advantage of Akira's rotten luck.*
**[14:49] kato**
* Yeah, Shibuya's gotta be the unluckiest*
* pitcher in the game right now.*
**[14:55] kato**
*I want to get our ace his fourth straight win!*
**[14:59] bon**
*Beat him, Akira!*
**[15:05] ump**
Strike! Batter out!
***SIGN*** 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
**[15:08] ana**
Heading into the 5th,
Tonoyama's only given up one hit.
**[15:13] ana**
Meanwhile, Shibuya's given
up six hits, but no runs.
**[15:17] ana**
He's holding the line where it counts.
**[15:20] shibu**
*It's been a pitchers' duel so far.*
**[15:22] shibu**
*But I'm going to be in trouble soon...*
**[15:25] shibu**
* I feel like I'll give up a run*
* before he does.*
**[15:29] shibu**
* The Wild Ones aren't warming*
* anyone up in the bullpen.*
**[15:33] shibu**
*But we...*
**[15:35] shibu**
*Bonda Natsunosuke.*
**[15:37] shibu**
*You're distracting me.*
**[15:38] shibu**
*Stop that, Natsunosuke!*
**[15:41] bon**
*I'm sure that's what Akira's thinking.*
**[15:44] bon**
*But this is what the coach told me to do...*
**[15:47] shibu**
*I know that, Natsunosuke.*
**[15:51] bon**
*I know exactly how Akira is feeling right now.*
**[15:54] bon**
*If he can't pull off the win today,*
**[15:57] bon**
*it's going to throw off his game.*
**[16:00] bon**
*He's going to fall out of the zone.*
**[16:02] shibu**
*No matter how bad a starter's ERA is...*
**[16:06] shibu**
*No matter few innings he's pitched...*
**[16:08] shibu**
*Getting a win can make up for all of it!*
**[16:10] shibu**
*A win can provide the biggest boost!*
**[16:13] bon**
*But if he loses another game 1-0 today,*
**[16:17] bon**
* Akira will break!*
* He'll be thrown off his game!*
**[16:20] shibu**
* Natsunosuke, you're my*
* only buddy in the world.*
**[16:24] shibu**
*But as a middle reliever,*
**[16:27] shibu**
* you can never know how*
* a starting pitcher feels!*
**[16:31] shibu**
* How it feels to go six days*
* without seeing the mound!*
**[16:36] shibu**
* How it feels to have to wait a week*
* when you let a game slip by!*
***SIGN*** 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
**[16:44] aki**
* I thought it'd be trouble,*
* but I made it through the 6th.*
**[16:48] bon**
*Akira, I know we'll put runs on the board.*
**[16:51] bon**
* And I'll be here to help you*
* anytime you need it!*
**[16:54] shibu**
*Natsunosuke...*
**[16:56] shibu**
*I'm sorry to say it,*
**[16:58] shibu**
*but I don't want your help.*
**[17:13] ann**
It's outta here!
**[17:15] ann**
The Spiders take the lead!
**[17:18] shibu**
* The first time this season*
* anyone's gotten a run for me...*
**[17:22] bon**
*Akira!*
**[17:24] shibu**
*I'm so happy!*
**[17:26] shibu**
* I've never been so happy*
* to see our team score!*
**[17:30] shibu**
* Natsunosuke, this joy is another thing*
* only starters can understand!*
**[17:35] shibu**
*Now I can win!*
**[17:36] shibu**
*And pitch a complete game!*
**[17:39] shibu**
* If I pitch four straight complete*
* games from the opener,*
**[17:41] shibu**
* I'll be in a tier of my own*
* in the Central League!*
**[17:44] shibu**
*But...*
**[17:46] ann**
It's the top of the seventh,
bases loaded, no outs!
**[17:48] ann**
They're back to the top of the batting order!
**[17:52] shibu**
*Am I getting tired?*
**[17:54] tan**
I think Akira's reached the end of his rope.
**[17:58] ko**
What should we do, Manager?
**[18:00] tana**
They've got a couple of righties coming up.
**[18:02] tana**
Not the time for a substitution.
**[18:04] ko**
Right.
**[18:08] ump**
Strike! Out!
**[18:11] ump**
Strike! Out!
**[18:13] ann**
Two strikeouts in a row!
Shibuya's digging deep!
**[18:17] bon**
Akira...
**[18:19] shibu**
*I can keep going...*
**[18:22] shibu**
*No, I will...*
**[18:24] shibu**
*Just seven outs left.*
**[18:25] ugu**
*Batting third, third base, Akiyama.*
**[18:29] ann**
Well, southpaw Akiyama is up, and
Manager Tanabe approaches the mound.
**[18:35] ugu**
* The Spiders are bringing in*
* Bonda for pitcher Shibuya.*
**[18:39] ann**
It's the southpaw, Bonda.
**[18:41] shibu**
*Now you bring in Natsunosuke?*
**[18:45] bon**
Akira.
**[18:46] bon**
Nice pitching.
**[18:52] ---**
*I...*
**[18:53] shin**
*I wanted to finish the game.*
**[18:57] shin**
*My mistake was striking out two in a row.*
**[19:01] shin**
* If I'd led either into a double play,*
* I could have made it to the next inning.*
**[19:05] shin**
* But with two outs, bases loaded,*
* and a lefty third hitter,*
**[19:08] shin**
*it was inevitable.*
**[19:10] shin**
*Inevitable.*
**[19:11] bon**
*Today, I'm going to get my buddy that win.*
**[19:15] bon**
*That's what I'm pitching for.*
**[19:17] bon**
*That's all...*
**[19:20] bon**
*I'm pitching for!*
**[19:22] ann**
He hits it! It's a big one!
**[19:23] ann**
Will it go all the way?!
**[19:25] ko**
It's going long!
**[19:29] shi**
*Natsunosuke.*
**[19:31] shi**
* The moment I was taken*
* out of the game, I gave up.*
**[19:34] shi**
*It was a pitchers' duel, 2-0.*
**[19:36] shi**
*I was facing the great Tonoyama.*
**[19:41] shi**
* In duels like these, whoever*
* leaves the mound first loses.*
**[19:45] shi**
* I never thought those two runs*
* were a safe lead, either.*
**[19:51] ann**
Th-The right fielder snatched it
right before it cleared the fence!
**[19:54] ann**
He's out!
**[19:59] shibu**
Natsunosuke...
**[20:02] bon**
We did it, Akira!
***SIGN*** 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
**[20:07] bon**
*And after that...*
**[20:09] bon**
*We even got another run!*
***SIGN*** 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
**[20:11] bon**
3-0 in the 7th!
**[20:13] bon**
We've won!
**[20:14] bon**
My first win of the season!
***SIGN*** 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
**[20:17] bon**
*Then, in the top of the 9th, our closer...*
**[20:21] ann**
Segawa got rocked!
**[20:23] ann**
He's blown the save!
**[20:26] shi**
N-No way...
**[20:29] bon**
*A-Akira can't get the win now!*
***SIGN*** 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
**[20:33] bon**
*But in the bottom of the inning...*
**[20:35] matsu**
The Spiders walk off with the win!
**[20:39] bon**
* The one who got the win was*
* our closer, Segawa-san.*
**[20:51] bon**
Akira?
**[20:54] shi**
Natsunosuke.
**[20:56] shi**
When you're a starting pitcher,
even if you're not awarded the win,
**[21:00] shi**
winning the game that you
started still feels pretty good.
**[21:05] shi**
Do you know what that's like?
**[21:10] bon**
O-Of course I do!
**[21:13] shi**
Oh, please! A middle reliever
couldn't possibly understand!
**[21:21] shi**
Next time I get out there, I'm gonna win!
**[21:23] shi**
I've got fresh inspiration!
**[21:25] shi**
Now, let's grab a drink!
**[21:26] bon**
Okay!
**[23:01] bon**
Natsunosuke here.
**[23:02] bon**
Our team has this thing called
the Yamanashi Prefecture Clique.
**[23:07] bon**
Our leader, Color Commentator Toku,
AKA Tokunaga-san,
**[23:10] bon**
gives promising young outfielder, Ono Yuki,
and me a kick up the backside
**[23:14] bon**
and sets us an incredibly
steep statistical goal!
**[23:18] bon**
There's no way I can hit numbers like that!
**[23:23] ---**
Next time: Prefecture Clique!
**[23:25] ---**
Seize tomorrow's success and today's money!
***SIGN*** Prefecture Clique
**[23:28] ---**
Money Pitch!
# 3 - Prefecture Clique
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GRVDWZZ4R/gurazeni-money-pitch)
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***SIGN*** Prefecture Clique
**[01:32] ana**
*Batting seventh, left fielder, Ohno.*
**[01:34] ana**
*Jersey number 3.*
**[01:40] tana**
It's the bottom of the eighth,
and the Spiders trail by a run.
**[01:43] tana**
With two outs and runner on,
they have Ohno at the plate.
**[01:47] tana**
He's been in a slump lately,
**[01:49] tana**
so he'd love to come through
here in the clutch.
**[01:52] tana**
Well, what kind of batting will he show us?
**[01:58] tana**
Yukio's due a big one, don't you think?
**[02:02] sho**
Yeah... Now sure would be a good time.
**[02:07] ump**
Play!
**[02:08] toku**
*Come on, Yukio.*
**[02:10] toku**
*Give us a big one!*
**[02:14] bon**
*I don't know about the other ball clubs,*
**[02:17] bon**
* but we Spiders have a thing called*
* the Yamanashi Prefecture clique.*
**[02:23] bon**
*The eldest, Toku-san, thirty-five years old.*
***SIGN*** Eldest
Toku-san (35)
Retired
Now a color commentator
**[02:25] bon**
*Retired, now a color commentator.*
**[02:28] bon**
* Second son, me.*
* Bonda Natsunosuke, twenty-six years old.*
***SIGN*** Second son
Me (26)
Bonda Natsunosuke
**[02:33] bon**
* And the third son, Ohno Yukio,*
* twenty-five years old.*
***SIGN*** Third son (25)
Ohno Yukio
**[02:37] bon**
*We all come out of different high schools,*
**[02:39] bon**
* but being prefecture- and teammates*
* gives us a feeling of solidarity.*
**[02:48] matsu**
It's a grounder to shortstop!
**[02:50] matsu**
Throw to second...
**[02:52] matsu**
Three outs! The inning's over!
**[02:54] matsu**
Ohno misses another chance
to leave a mark.
**[03:03] tana**
Was he hesitating?
**[03:04] tana**
Why'd he hit for contact?
**[03:08] bon**
*Yukio...*
**[03:12] toku**
*I can't let him go on like this.*
**[03:23] bon**
Yukio!
**[03:25] oh**
Natsunosuke-san.
**[03:26] bon**
Another night doing swings
in the indoor facilities?
**[03:30] oh**
Yeah. I start to get antsy
if I don't do it every day.
**[03:35] bon**
Yukio.
**[03:38] oh**
What is it?
**[03:40] bon**
No, it's nothing.
**[03:42] oh**
No need to worry. I'll be fine.
**[03:47] bon**
* There's something each club*
* gives its best hitter:*
**[03:49] bon**
*the number of glory, jersey 3!*
**[03:55] bon**
*Ohno Yukio...*
**[03:57] bon**
*Our prefecture clique's star of hope.*
**[04:01] bon**
* Three years out of college,*
* twenty-five years old.*
***SIGN*** Three years out of college 25 years old
**[04:04] bon**
*His contract: 20 million yen.*
***SIGN*** Contract: 20 million yen
**[04:06] bon**
* He got to wear number 3*
* starting this season.*
**[04:09] bon**
* When I was in my second year*
* of high school...*
***SIGN*** Tsurumigawa
**[04:29] bon**
* There was this practice match*
* where a brand new first-year*
**[04:32] bon**
* hit me out of the park*
* right off the bat.*
**[04:35] bon**
*That was Yukio.*
**[04:37] bon**
* I faced him in a number of*
* practice matches after that too,*
**[04:40] bon**
*and he pummeled me again and again.*
***SIGN*** Ohno to the Spiders!
***SIGN*** Pro Baseball Draft
**[04:42] bon**
* Then, after an impressive stint*
* as a college ball superstar,*
**[04:45] [SONG] sign**
Ohno Signed to the Spiders!
**[04:47] bon**
* he joined the Spiders and became*
* my and Toku-san's teammate.*
**[04:51] bon**
* The club had high hopes*
* for Yukio from the start.*
**[04:54] bon**
*But of course, he was a rookie,*
**[04:56] bon**
*so his original number was 41.*
**[04:59] bon**
*His first year was pretty rough.*
**[05:01] bon**
*He spent most of it in the minors.*
**[05:06] bon**
* He started his second year*
* on the major league roster,*
**[05:08] bon**
*but the first half was miserable.*
**[05:11] bon**
*Everyone started thinking he was a bust.*
**[05:15] bon**
* But in the last third of the season,*
* he became a fixture in the starting lineup.*
**[05:20] bon**
*His defense was a little weak,*
**[05:23] bon**
* but his incredible hitting*
* more than made up for it.*
**[05:28] bon**
* In his forty-eight games as a starter,*
* he racked up a batting average of .360,*
**[05:33] bon**
*and an incredible fourteen home runs!*
**[05:35] bon**
* He didn't get enough at bats for his*
* average to qualify for records,*
**[05:39] bon**
* but fourteen home runs*
* is an astonishing number.*
**[05:43] bon**
* Simple math estimates that*
* if he'd played the full season,*
**[05:46] bon**
* he would've had three times that...*
* forty-two home runs!*
**[05:50] bon**
* So the club, looking at his potential,*
* doubled his contract,*
**[05:54] bon**
*and his jersey number changed.*
**[05:56] bon**
*Number 3 was already open,*
**[05:58] bon**
* so they had been hoping to*
* assign it to someone...*
**[06:06] bon**
Yes, yes, one moment!
**[06:09] bon**
It's Toku-san!
**[06:10] toku**
Natsunosuke.
**[06:12] toku**
Sorry to spring this on you,
but we're doing the thing tomorrow.
**[06:15] bon**
Huh? What thing?
**[06:17] toku**
*You'd better bring Yukio.*
**[06:19] toku**
*Don't fail me.*
**[06:21] bon**
Oh, the prefecture clique meetup!
**[06:28] toku**
Hey, remind me. Who's paying today?
**[06:32] bon**
Toku-san, you're such a tease.
**[06:34] bon**
You know I'm paying.
**[06:38] toku**
Yukio started making more
than you this season.
**[06:42] toku**
You sure about that?
**[06:43] bon**
I told you, it's fine!
**[06:46] bon**
* In the baseball world,*
* no matter what you earn,*
**[06:49] bon**
*the senior member of the group always pays.*
**[06:53] sign**
* For instance, if a 10 million senior and*
* his 100 million junior go out for a drink,*
***SIGN*** 10 million
***SIGN*** 100 million
**[06:59] sign**
*it's the 10 millioner who pays.*
**[07:02] bon**
* It's sort of an extension of what goes on*
* in high-school and college sports clubs.*
**[07:07] bon**
* It lets the older folks strut around*
* thinking "I'm looking after my juniors."*
**[07:12] bon**
* Two years ago,*
* in Toku-san's last year as a pro,*
***SIGN*** Tokunaga (33 years old) Contract 18 million
**[07:15] bon**
*his contract was 18 million,*
***SIGN*** Bonda (24 years old) Contract 17 million
**[07:17] bon**
*mine was 17 million,*
***SIGN*** Ohno (1st year out of college) Contract 12 million
**[07:19] bon**
*and Yukio's was 12 million.*
**[07:21] bon**
*That year, it was Toku-san who always paid.*
**[07:25] bon**
* Then last year, Toku-san's first year*
* as a color commentator...*
***SIGN*** Tokunaga (34 years old) Contract unknown
**[07:27] bon**
*Toku-san, contract unknown.*
***SIGN*** Bonda (25 years old) Contract 17.5 million
**[07:29] bon**
*Me, 17.5 million.*
***SIGN*** Ohno (2nd year out of college) Contract 10 million
**[07:31] bon**
*Yukio, 10 million.*
**[07:33] bon**
* That year, I became the one*
* picking up the tab.*
**[07:37] bon**
* Now, this year, Toku-san's second year*
* as a color commentator...*
***SIGN*** Tokunaga (35 years old) Contract unknown
**[07:40] bon**
*Toku-san, contract unknown.*
***SIGN*** Bonda (26 years old) Contract 18 million
**[07:42] bon**
*Me, 18 million.*
***SIGN*** Ohno (3rd year out of college) Contract 20 million
**[07:43] bon**
*Yukio, 20 million.*
**[07:45] bon**
* Even though Yukio makes*
* 2 million more than me,*
**[07:49] bon**
*as the senior player, I'm the one who pays!*
**[07:51] tou**
You're pulling my leg.
**[07:53] tou**
You really don't have one?
**[07:55] bon**
It's true!
**[07:56] bon**
Yukio's popular with the girls, though!
**[07:59] oh**
No, I don't have one either.
**[08:01] toku**
You've gotta be kidding.
**[08:03] oh**
I mean it. Seriously.
**[08:05] toku**
Pathetic. What's the point of playing
pro ball if you can't get some action?
**[08:10] toku**
I couldn't keep them off me
when I was in the uniform.
**[08:12] toku**
I had to play traffic control. So it goes.
**[08:16] toku**
How about I introduce you to
some girls in Roppongi next time?
**[08:19] oh**
P-Please do!
**[08:21] bon**
Me, too!
**[08:24] toku**
Well, Roppongi's a bit like
my personal backyard.
**[08:27] toku**
One word from me, and I'll
have a young girl or two—
**[08:32] toku**
Hey, a message from Chako-chan!
**[08:36] oh**
I need to hit the can.
**[08:42] toku**
Hey, Natsunosuke.
**[08:44] toku**
How's Yukio looking these days?
**[08:47] bon**
He's been pretty down.
**[08:49] bon**
He doesn't show it,
but he must be beating himself up.
**[08:52] toku**
Figures.
**[08:54] toku**
I knew it.
**[08:55] toku**
It's the pressure of wearing the 3.
**[08:59] bon**
The club did sort of force it on him.
**[09:02] bon**
They could've waited another year, really.
**[09:05] toku**
After twenty-five games this season,
his batting average is .240.
**[09:11] toku**
With only two home runs.
**[09:13] bon**
To be honest, everyone's
feeling pretty disappointed.
**[09:17] bon**
He's playing ball every day with
this incredible pressure on him.
**[09:22] tou**
Well, he needs to learn to live with it!
**[09:26] toku**
As the eldest of the Yamanashi clique,
I must harden my heart and tell him.
**[09:32] bon**
Tell him what?
**[09:39] toku**
Yukio. A word, if I may.
**[09:44] toku**
Listen closely.
**[09:45] oh**
Y-Yes?
**[09:47] toku**
This is what the bigwigs on
every team will be thinking, okay?
**[09:52] toku**
It's not just me.
**[09:54] toku**
When it comes to outfielders,
**[09:58] toku**
if you can't sell yourself on your fielding,
**[10:01] toku**
you'd better hit for a .300 average!
**[10:03] toku**
And if you can't do that, they'll want
at least thirty home runs from you!
**[10:07] bon**
Toku-san!
**[10:09] bon**
* Yukio's nervous enough as it is!*
* How could you say this to him?!*
**[10:12] toku**
If we assume 143 games in a year...
**[10:16] toku**
One-fifth of that is 29 games.
***SIGN*** 143 games
***SIGN*** 29 games
**[10:19] sign**
We're four games away from that milestone.
**[10:21] sign**
If we can't get your batting
average up to .300 before then,
**[10:25] sign**
I'd like you to get to six home runs.
**[10:28] toku**
Six home runs times five equals thirty.
**[10:31] toku**
I want you on pace to hit thirty home runs.
**[10:36] toku**
Since they're overlooking
your below-average defense,
**[10:40] toku**
they'll want that much out of you!
**[10:44] oh**
G-Getting four home runs
with four games to go...
**[10:47] oh**
There's no way, no way, no way!
**[10:50] toku**
One home run a day.
**[10:51] toku**
With your talent, it's not inconceivable.
**[11:02] bon**
Toku-san, it's backfiring! Look!
**[11:06] toku**
*Maybe I scared him a little much.*
**[11:09] toku**
* But he needs to be able*
* to bounce back from this.*
**[11:18] bon**
I totally get what Toku-san is talking about.
**[11:22] bon**
If you're at two homers
after the first fifth of the season,
**[11:26] bon**
you aren't worth more than 10 million a year.
**[11:28] bon**
Especially in the minds of
the pro baseball bigwigs.
**[11:33] bon**
An outfielder who only gets ten homers
a season isn't worth keeping in the lineup.
**[11:38] bon**
They might go looking for a foreigner
who can hit more than that.
**[11:43] bon**
That said, Yukio, don't go chasing for it.
**[11:47] bon**
That'll make it even harder to hit.
**[11:49] oh**
No, Natsunosuke-san, I think
I haven't been chasing it hard enough.
**[11:54] oh**
Over the last few days,
**[11:56] oh**
I studied film of myself from
my hot streak last year.
**[12:00] oh**
I think I might need to
chase it a little more.
**[12:03] bon**
Y-Yukio...
**[12:06] oh**
The ball doesn't fly off my bat
unless I chase it.
**[12:11] oh**
I'm going to chase it! I'm going to chase it!
**[12:30] bon**
*The next day...*
**[12:35] oh**
*Fly!*
**[12:39] oh**
*It didn't fly, but it was a hit.*
**[12:42] tana**
You think Yukio's turned over a new leaf?
**[12:45] kori**
He's really chasing it today.
**[12:47] tana**
Well, it's all right.
**[12:49] tana**
It got us a hit, after all.
**[12:51] bon**
*Match one, no home runs.*
**[12:53] bon**
*Next time...*
**[12:55] bon**
*None in the second game, either.*
**[12:57] oh**
*Fly!*
**[13:03] oh**
*It flew, but straight to the right fielder.*
**[13:04] bon**
*None in the second game, either.*
**[13:06] tana**
That Yukio... All four of his at bats
have been easy fly outs.
**[13:10] ko**
We might have to start thinking about
subbing him in RBI opportunities.
**[13:15] tan**
But he's wearing our number 3, you know?
**[13:19] tan**
Let's endure it for now.
**[13:22] bon**
*The third game...*
**[13:24] oh**
Fly!
**[13:28] ko**
There we go!
**[13:29] oh**
Fly!
**[13:31] bon**
*Would you believe it?*
**[13:34] ko**
Two in a row!
**[13:36] bon**
*Two home runs in one game!*
**[13:38] bon**
Yukio!
**[13:41] tan**
Ow, ow, ow! It hurts! It hurts!
**[13:44] tan**
That's what proves it's not a dream!
**[13:47] bon**
*The fourth game...*
**[13:51] both**
We did it! We did it! We did it!
***SIGN*** 10th 11th 12th 13th
**[13:57] bon**
*Another two today!*
**[13:59] ann**
Ohno's sixth home run
**[14:01] ann**
gives the Spiders a walk-off win!
**[14:04] oh**
*I hit four home runs in four games!*
**[14:07] toku**
Yukio! You did it!
**[14:09] toku**
Just like that, he's on pace to
hit thirty home runs in a year!
**[14:13] toku**
He's really got what it takes!
**[14:14] toku**
Yamanashi Prefecture clique forever!
**[14:18] bon**
*That's the story of the guy with talent.*
**[14:23] bon**
*Now, let's rewind back to four days ago.*
**[14:28] toku**
By the way, I've got a word
for you too, Natsunosuke.
**[14:32] bon**
M-Me, too?
**[14:34] toku**
What's your ERA as of today?
**[14:37] bon**
Um... Um...
**[14:39] ton**
It's 3.38!
**[14:41] bon**
Oh, is it?
**[14:42] bon**
*ERA, or earned run average,*
**[14:44] bon**
* represents how many runs a pitcher*
* would give up in nine innings.*
**[14:50] bon**
*As a simple example,*
**[14:51] bon**
* if the starting pitcher on opening night*
* gives up one run in a complete game,*
**[14:56] bon**
that pitcher's ERA is just that: 1.00.
***SIGN*** ERA 1.00
**[15:01] bon**
*Now, on that same night,*
**[15:02] bon**
* let's say a middle reliever pitches*
* just one inning and gives up one run.*
***SIGN*** 1 run x 9 innings
**[15:07] sign**
*That pitcher's ERA will be 9.00.*
***SIGN*** ERA 9.00
**[15:12] toku**
Due to some team circumstances in April,
**[15:14] toku**
you've had to pitch a few
long inning stretches.
***SIGN*** 16 innings
**[15:18] toku**
Which means you've pitched
sixteen innings in all.
**[15:20] toku**
But you've given up six earned runs.
***SIGN*** 6 earned runs
**[15:23] toku**
Surely you know that's not good.
**[15:26] bon**
O-Of course I do!
**[15:28] toku**
A middle reliever's ERA should be in the 2s.
**[15:31] toku**
2.99 at the most!
**[15:33] toku**
Any higher, and the think tank
won't want to send you to the mound.
**[15:38] toku**
So in the next four games, you need
to get your ERA down to the 2s!
**[15:41] natsu**
Huh? There's no way!
**[15:43] toku**
Nah, it's possible.
**[15:47] toku**
Pitch two innings with no earned runs,
**[15:49] toku**
and you'll get 3.00.
**[15:51] bon**
Okay, but...
**[15:53] toku**
But that's not good enough, so...
**[15:58] toku**
Three innings with no earned runs,
and it goes down to 2.84!
**[16:01] bon**
T-Toku-san!
**[16:03] bon**
There's no guarantee I'll even get
to pitch three innings in four games!
**[16:07] bon**
Sometimes I only get to face one hitter!
**[16:10] toku**
Throw some pitches in the bullpen
that make a nice whack.
**[16:14] toku**
Show off to the coach.
**[16:17] bon**
Show off...?
**[16:21] bon**
*The first game.*
**[16:34] bon**
*Show off... Glance.*
**[16:38] bon**
*No chance to take the mound.*
**[16:40] bon**
*Second game...*
**[16:42] catch**
Nice pitch!
**[16:45] bon**
*Glance.*
**[16:52] bon**
*Glance.*
**[16:56] bon**
*No chance to take the mound!*
**[16:59] bon**
*None in the third game, either.*
**[17:00] bon**
*No appearances at all in three days!*
**[17:05] bon**
*Then, in the fourth game...*
**[17:07] matsu**
In the top of the 9th, the Spiders send
their closer, Segawa, to the mound.
**[17:11] all**
All right! Segawa, counting on you!
**[17:17] bon**
It's been a total slug fest, and I'm the
only pitcher who hasn't gotten to play?
**[17:21] sako**
You get days like this.
**[17:23] bon**
Is it possible they really
have lost faith in me?
**[17:29] ann**
Oh, dear!
**[17:31] ann**
Just like that, the first hitter ties it up!
**[17:36] sako**
Not good.
**[17:37] ann**
What's going on with Segawa on the mound?
**[17:41] ann**
He's crouched down, and he
doesn't seem able to stand...
**[17:45] ann**
That's worrying.
**[17:47] toku**
It's not hard to hurt yourself
when you're pitching.
**[17:51] ann**
He's heading back to the bench.
**[17:53] ann**
What could the injury be?
**[17:58] ann**
Looks like they're going to take a few
to see how he's doing.
**[18:02] ann**
I hope it's nothing too serious...
**[18:06] toku**
Looks like it is serious!
Kozato-san is giving the sign!
**[18:10] ko**
Hey! He's out!
**[18:13] bon**
H-He's out?
**[18:15] bon**
But there are no other relief pitchers!
**[18:20] sako**
Well, you get days like this, too.
**[18:22] bon**
Hey, come on...
**[18:32] ugu**
*The Spiders are announcing a substitution.*
**[18:36] ugu**
*Bonda will be pitching for Segawa.*
**[18:43] toku**
Natsunosuke!
**[18:45] bon**
*Oh, boy!*
**[18:46] bon**
* Tied up in the 9th,*
* and I'm the only pitcher left!*
**[18:48] bon**
*What happens if we go into extra innings?*
**[18:51] toku**
*Hey, hey, hey!*
**[18:53] toku**
* You don't have time to be*
* thinking about extra innings now!*
**[18:56] toku**
* This is a rough situation for*
* any pitcher to find himself in!*
**[18:59] toku**
*He's so unlucky. Poor guy...*
**[19:02] toku**
*Natsunosuke's gonna get the loss...*
**[19:09] ump**
Strike!
**[19:11] bon**
* Huh? Is it because I haven't*
* pitched a game for a while?*
**[19:14] bon**
*My shoulder feels so loose!*
**[19:16] matsu**
Bonda Natsunosuke, who
was rushed to the mound...
**[19:21] matsu**
...gets three up and three down!
**[19:24] toku**
H-He held them off!
**[19:27] bon**
* I must have a ton of speed*
* on my pitches today!*
**[19:31] bon**
*And because I didn't give up any runs,*
**[19:33] bon**
*my ERA goes down to 3.18!*
**[19:37] ann**
We're into extra innings!
**[19:39] bon**
*10th inning!*
**[19:42] bon**
*I'm in the zone today!*
***SIGN*** 10th 11th 12th
**[19:45] sign**
Bonda Natsunosuke shuts
them down this inning, too!
**[19:49] toku**
*Natsunosuke!*
**[19:51] bon**
*My ERA's down to 3.00!*
**[19:55] bon**
*The 11th...*
**[19:57] bon**
*I'm striking them out one after another!*
***SIGN*** 10th 11th 12th
**[20:00] bon**
*No runs this inning, either!*
**[20:03] bon**
*Toku-san, I did it! I did it!*
**[20:06] toku**
Natsunosuke's ERA...
**[20:10] bon**
*The game will be called after the 12th inning.*
**[20:11] bon**
* If I can hold them off for another inning,*
* I can get my ERA down to 2.70!*
**[20:15] bon**
*I'm on fire, just running down that ERA!*
**[20:20] bon**
*But just then...*
**[20:25] bon**
Y-Yukio!
**[20:31] both**
We did it! We did it! We did it!
**[20:35] ann**
Ohno's sixth home run
gives the Spiders a walk-off win!
**[20:41] toku**
Yukio!
**[20:47] bon**
*Th-The game went and ended!*
**[20:51] ann**
Look at that celebration!
**[20:54] oh**
*I hit four home runs in four games!*
**[20:57] bon**
Yukio!
**[20:58] bon**
You bastard! I could have
gotten my ERA down to 2.70!
**[21:03] matsu**
Bonda secures his first win of the season!
**[21:08] toku**
I'm glad I hardened my heart for them!
**[21:11] toku**
Natsunosuke... Yukio...
**[21:13] toku**
You'll get to keep playing for a while now!
**[21:17] bon**
*For a while, sure...*
**[21:20] bon**
*In the long run, who knows?*
**[21:23] bon**
* What we do know is that there's*
* money buried under the pitch!*
**[23:00] bon**
Natsunosuke here.
**[23:02] bon**
My past is coming back to haunt me.
**[23:04] bon**
I'm facing the Setouchi Carnavits'
41-year-old superstar, Doterai-san.
**[23:08] bon**
Last year, I hit him with a pitch
and broke his right wrist!
**[23:13] bon**
He just got back in the game recently,
and he hasn't had a hit yet.
**[23:16] bon**
I hear that if he goes hitless today,
the club will push for his retirement!
**[23:21] bon**
Next episode is a double-header
with "Railroad to Retirement"
**[23:23] bon**
and "The Man Who Couldn't Make Pro."
**[23:25] bon**
Seize tomorrow's success and today's money!
***SIGN*** Railroad to Retirement The Man Who Couldn't Make Pro
**[23:28] bon**
Money Pitch!
# 4 - Railroad to Retirement / The Man Who Couldn't Make Pro
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***SIGN*** "Railroad to Retirement"
**[01:31] bon**
*This story started last September.*
**[01:35] bon**
*Career home runs: 500.*
**[01:37] bon**
* A three-time home run king*
* with a 400 million yen contract.*
**[01:40] bon**
* That's the Setouchi Carnavits'*
* Doterai Jo, 40 years old.*
**[01:50] dote**
*Oh no!*
**[01:51] dote**
*It's gonna—*
***SIGN*** Hit by pitch!
**[02:06] bon**
*His right wrist was broken!*
**[02:07] bon**
* Doterai-san was ruled out for*
* the remaining month of the season!*
***SIGN*** Meiji Jingu Stadium
**[02:12] bon**
*Now, this season...*
**[02:20] ann**
It's the much-anticipated showdown
after six long months.
**[02:24] ann**
It took ages for Doterai to
return from the broken wrist,
**[02:26] ann**
and he didn't make it in
time for the season opener.
**[02:29] ann**
And one week ago, he was finally
put back in the starting lineup.
**[02:32] ann**
But unfortunately,
**[02:34] ann**
he hasn't had any hits in six games
and twenty-four at bats.
**[02:38] ann**
A batting average of .000.
**[02:41] ann**
And on top of that, not so much as a walk!
**[02:43] ann**
He hasn't been on base even once!
**[02:45] ann**
Could this have less to do with his wrist,
and more to do with his age?
**[02:49] fan**
Pinch hitter! Pinch hitter!
**[02:51] fan**
Doterai can't hit squat!
**[02:52] fan**
You've got a good right-hander on the bench!
***SIGN*** 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
**[02:56] ann**
The Carnavits are two runs behind.
**[02:58] ann**
Two outs, with runners on first and second.
**[03:01] ann**
It's easy to see why the fans
want a pinch hitter...
**[03:04] ann**
They brought slugger Doterai back to
the majors, for better or for worse.
**[03:07] ann**
You can't just put out a pinch hitter for him.
**[03:10] ann**
At least, that's what the Carnavits'
Manager Usui is probably thinking.
**[03:13] col**
Of course, if he hits a
home run, they take the lead.
**[03:19] dote**
* The club president and general manager*
* both came along for the Tokyo game.*
**[03:25] dote**
*Just to watch me.*
**[03:27] pres**
Dote couldn't hit a home run now
if his life depended on it.
**[03:31] org**
And the chances of him
getting an RBI are even lower.
**[03:35] pres**
This showdown...
**[03:37] pres**
There's a 98% chance that Bonda will win it!
**[03:41] tana**
Even if he does have a .000 batting average,
**[03:43] tana**
seeing Doterai on the plate with
two runners on is intimidating.
**[03:48] ko**
He's still the man who hit
500 home runs, after all.
**[03:51] ko**
The worst-case scenario is a three-run
homer to put them in the lead.
**[03:53] tan**
And that's the one thing we want to avoid.
**[03:55] tan**
So to inflate our chances...
**[03:58] tan**
Southpaw Natsunosuke!
**[04:00] man**
*In our ball club,*
**[04:02] man**
* there was an unwritten rule to trade*
* anyone with a contract over 200 million.*
**[04:06] man**
* But last year, at the roster meeting*
* right after Dote's injury...*
***SIGN*** President! We must let Dote go next season!
***SIGN*** Let's say we don't re-sign Dote next year.
***SIGN*** Who'll pick him up, then?
***SIGN*** Someone... might take him.
***SIGN*** Or they might not...
***SIGN*** President...
***SIGN*** If nobody signs him, he should retire!
***SIGN*** Indeed, that may be the most likely scenario.
***SIGN*** I dunno about this...
***SIGN*** Dote's going to be forty-one next year.
***SIGN*** With twenty-nine home runs under his belt, he might have hit thirty by season's end.
***SIGN*** But a batting average of .260 and 55 RBIs are, quite frankly, troubling numbers.
***SIGN*** The hit-by-pitch would make it awkward to reduce Dote's salary next year.
***SIGN*** It was an in-game injury, after all.
***SIGN*** And since that 29th was his historic 500th home run,
***SIGN*** maybe he should retire while he still—
***SIGN*** But can we really justify spending 400 million on a forty-one year old Dote?
***SIGN*** Dote is the face of our team.
***SIGN*** He's a treasure of the baseball world.
***SIGN*** But why do *we* have to be the ones
paying the "treasure's" salary?
***SIGN*** Surely there are other teams with the resources to pay him.
***SIGN*** I'd much rather scout two foreigners who'll hit twenty home runs at 50 million.
***SIGN*** That'll help the team more!
**[05:34] org**
*The meeting's conclusion was,*
**[05:36] org**
* "We can't make such*
* an important decision today."*
**[05:43] org**
*And then, not long after...*
***SIGN*** Michael
***SIGN*** Mac
***SIGN*** Steve
**[05:49] org**
* Our staff pointed us to three foreign players*
* with good records in Triple-A ball.*
***SIGN*** Triple-A Resources DVD
***SIGN*** Nice, nice!
***SIGN*** All three are well-suited to Japanese ball and raring to go!
***SIGN*** I'd like to recruit all three, if possible.
***SIGN*** With all three, we're bound to hit the jackpot with at least one.
***SIGN*** Will they go for this?
***SIGN*** I'm afraid all three are asking for this, at the minimum...
***SIGN*** 150 million for all three, then...
***SIGN*** But not an impossible number.
**[06:21] org**
*However...*
***SIGN*** What?!
***SIGN*** That's the final word. Owner's decision.
***SIGN*** We'll be signing Dote for another season, with the same salary as before.
***SIGN*** N-No...
***SIGN*** There's no way we can recruit three players for 150 million!
***SIGN*** We just don't have the room in our budget!
***SIGN*** Wh-What about just one, then?
***SIGN*** If he'll take 30 million.
**[06:45] org**
*Only 30 million to hire one rookie foreigner?*
**[06:48] org**
*I'm really starting to hate this ball club!*
**[06:51] org**
*I somehow got it up to 40 million, but...*
***SIGN*** Which one is likely to sign for 40 million?
**[06:56] org**
*And while I was worrying about that,*
**[06:59] org**
* all three ended up signing*
* with other ball clubs.*
**[07:03] org**
*But that was just one example.*
**[07:07] org**
*In order to raise funds to pay Doterai,*
**[07:09] org**
* we had to build the rest of the roster*
* on a shoestring budget,*
**[07:12] org**
* and we couldn't afford to*
* give raises to our other regulars.*
**[07:16] org**
*Our owner is a man of the people!*
**[07:20] org**
* And he loves Doterai, who's also*
* a man of the people.*
**[07:24] org**
* That was tripping up our attempts*
* to round out the roster.*
**[07:28] org**
*But that, too, may be nearing its end.*
**[07:31] org**
* After twenty-four at bats*
* with no hits, Dote's heart...*
**[07:35] org**
*...is surely on the verge of breaking.*
**[07:37] org**
*If he goes hitless in this game too,*
**[07:39] org**
* he might ask to be removed*
* from the starting lineup!*
**[07:43] org**
*That is the moment when...*
**[07:44] org**
*...Dote's railroad to retirement begins!*
**[07:48] org**
*This is an epoch-defining moment for us!*
**[07:51] org**
* Once he's out of the starting*
* lineup, there's no going back.*
**[07:55] org**
* But if there's just one thing*
* standing in our way,*
**[07:58] org**
*it's that pitcher, Bonda Natsunosuke!*
**[08:02] org**
* The man originally*
* responsible for Dote's injury!*
**[08:06] bon**
* Earlier, the manager made a*
* rare appearance on the mound...*
***SIGN*** Natsunosuke. I know this might be a hard matchup for you,
***SIGN*** but all you need to do is pitch the way you usually do.
***SIGN*** No matter what else may be true, Bonda Natsunosuke is a major league pitcher!
***SIGN*** I hear Doterai pummeled the pitchers in the minors,
***SIGN*** but he can't hit off major league pitchers anymore.
***SIGN*** That's all there is to it.
**[08:35] bon**
* Of course, he didn't come*
* right out and say it,*
**[08:39] bon**
*but the least I need to do here*
**[08:43] bon**
* is keep Doterai-san from*
* hitting a three-run homer!*
**[08:47] bon**
*Which means...*
**[08:49] bon**
*I can let him get a two-RBI hit.*
**[08:52] bon**
* But I can't let myself*
* start thinking like that!*
**[08:57] bon**
*Even if it is Doterai-san that I'm facing...*
**[08:59] pres**
* What if he starts psyching himself*
* out like that, darn it?!*
**[09:03] org**
*Darn it!*
**[09:05] bon**
* 500 home runs in his twenty-two*
* years as a pro. "Mr. Carnavits."*
**[09:11] bon**
* Am I going to be the one*
* responsible for retiring him?!*
**[09:16] both**
Bonda!
**[09:18] both**
For heaven's sake, give us an
excuse to retire him already!
**[09:26] bon**
* What I'd like to do is give him a hit*
* without giving him a home run.*
**[09:29] bon**
* But there's no way I can*
* achieve that kind of precision...*
**[09:33] bon**
* I'll just have to pitch with*
* all the power of my youth*
**[09:38] bon**
*and finish you off!*
**[09:41] both**
Please, Bonda! Don't be afraid!
**[09:45] tana**
Even if he's afraid, that pitch
**[09:48] tana**
is a major league pitch!
**[10:03] ann**
It's down the first base line!
**[10:10] ann**
The runner from second comes home!
**[10:12] ann**
The right-fielder picks it up,
and the runner from first comes home, too!
**[10:16] ann**
The hitter, Doterai, gets held on second.
**[10:21] ann**
Doterai gets his first hit of the season!
**[10:24] ann**
He puts his two runs on the board!
**[10:27] ann**
Great job, Doterai!
A clutch hit to tie the game!
**[10:31] pres**
D-Dote...
**[10:33] org**
B-Bonda...
**[10:35] ko**
He got hit after all.
**[10:37] tan**
It is what it is.
**[10:38] tan**
The mighty Doterai's not dead
yet, it seems. That's all.
**[10:43] tan**
But more importantly...
**[10:44] tan**
Change pitchers!
**[10:46] ko**
Y-Yes, sir!
**[10:48] ann**
*Uchiyama will be pitching for Bonda.*
**[10:52] dot**
* Bonda, that pitch was one hell*
* of a major league pitch.*
**[10:57] dot**
*It wasn't a bad pitch by any means.*
**[11:00] dot**
*But there was still hesitation in it.*
**[11:02] dot**
*That's the only reason you gave up the hit.*
**[11:05] dot**
*And it also means I haven't hit my limit yet!*
**[11:11] bon**
S-Sorry...
**[11:13] tan**
Don't worry about it, Natsunosuke.
**[11:15] tan**
Your job was to avoid a home run, that's all.
**[11:19] tan**
Holding them to a tie means
we can still retake the lead.
***SIGN*** 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
**[11:21] tan**
A three-run homer would have
given them the momentum.
**[11:28] bon**
* Somehow, the match went just*
* as Coach Tanabe imagined it.*
**[11:32] bon**
* The pitcher who replaced me*
* didn't give up the winning run.*
**[11:36] bon**
*And then...*
**[11:43] bon**
* I don't feel great about my full-force*
* pitch getting hit by Doterai-san,*
**[11:49] bon**
* but hey, we won the match,*
* so all's well that ends well.*
***SIGN*** 6th 7th 8th 9th
**[11:53] pres**
That one hit today...
**[11:56] org**
...may reinvigorate Dote.
**[11:58] pres**
If that means we'll have to
re-sign him again next year...
**[12:04] org**
...we won't get to
improve our roster yet again.
**[12:11] bon**
*And indeed!*
**[12:13] bon**
* That day would be the start of*
* a major hot streak for Doterai,*
**[12:17] bon**
* but at that point in time,*
* nobody knew that yet!*
**[12:21] bon**
* And the Setouchi Carnavits' roster*
* would remain stagnant for another year.*
**[12:27] bon**
*But this is another part of pro ball!*
**[12:30] bon**
*It's not bad to be an old man at work!*
**[12:33] bon**
Well, at least I can breathe a sigh of relief...
***SIGN*** "The Man Who Couldn't Make Pro"
**[12:56] bon**
*The ballgrounds at Jingu Park.*
**[12:58] bon**
* As usual, it's full of people*
* playing grass lot baseball.*
**[13:17] oki**
Hey, that's one of the Spiders.
**[13:19] oki**
Who is that?
**[13:25] oki**
Number 39. Who was that again?
**[13:27] oki**
It's Bonda. Bonda.
**[13:29] oki**
The relief pitcher.
**[13:30] oki**
Oh, right. Yeah, Bonda.
**[13:33] oki**
The Spiders play the Mops tonight.
**[13:36] oki**
It's early. I bet they haven't
even started practice yet.
**[13:40] nao**
I have tickets for tonight,
so I'll be watching them later.
**[13:44] man**
But wow, he's been juggling
that ball for a while, huh?
**[13:47] man**
It's not even touching the ground.
**[13:49] oki**
Bonda stinks at baseball. Maybe he should
give it up and go play soccer instead!
**[13:58] oki**
He's got a bad case of the yips.
**[14:01] oki**
When he's throwing the ball to first...
**[14:03] oki**
He can handle a fast throw
that goes in a straight line,
**[14:05] oki**
but he can't handle
a slow throw in a nice arc.
**[14:08] nao**
Yeah...
**[14:10] nao**
I thought of Bonda as being
pretty on the slow side,
**[14:13] nao**
but seeing him up close,
he's got pretty nice motor skills.
**[14:17] nao**
*No. They're way beyond "pretty nice."*
**[14:21] nao**
* Is this what it takes to make*
* your living in sports?*
**[14:24] oki**
Naoki.
**[14:26] oki**
You were on Kawasaki's youth team, right?
**[14:29] oki**
You can play on his level, right?
**[14:32] oki**
You were this close to
becoming a pro, weren't you?
**[14:34] oki**
In soccer...
**[14:36] nao**
Nah...
**[14:37] nao**
I was a long way from being a J-Leaguer.
**[14:41] nao**
*That's right. My field was soccer.*
**[14:45] nao**
* But could I beat Bonda,*
* whose field is baseball?*
**[14:49] nao**
*Bonda's twenty-five or twenty-six, right?*
**[14:51] nao**
*That's three or four years older than me.*
**[14:57] no**
Sorry about that!
**[15:07] oki**
Naoki...
**[15:21] bon**
Not bad!
**[15:35] oki**
Oh, boy. Now Naoki's joined
in with the juggling.
**[15:49] nao**
* I guess my skills, or rather my legs,*
* haven't totally atrophied.*
**[15:57] nao**
*Oh no!*
**[15:59] nao**
*It's no use! You can't catch it!*
**[16:06] bon**
Got it!
**[16:07] nao**
Hey! You could hurt your leg
or your hip sliding like that!
**[16:12] bon**
Okay!
**[16:14] nao**
He caught up with it!
**[16:17] nao**
H-He's totally fine?
**[16:21] nao**
* It's not just his motor skills.*
* Look at that flexibility!*
**[16:26] nao**
* He moves in a way only someone*
* who makes their living at sports could!*
**[16:30] nao**
*It's no use.*
**[16:32] nao**
*I could never have made it as a pro athlete!*
**[16:36] nobo**
You're great, Bonda-san.
**[16:38] bon**
Okay, Noboru! Let's go!
**[16:41] bon**
Oh no!
**[16:44] nao**
* An amateur can't keep up*
* with something like that!*
**[16:47] nobo**
Go on!
**[16:51] nao**
You what?!
**[16:52] nobo**
Coming your way!
**[16:55] nao**
Oh no!
**[16:59] oki**
Hey, Naoki lost.
**[17:06] nobo**
Well, at least I caught up with it.
**[17:10] nao**
*Who is that guy?*
**[17:12] nao**
*That acceleration!*
**[17:14] nao**
*That speed!*
**[17:15] nao**
* And despite heading the ball with the*
* back of his head, he still sent it to me!*
**[17:20] nao**
*I'd been putting all my focus on Bonda,*
**[17:22] nao**
*but that guy might be even better than him.*
**[17:27] nobo**
Uh-oh!
**[17:28] nobo**
Look at the time.
**[17:30] nobo**
Bonda-san.
**[17:31] bon**
Sure thing, Noboru.
**[17:33] nobo**
See you, Bonda-san.
**[17:35] bon**
Yeah, see you!
**[17:38] nao**
* The way he's running...*
* He must be an athlete.*
**[17:41] nao**
*Is he with the Spiders, too?*
**[17:42] bon**
Well, I have to go, too.
**[17:51] oki**
How'd it go, J-Leaguer? Did you win?
**[17:54] ano**
I totally lost.
**[17:57] ano**
*I mocked Bonda as a low-rate athlete,*
**[18:00] ano**
* but compared to a guy like me,*
* who couldn't go pro...*
**[18:03] ano**
*I could feel this huge wall between us.*
**[18:05] ano**
But that kid Bonda was juggling with...
**[18:08] ano**
I feel like I've seen him somewhere.
**[18:11] nao**
I feel like I've seen him before, too.
**[18:13] nao**
Where was it, though?
***SIGN*** Meiji Jingu Stadium
**[18:22] nao**
Boy, pro baseball is the best, isn't it?
**[18:24] nao**
Going to a night game in
this weather is awesome.
**[18:28] nao**
I guess Bonda's not in the bullpen yet.
**[18:31] oki**
It's still early innings yet.
**[18:32] nao**
I'm heading to the concessions.
**[18:35] oki**
What are you gonna buy?
**[18:37] nao**
Bonda merch.
**[18:39] nao**
Since I ran into Bonda today,
**[18:42] nao**
I've kind of become a fan.
**[18:45] oki**
I'll go with you.
**[18:46] nao**
Excuse me!
**[18:47] nao**
Do you have any Bonda merch?
**[18:49] nobo**
Sorry, we don't sell any
merchandise for Bonda-san.
**[18:55] nao**
Hey, it's you again.
**[18:56] nobo**
Hey there.
**[19:00] nao**
How pathetic, that Bonda.
**[19:02] nao**
Why doesn't he have any merch?
**[19:05] nao**
Well, because he's just a LOOGY, I guess.
**[19:07] nao**
Maybe it was silly to assume
they'd sell his merch.
**[19:10] oki**
Naoki, I just remembered.
The kid who was juggling with you.
**[19:13] oki**
He's Minokawa, a high school championship
winning pitcher seven or eight years ago.
**[19:19] oki**
And the Spiders took first in the draft.
**[19:23] nao**
The winning pitcher at the high school
championships and first draft pick?!
**[19:28] nao**
That kid was someone that amazing?
**[19:33] oki**
Last fall, he retired.
***SIGN*** A Professional Career Lost to Injury Minokawa Retires
**[19:36] nao**
I can see it.
**[19:37] nao**
Those were the moves of a pro athlete.
**[19:40] nao**
And he was active until last year?
**[19:43] nao**
But in six years, he never
made one major league start...
**[19:47] nao**
Poor guy.
**[19:48] oki**
I think his career was ravaged by injuries.
**[19:52] nao**
A number one draft pick working part-time,
selling stadium merch?
**[19:55] oki**
I actually don't think it's part-time for him.
**[19:59] oki**
It's probably a full-time job
that the ball club got for him.
**[20:03] nao**
*The pro world is unforgiving!*
**[20:05] nao**
* Maybe it's a good thing*
* I didn't become a pro.*
**[20:08] ann**
*Bonda will be pitching for Shiina.*
**[20:16] nao**
Hey, it's Bonda.
**[20:21] ann**
Ground ball to the pitcher.
**[20:22] ann**
Bonda has it easily.
**[20:24] ann**
He just needs a careful throw to—
**[20:27] ann**
It's a wild throw!
**[20:29] ann**
The third base runner comes home!
**[20:32] fan**
What are you doing? You coulda had him!
**[20:36] fan**
That was an easy out!
**[20:38] oki**
There it is, the yips.
**[20:40] nao**
He tried to be too careful.
**[20:42] oki**
Though he can throw as many
hard pitches as you need...
**[20:45] tera**
Natsunosuke. Calm down.
**[20:47] bon**
Sorry!
**[20:49] oki**
Well, despite all that, he's still
standing on a major league mound.
**[20:54] oki**
Pro athletes have incredible motor skills!
**[20:58] oki**
But the reason they still mess up
**[21:01] oki**
is because they're all playing
under absurd amounts of pressure!
**[21:04] ann**
* A bad throw to first, and the Spiders*
* see the game tied up!*
**[21:09] nob**
Bonda-san, get it together already.
**[21:13] fan**
Excuse me.
**[21:14] nobo**
Welcome!
**[21:16] nobo**
* I can't dig up that money*
* buried under the pitch anymore.*
**[21:21] nobo**
*But you're still going strong!*
**[21:24] bon**
*I need to become someone they sell merch for!*
**[21:28] bon**
*Money Pitch!*
**[23:01] bon**
Natsunosuke here!
**[23:02] bon**
I'm going to be a model for a baseball manga!
**[23:05] bon**
Isn't that great?
**[23:06] bon**
No, it's real, though!
**[23:09] bon**
But the artist's deadline is coming up, and...
**[23:13] bon**
I can't say anything more than that, but...
**[23:16] bon**
Be it sports or manga,
the world of pros is always unforgiving.
**[23:22] bon**
Next time: "Safe Bets, Risky Bets."
**[23:24] bon**
Seize tomorrow's success and today's money!
***SIGN*** "Safe Bets, Risky Bets"
**[23:27] ---**
Money Pitch!
# 5 - Safe Bets, Risky Bets
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GRVDWZZ4R/gurazeni-money-pitch)
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**[00:12] ump**
Out!
**[00:14] ump**
Out!
**[00:15] shibu**
Yes! I've pitched enough innings for the win!
**[00:19] shibu**
I'm going to get my first win
of the season at last!
**[00:23] bon**
*Today's starter, Shibuya Akira,*
**[00:25] bon**
* has held the other team to one*
* solo home run up to the fifth.*
**[00:29] sako**
Natsunosuke.
**[00:31] sako**
Switch with Murashita.
**[00:32] sako**
Yes, sir.
**[00:33] sako**
Akira looks good to go another two innings.
**[00:37] sako**
I bet we'll need you to
get a lefty out after that.
**[00:39] bon**
You got it.
**[00:45] bon**
*It all started right after the season opener.*
**[00:55] bon**
*That guy's here again today?*
**[01:01] bon**
* He'd been sitting in the front row*
* every day, just staring at the bullpen.*
**[01:07] bon**
*I found myself saying hello to him.*
**[01:11] bon**
* A few days later, Support Staff Manager*
* Degawa-san said...*
***SIGN*** Hey, Natsunosuke!
***SIGN*** That manga artist I mentioned is here for his research.
***SIGN*** A pleasure to meet you.
***SIGN*** I'm Miyahara, an editor for *Shonen Magazine*.
***SIGN*** And this is our artist, Makiba Haruhiko-san.
***SIGN*** A pleasure. I'm Makiba.
**[01:34] bon**
*Believe it or not, it was him!*
***SIGN*** A p-pleasure...
***SIGN*** But are you sure you want to talk to me?
***SIGN*** I'm just a middle reliever.
***SIGN*** It's my dream to get a baseball
manga published in *Magazine.*
***SIGN*** I know that a story about a relief pitcher might be unusual for a shonen manga,
***SIGN*** but I want to take a chance on a story no one's ever done before!
***SIGN*** Safe Bets, Risky Bets
**[03:31] bon**
*What a shock...*
**[03:33] bon**
*So that guy was a manga artist!*
**[03:37] bon**
*Then, unconsciously,*
**[03:38] bon**
* I got a little worked up*
* about showing off for him*
***SIGN*** 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
**[03:45] bon**
*and gave up the lead!*
***SIGN*** Japanese-Style Dining Ebizo
**[03:54] bon**
*Wow.*
**[03:55] bon**
* When was the last time*
* I had a one-on-one interview?*
**[04:01] bon**
*When I joined the ball club, I think?*
**[04:04] bon**
*I feel like a real star!*
***SIGN*** Now for my next question.
***SIGN*** What's the hardest part of being a relief pitcher?
***SIGN*** Oh, you know.
***SIGN*** Getting called when you aren't ready.
**[04:16] ugu**
*Pitcher: Bonda.*
***SIGN*** But all I've done is play some catch!
***SIGN*** You get sent to the mound with no warm-up!
***SIGN*** I guess that kind of thing really happens, huh?
***SIGN*** It does!
***SIGN*** But the opposite happens too, right?
***SIGN*** Yes! The opposite is even worse!
***SIGN*** You're warming yourself up, expecting to go in,
***SIGN*** but the call doesn't come that inning.
***SIGN*** The next inning, you go even harder, thinking "this time, for sure..."
***SIGN*** But you're not called then either.
***SIGN*** That happens three or four times in a row...
***SIGN*** And in the end, you don't get to appear in the game at all?
***SIGN*** Right! That's the worst!
***SIGN*** You can tell he really means it, huh?
***SIGN*** We're really getting expert testimony.
***SIGN*** But, given that,
***SIGN*** would you say being a relief pitcher is harder than being a starter?
***SIGN*** W-Well, being a starter is hard in its own way...
***SIGN*** Your pitch counts in the bullpen are drastically different.
***SIGN*** A starter only throws thirty to forty pitches in the stadium bullpen per week,
***SIGN*** and then goes right to the mound.
***SIGN*** Obviously, there are times when they throw nine innings,
***SIGN*** but they can also be knocked out of the game in the third.
***SIGN*** Even when that happens, they don't throw in the bullpen until their next start.
***SIGN*** A middle reliever never knows if he'll play or not,
***SIGN*** but game after game, repeatedly, he has to warm up in the bullpen
***SIGN*** under the pressure of a real game!
***SIGN*** Doesn't a reliever expend much more energy in the bullpen compared to a starter?
***SIGN*** And it adds up across the months to an absurd degree.
***SIGN*** I don't have proper data on this,
***SIGN*** but I have a feeling that the career span of middle relievers is much shorter!
***SIGN*** Plus, starting pitchers get paid a lot more.
***SIGN*** W-With starting pitchers,
***SIGN*** they bear about 70 to 80% of the responsibility for a game's outcome.
***SIGN*** That's the crucial part.
***SIGN*** Now, my final question!
***SIGN*** Bonda-san, do you want to become a starting pitcher someday?
***SIGN*** I don't think there's a middle reliever out there who doesn't feel that way.
***SIGN*** Excuse me.
***SIGN*** This is just my opinion, off the record,
***SIGN*** but, Bonda-san, after watching you in the bullpen at Jingu,
***SIGN*** I've become a real fan of yours!
***SIGN*** A fan?
***SIGN*** You do all the grueling work of a middle reliever every game,
***SIGN*** like it goes without saying!
***SIGN*** Let's make a vow right here and now!
***SIGN*** I'm going to make my upcoming baseball manga a hit.
***SIGN*** And Bonda-san...
***SIGN*** You need to become a starter before the season's over!
***SIGN*** B-But...
**[07:18] bon**
* I somehow ended up*
* being part of an absurd pact...*
**[07:20] de**
Natsunosuke!
**[07:22] de**
This was sent by the publisher.
**[07:25] de**
It's Makiba-sensei's manga.
**[07:28] bon**
Thanks!
**[07:30] bon**
So his baseball manga's starting, huh?
**[07:33] de**
Let me check it out later, okay?
**[07:43] bon**
Huh? Wait, what?
**[07:47] bon**
It's not in here.
***SIGN*** Makiba Haruhiko-sensei's new series!
***SIGN*** Battle of Juro
***SIGN*** Makiba Haruhiko-sensei's new series! Battle of Juro
**[07:52] bon**
*Battle of Juro*?
***SIGN*** New series: Battle of Juro
Kuro's little brother is the new hero!
**[08:00] bon**
What the heck? That's not
a baseball manga at all!
**[08:03] bon**
What happened? He seemed
so confident about it!
**[08:07] bon**
*And that was that.*
**[08:09] bon**
*I don't know much about the manga world,*
**[08:12] bon**
* but I'm sure he had his reasons,*
* whatever they may be,*
**[08:17] bon**
*so I decided to focus on my match!*
**[08:19] bon**
*Or so I thought...*
**[08:22] sako**
Natsunosuke.
**[08:24] sako**
Start warming up.
**[08:26] bon**
Sure.
**[08:32] bon**
Makiba-sensei? When did you get here?
**[08:38] bon**
H-Hey there.
***SIGN*** 7th 8th 9th
**[08:41] bon**
*The top of the 8th.*
**[08:45] bon**
*The hitters got a hold of Akira.*
**[08:48] ana**
Shibuya had been pitching well,
holding them to one run,
**[08:50] ana**
but he's given up a hit
to the pitcher's pinch hitter!
**[08:52] ana**
It's 4-3! Down to a one-run game!
**[08:55] shi**
Damn...
**[08:57] ana**
The Blue Comets are back
to the top of their lineup.
**[09:00] ana**
If he gets a hit, it's all tied up.
**[09:03] ana**
And Manager Tanabe says...
**[09:04] ana**
*Bonda will be pitching for Shibuya.*
**[09:08] ana**
He's sending in the southpaw, Bonda!
**[09:11] shibu**
Counting on you, Natsunosuke.
**[09:13] shibu**
*Tonight has to be the night!*
**[09:14] bon**
*I need to get Akira his first win!*
**[09:19] bon**
*I'm going to get you out!*
**[09:26] bon**
Yes!
**[09:27] bon**
Natsunosuke!
**[09:28] bon**
Bonda-san!
**[09:29] bon**
* Made it to the 9th! Now Segawa-san*
* just needs to hold them down!*
**[09:32] bon**
*But...*
**[09:34] ump**
Ball!
**[09:36] ana**
The closer, Segawa, just gave up a walk
with one out in the inning.
**[09:40] ana**
Next up is cleanup hitter Bobby.
**[09:42] ana**
Anything to say, Guest Commentator
Takahashi Hisanori?
**[09:44] taka**
Well, this guy has power,
**[09:46] taka**
so try to pitch around him if you can.
**[09:48] ko**
Bobby and the guy in the five hole
are both 0 for 4 today.
**[09:51] tana**
Bobby's one hell of a slugger, though.
**[09:55] tana**
At times like these, we should stick
with the safe bet and not rush things.
**[10:00] ko**
*Get the outfielders ready for a long fly.*
**[10:06] ko**
* The battery can attack the corners,*
* but if they fall behind in the count,*
**[10:11] ko**
*just walk him and go after the next guy.*
**[10:20] both**
*Oh, heck!*
**[10:21] ann**
The right fielder doesn't even move!
That ball is out of here!
**[10:26] sign**
Bobby's massive two-run homer, his eighth
of the season, turns things around!
**[10:31] bon**
*Poor Akira...*
**[10:33] bon**
* Another blown save,*
* another game without his first win!*
***SIGN*** 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
**[10:50] maki**
U-Um,
**[10:52] maki**
did you see the new *Shonen Magazine* issue?
***SIGN*** Japanese-style Dining Asa
**[10:56] bon**
Y-Yeah, just before the match.
**[10:59] maki**
I'm sorry!
**[11:01] bon**
What are you doing?
**[11:03] maki**
I wanted to apologize in person.
**[11:05] bon**
Please, stop that!
**[11:07] maki**
The reason I'm doing *Battle of Juro*
instead of a baseball manga...
**[11:10] maki**
I wanted to explain it to you in person.
**[11:16] maki**
To be honest,
**[11:17] maki**
I chickened out at the
last minute. It's pathetic.
**[11:21] bon**
You chickened out?
**[11:24] maki**
After I pushed you to try to become
a starting pitcher this season,
**[11:29] maki**
I'm so embarrassed with
how things have turned out!
**[11:31] bon**
But I'm sure you had your reasons...
**[11:34] maki**
Before I tried to put together
that baseball manga,
**[11:37] maki**
I spent about five years publishing
*Battle of Kuro* in *Shonen Magazine*.
***SIGN*** Battle of Kuro
***SIGN*** Makiba Haruhiko
**[11:43] maki**
It's a fighting manga.
**[11:45] maki**
It got twenty-three volumes published.
**[11:48] bon**
Right.
**[11:50] bon**
*I'm sorry, but I've never read them!*
**[11:52] maki**
To be honest, I think it was a
pretty good accomplishment.
**[11:56] maki**
That's why the editors gave me the chance
to do a baseball manga this time.
**[12:01] maki**
But the manga industry is just as
competitive as the pro baseball industry.
**[12:07] maki**
If the reader polls are really bad,
they'll cancel you right away.
**[12:10] maki**
There's a swarm of hungry new creators
all vying for your spot, you see.
**[12:16] maki**
You can't let your guard down for a second.
**[12:19] maki**
I have to constantly prove to editorial
that I'm better than they are.
**[12:26] maki**
It's always, "What have you
done for me lately?"
**[12:30] bon**
* That is pretty similar*
* to the pro baseball world.*
**[12:35] maki**
The hero of my new series, Juro,
is Kuro's little brother...
***SIGN*** Battle of Juro
***SIGN*** Battle of Kuro
**[12:40] maki**
It's a spin-off of my last work.
It's "Battle of Kuro 2."
**[12:45] sign**
A safe bet, you could say.
**[12:47] sign**
But a baseball manga about
a middle reliever in pro baseball
**[12:51] ---**
is a really daring concept.
**[12:56] sign**
It's a risky bet.
**[12:59] maki**
Even if I got it published,
there'd be no guarantee that it would hit.
**[13:02] maki**
Because of that,
**[13:03] maki**
I began feeling this tremendous
pressure while working,
**[13:07] ---**
grew more and more nervous,
and lost my confidence.
**[13:12] maki**
Meanwhile, for whatever it was worth,
*Battle of Kuro* was a hit,
**[13:18] maki**
and fans were clamoring for a continuation.
**[13:21] maki**
A spin-off would pull in guaranteed numbers,
**[13:25] maki**
so I went to editorial and begged them.
**[13:28] bon**
Y-You're saying you ditched the risky bet
to go with the safe bet?
**[13:35] maki**
Wh-When you say it to me like that,
it really does sound awful.
**[13:39] maki**
But you're well within your rights
to take it that way.
**[13:43] maki**
After I put you through that
interview and everything...
**[13:46] maki**
I'm really sorry.
**[13:52] bon**
C-Come on, Makiba-sensei.
**[13:55] bon**
As a pro myself,
I can't really criticize your decision.
**[14:01] bon**
You made that decision because
you're a professional, right?
**[14:05] bon**
Don't let it bother you.
**[14:07] bon**
Pro baseball is a world where they
always go for the safe bet, too.
**[14:12] bon**
So please, do your best with *Battle of Juro*!
**[14:18] maki**
Bonda-san...
**[14:22] bon**
*The next day,*
***SIGN*** Spiders' Ace Closer Segawa Dropped to Minors "Shoulder feels off..." Replacement closer will be Bonda or Tominaga
**[14:24] bon**
* our closer, Segawa-san,*
* was dropped to the minors,*
**[14:27] bon**
* and me and Tominaga were considered*
* the top picks to replace him.*
**[14:31] maki**
* I saw the sports paper, and I just*
* had to come right out to the stadium!*
**[14:35] maki**
* Even if it were just temporary,*
* it'd be amazing for Bonda-san to be closer!*
**[14:40] maki**
* It's the 3rd inning. If he's*
* been chosen as the closer,*
**[14:44] maki**
* they won't want to bring him*
* to the bullpen yet.*
**[14:47] maki**
* The closer usually shows up*
* around the 5th inning.*
**[14:51] maki**
*Now, which will be the fill-in closer?*
**[14:54] maki**
*Tominaga or Bonda?*
**[14:58] maki**
*And here he comes now!*
**[15:02] bon**
Hey, Sensei!
**[15:05] maki**
*So disappointed...*
**[15:09] bon**
* Wait, did he come out here*
* because I showed up in the sports paper?*
**[15:13] bon**
* Sorry, but Tominaga*
* was named the fill-in closer...*
**[15:14] sako**
Natsunosuke, put down your
bag and start your stretches.
***SIGN*** While Segawa's out, Tomi will be handling closer duties.
***SIGN*** M-Me?
***SIGN*** We need all hands on deck to get through this.
***SIGN*** I'm counting on all of you guys!
**[15:29] bon**
*It's hard to make a southpaw closer, anyway.*
**[15:35] bon**
* How many famous left-handed closers*
* have you heard of, Sensei?*
**[15:40] maki**
* I told you to become a starter*
* and then betrayed you.*
**[15:45] maki**
* But if you could be the closer,*
* I want that for you.*
**[15:49] maki**
*I'm rooting for you!*
**[15:51] bon**
* Sensei, it's harder to become a closer*
* than it is to become a starter.*
**[15:57] bon**
*Because each team only has room for one.*
**[16:01] bon**
*My first pitching practice...*
**[16:07] sako**
Natsunosuke. Switch with Nitta.
**[16:10] bon**
Sure.
***SIGN*** 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
**[16:12] bon**
*The fifth inning.*
**[16:13] bon**
*Our new closer shows up in the bullpen.*
**[16:17] bon**
* The sixth. Our new closer*
* plays some light catch.*
**[16:21] bon**
*I'm getting in my second pitching practice.*
**[16:23] sako**
Okay, Natsunosuke, switch with Fukuyama.
**[16:27] bon**
Yes, sir!
**[16:27] tomi**
I'm going to move to light pitches.
**[16:36] sako**
Natsunosuke, warm up.
**[16:38] sako**
They might send out a lefty pinch hitter.
**[16:41] bon**
Sure thing!
**[16:45] bon**
* But it's a double play,*
* and the inning's over!*
**[16:51] sako**
Natsunosuke, you can quit.
**[16:53] bon**
Yes, sir!
**[16:59] sako**
Yes? Yes, understood.
**[17:01] sako**
Natsunosuke, I need you
to keep it up after all.
**[17:04] sako**
They're pinch hitting for the pitcher
if he gets an at bat this inning.
**[17:07] sako**
And you'll be sent out
to start the next inning.
**[17:10] bon**
Yes, sir!
**[17:13] maki**
*He's back!*
**[17:15] bon**
*But...*
**[17:16] bon**
*The pitcher never made it to the plate.*
**[17:19] sako**
The pitcher's staying in. Take a rest.
**[17:24] bon**
Yes, sir...
**[17:26] bon**
*And in the end, I never got to pitch at all.*
**[17:31] ana**
New closer Tominaga comes up to the mound!
**[17:36] sako**
It's a one-run game. Finish it off, Tomi.
**[17:41] bon**
* This is where the other relievers*
* head back to the bench.*
**[17:46] maki**
* Bonda Natsunosuke threw*
* eighty pitches in the bullpen!*
**[17:49] maki**
*And yet, he never got to the mound!*
**[17:51] maki**
*But this is what a middle reliever does!*
**[17:55] maki**
*That's what it means to be a pro!*
**[17:58] maki**
*All that aside, our new closer...*
**[18:01] tan**
Tomi, we're counting on you!
**[18:03] ko**
God, please!
**[18:05] bon**
* ...didn't seem to have*
* the think tank's trust!*
**[18:09] ann**
Tominaga has a runner on second,
but he's made it to two outs.
**[18:13] ann**
Cleanup hitter Bobby's coming up.
**[18:16] ann**
Guest Commentator Takahashi Hisanori?
**[18:18] ann**
Bobby smashed the ball out of the park
to turn things around last night.
**[18:21] ann**
First base is open this time. Use it.
**[18:25] tan**
I'd like to use a lefty...
**[18:29] tan**
Facing a lefty with a righty
in a one-run game is too frightening.
**[18:32] tan**
Especially after what happened yesterday...
**[18:35] ko**
But, Coach, you said you were
making Tomi the closer.
**[18:39] tan**
Yes, but I'm a coward.
**[18:41] tan**
Tomi's still a risky bet.
**[18:44] tan**
Pitcher: Bonda!
**[18:47] ana**
*Bonda will be pitching for Tominaga.*
**[18:51] ann**
The southpaw, Bonda,
heads from the bench to the mound!
**[18:54] guest**
That's a surprise.
**[18:55] guest**
Bringing out a southpaw means
they're going after Bobby.
**[18:58] tomi**
* They made me the closer,*
* but I guess they don't trust me...*
**[19:04] ann**
Now, Bonda...
**[19:05] ann**
He came off the bench.
Is he sufficiently warmed up?
**[19:08] maki**
* He was throwing his heart out in*
* the bullpen! His arm's too warmed up!*
**[19:12] maki**
* But he has one hell of a chance*
* to shine right at the very end!*
**[19:16] ann**
Naturally, there's no pinch hitter
for cleanup hitter Bobby!
**[19:18] ann**
Can Bonda Natsunosuke get this final out?
**[19:25] ann**
Bonda with a pickoff move to second!
**[19:28] ump**
Out!
**[19:29] kana**
Yes!
**[19:29] kana**
No way!
**[19:30] ann**
Great pickoff, huh?
**[19:31] ann**
The game is over just like that!
**[19:34] boby**
Oh no!
**[19:34] bon**
Yes!
**[19:35] boby**
Don't leave me hanging!
**[19:40] ann**
The game ends with an anticlimax!
**[19:43] maki**
*Tense situations tend to end in a whimper.*
**[19:46] bon**
*It'd be easy to write it off that way, but...*
**[19:49] tan**
The runner let his guard down
because a lefty was on the mound!
**[19:53] ko**
He took a big lead because he thought
he was in the blind spot!
**[19:58] run**
*I can go a little further, I think...*
**[20:03] maki**
* A whole world of competition*
* packed into this 9th inning.*
**[20:07] maki**
*A bench that couldn't choose a closer*
**[20:10] ---**
* second-guessed themselves*
* into sending Bonda out,*
**[20:14] maki**
* and as a result,*
* victory fell into their laps!*
**[20:16] maki**
*He'd warmed up so much in the bullpen.*
**[20:20] maki**
* That's why he could throw*
* that incredible pickoff.*
**[20:23] maki**
*Right, Bonda-san?*
***SIGN*** Out!
***SIGN*** Yes!
***SIGN*** Oh no!
**[20:31] maki**
* Pro baseball is a world where*
* a risky right-versus-left bet*
**[20:35] maki**
* is traded off for a safe*
* left-versus-left bet.*
**[20:40] maki**
*But I can't criticize that.*
**[20:43] maki**
* The people who live in a world of*
* competition are always fighting their fears.*
**[20:48] maki**
* And within that fear, they're trying*
* to make the best choice available!*
**[20:56] bon**
*Sensei!*
**[20:57] bon**
*He stayed to the end!*
**[21:01] maki**
*I made the safe choice, too.*
**[21:05] maki**
*But... But...*
**[21:09] maki**
*Someday, I'm going to publish
a baseball manga in* Shonen Magazine!**
**[21:18] bon**
* Eighty pitches in the bullpen,*
* no pitches on the mound.*
**[21:22] bon**
* The game's save goes to me,*
* Bonda Natsunosuke!*
**[23:01] bon**
Natsunosuke here!
**[23:02] bon**
There are many pro ballplayers
who drink a lot!
**[23:05] bon**
Sekiya-san, who bats third
for the Nagoya Wild Ones,
**[23:09] ---**
makes exactly ten times my contract,
180 million, and he's quite a drinker, too!
**[23:13] bon**
Even when he's got a hangover,
he always comes through in the clutch!
**[23:19] bon**
I'm going up against Sekiya-san
with two outs and bases loaded!
**[23:23] bon**
Next time: "Multiplier."
**[23:25] bon**
Seize tomorrow's success and today's money!
***SIGN*** Multiplier
**[23:27] bon**
Money Pitch!
# 6 - Multiplier
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GRVDWZZ4R/gurazeni-money-pitch)
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***SIGN*** Multiplier
**[01:32] bon**
* I, Bonda Natsunosuke,*
* have one main hobby.*
**[01:34] bon**
* It's looking through the Pro*
* Baseball Player Directory.*
**[01:38] bon**
* As a middle reliever who*
* makes 18 million a year,*
**[01:41] bon**
* I get curious about the players*
* who make more money than me.*
**[01:46] bon**
* But even among them,*
* I'm most interested in...*
***SIGN*** Multiplier
**[01:50] bon**
*"Multipliers."*
**[01:53] bon**
*It's a bit tragic, but "multipliers" refer to...*
**[01:57] bon**
* For instance, the current pitcher,*
* who joined the team when I did,*
**[02:00] bon**
*Shibuya Akira...*
**[02:01] bon**
*He's been having a great season,*
**[02:06] bon**
* and his poor pitching today*
* isn't an indication of his ability...*
***SIGN*** 1st 2nd 3rd
**[02:09] bon**
*Anyway, his contract is 36 million.*
***SIGN*** Contract 36 million
**[02:14] bon**
*In other words,*
**[02:15] bon**
* he alone earns as much as*
* two Bonda Natsunosukes.*
**[02:24] bon**
* And as luck would have it, the starter for*
* our opponents, the Kawasaki Blue Comets,*
**[02:28] bon**
*is twenty-four-year-old Misato-kun.*
***SIGN*** Misato-kun 24 years old
**[02:30] bon**
*His contract is exactly 54 million.*
***SIGN*** Contract 54 million
**[02:35] bon**
*In other words, this!*
**[02:41] bon**
* Then there's one more person we*
* just happen to be facing today...*
**[02:44] bon**
*Manda there, the current runner on third.*
**[02:48] bon**
* He's in his third year as*
* the Blue Comets' second baseman.*
**[02:52] bon**
*At twenty-eight years old, he's in his prime,*
***SIGN*** Manda 28 years old
**[02:56] bon**
*making 72 million.*
***SIGN*** Contract 72 million
**[03:01] bon**
*It's sort of like, you know...*
**[03:04] bon**
* There's something eerie about it*
* when it divides up so cleanly like that.*
**[03:09] bon**
* But I know it's a silly thing*
* to get worked up about.*
**[03:12] bon**
* And while I was thinking about that,*
* Akira got knocked out!*
**[03:16] bon**
*He didn't even last five innings today!*
***SIGN*** Yakiniku Jolina
**[03:26] bon**
* Naturally, our starter is in a foul mood*
* after being hit out of the game.*
**[03:33] shibu**
Natsunosuke! You're eating too much meat!
**[03:36] shibu**
I ordered all these vegetables, too!
**[03:38] shibu**
Eat more vegetables!
**[03:40] bon**
* Eat vegetables? But yakiniku*
* is all about the meat!*
**[03:47] shi**
Protein is important for a pro baller,
**[03:50] shi**
but vitamins and minerals
are even more important.
**[03:54] shi**
Throw in two seaweed salads!
**[03:58] shi**
Natsunosuke.
**[04:00] shi**
I see you gulping down that second beer!
**[04:02] shi**
You'd better not be thinking about a third!
**[04:06] bon**
What?! I can't?!
**[04:07] shi**
Your third drink will be oolong tea!
**[04:09] shi**
Drinking too much during
a season leads to slumps!
**[04:13] bon**
*Drinking too much? It's only three beers!*
**[04:21] bon**
But anyway, you know...
**[04:22] bon**
When you eat heavy stuff like yakiniku,
it really gives you that craving, right?
**[04:28] bon**
For this.
**[04:29] shi**
Hey, Natsunosuke! Are you
still craving cigarettes?
**[04:32] bon**
Well, you know...
**[04:35] bon**
*I quit smoking because he told me to!*
***SIGN*** If you want to reach the top, you'd better quit smoking!
**[04:44] bon**
*You're right, of course!*
**[04:46] bon**
*A pro athlete's health is his career!*
**[04:48] bon**
*You're absolutely right!*
**[04:55] bon**
Hey, Akira...
**[05:00] mi**
Hey there.
**[05:01] mi**
Hey, great game today!
**[05:03] mi**
Hey!
**[05:05] bon**
*Triple and quadruple are both here!*
**[05:08] bon**
*The Blue Comets' pitcher, Misato.*
***SIGN*** 3x
***SIGN*** Pitcher Misato
**[05:11] bon**
*Their infielder, Manda.*
***SIGN*** Infielder Manda
***SIGN*** 4x
**[05:13] bon**
*And two youngsters.*
***SIGN*** Youngsters
**[05:18] misa**
We'll start with four draft beers.
**[05:20] misa**
Then we'll have tongue, ribs,
loin, and skirt steak.
**[05:23] misa**
Five servings of each, your best cuts.
**[05:25] misa**
*Five servings of each?*
**[05:28] misa**
Great game today!
**[05:30] misa**
Great game!
**[05:38] man**
Okay, chow down, guys!
**[05:40] man**
Pack in that meat!
**[05:42] man**
Right!
**[06:00] misa**
We're running out of meat.
**[06:02] misa**
Excuse me! Another five
helpings of each, please!
**[06:06] misa**
No, make it ten helpings!
**[06:10] bon**
*Ten helpings of each?!*
**[06:13] man**
Yes, sir!
**[06:16] shi**
They're not eating any vegetables?
**[06:18] shi**
Eating all that meat will mess up your diet.
**[06:23] man**
More beer!
**[06:26] man**
Help yourselves, guys!
**[06:27] man**
Okay, I'll have another!
**[06:30] man**
Same here!
**[06:54] man**
Another ten helpings of each!
**[07:02] shi**
They eat, they drink...
**[07:05] shi**
They smoke...
**[07:06] shi**
More meat! Another ten helpings!
**[07:11] shi**
*Is this really the meal...*
**[07:13] bon**
*...of a pro athlete?*
**[07:16] man**
Man, I'm stuffed! Great meal, guys!
**[07:19] misa**
See you later!
**[07:21] misa**
Excuse us!
**[07:25] shi**
That was fast!
**[07:27] woman**
That will be 158,000 yen.
**[07:30] misa**
Put it on my card.
**[07:32] all**
Thank you, Senpai!
**[07:34] misa**
I could probably have eaten more!
**[07:39] bon**
*It makes us feel a little... herbivorous...*
**[07:43] bon**
*Like we're too obsessed with vegetables...*
**[07:46] bon**
* I guess people worth three and*
* four times me do just eat meat...*
**[08:02] ko**
Well, you know how it is.
**[08:04] ko**
I don't intend to tell my players
how to spend their private time,
**[08:07] ko**
but we're seeing more
herbivore types these days.
**[08:11] ko**
It's a whole new age.
**[08:14] ko**
Personality-wise, we have too
many players who are totally docile.
**[08:18] ko**
They're much too polite.
**[08:22] ko**
In the pro baseball world,
talent may be the most important thing,
**[08:26] ko**
but matters of personality
carry a lot of weight, too.
**[08:30] ko**
In terms of my experience,
**[08:31] ko**
carnivore types tend to go
further than herbivore types!
**[08:38] bon**
*That's right...*
**[08:40] bon**
*We're too passive, aren't we?*
**[08:43] bon**
*We're the quintessential "small fry."*
**[08:46] bon**
* In terms of multipliers, there's*
* one number I hate the most.*
**[08:51] bon**
*I'm talking about 180 million.*
**[08:55] bon**
* I know it's really stupid*
* to worry about this, but...*
**[08:58] bon**
*I mean, this is what it means.*
***SIGN*** 180 million
**[09:00] bon**
*Exactly ten of Bonda Natsunosuke!*
**[09:05] bon**
* Numbers like 200 million and 300*
* million are outside my comprehension.*
**[09:09] bon**
* But this "times ten" number*
* feels as real as can be.*
**[09:15] bon**
* The fact is, there's one player who makes*
* exactly that much in the Central League.*
**[09:20] bon**
* He's here in Tokyo this week*
* on an away series.*
**[09:28] seki**
Been a while since I've been in Tokyo.
**[09:30] seki**
Time to play!
***SIGN*** Nagoya Wild Ones 1st Baseman Sekiya Masamitsu (27)
**[09:32] bon**
* First baseman for the Nagoya*
* Wild Ones, Sekiya Masamitsu.*
***SIGN*** Contract 180 million
**[09:36] bon**
*Contract: 180 million.*
**[09:38] bon**
* The man with a contract equal*
* to ten Bonda Natsunosukes!*
**[09:42] bon**
*A salary ratio of one to ten!*
***SIGN*** Salary 1 to 10
**[09:45] bon**
* That was their travel day,*
* so we didn't play that night.*
**[09:49] bon**
* Akira and I decided to hit up Ginza*
* for the first time in a while.*
**[09:54] bon**
We're pro baseball players.
**[09:56] bon**
We need to head out to Ginza
every now and then.
**[09:59] bon**
It's pathetic to hold back all the time.
**[10:03] bon**
* Has Akira changed his way*
* of thinking a bit lately?*
**[10:11] shi**
Hey, Natsunosuke.
**[10:12] shi**
Don't forget, we're going Dutch.
**[10:14] bon**
Yeah, I know.
**[10:16] hos**
What are you talking about?
**[10:17] shi**
Oh, nothing.
**[10:21] bon**
*Just then, we noticed him...*
**[10:25] bon**
I'm in the mood for more drinks.
**[10:27] bon**
I want some champagne!
**[10:30] seki**
Go on, drink up! Bring a whole bottle!
**[10:34] shi**
It's Sekiya-san of the Wild Ones.
**[10:36] hos**
He's a regular here.
**[10:38] hos**
He never fails to stop by when
he has an away game in Tokyo.
**[10:42] shi**
Look at all those expensive-looking bottles.
**[10:48] hos**
He always drops at least
a million when he's here.
**[10:52] hos**
A million?!
**[10:54] hos**
Mama says you don't see big spenders
like him very often these days.
**[11:00] seki**
Is that Shibuya and Bonda?
**[11:02] seki**
You guys come here, too?
**[11:04] bon**
This is our first time, actually...
**[11:07] ski**
No problem! Drink up, you guys!
**[11:10] ski**
I'll cover the whole tab!
**[11:13] shi**
No thanks. We're on
different teams, after all...
**[11:16] bon**
Yeah, we'd better not.
**[11:19] seki**
Come on! Don't be shy!
**[11:25] bon**
*Then, the next day...*
**[11:27] bon**
* I woke up early and did some*
* running around Jingu Park.*
**[11:32] bon**
*It was 8:00 AM.*
**[11:40] seki**
Is this the place?
**[11:41] hos**
Yeah!
**[11:42] seki**
You're amazing, Maki-chan.
**[11:44] seki**
You really have an apartment in Aoyama?
**[11:47] seki**
I'm dying for some breakfast.
**[11:48] bon**
* H-He's with those three Ginza*
* hostesses from last night!*
**[11:51] bon**
*Has he been drinking all this time?!*
**[11:54] seki**
What are you gonna cook for me, huh?
**[11:57] seki**
I can't wait to see!
**[11:59] bon**
*I forgot to mention one thing.*
**[12:02] bon**
*This guy bats left-handed!*
**[12:05] bon**
* There's a good chance I might*
* have to face him tonight!*
***SIGN*** Showdown tonight?!
**[12:14] bon**
*We called it a night at 10:00,*
**[12:16] bon**
*but this guy's still drinking!*
**[12:20] bon**
* And would you believe it,*
* it's a one-run game.*
***SIGN*** 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
**[12:25] sign**
* Given the way things are going,*
* neither team's likely to run away with it.*
**[12:30] sign**
* Things will probably stay*
* tense all the way to the end.*
**[12:32] sign**
* Which means they may need*
* a left-hander against Sekiya-san!*
**[12:39] seki**
*So sleepy... I'm not even fully sober yet.*
**[12:43] bon**
*After what I saw, I can't afford to lose!*
**[12:47] bon**
* Even though I only make*
* one tenth of what he does!*
***SIGN*** 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
**[13:15] bon**
*Sekiya-san is the only
person in the Central League*
**[13:19] bon**
*who makes exactly ten times what I do.*
***SIGN*** 18 million
***SIGN*** 180 million
***SIGN*** 1 to 10
**[13:27] bon**
*I know it's a bit silly,*
**[13:29] bon**
*but I'm extra conscious about this guy.*
**[13:33] bon**
* On an away trip, he spends*
* the whole night drinking*
**[13:36] bon**
*before playing the next day.*
**[13:39] bon**
* I've heard the sport used to be*
* full of nogoodniks like him,*
**[13:42] bon**
* but you don't hear much about them*
* in baseball these days.*
**[13:47] bon**
* Anyway, given that I know*
* how he spent his last 24 hours,*
**[13:50] bon**
*I can't afford to lose to him now!*
**[13:55] bon**
*Even if people call me an herbivore,*
**[13:58] bon**
*a man still has his pride!*
**[14:02] bon**
*Look at him! He's clearly sleepy!*
**[14:07] man**
Sekiya-san, you'd better be careful.
**[14:10] man**
You reek of alcohol!
**[14:15] seki**
Yeah, I guess I do.
**[14:17] seki**
I'm in trouble...
**[14:19] seki**
Wonder if I can hit the ball today.
**[14:26] bon**
* Sekiya-san, the three-hole hitter,*
* is 0-for-2 today.*
**[14:33] bon**
*A fly out to right.*
**[14:34] bon**
*0-for-3.*
**[14:36] bon**
*Is it the booze?*
**[14:41] bon**
*No.*
**[14:42] bon**
*For a first-rate hitter like him,*
**[14:44] bon**
* a little leftover drunkenness*
* shouldn't make a difference!*
**[14:48] bon**
* As evidence, he's made two*
* great plays on defense today!*
**[14:52] bon**
*He's only 0-for-3 because he's been unlucky.*
**[14:56] bon**
* What's more, the bases have been empty*
* for each of his at bats.*
**[15:01] bon**
* There's a type of batter*
* who gets pointless hits,*
**[15:03] bon**
*and a type of batter who gets clutch ones.*
**[15:06] bon**
*Sekiya-san is definitely the latter.*
**[15:09] bon**
*That's why he earns 180 million a year!*
***SIGN*** 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
**[15:14] man**
It's the top of the 8th, two outs, bases loaded.
**[15:17] man**
Sekiya comes to the plate!
**[15:20] man**
If he smashes one out of the park,
the Wild Ones will take the lead!
**[15:23] cc**
This is the part of the game
when Sekiya gets to work.
**[15:26] cc**
It doesn't matter that he has no hits today.
**[15:30] cc**
He's actually far scarier
when he's had a quiet game!
**[15:32] cc**
The more runners you have
on later in the game,
**[15:35] cc**
the more he shows his stuff!
**[15:40] cc**
That means they could send in Bonda
the southpaw to pitch to him.
**[15:45] ---**
Hey, Sakota!
**[15:46] cc**
Indeed, they are making a move!
**[15:49] cc**
Pitcher: Bonda!
**[15:51] bon**
*I knew it!*
**[16:00] man**
I mean, sure, it's a
lefty-against-lefty matchup...
**[16:03] man**
But Bonda's totally out of his league here.
**[16:05] man**
Yeah, this is trouble...
**[16:07] man**
Are we gonna lose today?
**[16:09] bon**
* Yeah, if this were a baseball movie,*
* I'd definitely get smashed here!*
**[16:17] bon**
* That's the presence of a man*
* who makes ten times my salary...*
**[16:30] ump**
Play ball!
**[16:37] bon**
*Look at those eyes...*
**[16:39] bon**
* He's like a carnivorous beast*
* focused on his prey.*
**[16:45] bon**
* An herbivore who retired*
* at 10:00 last night*
**[16:48] bon**
* can't beat a carnivore*
* who pulled an all-nighter!*
**[16:52] bon**
* Sekiya-san's concentration...*
* It's far greater than my own right now!*
**[16:58] bon**
*We're in completely different leagues!*
**[17:01] bon**
*B-But I don't want to lose.*
**[17:03] bon**
* I may only make 18 million yen, but I*
* don't want to lose to a 180 million-maker.*
**[17:07] bon**
*What will I do, then? How do I attack?*
***SIGN*** Natsunosuke.
***SIGN*** When you're in trouble, how do you attack?
***SIGN*** I think your best bet is zigzagging the corners.
***SIGN*** Pitch one, low and away.
***SIGN*** Pitch two, high and in.
***SIGN*** Pitch three, high and away.
***SIGN*** And pitch four, low and in.
***SIGN*** In other words,
***SIGN*** don't pitch anywhere near the middle of the strike zone!
***SIGN*** You want the corners! Aim right for the corners!
**[17:30] bon**
* Even if he hits me anyway,*
* I'll have fewer regrets that way.*
**[17:38] bon**
Ball!
**[17:43] bon**
*Second pitch!*
**[17:48] bon**
Strike!
**[17:51] bon**
* I can throw strikes away,*
* but I have to avoid the center.*
**[17:55] shi**
*Those two pitches were a textbook zigzag.*
**[17:58] shi**
* For a southpaw, Natsunosuke*
* has really good control.*
**[18:03] bon**
* We typically think lefties have*
* slightly worse control than righties.*
**[18:08] bon**
* But Natsunosuke's USP is being*
* a lefty who also has control.*
**[18:12] bon**
*The third pitch!*
**[18:17] bon**
Ball!
**[18:18] bon**
Hey, pitcher, watch where you're throwing!
**[18:20] bon**
You trying to hit him?
**[18:23] shi**
*Yeah, he has to avoid inside strikes.*
**[18:27] ump**
Two-one!
**[18:28] bon**
*The fourth pitch!*
**[18:31] ump**
Strike!
**[18:33] ump**
Two-two!
**[18:34] ann**
Sekiya has been cornered.
**[18:35] ann**
He's taking a minute to readjust his footing.
**[18:39] cc**
Actually, he's trying to throw
off his opponent's rhythm.
**[18:43] ann**
Now, Sekiya gets in position again!
**[18:51] bon**
*The fifth pitch!*
**[18:55] ump**
Ball!
**[18:56] ump**
Three-two!
**[18:58] shi**
The count's full now.
**[18:59] shi**
His control so far has been perfect!
**[19:02] shi**
That fifth pitch will have
straightened him up,
**[19:05] shi**
so the next pitch, low and away,
will look really far away to him!
**[19:10] bon**
* My control's been on point,*
* if I do say so myself.*
**[19:13] bon**
* I'm pretty confident that I can land*
* this final low-and-away slider, too.*
**[19:18] bon**
* But of course, he knows*
* that's what I'm aiming for.*
**[19:20] bon**
* I'll be pitching to him despite*
* knowing that he knows.*
**[19:23] bon**
* All batters keeps an afterimage*
* of the last pitch in their minds.*
**[19:28] bon**
* Even if he knows I'm going*
* for the outside corner,*
**[19:30] bon**
*it's still a hard pitch to hit!*
**[19:34] bon**
*But a clutch hitter like him*
**[19:36] bon**
*might just hit my low-and-away slider easily.*
***SIGN*** No problem! Drink up, you guys!
***SIGN*** No thanks. We're on different teams, after all...
***SIGN*** Yeah, we'd better not.
**[19:49] bon**
*I'm glad I didn't let you treat me last night.*
**[19:52] bon**
*Change of plans!*
**[19:54] bon**
*I can't throw to the low outside corner!*
**[19:56] bon**
*I'm going for his chest one more time!*
**[19:58] bon**
* If I go even a little easy*
* on him, he'll hit it!*
**[20:01] bon**
*Will it hit him or not...*
**[20:04] bon**
*He mustn't know until the end!*
**[20:07] seki**
*What?*
**[20:08] seki**
*Inside?*
**[20:10] seki**
*It'll hit me!*
**[20:19] ump**
Strike!
**[20:21] ump**
He's out!
**[20:26] shi**
He did it! A slider on the inside!
**[20:28] shi**
Natsunosuke outsmarted him!
**[20:32] ann**
Bonda Natsunosuke has done it!
**[20:34] cc**
Sekiya must have been taken by surprise.
**[20:37] cc**
He couldn't even swing.
**[20:39] seki**
* Well, I could've swung if the pitch*
* had been slightly easier to read.*
**[20:45] seki**
* Bonda, if you had accepted*
* my hospitality last night,*
**[20:49] seki**
*that pitch wouldn't have been so far inside.*
**[20:52] seki**
* But because you refused, you threw it*
* where I was sure it'd hit me.*
**[20:57] seki**
*And I guess that made all the difference.*
**[21:01] seki**
*It was a nice inside pitch.*
**[21:05] seki**
Next time we meet in town,
I'm totally treating you!
**[21:08] shi**
Well, well, look at you, Natsunosuke.
**[21:11] shi**
So the herbivore ate the carnivore.
**[21:14] shi**
I guess that happens from time to time.
**[21:17] bon**
*18 million yen beat 180 million yen!*
***SIGN*** 180 million yen
***SIGN*** 18 million yen
***SIGN*** 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
**[21:22] bon**
* The Spiders won today*
* because I put in a real shift!*
**[21:26] bon**
*Money Pitch!*
**[23:01] bon**
Natsunosuke here!
**[23:02] bon**
Minor league catcher, Tohko-san,
has been called up to the majors.
**[23:06] bon**
A 5 million yen salary, thirty-two years old.
**[23:08] bon**
He doesn't have much potential as a player.
**[23:11] bon**
But even when his best friend from college
told him to retire and get another job,
**[23:15] bon**
he turned him down flat.
**[23:16] bon**
He's determined to have a successful career!
**[23:19] bon**
And for the first time in a while,
Tohko-san wears the mask in a game.
**[23:23] ---**
Next time: "A Minor-League Player
in the Majors"!
**[23:25] bon**
Seize tomorrow's success and today's money!
***SIGN*** A Minor League Player in the Majors
**[23:27] bon**
Money Pitch!
# 7 - A Minor League Player in the Majors
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GRVDWZZ4R/gurazeni-money-pitch)
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***SIGN*** Meiji Jingu Stadium
**[01:35] toko**
I haven't been to Jingu since last September.
**[01:38] toko**
I'm going to stay here longer this time.
***SIGN*** A Minor League Player in the Majors
**[01:57] bon**
Hup!
**[02:01] man**
There.
**[02:02] bon**
This practice is pretty rough...
**[02:06] toko**
Hey.
**[02:08] toko**
You can go. I'll stand in.
**[02:10] cat**
Thanks.
**[02:11] bon**
Tohko-san! You're back in the majors?
**[02:14] toko**
Looks like.
**[02:17] toko**
Here you go, Natsunosuke.
**[02:21] bon**
*Tohko Junji-san, thirty-two years old.*
**[02:24] bon**
*Catcher.*
**[02:28] bon**
* In pro baseball, each major league team*
* normally keeps three catchers on their bench.*
**[02:34] bon**
* Since no other player*
* can sub in for a catcher,*
**[02:41] bon**
* Tohko-san in the minors is*
* basically our fourth catcher.*
**[02:46] bon**
* Yesterday, our young catcher prospect*
* was dropped down to the minors,*
**[02:51] bon**
*and Tohko-san was brought up in his place.*
**[02:54] bon**
*His contract is 5 million yen.*
**[02:56] bon**
*5 million at thirty-two years of age...*
**[02:59] bon**
* If he plays, it probably won't be*
* as catcher, but as a righty pinch hitter...*
**[03:05] toko**
I know what you're thinking, Natsunosuke.
**[03:08] toko**
You're wrong. I might not be here
to pinch hit, but rather to catch.
**[03:17] toko**
Ogami, the backup,
jammed his finger yesterday, right?
**[03:20] toko**
So I might even end up in the battery
with you during a game, Natsunosuke.
**[03:24] bon**
Yeah, I see!
**[03:27] bon**
That's totally possible, sure!
***SIGN*** Jingu Indoor Practice Facility
**[03:38] kita**
Hey!
**[03:39] kita**
Bonda-kun, good to see you!
**[03:41] bon**
Oh, hey.
**[03:42] bon**
Hey.
**[03:45] bon**
*That's Kitamura-san,
ace reporter for* Doyo Sports*.*
**[03:49] kita**
Hello there!
**[03:49] bon**
*He's extremely affable and outgoing.*
**[03:51] kita**
Hello!
**[03:52] bon**
* That's what makes him so*
* good at getting scoops.*
**[03:53] kita**
Oh, hey!
**[03:58] toko**
Kita!
**[04:00] kita**
Junji...
**[04:01] toko**
Hey, don't look so surprised.
**[04:04] toko**
You knew I was coming up, didn't you?
**[04:06] kita**
Well, yeah...
**[04:08] bon**
*Uh-oh, I gotta hit the can!*
**[04:10] kita**
Bonda-kun!
**[04:14] kita**
If Junji's catching when you take
the mound today, you'd better be careful!
**[04:20] kita**
You'll have to call your own pitches.
**[04:22] kita**
You just can't trust this guy's signs.
**[04:27] toko**
You shut your filthy mouth!
**[04:31] bon**
*These two...*
**[04:36] bon**
* They spent their college years together*
* in the baseball team.*
**[04:39] bon**
*They were both catchers, too.*
**[04:43] bon**
*Tohko-san was a college-ball superstar.*
**[04:47] bon**
*He was our first pick in the draft.*
**[04:50] bon**
*Kitamura-san was the second-string catcher.*
**[04:52] bon**
* In four years, he never once*
* got brought up to the bench.*
**[04:57] bon**
* After they graduated college*
* and entered real life,*
**[05:02] bon**
*one became a minor league player in the pros,*
**[05:05] bon**
* while the other became a major reporter*
* in the sports media.*
**[05:09] toko**
Why, you...
**[05:11] bon**
* And I recently heard something*
* from one of the senior pros...*
***SIGN*** Of course, it varies a lot by publication,
***SIGN*** but I hear those in sports media really make bank.
***SIGN*** By your mid-thirties,
***SIGN*** you can make as much as 10 million in some places!
***SIGN*** T-Ten million a year?!
***SIGN*** And they can keep the job up well into retirement age.
***SIGN*** It's a much better lifelong prospect than us lousy ball players.
***SIGN*** Then what about Kitamura-san with *DoyoSpo*?
***SIGN*** *DoyoSpo*'s a big name,
and Kitamura's their ace reporter...
***SIGN*** He's probably making 10 million.
***SIGN*** Even at his young age.
**[05:54] bon**
*He was a major player in high school.*
***SIGN*** Minor
**[05:58] bon**
*Now he's in the minors.*
**[06:00] bon**
*He was a minor player in college,*
**[06:02] bon**
*but he got a normal job,*
***SIGN*** Major
**[06:04] bon**
*and now he's in the majors.*
**[06:06] bon**
*One makes double the other.*
**[06:08] bon**
* And while Kitamura-san will also have*
* a steady income into retirement age,*
**[06:12] bon**
* Tohko-san has to walk the*
* uncertain path of the athlete...*
**[06:18] bon**
*That day, Tohko-san got a chance to pinch hit.*
**[06:31] ann**
Fly ball to center!
**[06:37] ann**
No runs this time, and we move on to the 8th.
***SIGN*** 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
**[06:43] ann**
Pinch hitter Tohko
puts the catcher's mask on.
**[06:48] ann**
Top of the 8th with the Tempters.
**[06:50] ann**
Their leadoff batter gets on base.
**[06:52] ann**
Now they're bringing
out a southpaw pinch hitter.
**[06:55] ann**
That means there's movement
on the Spiders' bench.
**[07:01] ann**
*Pitching for Ichioka,*
**[07:05] ann**
*Bonda, jersey number 39.*
**[07:21] bon**
* Just as Tohko-san thought, I'm in*
* the battery with him right off the bat.*
**[07:27] toko**
* That's right, Natsunosuke.*
* Give me the best you've got.*
**[07:34] ann**
Oh! Here's some more movement!
**[07:36] ann**
The Tempters bring in a pinch hitter
for their pinch hitter, a righty!
**[07:42] ann**
He's running!
**[07:43] ann**
The batter swings to protect the runner!
**[07:46] toko**
Second!
**[07:48] ann**
He's safe with time to spare!
**[07:49] ann**
It's a successful steal!
**[07:55] bon**
* It's not good to let a steal*
* happen that easily.*
**[08:00] bon**
*The pitcher's a lefty.*
**[08:02] bon**
*The batter's a righty.*
**[08:05] bon**
*It's hard for the runner to get a lead,*
**[08:07] bon**
*and easy for the catcher to throw.*
**[08:11] bon**
*Tohko-san's smart, and he's a decent hitter.*
**[08:15] bon**
* But there's a reason he spends*
* most of his time in the minors:*
**[08:18] bon**
*he has a lousy arm.*
**[08:20] bon**
*Our current stock of catchers in the majors*
**[08:22] bon**
* includes our regular catcher*
* and today's starter, Terasugi-san.*
**[08:27] bon**
*He's a well-rounded catcher in all respects.*
**[08:30] bon**
* Our second catcher,*
* who jammed his finger yesterday,*
**[08:33] bon**
*is Ogami, who has punch as a pinch hitter.*
**[08:36] bon**
* Our third catcher is a prospect, Harada,*
* who was sent down to the minors yesterday.*
**[08:41] bon**
* To be honest, Tohko-san is*
* a jack of all trades, master of none.*
**[08:45] bon**
* And he's past the age where*
* he can be expected to improve.*
**[08:50] bon**
*A-Again?*
**[08:58] ann**
It's through!
**[09:05] ann**
It's an RBI single!
***SIGN*** 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
**[09:06] ann**
Bonda gives up a hit!
The lead is down to one!
**[09:10] ann**
* The Spiders are announcing*
* a change of pitchers.*
**[09:15] bon**
*I disagreed with Tohko-san's sign.*
***SIGN*** You just can't trust this guy's signs.
**[09:25] bon**
* The pitchers after me*
* managed to hold them off,*
**[09:28] bon**
*and we escaped with the win, but...*
**[09:36] kita**
Asking Bonda-kun for another fastball
was clearly the wrong call there.
**[09:41] kita**
Any major league catcher would have
signaled for a breaking ball, no question.
**[09:47] toh**
K-Kita!
**[09:49] kita**
And it wasn't the pitcher's fault
that guy stole the base, either.
**[09:53] kita**
Bonda-kun pitched from the stretch,
like he was supposed to.
**[09:57] kita**
If you give up second that easily,
you won't stand a chance in the majors.
**[10:03] ---**
What...
**[10:04] toh**
What would a reporter like you know about it?
**[10:07] toh**
Don't talk down to me!
**[10:09] kita**
Junji, you're used to being
around minor leaguers.
**[10:14] kita**
I'm used to being around major leaguers.
**[10:16] kita**
When it comes to major league baseball,
**[10:18] kita**
I know it better than you.
**[10:20] toh**
Kita!
**[10:23] kita**
Of course,
**[10:24] kita**
the team might need you
in the majors from time to time,
**[10:28] kita**
but you can't cut it
in the pros at this point.
**[10:31] kita**
You should retire after this season.
**[10:35] kita**
On second thought...
**[10:36] kita**
Forget "after this year."
You should retire immediately.
**[10:52] bon**
Oh no...
**[10:53] kita**
Bonda-kun...
**[10:54] kita**
Natsunosuke...
**[10:57] bon**
Uh, well...
**[11:20] toh**
Were you listening to that?
**[11:24] bon**
Er, well...
**[11:25] bon**
I wasn't trying to, but I might have heard.
**[11:31] kita**
Perfect timing, Bonda-kun.
**[11:33] kita**
Give us your judgment
as a major league pitcher.
**[11:38] kita**
You might have to pitch to Junji
again tomorrow night.
**[11:43] kita**
If he messes up once more,
let loose and give him a piece of your mind!
**[11:47] kita**
Tell him he can't be a pro anymore!
**[11:53] toh**
Natsunosuke. I-I'm sorry.
**[11:56] bon**
Th-That's okay...
**[11:58] ---**
*S...*
**[11:59] bon**
*S-So awkward!*
**[12:03] bon**
*These two have a history between them.*
**[12:06] bon**
* And Kitamura-san is a first-rate reporter,*
* so his opinion is certainly credible.*
**[12:12] toh**
I-I'm sure you're a bit confused
after hearing all that, but oh well.
**[12:19] toh**
Natsunosuke, I'm going to
tell you what this is about.
**[12:24] toh**
He wants me to get a job.
**[12:26] bon**
G-Get a job?
**[12:28] toh**
His family runs a
pharmaceutical import business.
**[12:33] toh**
It's not a large firm, but it's stable.
**[12:36] toh**
He wants me to do sales with them.
**[12:39] toh**
He's the second son, so he
won't inherit the business,
**[12:43] toh**
but he can guarantee a salary
equal to my current contract.
**[12:49] bon**
*5 million yen?!*
**[12:51] bon**
*That's one heck of a deal!*
**[12:53] bon**
* Wait, they're willing to pay someone*
* with no specialized knowledge that much?*
**[12:59] bon**
*Some might even call that outrageous!*
**[13:01] toh**
They'd mostly want me to handle
the sports and fitness-related stuff.
**[13:05] toh**
Hence the pay.
**[13:07] toh**
But this is what he said:
**[13:10] toh**
"Start as young as you can
if you want to adapt to the work quickly.
**[13:14] toh**
In fact, every month—
every day—is of the essence."
**[13:18] bon**
*That all makes a lot of sense.*
**[13:21] toh**
If I get any older, he can't guarantee
that same starting salary.
**[13:26] bon**
*Th-That's super harsh!*
**[13:30] toh**
He's probably just looking out
for me, in his own way.
**[13:34] bon**
* Wait, Kitamura-san might be*
* right on the money!*
**[13:40] bon**
* I mean, will our team really*
* re-sign Tohko-san after this year?*
**[13:47] bon**
*Next year, Tohko-san will be thirty-three.*
**[13:52] bon**
*It's not possible!*
**[13:54] bon**
* It's honestly impressive*
* he's kept his contract for this long!*
**[13:57] bon**
*Retiring now wouldn't be a bad choice at all!*
**[14:02] toh**
But...
**[14:03] toh**
I won't be joining his family's company.
**[14:08] toh**
Natsunosuke.
**[14:09] toh**
If I'm useless in the majors,
like he says, just tell me.
**[14:15] toh**
There's a real chance we might
get matched up tomorrow.
**[14:18] bon**
I-I know, but...
**[14:20] toh**
No, I think we will.
**[14:23] toh**
Tomorrow, I'll be the starting catcher.
**[14:26] toh**
They want to give Tera,
our regular, the day off.
**[14:30] bon**
Really?
**[14:32] toh**
And I was on a real hot streak
down in the minors.
**[14:36] toh**
That's why they brought me back up.
**[14:45] ann**
*Batting eighth, the catcher, Tohko.*
**[14:49] sta**
How long has it been since
Tohko started? A year?
**[14:53] sta**
Two years?
**[14:55] bon**
* Our starter today is a seasoned veteran,*
* thirty-eight-year-old Kawasaki-san.*
**[15:04] toh**
Second!
**[15:06] short**
Okay! Nice throw!
**[15:10] hagi**
We stole second off of Tohko
easily yesterday,
**[15:13] hagi**
so I'm giving all of you the green light
from the first inning today.
**[15:18] bon**
*However...*
**[15:19] bon**
*Kawasaki-san's on his game today,*
**[15:21] bon**
* and he sits down the side*
* in order in the first.*
**[15:24] toh**
Nice pitching, Kawasaki-san.
**[15:29] rep**
Tohko's calling was good, too.
**[15:31] rep**
I think you're right.
**[15:33] kita**
*Junji's calling?*
**[15:35] kita**
*I doubt that.*
**[15:37] kita**
*Kawasaki's just pitching well today.*
**[15:40] ann**
Bottom of the first!
**[15:45] ann**
The Spiders take a three-run lead
with a flurry of hits!
**[15:49] ann**
Now, with one out and the bases loaded,
**[15:53] ann**
catcher Tohko comes up to the plate!
**[16:01] ann**
Through the gap in right-center!
**[16:04] ann**
The runner on third,
**[16:06] ann**
the runner on second,
**[16:08] ann**
and the runner on first all score!
**[16:12] ann**
Tohko clears the bases with a triple!
**[16:19] shi**
Hey, Tohko-san got a hit!
**[16:22] shi**
Tohko-san, nice one!
**[16:24] shi**
* He failed yesterday, but he was telling*
* the truth about being on a hot streak!*
**[16:30] bon**
*Tohko-san, the catcher with the weak arm.*
**[16:32] bon**
*But with a lead like that on the board,*
**[16:35] bon**
* the opponents probably*
* won't go for any more steals.*
**[16:39] toh**
Second!
**[16:41] kichi**
*This catcher's got a weak arm!*
**[16:44] kichi**
*I'm going to run.*
**[16:46] bon**
*This guy's going for the stolen bases title.*
**[16:49] kichi**
*Better rack them up while I have the chance.*
**[16:58] bon**
* Kawasaki-san held them off with*
* another one-two-three inning.*
**[17:02] bon**
*Tohko-san is crazy today!*
**[17:05] bon**
*His second at bat:*
**[17:07] bon**
*a double!*
**[17:09] bon**
*His third at bat:*
**[17:10] bon**
*a single!*
**[17:12] bon**
*Incredible!*
**[17:14] bon**
*Tohko-san, if you can get a home run,*
**[17:17] bon**
*you'll have hit for the cycle!*
**[17:22] kita**
Junji...
**[17:23] rep**
Tohko's on fire!
**[17:25] rep**
He's calling a great game
for the veteran Kawasaki, too.
***SIGN*** 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
**[17:30] ann**
Now it's eight to nothing!
**[17:31] ann**
The Spiders have a big lead!
**[17:34] kawa**
*All right. That's a win in the bag.*
**[17:37] sako**
All right.
**[17:38] sako**
We'll take out Mr. Veteran after the sixth.
**[17:41] sako**
Let's split up the remaining innings
among the relievers.
**[17:45] all**
Right.
**[17:47] sako**
Natsunosuke, you handle the seventh.
**[17:50] bon**
Yes, sir.
**[17:51] bon**
*Then, in the seventh inning...*
**[17:55] bon**
Ball!
**[17:56] ---**
Now then!
**[17:58] bon**
Bonda comes in this inning and immediately
walks the leadoff hitter, Shunsoku Yoshiki!
**[18:03] bon**
Yoshiki has stolen twelve bases this season!
**[18:07] yoshi**
*I finally got on base.*
**[18:11] yoshi**
*Kawasaki-san's just been too good.*
**[18:13] yoshi**
* I don't know if I'll get the record,*
* but I'm going to run either way.*
**[18:18] bon**
*The same situation as yesterday.*
**[18:20] bon**
*A runner on first.*
**[18:23] bon**
*A right-handed batter.*
**[18:25] bon**
* But the difference today is that*
* the runner has confidence in his speed.*
**[18:31] toh**
*Natsunosuke, don't worry about it.*
**[18:33] toh**
* Let him run if he wants to.*
* You don't have to pitch from the stretch.*
**[18:37] bon**
*Okay...*
**[18:38] bon**
*Well, if you insist.*
**[18:42] ann**
The runner takes off!
**[18:44] yoshi**
*They're not even gonna try, are they?*
**[18:49] ump**
He's out!
**[18:53] ann**
Tohko's on fire today!
**[18:56] ann**
He throws out Shunsoku Yoshiki!
**[19:03] kita**
You really lulled Yoshiki into
a false sense of security, huh?
**[19:07] kita**
During throwing practice, you intentionally
made your throws to second look slow.
**[19:13] kita**
Since you've been in the minors,
Yoshiki-kun doesn't know you.
**[19:17] kita**
You even fooled your partner Bonda,
asking him to pitch from the windup.
**[19:22] toh**
When I want to, I can make
a throw like that easily enough.
**[19:26] toh**
Well?
**[19:27] kita**
Well, there's nothing praiseworthy about
throwing out a runner in that situation.
**[19:34] toh**
Maybe not.
**[19:35] kita**
The press box today was full of praise
for the game you called for Kawasaki.
**[19:42] kita**
But if you ask me, they're wrong.
**[19:46] kita**
Kawasaki was just in the zone today.
**[19:50] toh**
Yeah, that's right.
**[19:52] toh**
I didn't call an especially good game.
**[19:55] kita**
The triple, double, and single, too...
**[19:58] kita**
Every batter has a good hitting
day every now and then.
**[20:02] toh**
Yeah, sometimes a player
just gets a lot of hits.
**[20:05] toh**
And sometimes they get
a home run after all that.
**[20:30] kita**
Hitting for the cycle...
**[20:33] kita**
That's crazy!
**[20:35] toh**
My breakout season's coming
at thirty-two years old.
**[20:44] kita**
Wrong!
**[20:45] kita**
Wrong, wrong!
**[20:46] kita**
Today was just a coincidence!
**[20:49] kita**
You'll go right back to
sucking tomorrow, I bet!
**[20:51] kita**
Better write that resignation letter!
**[20:57] bon**
* There's one thing that "first-rate reporter"*
* Kitamura-san doesn't understand.*
**[21:04] bon**
* It's understandable, since he*
* doesn't watch minor league ball.*
**[21:15] bon**
*That's right.*
**[21:19] bon**
* In pro baseball, you usually only get*
* promoted to the majors when you're on fire.*
**[23:00] bon**
Natsunosuke here.
**[23:02] bon**
There's a cap to how many foreigners
you can have on your roster,
**[23:05] bon**
which means some players don't get to play.
**[23:07] bon**
One of those is perpetual
minor leaguer Thomas.
**[23:10] bon**
He's always freaking out that
he might get fired at any time,
**[23:15] bon**
but then he's always losing
his temper on the mound!
**[23:17] bon**
That same Thomas is brought onto the mound
in an emergency situation in Yokohama.
**[23:22] bon**
Next Time: "The Commute to the Stadium"!
**[23:25] bon**
Seize tomorrow's success and today's money!
***SIGN*** The Commute to the Stadium
**[23:28] bon**
Money Pitch!
# 8 - The Commute to the Stadium
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GRVDWZZ4R/gurazeni-money-pitch)
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***SIGN*** The Commute to the Stadium
**[01:31] bon**
*I, Bonda Natsunosuke, live in an apartment
complex near the ballpark in the city.*
**[01:38] bon**
*It's just a one-bedroom apartment, of course.*
**[01:43] bon**
*But I live alone, so it's more than enough.*
***SIGN*** Spiders to Acquire Closer
to Replace Segawa
Roster staff visit the US!
**[01:48] bon**
*Spiders to acquire closer to replace Segawa?*
**[01:52] bon**
*Roster staff visit the US?*
**[01:56] bon**
* I bet Segawa-san's reading*
* this article and freaking out...*
**[02:06] bon**
*Two weeks earlier.*
**[02:09] bon**
* Our closer, Segawa-san, blew the save*
* and robbed Shibuya Akira of his first win.*
**[02:16] bon**
* That same day, he was dumped to the minors,*
* where he is currently regrouping.*
***SIGN*** The right fielder doesn't even move!
That ball is out of here!
***SIGN*** Bobby's massive two-run homer, his eighth of the season, turns things around!
**[02:27] bon**
*Poor Akira...*
**[02:29] bon**
* Another blown save,*
* another game without his first win!*
***SIGN*** 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
**[02:43] seg**
The sun's so bright today...
**[02:47] bon**
*He earned the closer spot last year.*
**[02:51] bon**
* He was in the middle of his sixth season,*
* after getting scouted from an amateur team.*
**[02:55] bon**
*He racked up twenty saves as a closer,*
**[03:00] bon**
* and in the off-season, he doubled*
* his 25 million contract to 50 million!*
**[03:07] bon**
*A fairly late bloomer,*
**[03:08] bon**
* he was supposed to break out in force*
* this season, at age twenty-nine, but...*
**[03:18] seg**
Th-This is bad news.
**[03:22] hira**
Segawa.
**[03:24] seg**
Hirakawa-san.
**[03:26] hira**
That there? It's all true.
**[03:29] seg**
It's rough. The pro world is so unforgiving.
**[03:33] seg**
I mean, I knew that coming in...
**[03:36] seg**
Hey, is this the Triple-A pitcher they
made overtures to in the off-season?
**[03:42] seg**
Aguilera, I think?
**[03:44] hira**
Yeah, they say it's Aguilera.
**[03:47] hira**
But their first try was a bust.
**[03:50] sega**
What happens to me if they sign him?
**[03:53] hira**
Well, if that happens, you'll have to
fight him for the closer spot.
**[03:58] seki**
Like hell they're not gonna use
the foreigner after they sign him!
**[04:04] seki**
I'm gonna regress back to a middle reliever!
**[04:10] hira**
* Aguilera has racked up good stats*
* in the Triple-As this season,*
**[04:15] hira**
* but he's been feeling discouraged*
* that they won't bring him to the show.*
**[04:19] hira**
* They say he plays for much*
* less than Segawa, too.*
**[04:25] hira**
* And rumors say the club is prepared*
* to offer him 60 million.*
**[04:30] hira**
*It's gotta be a done deal.*
**[04:32] seg**
I beg you! Don't let it be a done deal!
**[04:36] seg**
But it's not manly to
leave it all up to prayer.
**[04:39] seg**
Let's get running!
**[04:40] bon**
*One year of solid performance*
**[04:43] bon**
* isn't enough to convince the club*
* that you're a real closer.*
**[04:47] bon**
* But there's one man who'll be panicking*
* even more than Segawa-san.*
**[04:55] bon**
Coming!
**[04:57] bon**
Thomas!
**[05:00] tom**
I read the news.
**[05:02] bon**
You managed to read it?
**[05:04] tom**
I sure did!
**[05:05] tom**
On the internet, you can
translate stuff with one click.
**[05:09] tom**
If they sign some new foreigner,
**[05:11] tom**
won't I get fired?!
**[05:15] tom**
It's gonna be me!
**[05:16] tom**
I'll be the one on the chopping block!
***SIGN*** Thomas Hotpopper Age 25
**[05:21] bon**
*Thomas Hotpopper, age twenty-five.*
***SIGN*** Born: USA Pitcher
(Left-hander/Sidearm)
**[05:24] bon**
* A foreign pitcher, born in the USA,*
* with a contract of 20 million.*
**[05:29] bon**
* In two seasons, he's racked*
* up a mere three wins.*
**[05:33] bon**
*None of them this year, of course.*
**[05:38] bon**
*He spends most of his time in the minors.*
**[05:42] bon**
*He's* very *occasionally brought up to
the majors as a spot starter and such.*
**[05:47] bon**
* But any time he starts,*
* regardless of the result,*
**[05:51] bon**
*he's purged from the roster the next day.*
**[05:56] bon**
*Why do they use him this way, you ask?*
**[06:00] bon**
* It's because of this thing called the*
* major league roster foreigners' cap.*
***SIGN*** Article 82-2 (Number of Foreign Players)
***SIGN*** A club may sign any number of foreign players. However, no more than four may appear on the active player roster, and no more than three may serve in either fielding or pitching positions at any one time.
**[06:04] bon**
*A club's official player cap is 70,*
**[06:07] bon**
* and there's no limit on how*
* many of those can be foreigners,*
**[06:11] bon**
* but no more than four can be active*
* on the roster at any one time.*
**[06:16] bon**
*No more than three of them can be pitchers,*
**[06:18] bon**
*and no more than three can be fielders.*
**[06:20] bon**
* So you get a total of four,*
* split between pitchers and fielders.*
***SIGN*** Desmond Pitcher (right-hander)
**[06:24] bon**
* Our team has Desmond,*
* a pitcher in the starting rotation,*
***SIGN*** Homer Pitcher (right-hander)
**[06:29] bon**
*middle relief pitcher Homer,*
***SIGN*** Tib Center Field (throws right, bats right)
**[06:33] sign**
*clean-up hitter and center fielder Tib,*
***SIGN*** Garrett Utility Player (throws right, bats right)
**[06:37] sign**
* and right-handed pinch hitter*
* and utility player, Garrett.*
**[06:42] bon**
*That is to say, two pitchers and two fielders.*
**[06:45] bon**
* These four foreigners on*
* our team are all reliable,*
**[06:49] bon**
* so we don't like to pull them*
* without a serious reason.*
**[06:55] bon**
* This all means that on days*
* when Thomas starts,*
**[06:58] bon**
*we have to drop someone else.*
**[07:01] bon**
* That's why, even though Thomas gets the*
* occasional chance to pitch in the majors,*
**[07:06] bon**
*he spends most of his time in the minors.*
**[07:11] tom**
Right now, there are six foreign
players signed with the Spiders.
**[07:16] tom**
They won't make it seven.
They won't cut their Japanese players.
**[07:20] tom**
But they can cut me! I'm a
foreign pitcher just like him!
**[07:24] bon**
Then why not sign on as a trainee player?
**[07:28] bon**
Then you could stay in the club!
**[07:30] tom**
T-Trainee?
**[07:32] tom**
They only make 2 or 3
million a year, don't they?
**[07:37] bon**
If that's not for you, why not go back
to America and try for the show?
**[07:40] bon**
That's the obvious choice, isn't it?
**[07:41] tom**
Oh, there's no way I could
make it to the show!
**[07:45] bon**
There are independent leagues, too.
**[07:48] tom**
Independent leagues?
**[07:50] tom**
Those are hamburger leagues!
**[07:52] tom**
You can't afford anything better
than hamburgers! You know that!
**[07:56] tom**
Japanese pro ball is the best there is.
**[07:59] tom**
There's no other country
where I could make 20 million.
**[08:06] tom**
Let's see...
**[08:08] tom**
Hey, it's Support Staff Manager Takeoka.
**[08:11] tom**
Hello? Thomas speaking.
**[08:13] tom**
Yes? Yes?
**[08:14] bon**
*Manager?*
**[08:16] bon**
*Can it be...?*
**[08:18] tom**
Tomorrow? In the majors?!
**[08:19] tom**
Y-You mean...
**[08:21] take**
That's right. You're starting.
**[08:24] take**
We're in Yokohama Stadium tomorrow.
**[08:27] take**
Can you make it by yourself?
**[08:28] tom**
Y-Yokohama...
**[08:31] tom**
Um... well...
**[08:33] take**
* If you can't make it,*
* I can come get you at noon.*
**[08:37] bon**
Thomas, put me on.
**[08:39] bon**
Bonda here, Takeoka-san.
**[08:41] bon**
I'll get him to Yokohama Stadium,
safe and sound.
**[08:44] take**
Hey, Natsunosuke. Really?
**[08:47] take**
Sorry to impose, but please do.
**[08:51] bon**
If you're starting,
**[08:53] bon**
that means the club still needs you!
**[08:58] bon**
If you pitch well tomorrow,
**[09:00] bon**
they might decide you're too good to fire!
**[09:03] tom**
I-I'll do my best!
**[09:06] tom**
Natsunosuke, please take me to Yokohama
Stadium tomorrow, without any mistakes.
**[09:12] bon**
I won't make mistakes!
**[09:16] bon**
*The fact is, I commute to Jingu by bike.*
**[09:20] bon**
* I hear there are some clubs that*
* forbid their players from riding bikes,*
**[09:24] bon**
*but it gets me there in ten minutes.*
**[09:26] bon**
*I get to the Dome by bike, too.*
**[09:30] bon**
*For Yokohama Stadium...*
**[09:34] bon**
*I take the train!*
**[09:36] bon**
*A lot of major leaguers drive,*
**[09:40] bon**
* but I'm not famous enough to be*
* recognized by fellow commuters.*
**[09:44] bon**
* Most foreign players use public transport*
* to get to these three stadiums, too.*
**[09:50] bon**
*To put it bluntly,*
**[09:52] bon**
* the club forbids its foreign*
* players from driving to work.*
**[09:57] bon**
* Thomas takes his train in a different*
* direction than the other foreigners.*
**[10:03] bon**
* That's because the Spiders' minor league*
* field is in Toda, in Saitama Prefecture.*
***SIGN*** Toda Field
***SIGN*** Tokyo Dome
***SIGN*** Jingu Stadium
***SIGN*** Home
***SIGN*** Shibuya
***SIGN*** Yokohama Stadium
***SIGN*** (Tokyo)
***SIGN*** (Kanagawa)
**[10:08] bon**
* Young Japanese players*
* tend to live in this area,*
**[10:13] bon**
* but the apartments the club*
* arrange for the foreign players*
**[10:16] bon**
*tend to be in the heart of the city,*
**[10:18] bon**
*which means Thomas has a rough commute.*
***SIGN*** Rapid Shonan-Shinjuku Line
**[10:21] bon**
* And when he does occasionally get called*
* to pitch in the majors, he gets disoriented.*
**[10:25] bon**
* If it's in another city, we go as a group,*
* so there's no need to worry about that.*
**[10:30] bon**
* But Yokohama means changing trains,*
* so it's even worse.*
**[10:34] tom**
I'd probably get lost if I were by myself.
**[10:37] bon**
It's my job to escort our
precious starter to the stadium.
**[10:42] bon**
*He's two meters tall.*
**[10:44] bon**
*Thomas is so tall,*
**[10:47] bon**
* but he's a left-handed*
* sidearm pitcher like me.*
**[10:49] bon**
* Still, he throws a hell of a junk ball,*
* and his pitches pack a punch.*
**[10:56] bon**
Thomas, this is our train.
**[10:58] tom**
You got it!
**[11:01] ugu**
* We will now announce*
* the battery for each team.*
**[11:08] ugu**
* For the away team, Jingu Spiders:*
* Pitcher, Thomas.*
**[11:13] ugu**
*Pitcher, Thomas.*
**[11:17] tom**
Let's do this!
**[11:19] bon**
* But Coach Yoshikawa of the Blue*
* Comets had taken countermeasures.*
***SIGN*** Manda Ichimura Kanezawa Murayama BB Rodriguez Takefuji Oharada Misato
**[11:24] bon**
* He prepared a lineup of all*
* right-handers to crush Thomas.*
**[11:29] bon**
Thomas might be in real trouble tonight.
**[11:32] tom**
I love Japan!
**[11:34] tom**
I want to stay in Japanese pro baseball!
**[11:37] tom**
No, I *will* stay in Japanese pro baseball!
**[11:55] tom**
I love Japan!
**[11:56] tom**
I want to stay in Japanese pro baseball!
**[11:59] tom**
No, I *will* stay in Japanese pro baseball!
**[12:05] bon**
* Thomas is running into trouble*
* with the foreign player cap.*
**[12:09] bon**
*If he doesn't pitch well in this game,*
**[12:11] bon**
*he could get dumped mid-season.*
**[12:15] bon**
* I gave him a little advice of my*
* own on the way to the stadium.*
***SIGN*** Thomas, you have a tendency to lose your temper on the mound.
***SIGN*** Listen up, don't forget to breathe.
***SIGN*** No worries, no worries! I'll be fine!
**[12:31] tom**
*Stacking the lineup with righties, are we?*
**[12:36] ugu**
*Batting first. Second base, Manda.*
**[12:40] tom**
*That doesn't matter.*
**[12:42] tom**
*That doesn't matter!*
**[12:44] tan**
If Thomas can make it
through this batting order once,
**[12:46] tan**
that's all we can ask for.
**[12:54] tom**
* I don't even know much about*
* you Japanese batters, anyway!*
**[13:00] man**
*His arms are so long!*
**[13:04] ump**
Strike!
**[13:09] man**
*144.*
**[13:11] man**
* While the ball doesn't have much spin,*
* it's really sharp.*
**[13:13] man**
*But it's easy to see his release point.*
**[13:16] man**
*I can hit it!*
**[13:24] bon**
*And so, the leadoff hitter pops out to second.*
**[13:30] bon**
* Thomas did well with his first*
* time through the order, but...*
***SIGN*** 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
**[13:37] ann**
In the fourth, the Blue Comets have scored
twice and still have the bases loaded.
**[13:41] ann**
Thomas has been getting pummeled
his second time through the order.
**[13:44] ann**
Well, he has gotten two outs here.
**[13:47] col**
He's really struggling with
all those right-handers.
**[13:51] col**
They're still ahead by three, but...
**[13:54] col**
Thomas is just...
Yeah, he's losing his temper.
**[13:58] col**
They'll probably bring in a reliever here.
**[14:01] col**
When Thomas gets mad,
**[14:03] col**
he tends to throw everything
right down the plate.
**[14:07] col**
Even with a three-run lead,
they'll be scared.
**[14:09] col**
They won't let him throw to another batter.
**[14:12] ann**
Coach Tanabe is leaving the dugout.
**[14:16] col**
They might bring in one of Nitta
or Fukuyama, both right-handers.
**[14:20] ann**
Look at Thomas! He's laying
into the pitching coach!
**[14:24] gu**
*Pitching for Thomas,*
**[14:29] gu**
*Bonda. Bonda.*
**[14:32] ann**
Bonda?!
**[14:34] ann**
They've chosen Bonda,
a southpaw just like Thomas!
**[14:37] cc**
Not a righty?
**[14:40] cc**
It's still early innings. Maybe they
want to save the righties for later.
**[14:44] ann**
But while Bonda's throwing practice pitches,
**[14:47] ann**
Thomas is still offering a piece
of his mind on the mound!
**[14:51] ann**
Thomas is finally leaving the mound!
**[14:59] tom**
Shit! Goddamn!
**[15:03] ann**
Thomas is on the bench, still fuming!
**[15:06] ann**
He's usually such a nice guy,
**[15:09] ann**
but when he gets mad,
he's like a different person!
**[15:11] ko**
Thomas. Look carefully
at Natsunosuke's pitching.
**[15:15] tsu**
"Thomas, watch Natsunosuke's pitching."
**[15:24] ump**
B-Ball!
**[15:25] ump**
Ball four!
**[15:27] ann**
He walks in the run!
**[15:29] ann**
Now it's five to three!
**[15:30] ann**
The lead's down to two!
***SIGN*** 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
**[15:35] tom**
He walked him in!
**[15:37] tom**
I could have gotten him out!
**[15:40] bon**
* But I led the next guy into*
* a grounder to shortstop,*
**[15:44] bon**
*and the inning ended.*
**[15:48] ko**
Natsunosuke only walked him because
he was aiming for the corners.
**[15:54] ko**
He was right on the black, and they
just happened to get called as balls.
**[15:59] ko**
To put it another way,
**[16:01] ko**
Natsunosuke has the courage to throw balls.
**[16:05] ko**
Even though he walked in a run,
**[16:08] ko**
we're still leading by two.
**[16:11] ko**
Natsunosuke pitched carefully
to minimize the damage,
**[16:16] ko**
got the next batter to ground out,
and ended the inning.
**[16:20] ko**
Thomas, when you get in trouble,
you throw all your pitches down the plate.
**[16:25] ko**
It's because you lose your temper
and try to rush things to a conclusion.
**[16:28] ko**
And it's not just that.
**[16:30] ko**
It's because you don't have
the courage to throw balls.
**[16:42] ko**
Okay, Natsunosuke.
**[16:45] ko**
Nice pitching.
**[16:46] bon**
Thanks.
**[16:49] ko**
Natsunosuke, take us as far as you can today.
**[16:52] bon**
Sure thing.
**[17:03] bon**
* That day, I stayed on the mound*
* for the next inning and on.*
***SIGN*** 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
**[17:07] bon**
*And then...*
**[17:13] bon**
*In the end,*
**[17:15] bon**
*the game ended five to three,*
**[17:18] bon**
* and the winning pitcher*
* was me, Bonda Natsunosuke!*
**[17:23] bon**
*My second win of the season!*
**[17:26] tera**
Thomas.
**[17:28] tera**
They're gonna take this out of your pay.
**[17:32] tom**
How much does it cost?
**[17:35] tera**
About 80,000 yen, I bet.
**[17:39] tom**
No way a plastic bucket costs 80,000 yen!
**[17:42] tera**
Why, you...
**[17:43] tera**
You must think you're pretty hot,
blowing your top all the time!
**[17:46] sak**
Yeah! Think you're hot stuff, huh?
**[17:48] tera**
Like you're some great player!
**[17:51] ---**
H-Hey! Stop that!
**[17:52] take**
Hey, Thomas! Where are you?
**[17:56] tom**
Y-Yes? I'm here! Right here!
**[18:00] tom**
Takeoka-san, help me!
**[18:02] take**
What's all this?
**[18:03] take**
Are you getting sanctioned
for losing your head today?
**[18:06] tom**
S-Sanctioned? What's that mean?
**[18:10] bon**
* That's right. Thomas is the type*
* who gets ragged on a lot.*
**[18:13] take**
We're playing in Tokyo Dome tomorrow.
You can make it there yourself, right?
**[18:18] tom**
D-Dome?
**[18:19] tom**
You're not sending me back down tomorrow?
**[18:21] take**
We're not going to send you
back down right away every time.
**[18:27] bon**
Thomas, want to commute
with me again tomorrow?
**[18:31] tom**
Natsunosuke?
**[18:33] tom**
Yeah! Show me the way, please!
**[18:36] bon**
You've got your own bike, right?
**[18:47] bon**
Thomas! This is the Yasukuni Shrine!
**[18:50] tom**
Hey, I've heard of that!
**[18:53] tom**
May Japan and America never go to war again!
**[19:03] tom**
The Skytree!
**[19:05] tom**
On top of the hill in Kudan,
**[19:07] tom**
you can see it so clearly
between the skyscrapers!
**[19:11] bon**
Yep! It's a great viewing spot, in its way.
**[19:14] tom**
I love Tokyo! I love Japan!
**[19:18] bon**
By the way, a little bird told me that
talks with Aguilera aren't going well.
**[19:24] bon**
Apparently, he doesn't want to leave America.
**[19:28] tom**
Really?!
**[19:30] bon**
I guess we'll be keeping Segawa-san
as our closer for a while.
**[19:34] bon**
And, Thomas, looks like
you get to keep your job.
**[19:37] tom**
Yeah!
**[19:40] bon**
After everything I told you, you still
lost your stupid temper on the mound!
**[19:44] tom**
Sorry! Sorry!
**[19:48] bon**
*But it's true of all baseball players.*
**[19:51] bon**
* When we get out there on the pitch,*
* it's hard to think about our jobs.*
**[19:56] tom**
All that aside, Natsunosuke.
**[19:59] tom**
I learned something from watching you pitch.
**[20:02] tom**
The courage to throw balls.
**[20:04] tom**
That's not a mindset we
see in America very often.
**[20:08] tom**
That's a Japanese...
and a pro baseball mindset.
**[20:11] bon**
I don't have the speed that you do,
so I have to think about that stuff!
**[20:16] bon**
Thomas, we're free to go!
**[20:18] bon**
Time to go!
**[20:19] bon**
When we turn left on this street,
Tokyo Dome will be within our sights.
**[20:23] tom**
Japanese baseball has so much depth!
***SIGN*** Several Days Later
**[20:31] bon**
* In the end, the club's attempts*
* to secure a new closer fell through.*
***SIGN*** Spiders
Plans for Foreign Closer Fall Through!
***SIGN*** Closer Segawa Returns to the Majors!
**[20:36] bon**
*Our closer, Segawa, returned to the majors.*
**[20:41] seg**
*The club's so stingy.*
**[20:44] seg**
* If they'd brought in a new foreigner,*
* I would've been stuck down there.*
**[20:47] bon**
* But getting dropped down*
* to the minors instead was...*
**[20:49] tom**
Yeah, it figures.
**[20:52] bon**
*Thomas.*
**[20:54] bon**
Take care!
**[21:01] seg**
Hey!
**[21:02] bon**
Hey there!
**[21:05] bon**
*Keep at it, Thomas.*
**[21:12] bon**
*And Thomas is still...*
**[21:16] tom**
* You teeny-tiny Japanese*
* batters can't hit off me!*
**[21:19] bon**
*...pitching away in the minors.*
**[21:25] bon**
*And losing his temper all the while.*
**[23:01] bon**
Natsunosuke here.
**[23:03] bon**
Boy, what to do about Kuriki-senpai?
**[23:06] bon**
He's a batting pitcher and a scorer,
**[23:09] bon**
but he's always giving me pitching
form advice about how to speed up.
**[23:14] bon**
He helped me a lot back in the minors,
**[23:16] bon**
so I can't just blow him off.
**[23:19] bon**
What'll I do?
**[23:22] bon**
Next time: "Teacher or Cautionary Tale?"
**[23:24] bon**
Seize tomorrow's success and today's money!
***SIGN*** Teacher or Cautionary Tale?
**[23:27] bon**
Money Pitch!
# 9 - Teacher or Cautionary Tale?
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GRVDWZZ4R/gurazeni-money-pitch)
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***SIGN*** Teacher or Cautionary Tale?
**[01:32] bon**
*On days when the Spiders
are playing at Jingu,*
**[01:34] bon**
*you'll see a staff member in a three-digit
jersey running around the park grounds.*
**[01:41] bon**
* Then, when the players show up,*
* he withdraws into the clubhouse.*
**[01:41] kur**
Heya!
**[01:47] bon**
* Batting practice pitcher*
* and scorer, Kuriki Satoshi.*
**[01:51] bon**
* He's four years older than me,*
* Bonda Natsunosuke.*
**[01:57] bon**
*Back when I was a rookie,*
**[02:00] bon**
* Kuriki-san taught me a heck of a lot*
* down in the farm.*
***SIGN*** For a two-seam fastball,
***SIGN*** you just grip it down the seams like this, and it'll break toward the arm.
**[02:11] bon**
*Stuff like this, too.*
***SIGN*** Listen up, Natsunosuke! Don't move that glove one millimeter!
***SIGN*** Okay!
***SIGN*** Dead on!
***SIGN*** Now, move it two balls higher.
***SIGN*** Dead on again!
***SIGN*** Now, two balls higher and one ball in.
***SIGN*** Perfect accuracy!
***SIGN*** Pro pitchers are incredible!
***SIGN*** Being a pro is all about control!
***SIGN*** Control is what separates us from the amateurs!
***SIGN*** And if you want to improve your control, you gotta work out your lower body!
***SIGN*** Obviously, you gotta run, run, run, run, run, and run!
***SIGN*** Right!
**[02:57] bon**
* Before long, Kuriki-san was*
* called up to the majors,*
**[03:02] bon**
* while I got left behind with a leg injury*
* from all that running he made me do.*
**[03:08] bon**
* Kuriki-san was, like I am now,*
* a left-handed middle reliever.*
**[03:12] bon**
*However,*
**[03:16] bon**
*he'd get hammered.*
**[03:19] bon**
*And so, he came back to the farm.*
***SIGN*** My speed is just crummy, you know?
***SIGN*** It takes me all I've got just to hit 141 or 142.
***SIGN*** If you want more speed, you gotta work out your upper body!
***SIGN*** Natsunosuke, do weight training with me!
***SIGN*** Okay!
***SIGN*** 143.
***SIGN*** Not as effective as I'd hoped...
***SIGN*** 133.
***SIGN*** What's with you, Natsunosuke?
***SIGN*** Your speed's really been dropping lately.
***SIGN*** I'm sorry...
***SIGN*** Natsunosuke, have you been slacking on your weights?
**[04:15] bon**
*No, I don't think that's it.*
**[04:17] bon**
* It's clearly been dropping since*
* I started the weight training.*
**[04:21] bon**
*I don't think weights are for me!*
**[04:25] bon**
* As expected, when I cut*
* back on the weight training,*
**[04:28] bon**
*my speed came back to me.*
**[04:31] bon**
* But instinctively, pitchers can't help*
* but be attracted to speed.*
***SIGN*** In games, I try so hard to pitch faster
***SIGN*** that I lose my control and start giving up hits.
***SIGN*** Natsunosuke, that's how it goes for me, too.
***SIGN*** Maybe we shouldn't be so obsessed with speed.
**[04:55] bon**
*Kuriki-san seemed to be on the fence, too.*
**[04:59] bon**
*But I guess that goes for everyone.*
**[05:03] bon**
* Once, Kawasaki-san,*
* who was thirty at the time,*
**[05:06] bon**
* came to practice in the minors park,*
* and I saw him up close.*
**[05:10] bon**
* At that time, I believe he'd*
* racked up ninety wins as a pro.*
**[05:15] bon**
* The pitches of a man with ninety wins*
* packed a punch that ours didn't.*
**[05:20] bon**
*But what surprised me was...*
**[05:23] bon**
* Unlike us, he didn't really practice*
* keeping control in mind.*
**[05:30] bon**
*He aimed for the center,*
**[05:31] bon**
*and his pitches were just spraying around.*
**[05:34] bon**
* People like him are confident they won't*
* get hit even if they pitch over the plate.*
**[05:38] bon**
*They're a whole different breed of pitcher!*
**[05:41] bon**
* Being attracted to speed*
* won't get us anywhere.*
**[05:44] bon**
*Kuriki-san was probably right.*
**[05:47] bon**
*That's what I thought.*
**[05:49] bon**
* He was also the first one*
* who said those words to me.*
***SIGN*** Natsunosuke.
***SIGN*** No pitcher wants to fall behind in the count and give up a walk, right?
***SIGN*** But guys like us can't be afraid of the base on balls.
***SIGN*** We need to have the courage to throw balls.
***SIGN*** You're saying that if we refine our control,
***SIGN*** we can gain the courage to throw balls?
***SIGN*** That's right!
**[06:16] bon**
*That's what he said, but in practice...*
***SIGN*** Let's see some speed!
**[06:23] bon**
* This guy couldn't fully throw out*
* his obsession with speed.*
**[06:27] bon**
* And then last year, after eleven years*
* as a pro, he retired for good.*
**[06:32] bon**
* He'd even had a season*
* where he pitched fifty games,*
**[06:36] bon**
* but his total record was*
* one win, seven losses, and two saves,*
***SIGN*** Contract: 15 Million
**[06:39] bon**
*with a career-high contract of 15 million yen.*
**[06:44] bon**
* If he hadn't been so obsessed with speed,*
* I think he could have gone a lot further.*
**[06:49] bon**
* And I saw him as both a teacher*
* and a cautionary tale.*
**[06:54] bon**
*Then, this season,*
**[06:55] bon**
* even as lots of pros have to quit baseball*
* every year, Kuriki-san got lucky.*
**[07:00] bon**
* As a pitcher who is a lefty,*
* has good control,*
**[07:02] bon**
*and is decently fast,*
**[07:05] bon**
* the club wanted him to stick around*
* as a batting practice pitcher and scorer.*
**[07:13] bon**
* When his job as a batting*
* practice pitcher is done...*
**[07:23] kuri**
Heya!
**[07:26] bon**
*...his job as a scorer awaits him.*
**[07:29] bon**
* Thirty years old this year,*
* with a salary of 6 million yen.*
**[07:32] bon**
* In his last year as a pitcher,*
* he was earning 6.5 million,*
**[07:35] bon**
*so it wasn't too big of a step down.*
**[07:55] bon**
Huh? Kuriki-san!
**[07:57] kuri**
Hey, Natsunosuke.
**[07:59] kuri**
I'm organizing the data I got down today.
**[08:02] bon**
Used to the job yet?
**[08:04] kuri**
Not at all. How could I be?
**[08:07] kuri**
I'm aching all over.
**[08:09] kuri**
I didn't think being a batting practice
pitcher would be as draining as it is.
**[08:14] kuri**
So I'm still running every day...
**[08:16] bon**
You're running more than
you did as a player, I bet.
**[08:20] kuri**
Maybe I am.
**[08:22] kuri**
It'll take a long time before I get
really used to my scorer work, too.
**[08:31] kuri**
Natsunosuke.
**[08:32] kuri**
I'm still a newbie scorer, so I won't
get too high-and-mighty about it.
**[08:37] kuri**
But there is something I've realized.
**[08:42] kuri**
I spent eleven years as a pro,
bouncing between the minors and the majors.
**[08:46] kuri**
I really was second-rate.
**[08:48] bon**
What are you talking about?
**[08:50] bon**
You had a season with
fifty games on the mound!
**[08:53] kuri**
That was just one year.
**[08:56] kuri**
But even I can tell.
**[08:59] kuri**
Pro baseball pitchers are
speeding up every year.
**[09:04] kuri**
Since I joined the pros eleven years ago,
**[09:06] kuri**
the average speed has gone up
by two or three kilometers per hour.
**[09:11] kuri**
But I think batting technique
is advancing even faster.
**[09:16] kuri**
So, how do pitchers compensate?
**[09:19] kuri**
Obviously, with junk balls!
**[09:23] kuri**
Those are pitches that move just a little bit.
**[09:26] kuri**
But to cope with those junk balls,
**[09:30] kuri**
the batters do a lot of studying
and refine their art even more!
**[09:35] kuri**
The game of escalation between
pro pitchers and batters is incredible.
**[09:39] kuri**
And lackluster players
who can't keep up with it
**[09:42] kuri**
will find their careers cut short
around the age of thirty.
**[09:46] kuri**
Just like me, you know?
**[09:49] kuri**
Natsunosuke, you've been seeing
a lot of action this season, huh?
**[09:54] kuri**
Not just games pitched.
You're getting a lot of innings in, too.
**[09:59] kuri**
You can probably expect a fat raise
when you re-sign in the off-season.
**[10:03] bon**
Well, we don't know that yet.
**[10:06] kuri**
Natsunosuke.
**[10:07] kuri**
The season I pitched fifty games
**[10:10] kuri**
was when I was twenty-six years old.
The same age you are now.
**[10:15] kuri**
Three years later, I was cut.
**[10:20] kuri**
A man who pitched fifty games, you know?
**[10:24] kuri**
Natsunosuke, the way things are now,
can you imagine being fired in three years?
**[10:29] bon**
I certainly don't want to think about it!
**[10:33] kuri**
I felt the same way three years ago.
**[10:36] kuri**
Anyway, if you want to have
a long pitching career,
**[10:40] kuri**
you need to reinvent your game every year.
**[10:44] bon**
Maybe so, but...
**[10:45] kuri**
I couldn't do that because
I didn't have enough up here.
**[10:51] kuri**
Becoming a scorer has changed
the way I look at the game.
**[10:55] kuri**
I've learned a lot, too.
**[10:57] kuri**
So...
**[11:02] kuri**
I have an idea!
**[11:04] kuri**
Want to hear it?
**[11:06] bon**
An idea?
**[11:07] kuri**
Maybe you'll want to try it out!
**[11:09] kuri**
I bet it'll show results!
**[11:12] kuri**
It's on this video. Watch it for a minute.
**[11:16] bon**
*Here?!*
**[11:18] kuri**
Just a minute. I'll have it in a sec.
**[11:21] bon**
* To me, he's both a teacher*
* and a cautionary tale.*
**[11:37] bon**
Wh-What kind of idea is this?
**[11:39] kuri**
Well, it's not a flash of
inspiration or anything...
**[11:44] kuri**
I'm taking video every day,
so sometimes I notice a thing or two.
**[11:49] kuri**
Well, it's up to you whether
you want to try it out or not...
**[11:54] kuri**
I mean, you're an active player and I'm
just a batting practice pitcher and scorer.
**[11:59] bon**
*Given our history...*
**[12:01] bon**
* Should I listen to his advice?*
* Or should I ignore it?*
**[12:05] bon**
* If I listen to it, it'll be hard*
* to just forget it later.*
**[12:09] bon**
* He's been both a teacher and*
* a cautionary tale in the past,*
**[12:13] bon**
* but it's not impossible he could*
* give me good advice, too...*
**[12:18] kuri**
Natsunosuke, look! Here it is!
**[12:20] bon**
* And while I was thinking about it,*
* he's gone and turned it on!*
**[12:26] kuri**
This is footage of Tejima
with the Makuhari Savage.
**[12:30] bon**
R-Right. I think I might
know what you're getting at!
**[12:34] kuri**
This was taken from the third base side.
**[12:37] kuri**
I'll pause it.
**[12:38] kuri**
That right elbow. The angle of the right wrist.
**[12:42] kuri**
They're bent really sharp, huh?
**[12:44] kuri**
Like this.
**[12:46] bon**
Yes, that's true.
**[12:47] bon**
He's trying to hide his release point, right?
**[12:50] kuri**
Oh, you know it already?
**[12:53] bon**
Yeah...
**[12:54] kuri**
More and more pro pitchers nowadays are
using a more compact cocking position.
**[13:02] kuri**
Small in the back,
big in the front, they call it.
**[13:06] kuri**
If you do it right, it becomes
seriously hard for the batter to read.
**[13:10] kuri**
It becomes a lot more obvious when
you're watching from behind the backstop.
**[13:14] kuri**
That feeling of an arm hidden behind
the body that lashes out all at once!
**[13:18] bon**
Fujimura of the Kyushu Sharp Hawks
does something similar, right?
**[13:24] kur**
C-Come on, Natsunosuke...
**[13:26] kur**
Don't look at me like
I'm preaching to the choir.
**[13:29] bon**
I-I wasn't trying to!
**[13:32] bon**
It's called stuff like Maneki-Neko Pitching
and Telephone Box Pitching, right?
**[13:38] kuri**
What's with you?
**[13:40] kuri**
You even know all the crazy
names they give it, huh?
**[13:44] bon**
Maneki-Neko and Telephone Box
both refer to a cramped up form.
**[13:49] kuri**
Yeah, "cramped" is the keyword.
**[13:52] kuri**
But this is what I call it!
**[13:55] kuri**
Dart Pitching!
**[13:56] bon**
D-Dart Pitching?
**[14:04] kuri**
*Hang on a minute!*
**[14:05] kuri**
* Did he just want to tell me about*
* the name he thought up for it?*
**[14:12] kuri**
I-If I tried it...
**[14:17] kuri**
Would it look like that?
**[14:19] kura**
Well... Sorta, maybe...
**[14:22] bon**
Maybe I just can't do it...
**[14:24] kuri**
Well, of course it's not gonna be easy.
**[14:28] kuri**
So let's look at one more!
**[14:31] bon**
One more?
**[14:33] kuri**
Look at this one.
**[14:35] kuri**
This is Gotohda of
the Sapporo Purple Shadows.
**[14:38] kuri**
They say he's the best
pitcher in Japan right now.
**[14:41] kuri**
There!
**[14:45] kuri**
It's like there's a wall
made from your right arm.
**[14:48] kuri**
The wall has to hold solid.
**[14:52] kuri**
This wall here.
**[14:56] kuri**
Then right as you get to this point...
**[15:00] kuri**
You fold your right arm.
**[15:02] kuri**
Then suddenly, your left arm
appears from out of nowhere...
**[15:07] kuri**
Got it? One more time.
**[15:09] kuri**
Fold your right arm.
**[15:11] kuri**
There. You get it?
**[15:13] bon**
Well, I think I get it, but...
**[15:16] kuri**
What I'm saying is that Dart Pitching
by itself won't give you much force.
**[15:20] kuri**
It'll make the ball slower, right?
**[15:23] kuri**
So try adding the "wall" method in there.
**[15:28] kuri**
You'll keep the wall up until the last second
**[15:30] kuri**
and then pull your right arm back
in one quick motion.
**[15:35] kuri**
To around here.
**[15:37] kuri**
This way, even if you're cramped in the back,
**[15:39] kuri**
your arm will swing big and fast.
**[15:42] bon**
The best of both, huh?
**[15:44] kuri**
This is really hard for batters to read.
**[15:47] kuri**
It's hard to hold that wall, of course...
**[15:50] kuri**
Then there's that feeling
of pulling back swiftly.
**[15:53] bon**
* Well, just forming the wall in the first*
* place is a hard technique to pick up.*
**[15:59] kuri**
I call this Breaststroke Pitching!
**[16:06] bon**
*Damn this guy!*
**[16:08] bon**
*"Dart Pitching." "Breaststroke Pitching."*
**[16:10] bon**
* He really just wanted to tell me*
* about the names he thought up!*
**[16:18] kuri**
Of course, since I'm not a coach,
**[16:20] kuri**
I'm not much of an authority
when it comes to technique.
**[16:24] bon**
*But after all that, I can't just ignore it!*
**[16:28] kuri**
But, Natsunosuke,
there's one thing I can say...
**[16:32] kuri**
Reinventing your game
might be going too far,
**[16:35] kuri**
but being a pro ballplayer is
all about constant minor changes!
**[16:41] bon**
*Well...*
**[16:42] bon**
*He's not wrong.*
**[16:55] bon**
Huh?
**[16:58] sako**
U-Uh, it says 146.
**[17:01] bon**
I-I was just throwing it lightly.
**[17:04] bon**
That's a couple of kilometers per hour
higher than my usual max.
**[17:08] sako**
But that form...
**[17:12] ko**
Well, it increased his speed,
so maybe it's all right.
**[17:15] bon**
A-Are you sure,
Pitching Coach Kozato?
**[17:21] ko**
Well, we won't know until
you test it in a real game.
**[17:27] ko**
* Kuriki-san's advice helped me*
* speed up more than I expected.*
**[17:33] ko**
* And today, I was going to*
* try it out in a real game.*
**[17:38] ann**
With two outs, they bring in Bonda.
**[17:40] ann**
Color Commentator Nishi Toshihisa-san?
**[17:42] cc**
It was a surprise watching
him at pitching practice.
**[17:44] cc**
Did he change his form?
**[17:46] bat**
Whoa! That's fast!
**[17:47] bat**
It's a pop-up to second! Three outs!
**[17:51] ko**
He got him out!
**[17:53] kuri**
N-Natsunosuke!
**[17:54] bon**
*For now, I've shut them down.*
**[17:58] bon**
*And then, the next day...*
**[18:11] bon**
*And the day after that, I shut them down.*
**[18:14] kuri**
*Natsunosuke...*
**[18:16] bon**
* When I want to, I can get up*
* to 145 or 146 on the mound.*
**[18:21] bon**
* But this form... I think it's causing*
* my accuracy to slip a bit, maybe?*
**[18:28] bon**
Natsunosuke. This is great.
**[18:30] bon**
Yeah, great!
**[18:32] bon**
Maybe this form is a better fit for you!
**[18:36] bon**
* When you're getting good results,*
* all anyone around you says is "Great."*
**[18:41] kuri**
*Natsunosuke!*
**[18:42] bon**
*This man...*
**[18:44] bon**
*Is he my teacher or my cautionary tale?*
**[18:48] [SONG] sign**
Speed
**[18:48] bon**
* Generally speaking, when a*
* pitcher increases his speed,*
***SIGN*** Control
**[18:52] bon**
*his control conversely declines.*
**[18:55] bon**
*The question is where you strike the balance.*
**[18:57] bon**
* Before I changed my form,*
* it was maybe around here.*
**[19:01] bon**
*Right now, I might be in this area.*
**[19:03] bon**
* It's the eternal question*
* for pitchers, you know?*
**[19:07] bon**
* Incidentally, it was Kuriki-san's*
* obsession with speed*
**[19:10] bon**
* that kept him from making*
* an impact in the pros.*
**[19:18] bon**
* When you gain speed,*
* it clearly jams the batters.*
**[19:23] bon**
* Jamming the batters...*
* It's a great feeling I'd almost forgotten.*
**[19:28] bon**
* It honestly makes me happy*
* to get guys out like this.*
**[19:31] bon**
* Has Kuriki-san's advice reawakened*
* the pitcher instincts I'd started to forget?*
**[19:38] bon**
*However...*
**[19:43] ann**
*Pitcher: Bonda.*
**[19:47] bon**
*The one that shattered all my illusions*
**[19:51] bon**
* was the man I'd shut down*
* in a matchup two weeks ago.*
**[19:55] bon**
* The Wild Ones player who makes 180 million,*
* exactly ten times my salary.*
***SIGN*** Salary 1 to 10
***SIGN*** Contract 180 million
**[20:01] cc**
Last time, Bonda-san really
got the better of him, huh?
**[20:05] ann**
Sekiya hits it!
**[20:06] ann**
This one's looking big!
**[20:07] ann**
The right fielder goes back, back, back!
**[20:11] bon**
That's Sekiya for you.
**[20:13] bon**
He really crushed that one.
**[20:14] bon**
* It's true. Being a pro player*
* means constant minor changes.*
**[20:18] bon**
*You really were right.*
**[20:22] ann**
Sekiya turns it around with a grand slam!
**[20:26] seki**
*You really slacked in your control this time.*
**[20:29] seki**
*Unlike last time.*
**[20:37] bon**
*I got hit at the worst possible time.*
**[20:41] bon**
* But if not for this,*
* I would never have realized.*
**[20:45] bon**
*Now I see! I really do!*
**[20:47] bon**
* If I'd kept this up, my career*
* would've ended before I turned thirty!*
**[20:52] bon**
*Just like yours was!*
**[20:54] bon**
* A teacher and a cautionary tale...*
* We learn from them both.*
**[20:58] bon**
Senpai!
**[21:03] bon**
*I have to thank you so much!*
**[21:06] bon**
*I can't do it out loud, though.*
**[21:10] bon**
*I'm all about control.*
**[21:13] bon**
*Control!*
**[21:15] kuri**
*He went back to his old form.*
**[21:18] kuri**
*Natsunosuke...*
**[21:20] bon**
*I can't give in to the allure of speed!*
**[21:24] bon**
*Control... Control... Control!*
**[21:28] bon**
*Money Pitch!*
**[23:01] bon**
Natsunosuke here.
**[23:02] bon**
Boy, I'm in trouble!
**[23:04] bon**
I loaded the bases with no outs!
**[23:06] bon**
I hate Koshien Stadium,
**[23:08] bon**
with the Tempters' cheer squads
getting inside my head!
**[23:12] bon**
But next in the order are
the golden rookie from college
**[23:16] bon**
and the golden high school rookie
of four years ago!
**[23:18] bon**
I'm crazy strong against players
with lower contracts than mine!
**[23:23] bon**
Next time:
"High School Recruit, College Recruit."
**[23:25] bon**
Seize tomorrow's success and today's money!
***SIGN*** High School Recruit, College Recruit
**[23:27] bon**
Money Pitch!
# 10 - High School Recruit, College Recruit
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***SIGN*** High School Recruit, College Recruit
**[01:34] bon**
*That day, we of the Jingu Spiders
got off at Shin-Osaka Station.*
***SIGN*** Hanshin Koshien Stadium
**[01:40] bon**
*Our destination was, of course...*
**[01:44] bon**
*Here in Koshien Stadium,*
**[01:46] bon**
* we're kicking off a three-game series*
* against the Osaka Tempters.*
**[01:53] bon**
*Speaking of Koshien...*
**[01:55] bon**
* At the Summer Koshien*
* tournament five years ago,*
**[01:58] bon**
* there were two star infielders*
* who got the bulk of the attention.*
**[02:03] bon**
* One was Ishimoto Atsuo,*
* from Osaka's Kiso High School.*
**[02:08] bon**
* He batted .590 at Koshien*
* and hit three home runs.*
**[02:14] bon**
* The other was Ezure Makoto,*
* from Hyogo's Tengai High School.*
**[02:19] bon**
*He hit .450 at Koshien with one home run.*
***SIGN*** The Two Koshien Stars Take Separate Paths Ishimoto to the Pros, Ezure to College
**[02:23] bon**
*They both throw right and bat left.*
**[02:25] bon**
* Ishimoto went straight to pro ball,*
* while Ezure went on to college.*
**[02:30] bon**
*Then the Osaka Tempters drafted Ishimoto,*
**[02:34] bon**
* giving him jersey number 54,*
* a signing bonus of 80 million,*
***SIGN*** Year One: 8 Million
**[02:38] bon**
*and a contract starting at 8 million.*
**[02:41] bon**
* Wherever this "golden rookie" went,*
* the press was right there with him.*
***SIGN*** Coach!
***SIGN*** What are we gonna do with Ishimoto in the opener?
***SIGN*** Well, he sure has been gettin' a lot of press.
***SIGN*** Osaka Tempters
Manager Hagihara
***SIGN*** Okay, let's put him on the bench!
**[03:00] sign**
* Amazingly for a high school recruit,*
* he was in the majors from day one!*
**[03:04] sign**
*He didn't make it to the regular rotation,*
**[03:06] sign**
*but he played in fifty games,*
**[03:08] sign**
* and the next year,*
* his salary rose to 15 million.*
***SIGN*** Year Two: 15 Million
**[03:12] sign**
* But in his second year,*
* he started seeing less and less action,*
***SIGN*** Year Three: 14 Million
**[03:16] sign**
* and his contract shrunk to*
* 14 million by year three,*
***SIGN*** Year Four: 13 Million
**[03:21] sign**
*13 million by year four,*
***SIGN*** Year Five: 12 Million
**[03:25] sign**
*and 12 million by year five.*
**[03:28] sign**
*Also that year...*
**[03:30] sign**
*the Tempters acquired a new "golden rookie."*
**[03:34] sign**
* The star of the Kansai College League,*
* Ezure Makoto!*
**[03:38] bon**
*Signing bonus: 100 million!*
***SIGN*** Year One: 15 Million
**[03:40] ishi**
*Contract: 15 million!*
**[03:43] ishi**
* The two, star high school infielders five*
* years ago, were now teammates and rivals.*
**[03:48] ishi**
* But Ezure wore 7, representing*
* their high hopes for him,*
**[03:52] ishi**
*while Ishimoto was still stuck with number 54.*
**[03:55] ishi**
* On opening night, number 7 played*
* second base and hit seventh in the order.*
**[04:00] ishi**
* Number 54 was on the bench,*
* a pinch hitter and defensive sub.*
**[04:04] ishi**
* But in practice, their abilities*
* at that time were roughly equal.*
**[04:09] ishi**
* If we're equally good, they'll give*
* the opportunities to the new face.*
**[04:12] ishi**
*It makes sense.*
**[04:14] ishi**
* I got those same opportunities*
* four years ago.*
**[04:17] bon**
* But jersey number 7 struggled*
* to put up the numbers*
**[04:22] bon**
* and eventually became another*
* spoke on the rotation wheel.*
**[04:26] etsu**
I got a chance to play from the opening game,
***SIGN*** Tempters Singles Dorm: Young Tigers Wing
**[04:29] etsu**
but I just couldn't make anything out of it.
**[04:33] ishi**
C'mon, don't panic.
You only just made it to the pros.
**[04:37] etsu**
I ain't panicking!
**[04:38] etsu**
You and I're gonna be in the pros a long time.
**[04:42] etsu**
We're gonna be true rivals, y'know?
**[04:45] ishi**
True, but while we might be the same age,
**[04:48] ishi**
a guy in his first year and a guy
in his fifth ain't treated the same.
**[04:53] ishi**
I couldn't live up to their hopes and
spent four years never becoming a regular.
**[04:57] ishi**
That's the hard truth.
**[05:00] ishi**
A guy like that just ain't
the same as a golden rookie.
**[05:04] etsu**
C'mon, you're bein' too hard on yourself.
**[05:06] etsu**
I didn't come here to hear
you beat yourself up.
**[05:10] etsu**
People can't help watchin' when
they see you an' me together.
**[05:15] etsu**
See?
**[05:16] etsu**
Like the ladies in that kitchen.
**[05:18] woman**
Um, h-have a look at this dish...
**[05:21] woman**
What is it? What is it?
**[05:22] ishi**
Should I snap at you more
and play up the competition, then?
**[05:28] etsu**
A fifth-year pro finds it easy
to switch gears, huh?
**[05:30] ishi**
Either way, you got the advantage this year.
**[05:35] etsu**
The hell I do!
**[05:37] etsu**
I got pressure to perform!
**[05:39] etsu**
You're better off than I am,
since you got no pressure.
**[05:42] ishi**
What'd you say? You sayin' I got no pressure?
**[05:45] ishi**
I ain't gotta take that from you!
**[05:45] woman**
I wish those two wouldn't fight so...
**[05:47] etsu**
Same to you!
**[05:48] woman**
I swear...
**[05:48] ishi**
What'd you say?!
**[05:51] bon**
* But a cold, calculated professional*
* decision was fast approaching.*
**[05:58] hagi**
I'd like to bring a right-handed
pinch hitter up from the farm.
**[06:01] hagi**
If we wanna do that, we gotta
send a southpaw to the minors.
**[06:06] toki**
Ishimoto or Ezure, you mean?
**[06:08] hagi**
Yeah.
**[06:09] hagi**
If it was me, I'd send Ishimoto.
**[06:12] hagi**
Ezure's our golden rookie.
We can't drop him just like that.
**[06:17] hagi**
True enough, but...
**[06:19] hagi**
I don't think it's as simple as all that.
**[06:22] hagi**
Everyone seems to think Ishimoto
and Ezure got equal skills,
**[06:29] hagi**
but if you ask me,
Ishimoto's just a little bit better.
**[06:33] toki**
Yeah, but Ezure's
got more room to improve.
**[06:40] hagi**
Okay, I've made up my mind!
**[06:41] hagi**
Let's give 'em both a chance in
today's game against the Spiders!
**[06:45] hagi**
Whoever performs better
can stay in the majors!
**[06:54] ishi**
Hey, did you hear?
**[06:56] ishi**
I'm battin' 8th and playin' shortstop today.
**[06:58] ezu**
Yeah, and I'm battin' 7th, playin' second.
**[07:02] ishi**
They've never put us in the
starting lineup together. Ever.
**[07:07] ezu**
They're plotting somethin', I bet.
***SIGN*** Urano Saki Todoroki Tano Watson Miyamoto Ezure Ishimoto Chazawa
**[07:21] bon**
* The Spiders' starting pitcher*
* was the right-handed Akiba!*
**[07:29] bon**
*It's shaking.*
**[07:32] bon**
*The Tempters must be smashing it...*
**[07:35] bon**
*I really hate the Koshien bullpen.*
**[07:39] bon**
*The way it shakes...*
**[07:43] fan**
Yeah! Way to go, Tempters!
**[07:46] bon**
*Akiba wasn't pitching well at all.*
**[07:50] aki**
*I gave up two runs right off the bat...*
**[07:53] ishi**
*With a pitcher like that...*
**[07:54] ezu**
*...I bet I can hit off him!*
***SIGN*** 1st 2nd
**[07:57] bon**
*And in fact, Ezure's first at bat*
**[08:01] bon**
*was a shallow hit to center.*
**[08:04] bon**
*He was followed by Ishimoto,*
**[08:06] bon**
* who knocked one into shallow right*
* in a hit and run.*
**[08:10] ezu**
*We both have one hit out of the gate!*
**[08:14] ishi**
* But I'll get more credit*
* for nailing that hit and run.*
**[08:18] fan**
Lookin' good! Nice hit and run!
**[08:21] fan**
Ezure, too! Nice legs!
***SIGN*** 1st 2nd
**[08:23] fan**
This game's in the bag!
**[08:26] aki**
I can't do this today!
**[08:29] sako**
Natsunosuke, you're in for the third.
**[08:31] sako**
They're giving up on Akiba for the day.
**[08:34] sako**
You'll have to go long, obviously.
**[08:36] bon**
H-How many innings?
**[08:38] sako**
Through the sixth, if you can.
**[08:40] bon**
*Third, fourth, fifth, sixth...*
**[08:43] bon**
*Four innings!*
**[08:44] bon**
*Contract check!*
**[08:48] bon**
* The Tempters have a lot of players*
* with big contracts.*
**[08:52] bon**
*Batting first, Urano. 122 million.*
**[08:55] bon**
*Batting second, Saki. 98 million.*
**[08:58] bon**
*Batting third, Todoroki. 130 million.*
**[09:02] bon**
*Batting fourth, Tano. 200 million.*
**[09:04] bon**
*Batting fifth, Watson. 150 million.*
**[09:07] bon**
*Batting sixth, Miyamoto. 45 million.*
**[09:10] bon**
*Batting seventh, Ezure. 15 million.*
**[09:13] bon**
*Batting eighth, Ishimoto. 12 million.*
**[09:19] bon**
* Ishimoto and Ezure are the only*
* ones with contracts lower than mine!*
**[09:24] sako**
Natsunosuke, you're a long reliever today.
**[09:27] sako**
Put the contract stuff out of your mind.
**[09:29] sako**
None of that matters, okay?
**[09:31] sako**
You hear me? You got it, right?
**[09:33] bon**
Y-Yeah...
**[09:36] ugu**
* The Spiders have announced*
* a change in pitchers.*
**[09:39] ugu**
*Pitching for Akiba: Bonda.*
**[09:39] fans**
Yeah, who's next for the slaughter?
**[09:44] fans**
Hey, you bum!
**[09:47] fans**
You ain't gonna last one inning, Bonda!
**[09:50] fans**
Get him! Get him!
**[09:52] bon**
*I-It's not just my imagination...*
**[09:54] bon**
*The mound really is shaking.*
**[09:57] bon**
* The Tempters fans*
* are thirsty for blood today!*
**[10:02] ishi**
They sent in a southpaw!
**[10:04] ezu**
You think they're gonna keep us in the game?
**[10:11] ishi**
We got a big lead, and it's only the third.
**[10:14] ezu**
At the very least,
I think we'll get one more at bat.
**[10:19] bon**
*Batting fourth, Tano. 200 million.*
**[10:26] bon**
*I really hate this shaking mound...*
**[10:34] fan**
Nice batting!
**[10:37] bon**
*Batting fifth, Watson. 150 million!*
**[10:45] fan**
More nice batting!
**[10:48] bon**
*Batting sixth,*
**[10:50] bon**
*Miyamoto.*
**[10:51] ump**
Ball!
**[10:52] bon**
*Forty...*
**[10:54] ump**
Strike!
**[10:55] bon**
*...five...*
**[10:57] ump**
Ball!
**[10:58] bon**
*...million!*
**[11:00] ump**
Ball four!
**[11:03] ump**
It's a walk!
**[11:05] ump**
No outs, bases loaded!
**[11:06] fan**
Suck it, Bonda! You useless sack of crap!
**[11:09] kosa**
I guess Natsunosuke's in bad shape, too.
**[11:15] sako**
*Damn it, Natsunosuke.*
**[11:16] sako**
* I warned you, yet your*
* bad habit still surfaced.*
**[11:21] sako**
*But in that case, the last part of the order...*
**[11:23] ugu**
*Batting seventh, second base, Ezure.*
**[11:27] bon**
*Seventh in the order, Ezure,*
**[11:29] bon**
*makes 15 million?*
**[11:32] bon**
*And eighth in the order, Ishimoto,*
**[11:34] bon**
*makes 12 million!*
**[11:38] bon**
*They're followed by the pitcher...*
**[11:40] bon**
*Yes, yes.*
**[11:43] bon**
*Let's make this inning a shutout!*
**[11:59] bon**
*Bottom of the third, no outs, bases loaded.*
**[12:01] bon**
*We're entering the bottom of the batting order.*
**[12:05] bon**
* Batting ninth is the pitcher,*
* so that's a freebie.*
**[12:08] bon**
* Batting seventh is Ezure,*
* who makes 15 million a year.*
**[12:11] bon**
*After him is Ishimoto, 12 million a year.*
**[12:15] bon**
*And I, Bonda Natsunosuke,*
**[12:18] bon**
*make 18 million a year!*
**[12:22] sako**
* The seventh and eighth batters*
* make less than Natsunosuke.*
**[12:27] sako**
*In these situations,*
**[12:28] sako**
* Natsunosuke tends to really shine,*
* so he might pull through, but...*
**[12:34] ugu**
*Batting seventh, second base, Ezure.*
**[12:37] ezu**
* I got a shallow hit to center*
* in my first at bat today.*
**[12:41] ezu**
*If I get a hit here, that'll be two RBIs.*
**[12:45] ezu**
* Our team is primed to have*
* an offensive explosion in this game.*
**[12:48] ezu**
*I should ride this wave!*
**[12:59] ump**
Strike!
**[13:01] egu**
*That was fast! What's the speed gun say?*
**[13:04] egu**
*139?!*
**[13:07] egu**
*Do his pitches move more?*
**[13:09] egu**
*That last one felt a lot faster than 139.*
**[13:15] ump**
Strike two!
**[13:17] ezu**
*Th-That one was fast, too...*
**[13:25] ump**
Strike! He's out!
**[13:27] ---**
*Too fast!*
**[13:29] ---**
*All right!*
**[13:31] ugu**
*Batting eighth, shortstop, Ishimoto.*
**[13:34] ishi**
*Ezure struck out in three.*
**[13:36] ishi**
* If I get a hit here, I can*
* put myself in the lead!*
**[13:46] ump**
Strike! He's out!
**[13:49] ann**
Bonda Natsunosuke works out of danger,
**[13:51] ann**
striking two batters out back-to-back!
**[13:54] ezu**
*We're still tied.*
**[13:55] ishi**
*Two at bats, one hit...*
**[13:57] ishi**
*And one strikeout!*
**[13:59] cc**
* But I gotta say, Bonda really found*
* his groove against those two.*
**[14:04] sako**
* Yeah, in situations like these,*
* Natsunosuke is solid.*
**[14:09] ann**
Bonda strikes out the pitcher.
**[14:12] ann**
The Tempters had a huge opportunity
with no outs and bases loaded,
***SIGN*** 1st 2nd 3rd
**[14:16] ann**
but they end up with a goose egg.
**[14:20] fan**
Bases loaded with no outs,
**[14:22] fan**
and all three batters friggin' strike out?!
**[14:25] bon**
* I held them to nothing, but I still*
* feel like the stadium's shaking...*
**[14:30] bon**
*And I still have to carry three more innings.*
***SIGN*** 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
**[14:35] bon**
* The bottom of the fourth,*
* Tempters on offense.*
**[14:38] bon**
*First in the order, Urano.*
**[14:43] bon**
*Second, Saki.*
**[14:48] bon**
*Third, Todoroki.*
**[14:54] bon**
* I worked hard for another inning*
* and managed to retire all three.*
**[14:58] fan**
Freaking hell!
**[14:59] fan**
Bonda pulled himself outta the fire,
and now he thinks he's hot stuff!
**[15:03] fan**
All right! Next inning, we'll get in his head
with the Tempters cheer squad!
***SIGN*** 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
**[15:10] bon**
*The top of the fifth came and went.*
**[15:13] fans**
Crush him! Crush him! Bo-n-da!
**[15:38] bon**
*I-It's gotten worse this inning!*
**[15:42] bon**
*It's shaking... It's shaking!*
**[15:45] ann**
Leading off is the cleanup hitter.
**[15:48] bon**
*Fourth!*
**[15:51] bon**
*Fifth!*
**[15:55] bon**
*Sixth!*
**[15:57] ump**
Ball four!
**[15:59] fans**
Yeah! We got him this inning!
**[16:02] fan**
Now finish him off!
**[16:05] ann**
No outs, bases loaded.
**[16:07] ann**
It's a repeat of the third inning.
**[16:10] ann**
The next batters in the order
will be: seventh, Ezure;
**[16:12] ann**
eighth, Ishimoto; and ninth,
the pitcher, Tada.
**[16:18] ezu**
*This time!*
**[16:21] ump**
Strike! He's out!
**[16:23] ishi**
*This time!*
**[16:26] ump**
Strike! He's out!
**[16:28] bon**
*And number nine, the pitcher...*
**[16:31] ump**
Strike! He's out!
**[16:34] fan**
It's the friggin' third inning all over again!
**[16:36] fan**
Three up an' three down!
**[16:38] fan**
What's your damn problem,
bottom of the lineup?!
**[16:40] fan**
Get a hit off Bonda already!
**[16:43] ishi**
*B-Bonda's pitches...*
**[16:46] ishi**
*...are so fast.*
**[16:48] bon**
* And as I faced my fourth inning, the most*
* I've pitched as a reliever this season...*
***SIGN*** 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
**[16:54] kosa**
Natsunosuke!
**[16:56] kosa**
Please, get us through this inning!
**[16:58] bon**
Yes, sir.
**[17:00] temp**
We'll get you this time,
you piece of crap!
**[17:02] temp**
You're a dead man walkin'!
**[17:06] ann**
This inning starts from the top of the lineup.
**[17:09] fans**
Crush him! Crush him! Natsu-no-suke!
**[17:22] bon**
It's getting even worse!
**[17:24] bon**
The whole stadium is shaking! It's shaking!
**[17:33] tan**
They got a sixth run!
**[17:36] kos**
What now, Manager? Natsunosuke's tired!
**[17:39] fans**
Crush him! Crush him! Bo-n-da!
**[17:41] fans**
Knock him out! Knock him out! Bo-n-da!
**[17:43] bon**
*I'm not tired...*
**[17:45] bon**
* I just can't stand the Tempters' cheering*
* and this shaking mound!*
**[17:51] fans**
Crush him! Crush him! Natsu-no-suke!
**[17:53] fans**
Send him out! Send him out! Bo-n-da!
**[17:58] tan**
*Six to nothing in the 6th.*
**[18:00] tan**
*I doubt we'll catch up to them today.*
**[18:02] tan**
*Sorry, Natsunosuke,*
**[18:04] tan**
* but I'd prefer to give as many pitchers*
* as possible the day off.*
**[18:08] tan**
* Just see this inning through*
* to the end, all right?*
**[18:12] tan**
We're keeping Natsunosuke in.
**[18:16] kos**
R-Right...
**[18:18] kos**
* The manager has given up*
* on this game, I guess.*
**[18:21] kos**
* He's converted our long reliever*
* into a mop-up man.*
**[18:25] ann**
The Spiders' bench shows
no sign of hooking Bonda.
**[18:29] cc**
They must have missed their chance to do it.
**[18:35] fan**
Seven to zip!
**[18:41] bon**
*They're not gonna take me out, I guess.*
**[18:44] bon**
*Looks like I'm mopping this one up!*
***SIGN*** 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
**[18:48] bon**
*I managed to get one out, but...*
**[18:52] bon**
* I gave up another run,*
* and now it's eight to zero.*
**[18:57] bon**
* Besides, my mission was*
* to see this inning to the end!*
**[19:04] fan**
Suck on it, Bonda Natsunosuke!
**[19:06] fan**
Guess you're stuck as a mop-up man now!
**[19:11] ugu**
*Batting seventh, second base, Ezure.*
**[19:22] ezu**
*I'm one for three with two strikeouts.*
**[19:26] ezu**
*I gotta land something this time.*
**[19:29] bon**
* It may be eight to nothing,*
* but for some reason,*
**[19:33] bon**
*I can look down on this guy!*
**[19:42] ump**
Strike! He's out!
**[19:45] ezu**
*I hate this!*
**[19:47] ugu**
*Batting eighth, shortstop, Ishimoto.*
**[19:51] ishi**
*I gotta avoid a third strikeout!*
**[19:54] bon**
* Even if I'm a mop-up man,*
* this guy's no exception.*
**[19:59] bon**
*I can look down on him, too!*
**[20:09] ann**
Another strikeout!
**[20:11] ann**
Two runners left stranded!
**[20:18] bon**
*My job for the day is finally done!*
**[20:22] bon**
* In the end, the Tempters wiped*
* the floor with us, eight to zero!*
**[20:27] bon**
* Those two were yanked*
* from the lineup after that,*
**[20:29] bon**
*so they didn't get a fifth at bat.*
**[20:34] toki**
They both went one for four
with three strikeouts.
**[20:38] toki**
What'll we do, Coach?
**[20:40] toki**
Which one are we sending down—
**[20:41] aki**
Isn't that obvious?!
**[20:43] aki**
Even if they were lefties against a lefty,
**[20:45] aki**
striking out three times
to a loser like Bonda?!
**[20:50] aki**
They both stink!
**[20:51] aki**
Send 'em *both* down to the minors
to get their acts together!
**[20:57] bon**
* And thus, the two men of the same age,*
* recruits from high school and college,*
**[21:00] bon**
*were sent to the minors together.*
**[21:05] ishi**
I can't help but feel...
**[21:07] ishi**
...we got dealt a bad hand today.
**[21:14] bon**
*I feel like I lost to the ballpark today.*
**[21:17] bon**
* On nights like these, I can't sleep*
* unless I go out and get smashed.*
**[21:23] bon**
*After all, when in Osaka!*
**[23:01] bon**
Natsunosuke here.
**[23:02] bon**
Big-talking delinquent king Haratake-san.
**[23:05] bon**
He's a super-popular pitcher
in my hometown, Hiroshima,
**[23:08] bon**
as part of the Setouchi Carnavits.
**[23:11] bon**
I love him, too, and I really admire him!
**[23:14] bon**
But he's got no speed, so he takes
a long time between pitches.
**[23:18] bon**
It takes him forever just to throw one pitch!
**[23:23] bon**
Next time: "No Pitch to Throw"!
**[23:25] bon**
Seize tomorrow's success and today's money!
***SIGN*** No Pitch to Throw
**[23:28] bon**
Money Pitch!
# 11 - No Pitch to Throw
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GRVDWZZ4R/gurazeni-money-pitch)
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***SIGN*** No Pitch to Throw
**[01:36] bon**
*Travel day.*
**[01:38] bon**
* With a three-game series against*
* the Setouchi Carnabeats coming up,*
**[01:41] bon**
* we've taken the train*
* from Osaka to Hiroshima.*
***SIGN*** Riverside Hotel
**[01:50] sign**
Hey! It's on, it's on!
**[01:55] ann**
*Go Go Channel!*
**[01:59] ann**
* The adventures of the Setouchi Carnabeats'*
* Haratake Hiromi.*
**[02:04] sign**
* The Setouchi Delinquent King's*
* Gourmet Patrol!*
**[02:08] sign**
* Asahikawa versus Hiroshima*
* Death Match Arc!*
**[02:14] girl**
It's the Boss! The Boss!
**[02:18] hara**
*And I'm back here again, darn it.*
***SIGN*** Shinchan
***SIGN*** Ramen
**[02:22] ann**
* Today, the Boss will be ambushing*
* Asahikawa ramen shop Shinchan.*
***SIGN*** Asahikawa Ramen
"Shinchan"
(Closed Today)
***SIGN*** Central Hiroshima
**[02:29] man**
Welcome!
**[02:34] hara**
I want this featured item.
**[02:36] hara**
Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki
over Asahikawa butter corn.
**[02:40] hara**
Got it?
**[02:41] man**
Yes, sir!
**[02:47] man**
Here you are, sir!
***SIGN*** Hiroshima-style Okonomiyaki Over Asahikawa Butter Corn Ramen
**[02:52] hara**
You've put Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki
on top of Asahikawa ramen.
**[02:56] hara**
Naturally, there are noodles
in the okonomiyaki, too.
**[02:59] hara**
In other words,
noodles with more noodles on top!
**[03:03] hara**
You think this is a joke?
**[03:08] hara**
If this ain't good, I'll beat you to death.
**[03:13] hara**
It's great!
***SIGN*** Asahikawa
***SIGN*** Hiroshima
**[03:15] hara**
*Hiroshima atop Asahikawa.*
**[03:17] hara**
*Carbs atop carbs!*
**[03:20] hara**
*And between them... more carbs!*
***SIGN*** Corn
***SIGN*** Butter
**[03:23] hara**
*How can somethin' so crazy be so delicious?*
**[03:29] hara**
You got me this time.
**[03:33] hara**
You keep up the good work, now!
**[03:36] man**
Thank you very much!
***SIGN*** Starring: Haratake Hiromi (Carnabeats)
Special thanks to: Asahikawa Ramen Shinchan, Setouchi Carnabeats
**[03:38] hara**
*The Setouchi gourmet delinquent king...*
**[03:44] hara**
*Travels again today...*
***SIGN*** The End
***SIGN*** Production: Setouchi Home TV
**[03:50] bon**
Even if it's just local TV,
**[03:52] bon**
I can't believe an active ball player
is taking on work like this!
**[03:56] bon**
And I'll get to see him tomorrow!
**[04:02] hara**
Hey, Bonda!
**[04:03] bon**
It's the Boss!
**[04:05] ---**
Listen...
**[04:06] hara**
If you pitch today, you better give up
at least three hits, okay?
**[04:13] bon**
I watch *Gourmet Delinquent King* every week!
**[04:16] hara**
Please! That's Hiroshima local TV!
**[04:19] hara**
It doesn't air in Tokyo!
**[04:21] hara**
Quit lyin' to me!
**[04:25] bon**
*This guy...*
**[04:27] bon**
* I hear he really was a loose*
* cannon back in high school.*
**[04:32] bon**
*It's his fourteenth year as a pro.*
**[04:33] bon**
*He outlasted all of his peers.*
**[04:36] bon**
* Fourteen uninterrupted years*
* as a middle reliever.*
**[04:40] bon**
* He got popular for his early loose*
* cannon image and consistency,*
**[04:44] bon**
*and he's become a local media celebrity.*
**[04:47] bon**
* While we're on different teams,*
* I'm a younger middle reliever,*
**[04:50] bon**
*so he always says hi to me whenever we meet.*
**[04:55] bon**
Haratake-san, is it true
you used to get into fights and stuff?
**[04:59] hara**
Back in my high school days, sure,
but those days are long gone.
**[05:04] hara**
I'm actually a pretty weak guy now.
**[05:06] hara**
Even you could beat me up, I bet.
**[05:09] bon**
You think?
**[05:11] hara**
The fact is, I'm not much of an athlete at all.
**[05:16] hara**
Back in high school, I mostly
bluffed my way through.
**[05:19] hara**
Oh, wait.
**[05:20] hara**
My whole pro career has been
me bluffin' my way through, too.
**[05:33] ann**
Haratake steps off the mound again.
**[05:36] cc**
Yeah, here it comes.
**[05:39] cc**
This is gonna take forever.
**[05:40] cc**
He'll take forever to throw that ball...
**[05:43] sega**
When Haratake-san takes the mound,
it means the game's gonna be a long one.
**[05:49] ann**
Getting through Haratake's time
on the mound takes patience.
**[05:54] cc**
Back when I was a pro,
**[05:56] cc**
I'd throw five pitches in the time
it takes Haratake to throw one.
**[06:05] ann**
He finally threw it!
**[06:09] ann**
He went with the forkball...
**[06:13] ann**
Garrett hits!
**[06:14] ann**
It's going, going...
**[06:16] ann**
Foul!
**[06:22] ann**
It's clear that Haratake has
no more pitches to throw.
**[06:26] ann**
Fastballs, breaking balls...
Inside and out, nothing's working!
**[06:30] ann**
That's why he's taking
more time between pitches.
**[06:33] cc**
Haratake's "fastballs" aren't very fast,
**[06:35] cc**
and his breaking balls
aren't especially hard to hit.
**[06:38] cc**
His best pitch is the forkball,
**[06:40] cc**
but if they get a piece of it,
they'll really send it flying.
**[06:43] cc**
He really doesn't have a pitch to throw.
**[06:49] seg**
Natsunosuke.
**[06:50] seg**
Do you know Haratake Hiromi's
"Full Throttle Life Advice" column?
**[06:54] bon**
His web column?
**[06:56] bon**
I read it every time he updates!
**[06:58] bon**
It's the best!
**[07:00] bon**
I read it yesterday in my hotel, too!
***SIGN*** "I'm not great at my job,
***SIGN*** but I've made it to section chief based on my alma mater connections.
***SIGN*** Sick of faking it, I'm seriously considering a change in careers
***SIGN*** at the ripe young age of thirty seven..."
**[07:22] hara**
* What's wrong with*
* fakin' your way through life?*
**[07:25] hara**
*Dummy!*
**[07:27] hara**
* As a pro ballplayer*
* who's not a great athlete,*
**[07:31] hara**
* I've spent fourteen years*
* fakin' my way through stuff.*
**[07:34] hara**
* Figurin' out little strategies*
* to get through each moment.*
**[07:38] hara**
* Not everythin' in life is gonna be*
* picture perfect, darn it!*
***SIGN*** This month's comebacker
**[07:42] hara**
* If you want an honest life,*
* change careers right now, dummy!*
**[07:50] hara**
* Or live a full life bein' grateful*
* to your alumni network.*
***SIGN*** That old man can really dish it out, huh?
**[07:59] bon**
* But that's what we love about*
* the Setouchi Delinquent King!*
**[08:04] bon**
* He proudly declares that*
* he's not much of an athlete,*
**[08:07] bon**
*so he fakes his way through.*
**[08:11] bon**
* Pitchers with no particularly*
* excellent pitches*
**[08:14] bon**
*can't be starters or closers.*
**[08:16] bon**
* They're stuck in the life*
* of the middle reliever.*
**[08:19] bon**
* But spending fourteen years as*
* a middle reliever is still pretty amazing.*
**[08:28] bon**
*Career stats: 8 wins, 14 losses, 2 saves.*
***SIGN*** Career Stats: 8W 14L 2SV, ERA 3.89. Age 32
**[08:32] bon**
*ERA 3.89.*
**[08:34] bon**
*Thirty-two years old.*
**[08:35] bon**
*Contract: 29 million yen.*
***SIGN*** 29 Million Yen
**[08:40] ann**
Haratake with another forkball!
**[08:44] ann**
This one's outta here!
**[08:46] hara**
Hook!
**[08:50] ann**
It hooked foul.
**[08:53] ump**
Foul!
**[08:56] seko**
Did you hear Haratake shouting
"hook" from the mound there?
**[09:00] seg**
Yeah, I sure did.
**[09:02] bon**
* Sometimes, I find myself on the mound*
* with no pitch to throw.*
**[09:06] bon**
*For Haratake-san, that's all the time.*
**[09:09] bon**
* That's why he spends as much time*
* between pitches as he can.*
**[09:15] bon**
* Annoying the batter...*
* That's the only strategy he has.*
**[09:18] bon**
* But the batters know that, too,*
* so it doesn't faze them much.*
**[09:23] ann**
I know it, but...
**[09:25] cc**
Even I'm losing patience here!
**[09:28] cc**
Hurry up and pitch, Haratake!
**[09:30] bon**
* How did someone like Haratake-san*
* make it fourteen years as a pro?*
**[09:41] ann**
Oh, Haratake pitched already!
**[09:44] ann**
It's an unremarkable fastball...
**[09:49] gar**
Right down the plate?!
**[09:55] ump**
Strike! Out!
**[10:00] ann**
Garrett got caught looking
at a fastball down the middle!
**[10:04] ann**
The speed was...
**[10:06] ann**
a mere 137 kilometers per hour.
**[10:09] ann**
Garrett had Haratake against a wall,
**[10:12] ann**
then totally let his guard down.
**[10:16] cc**
That's it! This is what Haratake does!
**[10:20] cc**
That moment when he
just says "the hell with it!"
**[10:23] ann**
That's the end of the top of the 5th.
**[10:26] bon**
*Haratake-san's "the hell with it!" moments.*
**[10:28] bon**
* Pro baseball pitchers aren't supposed*
* to lose their heads like that.*
**[10:31] bon**
*They're supposed to stay cool to the end!*
**[10:34] bon**
*But some people think the opposite.*
**[10:36] bon**
* That gutless wonders who never lose*
* their heads can't make it in the pros!*
**[10:42] bon**
* Haratake-san stays patient*
* and pitches really carefully.*
**[10:45] bon**
* But there's always a point*
* when he says "the hell with it."*
**[10:50] bon**
*And his timing is always genius!*
**[10:53] bon**
* He's got a gut instinct*
* you couldn't mimic even if you tried.*
**[10:59] hara**
*That was scary...*
**[11:01] bon**
* It takes real courage to get fed up*
* and throw caution to the wind.*
**[11:04] bon**
* In a way, he's the one older pro*
* I respect most in the world!*
**[11:09] no**
Nice pitching.
**[11:11] sako**
Natsunosuke, emergency.
**[11:14] sako**
They want you to jump in this inning.
**[11:16] bon**
But...
**[11:17] bon**
Well, I guess I am warmed up...
**[11:22] ann**
*Pitching for the Spiders: Bonda.*
**[11:25] ann**
*Jersey number 39.*
**[11:27] ann**
Haratake's on deck.
**[11:29] ann**
He's got his helmet on.
**[11:32] cc**
You mean Haratake's pitching
next inning, too?
**[11:35] bon**
Carnabeats! You're keeping him in?
**[11:38] bon**
You gotta be kidding!
**[11:40] ann**
*Batter: Haratake.*
**[11:42] ann**
*Jersey number 29.*
**[11:52] bon**
*S-Senpai...*
**[11:55] bon**
*He's entered the batter's box.*
**[12:14] ko**
Haratake struck out the righty in our
seven-hole to end the top of the inning.
**[12:17] tana**
Katoh in the eight-hole is also a righty,
**[12:20] tana**
so they probably want him
to pitch to him, too.
**[12:24] ann**
But sending Haratake in to hit...
**[12:27] ann**
The Carnabeats are being very passive.
**[12:30] cc**
Well, both teams have hooked their
starters early and sent in relievers.
**[12:37] cc**
Given the score,
**[12:39] cc**
they might need bullpen relays
to get through the rest of the game.
**[12:42] cc**
So they'll want their middle relievers
pitching as long as possible.
**[12:47] cc**
But all that aside,
**[12:48] cc**
the thought of Haratake pitching another
inning really gets under my skin!
**[12:53] cc**
We're gonna get another series of
ridiculous gaps between pitches.
**[12:59] bon**
* This is his first at bat*
* of the season, isn't it?*
**[13:02] bon**
* Actually, I don't think he hit at all*
* last year or the year before.*
**[13:07] bon**
*I've batted a few times this season, though...*
**[13:10] hara**
Inside, away, and away?
**[13:14] hara**
Or away, inside, and away?
**[13:17] bon**
*He's muttering something.*
**[13:22] ump**
Strike!
**[13:23] hara**
Fastball.
**[13:25] hara**
Curve.
**[13:26] hara**
Fork.
**[13:28] hara**
Fork.
**[13:29] hara**
Fork. Fork.
**[13:32] hara**
Fork. Fork.
**[13:35] bon**
*The lights are on, but nobody's home?*
**[13:38] bon**
*Wait.*
**[13:39] bon**
* Is he running simulations against the*
* batter he'll have to face next inning?*
**[13:44] bon**
*Well, no big.*
**[13:45] bon**
*It means I get a free out, after all!*
**[13:50] ump**
Strike!
**[13:52] hara**
* No. Maybe I should throw a screwball*
* for the second pitch.*
**[13:57] ump**
Strike!
**[13:58] ump**
Batter out!
**[14:02] bon**
*He never showed any sign of swinging.*
**[14:08] hara**
When should I pitch inside?
**[14:11] hara**
The first pitch? The third? The fifth?
**[14:15] ann**
Bonda has a three up, three down inning.
**[14:20] kosa**
Great, Natsunosuke! Nice pitching out there!
**[14:24] kosa**
Hey, Natsunosuke. You seem to be on fire.
**[14:27] kosa**
I want you in next inning, too.
**[14:29] bon**
Another inning?
**[14:31] kos**
That means you'll be hitting this inning.
**[14:34] kos**
If Katoh gets on base,
go with a sacrifice bunt.
**[14:36] kos**
And if he doesn't, swing for it.
**[14:39] bon**
* They're probably expecting*
* a close game to the end,*
**[14:44] bon**
* so both sides are trying*
* to preserve their pitchers.*
**[14:47] bon**
*Which means...*
**[14:49] bon**
I'm gonna face him again,
with *me* as the batter this time?!
**[14:55] bon**
*I guess you get days like these, too...*
**[14:57] bon**
* A batter-pitcher matchup*
* between middle relievers!*
**[15:00] ann**
*Batting 8th: shortstop, Katoh!*
**[15:06] ann**
He hits it!
**[15:08] ann**
It's going, going...
**[15:10] ann**
Foul!
**[15:14] bon**
*"I'm not much of an athlete at all."*
**[15:18] bon**
*That's what Haratake-san told me.*
***SIGN*** It was such a surprise.
***SIGN*** I was the worst in my rookie class.
***SIGN*** Ab strength, back strength, vertical, grip strength, 50-meter sprints...
***SIGN*** Even long throws... I was bottom of the barrel in each.
***SIGN*** I thought I was never gonna make it in the pros.
**[15:42] ann**
Foul!
**[15:44] ann**
He keeps middling them.
**[15:46] ann**
Even the eight-hole, Katoh,
is giving him a hard time.
**[15:49] bon**
* Haratake-san on the mound is making*
* full use of those weak pitches of his.*
**[15:55] bon**
*Pitching strikes, balls, curves, forks...*
**[15:58] bon**
*Or taking forever to pitch at all.*
**[16:00] bon**
* He's irritating not just the batter,*
* but everyone else along with him.*
**[16:04] cc**
Haratake, pitch already!
**[16:06] bon**
**Not *pitching...*
**[16:08] bon**
*Even though there's no runner...*
**[16:11] bon**
*Staying so long in set position!*
**[16:14] ump**
*This is ridiculous! I'm giving him a balk!*
**[16:17] bon**
*And just then, he throws!*
**[16:26] bon**
*Look at that man work!*
**[16:29] bon**
* There was a hint of*
* "the hell with it" in that pitch, too.*
**[16:32] hara**
It's over.
**[16:34] coach**
Hey, Haratake! One more!
**[16:38] coach**
The pitcher! Pitcher!
**[16:44] hara**
*Bonda's up...*
**[16:47] hara**
*No pinch hitter?*
**[16:49] ann**
Bonda's heading for the batter's box.
**[16:52] ann**
The Spiders are letting
their middle reliever hit, too.
**[16:54] cc**
Both teams are expecting this
to go down to the wire, I guess.
**[16:59] bon**
*He's gonna pitch to me, too.*
**[17:02] bon**
*We really did end up facing off!*
**[17:06] bon**
Let's do this!
**[17:08] ann**
This is a rare sight.
**[17:10] ann**
Two middle relievers,
both pitching to each other!
**[17:13] coach**
The next pitcher will be Aono,
followed by Yoshida, then Morino...
**[17:18] coach**
And if a left-hander comes up,
**[17:20] coach**
we can send that at him,
and him at this guy...
**[17:28] coach**
Foul!
**[17:32] ann**
He ripped it down the first base line!
**[17:34] cc**
Bonda got a piece of it!
**[17:38] bon**
*Wh-When I face him as a batter,*
**[17:42] bon**
*I can tell his pitches really are weak.*
**[17:45] bon**
*Shockingly so.*
**[17:47] hara**
*B-Bonda made contact.*
**[17:49] hara**
*What'll I do?*
**[17:51] coach**
Come on, Haratake! Get a grip already!
**[17:54] bon**
* People take it for granted that*
* you'll get a pitcher out.*
**[17:59] bon**
*Which, in a way, increases the pressure.*
**[18:01] hara**
*B-Bonda is scary...*
**[18:05] hara**
*What'll I do?*
**[18:07] hara**
*I'm already out of pitches...*
**[18:10] bon**
* To be honest, I'm impressed he lasted*
* fourteen years with pitches this slow.*
**[18:16] bon**
*When he throws these flimsy pitches,*
**[18:18] bon**
* then says the hell with it*
* and throws a really fat fastball,*
**[18:22] bon**
* it probably feels especially*
* fast and straight in the moment.*
**[18:27] bon**
* Incorporating the element of surprise*
* in your pitches is a skill pitchers need,*
**[18:30] bon**
*but he does it instinctively...*
***SIGN*** Instinctively
**[18:35] bon**
* Senpai's advice column*
* got a request that went,*
**[18:38] bon**
* "My superiors are cruel,*
* and it's driving me crazy.*
**[18:42] bon**
* I want to film them in the act,*
* upload the video, and get my revenge!"*
**[18:46] bon**
* His response to that*
* twenty-seven-year-old salaryman:*
**[18:51] hara**
*"If you're gonna say the hell with it,*
**[18:53] hara**
*go through the calculations first, dummy!"*
**[18:58] hara**
* Sometimes, when I run out*
* of pitches to throw a batter,*
**[19:01] hara**
*I get annoyed and throw caution to the wind.*
**[19:04] hara**
*But I've made my calculations first.*
**[19:06] hara**
* For instance, even if you throw*
* ten pitches down the plate,*
**[19:09] hara**
*you'll give up at most five hits.*
***SIGN*** This month's comebacker
**[19:12] hara**
*In other words, 50 percent or less!*
**[19:14] bon**
* I know I can afford to say*
* "the hell with it" now and then!*
**[19:20] hara**
* Use your brain and learn*
* when and how to do things!*
**[19:25] bon**
* Putting aside whether only five out of*
* ten pitches down the middle get hit,*
**[19:31] bon**
* are his flashes of temper*
* really that calculated?*
**[19:36] bon**
* There's an entertainment factor*
* to his advice column,*
**[19:40] bon**
* so he probably just writes whatever*
* sounds convincing and amuses people.*
**[19:46] bon**
* But maybe the "delinquent king" character*
* he plays in media appearances*
**[19:49] bon**
*overlaps with real life more than you'd think.*
**[19:52] bon**
*Sometimes, I really get that feeling.*
**[19:55] bon**
* And because he plays that role,*
* there might be batters who think,*
**[19:58] bon**
*"Haratake is a great fool."*
**[20:02] bon**
*And maybe in some small way,*
**[20:05] bon**
*that makes the batters hesitate.*
**[20:13] bon**
* Does Haratake Hiromi-san*
* really have talent as a pro?*
**[20:18] bon**
*Not even I can answer that.*
**[20:21] bon**
*All I know is...*
**[20:22] bon**
* This man has spent fourteen*
* whole years earning a living as a pro.*
**[20:27] ann**
It's outta here! Home run!
**[20:31] bon**
*I'm a pitcher,*
**[20:32] bon**
* so when I'm in the batter's box,*
* I don't think about much.*
**[20:37] bon**
*I think that's why I hit off him.*
**[20:40] bon**
* In that moment, I realized*
* how deep pro baseball can go.*
**[20:44] bon**
*The way he pitches,*
**[20:45] bon**
* even a pitcher like me could easily*
* hit him out of the park.*
**[20:50] bon**
*But actual batters get tied up in knots.*
**[20:54] hara**
Bonda...
**[20:56] bon**
*Why?*
**[21:01] bon**
*I think that's pretty amazing!*
**[21:04] bon**
*Even so, the life of a pro is unforgiving!*
**[21:10] bon**
* Because Haratake-san gave up*
* the winning run to me,*
***SIGN*** Yuu Training Facility
***SIGN*** Setouchi Carnabeats
**[21:14] bon**
*he was sent down to the minors the next day.*
**[21:17] hara**
The minors are no place
for a delinquent king.
**[21:20] hara**
I'd better get back up soon.
**[21:22] bon**
* But he didn't make it*
* back to the majors that year.*
**[23:01] bon**
Natsunosuke here.
**[23:03] bon**
Yuki-chan...
**[23:04] bon**
She works at the lunch place I frequent,
and I have a huge crush on her!
**[23:08] bon**
She makes the absolute best
fried chicken 'n' rice!
**[23:13] bon**
But outrageously, she's a huge
fan of the Osaka Tempters!
**[23:17] bon**
And she came to see our match at Jingu!
**[23:20] bon**
I can't stop thinking about it!
**[23:23] bon**
Next time: "The Lonely Gourmet."
**[23:25] bon**
Seize tomorrow's success and today's money!
***SIGN*** The Lonely Gourmet
**[23:27] bon**
Money Pitch!
# 12 - The Lonely Gourmet
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GRVDWZZ4R/gurazeni-money-pitch)
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***SIGN*** The Lonely Gourmet
**[01:32] bon**
*Ebisu is the god of success in business.*
***SIGN*** Ebisu Ginza
**[01:37] sign**
* And here I am in a town that seems*
* like it'd have his blessings.*
**[01:40] sign**
* There's a street in this town*
* full of these old-fashioned shops.*
**[01:44] sign**
* I don't know why, but you tend to find*
* the best restaurants in places like this.*
***SIGN*** Kitchen Ajihei
**[01:50] bon**
*Here's the place. Kitchen Ajihei.*
**[01:55] yuki**
Welcome!
**[01:57] [SONG] sign**
Hours of Operation
***SIGN*** Morning
***SIGN*** Night
**[01:57] [SONG] sign**
Closed Mondays
***SIGN*** Kitchen Ajihei
**[01:58] bon**
*I love it because it's open until midnight.*
**[02:03] yuki**
That'll be a saury set with
extra rice, a tonkatsu set,
**[02:03] bon**
* They do great business here, so it*
* stays this lively until late at night.*
**[02:07] yuki**
and a Salisbury steak set?
**[02:07] beat**
This is great!
**[02:08] bon**
*It has your standard menu for a diner,*
**[02:09] beat**
I'll have more of whatever this is.
**[02:11] mis**
I think you've had too much to drink.
**[02:12] beat**
I ain't drinkin'! All I'm drinkin' is water!
**[02:12] bon**
*and it's all delicious.*
**[02:14] bon**
*But my absolute favorite is...*
**[02:18] yuki**
Are you ready to order?
**[02:19] bon**
Fried chicken 'n' rice!
**[02:20] yuki**
One fried chicken 'n' rice!
**[02:22] man**
Got it! One fried combo!
**[02:24] man**
One fried combo!
**[02:27] bon**
* At this hour, they're mostly serving*
* students and white-collar workers.*
**[02:32] bon**
*But none of them recognize me.*
**[02:32] ---**
Excuse me! I'd like another beer!
**[02:35] ---**
Right away!
**[02:36] bon**
*Anyway, it's my favorite restaurant.*
**[02:40] yuki**
Oh, that kara-age fried rice is coming up, okay?
**[02:43] bon**
Sure.
**[02:45] bon**
*It's just so cozy here!*
**[02:47] man**
Order up! Fried chicken 'n' rice!
**[02:50] bon**
*This is what I live for!*
**[02:52] bon**
*First, a bite of fried rice...*
**[02:58] bon**
*That flavor!*
**[03:00] bon**
*And then, the fried chicken...*
**[03:08] bon**
*That juicy, tender meat! It's irresistible!*
**[03:12] bon**
* And this time, a heaping*
* spoonful of fried rice!*
**[03:18] bon**
* The fried chicken and rice*
* come together in my mouth*
**[03:21] bon**
*and start playing an orchestra in my stomach!*
**[03:35] bon**
Delicious!
**[03:36] bon**
*Now the pickles!*
**[03:43] bon**
*It's bliss!*
**[03:45] ann**
*Here's our pop culture segment.*
**[03:47] ann**
* Pro baseball player Inogashira*
* of the Tokorozawa Jaguars*
**[03:50] ann**
* and performer Tanizaki Megumi-san*
* have announced their engagement.*
**[03:53] beat**
Come on, you gotta be kidding me!
**[03:57] bon**
*Tanizaki Megumi, huh?*
**[03:57] ann**
*There were rumors of their relationship
during the off-season last year,*
**[03:59] bon**
* Inogashira's got a nice contract,*
* 150 million a year.*
**[04:01] ann**
*but the announcement during the season*
**[04:03] ann**
*was a huge surprise to everyone.*
**[04:03] bon**
*No wonder he can marry a celebrity like that.*
**[04:08] bon**
* Of course, none of that*
* has anything to do with me.*
**[04:13] bon**
*In the shining world of pro baseball,*
**[04:14] bon**
* here's the marriage status*
* of the guys on our team.*
**[04:18] bon**
*Ace pitcher Shiina Keishi, age twenty-eight.*
**[04:21] bon**
*He's been a pro for ten years.*
**[04:23] bon**
*He has eighty-four career wins.*
**[04:25] bon**
*Next season, he'll probably reach 100 wins.*
**[04:29] bon**
* His contract reached*
* exactly 200 million this year.*
**[04:32] shi**
Did I hit the next money milestone?
I sure did.
**[04:34] bon**
*There's money buried under the pitch,*
**[04:37] bon**
*and this guy proved it!*
**[04:39] bon**
*He's got a luxury apartment in Minato Ward,*
**[04:43] bon**
*and a wife who's eight months pregnant.*
**[04:45] bon**
*And her job before they got married was...*
**[04:48] bon**
*news anchor!*
**[04:51] bon**
* Pro baseball players sure*
* love their news anchors.*
**[04:56] bon**
* But he's the only man on*
* our team who's married to one.*
**[05:01] shi**
Shiina here!
**[05:03] bon**
* Now, let me talk about our*
* regular first baseman, Inoue.*
**[05:08] bon**
*Nine years in the pros, twenty-seven years old.*
**[05:11] bon**
*Last year, his salary was 120 million.*
**[05:14] ino**
Yeah, I hit nine figures...
**[05:17] vo**
And how much over?
10 million? 20 million?
**[05:19] bon**
* At the end of last year,*
* he announced his marriage.*
**[05:23] bon**
*She's beautiful! Great figure!*
**[05:25] bon**
* Naturally, since she was a*
* fashion model for a magazine.*
**[05:29] bon**
* Incidentally, our team has two*
* other players married to models.*
**[05:35] bon**
*Next up...*
**[05:36] bon**
* Our rotation pitcher, Nitta-kun,*
* twenty-five years old.*
**[05:39] bon**
*His contract this year is 49 million.*
**[05:42] bon**
*His wife is a flight attendant.*
**[05:45] bon**
*She's a gorgeous woman, too!*
**[05:47] bon**
* There are two others on our team*
* who have married flight attendants.*
**[05:51] bon**
* Seriously, they could have a*
* beautiful wife competition...*
**[05:56] bon**
* The higher a player's salary, the more he*
* tends to marry a lady with a flashy career.*
**[06:02] bon**
* But I, Bonda Natsunosuke, aged twenty-six*
* and making 18 million this year...*
**[06:08] bon**
*When will I be able to get married?*
**[06:11] bon**
* As a pro baseball player, I don't*
* know how long my career will last,*
**[06:16] bon**
* and I don't know what kind of money*
* I'll make after I retire...*
**[06:19] bon**
*I have to make as much money as I can,*
**[06:22] bon**
*then save as much of it as I can.*
**[06:24] bon**
*That's always in the back of my mind,*
**[06:27] bon**
* but to be honest, with what I make now,*
* it's hard to save up anything.*
***SIGN*** Important
***SIGN*** Bonda Natsunosuke
***SIGN*** Tax Bureau
**[06:33] [SONG] ---**
Sole Proprietor Tax Resident
**[06:33] bon**
*First of all, I pay a ton in taxes.*
**[06:36] bon**
* Then, a pro baseball career*
* comes with expenses.*
**[06:40] bon**
*Equipment, training fees, et cetera...*
**[06:43] bon**
* And you have to go out eating and drinking*
* with the team for team bonding purposes.*
**[06:48] bon**
* With an income like mine,*
* it's hard to plan for life post-retirement,*
**[06:54] bon**
*because you can't hold on to enough cash.*
**[06:56] bon**
*In reality, to have cash left over,*
***SIGN*** 20 million
**[06:58] bon**
*you need to be making at least 40 million,*
***SIGN*** 30 million
***SIGN*** 40 million
**[07:02] bon**
*and then keep that up for several years...*
**[07:04] bon**
*But...*
**[07:06] bon**
* This year, I've made a lot of appearances*
* and pitched a lot of innings.*
**[07:09] bon**
* We're not to interleague play yet,*
* and I already have three wins.*
**[07:12] bon**
* I could start pulling in*
* 30 million next season!*
**[07:18] bon**
*But I could also get hurt tomorrow*
**[07:21] bon**
*and have to sit out the rest of the season.*
**[07:25] bon**
*Then my salary would probably go down.*
**[07:28] bon**
*That's just the kind of world this is.*
**[07:30] bon**
* So unless you're really fit*
* and really good at baseball,*
**[07:34] sign**
*it's hard to ask any woman to marry you.*
**[07:39] sign**
*A woman to marry me...*
**[07:43] oya**
It's hot, so be careful.
**[07:45] yuki**
Okay.
**[07:46] man**
Hey, where's that fried chicken?
**[07:47] yuki**
Coming!
**[07:53] bon**
* It's a pretty ordinary place for a*
* pro ball player to set his eye, huh?*
**[07:57] bon**
*It's the main reason I come here, to be frank.*
**[08:00] bon**
*Well, "ordinary" sounds a little rude.*
**[08:03] bon**
* She's pretty cute for a girl*
* you just see on the street, right?*
**[08:07] bon**
* The way that apron ties*
* tight around her waist*
**[08:10] bon**
* accentuates the beautiful curves*
* of her backside.*
**[08:16] bon**
*That apron might be on the small side...*
**[08:18] bon**
*No, I'm not just ogling her!*
**[08:22] bon**
* News anchors, celebrities,*
* models, flight attendants...*
**[08:26] bon**
*I've never wanted girls like that!*
**[08:30] bon**
*But a lady at the local diner...*
**[08:31] bon**
* As usual, I've got a real*
* working man's sensibility, huh?*
**[08:36] yuki**
Bonda-san?
**[08:38] yuki**
It's really Bonda-san!
**[08:40] yuki**
I saw you recently!
**[08:41] yuki**
You took the mound with no outs, bases loaded,
**[08:43] yuki**
and sat down three batters in a row!
**[08:47] bon**
Aw, shucks...
**[08:48] yuki**
Maybe I'll go to Jingu sometime!
**[08:51] beat**
Yuki-chan! I need a lemon sour!
**[08:54] yuki**
What?
**[08:55] yuki**
You're drinking too much, Takeshi-san.
**[08:57] bon**
*...Is something that's never happened.*
**[08:58] beat**
I ain't drinkin'.
**[08:59] bon**
*And all I know is that her name is Yuki-chan.*
**[09:01] yuki**
It's not good for you!
**[09:03] take**
This'll be my last one.
**[09:04] man**
Yuki-chan, another draft beer!
**[09:06] yuki**
Got it!
**[09:07] bon**
*She's probably in her early twenties.*
**[09:10] bon**
* Is she related to the people*
* who run this place?*
**[09:14] sal**
Hey, hey, Yuki-chan.
**[09:15] sal**
Did I hear this fried chicken 'n' rice
was your idea?
**[09:19] yuki**
Yep!
**[09:20] bon**
*Really?!*
**[09:22] oka**
Yuki-chan's going to cooking school now,
after four years of college.
**[09:27] oka**
So she's got all kinds of ideas.
**[09:30] bon**
*So twenty-three or twenty-four...*
**[09:32] oka**
She'll be a successful culinary
researcher some day!
**[09:35] yuki**
Aw, ma'am! Y'know that's not gonna happen!
**[09:39] bon**
*She's got a slight Kansai accent...*
**[09:40] bon**
*Does that mean she's not their kid?*
**[09:44] bon**
* But going to a cooking school means*
* she'll study nutrition science and stuff...*
**[09:49] ann**
Player Bonda, do you leave
all your dietary choices to your wife?
**[09:54] bon**
I certainly do!
**[09:57] bon**
*Great! Great!*
**[09:58] ann**
And does she make all your meals herself?
**[10:02] bon**
She does!
**[10:04] sal**
Hey, Yuki-chan! Let's go
out for a drink some time!
**[10:07] sal**
The four of us, all together!
**[10:11] bon**
* That group of young white-collars*
* just asked her out!*
**[10:14] woman**
Hey, this isn't a pub
where you can pick up girls!
**[10:17] sal**
Sorry!
**[10:20] bon**
* But that's no surprise...*
* I bet all the guys crush on her.*
**[10:24] bon**
*There's probably a lot of competition.*
**[10:29] bon**
*In fact, there must be a ton of competition!*
**[10:32] bon**
*In fact, she might already have a boyfriend!*
**[10:38] sal**
We could hit up Jingu Stadium, then!
**[10:40] sal**
Yeah! Our company has four season tickets!
**[10:44] sal**
Yeah!
**[10:45] yu**
Does that include the Tempters games?
**[10:47] sal**
They're season tickets,
**[10:49] sal**
so we can go to any game
as long as no one's taken them.
**[10:52] yu**
I'd sure love to go to a Tempters game!
**[10:55] oka**
Yuki-chan!
**[10:56] yuki**
C'mon, it's just a baseball game!
**[10:58] sal**
Yeah!
**[11:00] sal**
Then we'll go see a Tempters game!
**[11:03] oka**
Yuki-chan, you sure about this?
**[11:05] yuki**
Oh gosh, I dunno...
**[11:09] bon**
Excuse me! Could I have another water?
**[11:12] yuki**
Coming right up!
**[11:15] beat**
That was great!
**[11:16] oga**
C'mon, let's go home.
**[11:17] beat**
No way! No way! We're hittin' up another place.
**[11:19] oga**
Put it all on his tab.
**[11:19] yuki**
Here you are.
**[11:21] bon**
Thanks...
**[11:22] sal**
I'll have water, too.
**[11:24] sal**
Me, too.
**[11:25] yuki**
Okay!
**[11:28] sal**
When should we go?
**[11:30] sal**
There's a three-game series from
Tuesday to Thursday next week.
**[11:33] yuki**
Oh gosh, I dunno...
**[11:37] bon**
* They're talking about baseball,*
* but nobody's noticed I'm sitting right here.*
**[11:42] bon**
* That's because no one in this place*
* has realized I'm a pro baseball player.*
**[11:49] beat**
I'm so full! Dumbass.
**[11:51] yuki**
Thanks for coming!
**[11:55] bon**
*I barely talked to her again today...*
**[11:59] bon**
*Though I did get a little info!*
***SIGN*** Few Days Later
**[12:02] ann**
*The game between the Jingu Spiders
and the Osaka Tempters will now begin.*
**[12:10] bon**
*She's here! And she's so close to the bullpen!*
**[12:22] ---**
Money Pitch!
**[12:27] ---**
Money Pitch!
**[12:35] yuki**
Yeah! Kill it, Urano!
**[12:37] sal**
Hey, Yuki-chan. Do you come
to Tempters games a lot?
**[12:40] yuki**
Naw, I don't come to baseball games much at all.
**[12:43] yuki**
Two or three times a year maybe...
**[12:45] yuki**
And only when someone else buys.
**[12:48] yuki**
But I'm the biggest Tempters fan there is!
**[12:51] ann**
*Please watch out for foul balls.*
**[12:53] yuki**
But, boy, Jingu's a great stadium!
**[12:56] yuki**
It's nice not havin' a roof on!
**[12:58] yuki**
And it's home to the Spiders franchise,
**[13:00] yuki**
but it seems like there's a lotta
Tempters fans from Tokyo in here!
**[13:05] bon**
Boy, I didn't think she'd be
sitting so close to the bullpen...
**[13:11] yuki**
Yeah!
**[13:13] bon**
*She's so happy when the Tempters get a hit...*
**[13:16] bon**
*She really must love the Tempters.*
**[13:19] bon**
*Man, she is so cute!*
**[13:23] bon**
*I wonder if she has a boyfriend...*
***SIGN*** 1st 2nd 3rd
**[13:28] bon**
* She's cheering for the Tempters,*
* and they have the lead.*
**[13:31] sako**
Natsunosuke, warm up!
**[13:33] bon**
Right!
**[13:46] yuki**
Go, Tagawa! Knock it outta the park!
**[13:50] bon**
*She hasn't even noticed me.*
**[13:52] bon**
*No interest in the Spiders' bullpen, huh?*
**[13:56] sako**
Natsunosuke, you're up next inning.
**[13:58] sako**
Stay in until you come up in the batting order.
**[14:01] bon**
Got it!
**[14:04] ann**
*The Spiders will be making a substitution.*
**[14:08] ann**
*Bonda will be pitching for Shiina.*
**[14:15] ann**
Tokunaga-san, we're seeing a lot
of Bonda this season, aren't we?
**[14:19] toku**
Yeah, he is doing good work.
**[14:22] toku**
We're not even into interleague play,
and this is already his 20th game pitched.
**[14:28] ann**
The heart of the Tempters' lineup is coming up.
**[14:32] toku**
*Go for it, Natsunosuke.*
**[14:33] toku**
* If you keep this up,*
* your salary's going to skyrocket!*
**[14:36] ann**
*Batting second: left fielder, Saki.*
**[14:40] ump**
Play ball!
**[14:56] ann**
Oh! A drag bunt!
**[14:58] ann**
First base scoops it up, to the pitcher...
**[15:01] ann**
Whoa! Pitcher and batter collide!
**[15:02] ump**
Safe!
**[15:03] ann**
The call is "safe," but is
everyone okay down there?
**[15:08] ann**
Looks like Bonda can stand
under his own power,
**[15:13] ann**
but I think Saki's in pain.
**[15:16] ann**
I wonder if he twisted an ankle...
**[15:18] yuki**
Hey, Bonda! What's your damn problem?!
**[15:21] bon**
*She's standing up!*
**[15:23] ann**
Saki's being carried back to the bench!
**[15:27] toku**
*I'm worried about you, Natsunosuke.*
**[15:29] toku**
* You've been doing so well this season.*
* Don't get yourself hurt now.*
**[15:34] ann**
Bonda's playing a little bit of catch.
**[15:37] ann**
He seems to be okay.
**[15:40] ann**
But the Tempters' player...
**[15:43] ugu**
*Shibata will be running for Saki on first.*
**[15:47] yuki**
Saki's outta the game?
**[15:49] bon**
*I wonder if I hit him somewhere really bad...*
**[15:51] bon**
*But it's not like it was intentional.*
**[15:53] yaji**
Hey, Bonda!
**[15:55] yaji**
You'll pay for this!
**[15:57] bon**
*This stuff always happens in Tempters games!*
**[16:00] bon**
* It's starting to feel like*
* an away game at home!*
**[16:03] yuki**
Bonda, you're pissin' me off!
**[16:06] ugu**
*Batting third: third baseman, Todoroki.*
**[16:12] catch**
*First pitch, sinker.*
**[16:18] bon**
*Crud! Too far in!*
**[16:22] ump**
Hit by pitch!
**[16:25] ann**
Looks like he was hit on the toe!
Is he going to be okay?
**[16:29] ann**
Oh, they're sending in a pinch runner.
**[16:31] ann**
That's runners on first and second
with no outs.
**[16:33] ann**
After only two pitches...
**[16:35] toku**
I'm sure that batter's feeling it,
but Bonda's probably hurting, too.
**[16:39] yuki**
Freaking Bonda! Not again!
**[16:41] ann**
The next batter, batting fourth, Tano!
**[16:45] ann**
He's moving with confidence,
but he's glaring at Bonda.
***SIGN*** Contract: 200 Million
**[16:48] ann**
It's like he's saying,
"If you hit me, you'll pay for it."
**[16:53] bon**
*Another, to the same place?*
**[16:59] bon**
*"A pro shouldn't wimp out," huh?*
**[17:02] bon**
*Fine. I've just gotta do it, right?*
**[17:09] ump**
Strike!
**[17:10] tan**
What?!
**[17:12] bon**
*It got him!*
**[17:13] ann**
It just caught the inside corner!
**[17:15] ann**
Tano doesn't look happy.
**[17:17] toku**
I wonder if that hit by pitch rattled him.
**[17:25] bon**
*Now a fastball away.*
**[17:27] bon**
*A waste pitch.*
**[17:31] bon**
*Oh no!*
**[17:33] ump**
Strike!
**[17:34] tur**
What?!
**[17:37] an**
Tano sure is mad!
**[17:40] toku**
You hear a lot of complaints from
foreign hitters on calls in that location.
**[17:44] ann**
What do you mean?
**[17:46] toku**
The MLB strike zone is located
an extra ball's width away from the batter.
**[17:51] toku**
When its players come to Japan,
they see pitches thrown there as balls
**[17:54] toku**
and always end up fighting
the ump's calls in that area.
**[18:00] bon**
*Yeah, yeah.*
**[18:01] bon**
*I'll get it out of the strike zone this time.*
**[18:05] bon**
*Not again!*
**[18:07] ump**
Strike! Out!
**[18:09] tur**
What?!
**[18:11] tur**
You damn blind ump!
**[18:13] tur**
I'll beat you up, you moron!
**[18:15] tur**
Yo strike zone is as wide as yo momma!
**[18:17] ump**
Yer outta here!
**[18:18] ann**
Here's something you don't see very often!
**[18:20] ann**
The Tempters have lost three
of their starters in a row!
**[18:24] toku**
* Natsunosuke, I know you're*
* not doing it on purpose, but...*
**[18:28] vo**
Tano's out of the game too.
**[18:30] vo**
B-Bonda!
**[18:34] yuki**
What the heck is with this pitcher?
**[18:38] ump**
Play ball!
**[18:51] ann**
One out, batters on first and second.
**[18:53] ann**
Next up is fifth in the lineup, Watson,
who's had seven hits the past three games.
**[18:57] ann**
Bonda's being cautious... He throws!
**[18:59] ann**
He swings on the first pitch!
**[19:01] ann**
But it's right to the third baseman.
**[19:03] ann**
He touches the base, and it's a double play!
**[19:05] ann**
Huh? Inning over?
**[19:08] yaji**
Two men on base with no outs,
and now the inning's over!
**[19:12] yuki**
I freakin' hate you, Bonda!
**[19:15] bon**
*I didn't give up any runs.*
**[19:17] bon**
*I feel bad for her, but...*
**[19:19] bon**
*We made eye contact!*
**[19:21] yuki**
Bonda...
**[19:22] bon**
*She's mad!*
**[19:24] bon**
*Sh-She noticed me for the first time!*
**[19:27] bon**
*For negative reasons.*
***SIGN*** Kitchen Ajihei
**[19:30] bon**
*But even if it was a bad first impression,*
**[19:33] bon**
* the next time I visit her shop, at least*
* we'll have something to talk about.*
**[19:39] ann**
* All six pro baseball games*
* of the day are over.*
**[19:40] ---**
Welcome! Take a seat!
**[19:43] ann**
*We'll tell you the results after this.*
**[19:44] yuki**
Welcome!
**[19:47] yuki**
What can I get you?
**[19:51] yuki**
Huh? Should I bring you a menu?
**[19:56] yuki**
Um...
**[19:57] bon**
Fried chicken 'n' rice!
**[19:58] yuki**
One fried chicken 'n' rice!
**[20:00] man**
Got it!
**[20:01] ann**
*This makes the Tempters' third win in a row.*
**[20:05] yuki**
Yeah!
**[20:06] yuki**
Ma'am! The Tempters won again!
**[20:11] bon**
*She didn't recognize me at all...*
**[20:17] bon**
*I'm a pro baseball player.*
**[20:20] bon**
*We're three months into the season,*
**[20:22] bon**
*a third of the way through the pennant race.*
**[20:28] sako**
Okay, almost time to go in.
**[20:30] bon**
Right!
**[20:31] ann**
Oh, Manager Tanabe's come out of the dugout!
**[20:34] tan**
Bonda's pitching!
**[20:35] ugu**
* The Spiders are announcing*
* a change of pitcher.*
**[20:40] ugu**
*Bonda will be pitching for Shibuya.*
**[20:42] ann**
Bonda's coming out again tonight!
**[20:46] shibu**
I'm counting on you, Natsunosuke.
**[20:50] bon**
*This is my workplace.*
**[20:52] ump**
Play ball!
**[20:54] bon**
*I may make 18 million a year right now,*
**[20:56] bon**
* but someday, I'd like to make*
* four or five times that much.*
**[20:59] bon**
* And if I want to do that, I have to*
* do everything that's asked of me.*
**[21:06] ump**
Strike!
**[21:10] bon**
*It's an unforgiving world,*
**[21:12] bon**
*but this is the path I chose for myself.*
**[21:14] bon**
*Because baseball is all I have.*
**[21:17] bon**
*There's money buried under the pitch.*
**[21:26] bon**
*Money Pitch!*
# 13 - Back in the Majors
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***SIGN*** Back in the Majors
**[01:59] bon**
*September.*
**[02:00] bon**
* After four months away,*
* I'm finally back in the majors.*
**[02:06] ann**
Slipped through! The Spiders
have the winning run on base!
**[02:10] ann**
* The cool winds of May have given way*
* to the unforgiving heat of summer.*
**[02:15] ann**
* And all this time, for four*
* long, long, long months,*
**[02:18] ann**
*I've been out of action!*
**[02:21] ann**
* Including today, we have*
* twenty-three games left in our season.*
**[02:25] ann**
* Three Central League teams are*
* in a dead heat for the pennant.*
**[02:29] ann**
*In first place, the Osaka Tempters.*
**[02:31] ann**
*In second, the Bunkyo Mops.*
**[02:33] ann**
* And us, the Jingu Spiders,*
* are one game out, in third.*
***SIGN*** Central League Standings
**[02:37] ann**
*And I probably should have said this earlier,*
**[02:38] bon**
*but my name is Bonda Natsunosuke!*
***SIGN*** Bonda Natsunosuke
**[02:41] bon**
* Recruited out of high school, I've spent*
* eight years as a middle relief pitcher.*
***SIGN*** In his eighth year as a middle relief pitcher
***SIGN*** Contract: 18 million
**[02:44] bon**
*I make 18 million yen a year!*
**[02:46] bon**
* What? Why was I out of the*
* action for four months, you ask?*
**[02:49] bon**
* I didn't hit a slump and drop to minors,*
* if that's what you're thinking!*
**[02:54] bon**
* As a matter of fact, I'd been having*
* an amazing season since game one!*
**[02:58] bon**
*I had twenty appearances through late May!*
**[03:02] bon**
* For a middle reliever, your*
* appearance stat is everything.*
**[03:05] bon**
* I started thinking I'd get sixty*
* appearances this season,*
**[03:08] bon**
*with a corresponding massive pay increase!*
**[03:11] bon**
*But right at the end of May...*
**[03:19] (Flashback) ino**
I think we'll play today, but the
weather report's not promising.
**[03:22] (Flashback) mae**
It'll be a struggle to get to the 5th and
make this count as an official game, huh?
**[03:30] (Flashback) hako**
Manager. Call from Nagoya.
**[03:33] (Flashback) tan**
Yes? Tanabe here.
**[03:35] de**
*Manager, bad news!*
**[03:37] de**
*Akiba has a fever!*
**[03:39] (Flashback) tan**
What?!
**[03:40] (Flashback) de**
I have him resting right now,
**[03:42] (Flashback) de**
but I don't think he'll able to start tomorrow.
**[03:48] (Flashback) ko**
Akiba, who we sent to Nagoya
a day in advance?
**[03:51] (Flashback) ko**
He needs to take better care of his health!
**[03:54] (Flashback) tan**
This is trouble...
**[03:55] (Flashback) ko**
What will you do?
**[03:59] (Flashback) tan**
Given the weather, we'll be
lucky to make it to the 5th...
**[04:02] (Flashback) tan**
So we can probably get by
with just a reliever or two.
**[04:06] (Flashback) tan**
Hey, Sakota, phone the clubhouse.
**[04:08] (Flashback) tan**
Tell Natsunosuke: "Get changed
and go jump on a shinkansen."
**[04:14] (Flashback) tan**
"Tomorrow, you're starting!"
**[04:15] (Flashback) sako**
M-Manager...
**[04:17] (Flashback) tan**
It'll shock the hell out of
the Nagoya Wild Ones.
**[04:21] (Flashback) tan**
They'll be expecting Akiba,
the right-hander, to start.
**[04:25] (Flashback) sako**
And then we send out the lefty, Natsunosuke?
**[04:28] (Flashback) tan**
They'll be scrambling to cope
just before the game starts.
**[04:30] (Flashback) tan**
And Akiba has a fever,
so they can't really blame us!
**[04:33] (Flashback) tan**
Sakota, do it!
**[04:34] (Flashback) sko**
B-But...
**[04:36] (Flashback) tan**
What is it?
**[04:37] (Flashback) sako**
I'm not on board with this.
**[04:40] (Flashback) tan**
What?
**[04:41] (Flashback) sako**
It's not fair to Natsunosuke
to use him this way.
**[04:45] (Flashback) sako**
He's a valuable left-handed relief pitcher.
**[04:49] (Flashback) sako**
We should use him the way
he's meant to be used.
**[04:52] (Flashback) ko**
Sakota...
**[04:53] (Flashback) tan**
Look, I see what you're getting at,
**[04:56] (Flashback) tan**
but part of this is about wanting
to give Natsunosuke a chance.
**[05:02] (Flashback) sako**
A chance?
**[05:03] (Flashback) tan**
This season, he's gotten his usual one-man outs,
**[05:06] (Flashback) tan**
but he's also done some long relieving.
**[05:08] (Flashback) tan**
He even played a game as a spot starter!
**[05:10] (Flashback) tan**
We've been using him as a handyman,
**[05:14] (Flashback) tan**
but your run-of-the-mill
pitcher can't do all that.
**[05:18] (Flashback) tan**
The fact that he can fill all those
roles is a sign of his skill.
**[05:22] (Flashback) ko**
It's true that he's been
pretty versatile this season!
**[05:26] (Flashback) ko**
He's been in the zone, I guess.
**[05:28] (Flashback) tan**
Natsunosuke is twenty-six years old this year.
**[05:31] (Flashback) tan**
I doubt he's abandoned the dream of
being in the pitching rotation, right?
**[05:35] (Flashback) sako**
I-In the pitching rotation?
**[05:37] (Flashback) sako**
Natsunosuke?
**[05:39] (Flashback) tan**
I've been thinking that if someone
in the rotation lost steam,
**[05:42] (Flashback) tan**
I'd put Natsunosuke in there instead.
**[05:49] sako**
*Natsunosuke!*
**[05:51] sako**
*Get going to Nagoya!*
**[05:56] bon**
*I'm starting tomorrow?!*
**[05:58] bon**
*Don't blame me if it's a disaster!*
**[06:05] (Flashback) shi**
Hey, Natsunosuke! You made it!
**[06:07] (Flashback) bon**
Shiina-san!
**[06:09] (Flashback) shi**
Akiba's in the room next door.
Support Staff Manager Degawa's with him.
**[06:12] (Flashback) shi**
Oh, but don't go visiting Akiba's room.
We can't have him getting you sick.
**[06:16] (Flashback) bon**
Right!
**[06:17] (Flashback) shi**
Well, come on in!
**[06:21] (Flashback) shi**
I can't believe our manager sent you
all the way out here with no notice.
**[06:25] (Flashback) shi**
I'm pitching in the second game,
but that's a six-day break.
**[06:28] (Flashback) shi**
He could've just moved me up a day.
**[06:31] (Flashback) shi**
Seems to me he's giving you
a starter test, Natsunosuke.
**[06:38] (Flashback) shi**
Well, you've been pitching great all season.
**[06:42] (Flashback) shi**
It might be about time for you to join us!
**[06:45] bon**
*"Join us..."*
**[06:46] bon**
*The starters, he means?*
**[06:49] (Flashback) shi**
This might come off as rude to say,
**[06:52] (Flashback) shi**
but you're seriously underpaid right now.
**[06:55] (Flashback) shi**
I think you deserve to make more.
**[06:57] (Flashback) shi**
Which means you need to be a starter.
**[07:00] (Flashback) shi**
If you manage to fill in
like this and get results,
**[07:03] (Flashback) shi**
you'll earn the management's
trust in a major way!
**[07:08] (Flashback) shi**
So a little advice on your start tomorrow...
**[07:11] (Flashback) shi**
When playing the Wild Ones, you must keep
their first and second hitters off base.
**[07:15] (Flashback) bon**
Their lead-off is Fuyuki-san,
twenty-nine years old.
**[07:18] (Flashback) bon**
He's thought to be the best
outfielder playing right now.
**[07:22] (Flashback) Salary**
Contract: 110 million.
**[07:24] (Flashback) Salary**
Batting second is Demura-san,
twenty-eight years old.
**[07:27] (Flashback) Salary**
Similarly, he's said to be the best
second baseman in the league,
**[07:30] (Flashback) Salary**
and he makes 98 million a year.
**[07:32] (Flashback) Salary**
And waiting in the wings after them
**[07:34] (Flashback) Salary**
is the man who makes
exactly ten times what I do,
**[07:36] (Flashback) Salary**
the left-handed slugger making
180 million a year, Sekiya-san!
***SIGN*** Sekiya
***SIGN*** Contract: 180 million
**[07:41] (Flashback) shi**
Fuyuki and Demura are right-handers,
**[07:44] (Flashback) shi**
so I bet you haven't faced them much.
**[07:46] (Flashback) bon**
That's true...
**[07:48] (Flashback) bon**
I think maybe once this season?
**[07:51] (Flashback) bon**
They're tricky players with major legs.
**[07:54] (Flashback) bon**
We call them the do-anything pair.
**[07:56] (Flashback) bon**
Whether or not they get on base will vastly
affect your chance of giving up runs.
**[08:02] bon**
* Every middle relief pitcher wants to*
* reach the starting rotation someday.*
**[08:07] bon**
*So after what Shiina-san said,*
**[08:09] bon**
* I can't deny that I felt even more pressure*
* to make the most of this chance.*
**[08:16] bon**
*Then, the next day...*
**[08:19] (Flashback) ann**
This is Bonda's second start this season.
**[08:22] (Flashback) ka**
I know Akiba has a cold,
**[08:24] (Flashback) ka**
but this is less like a substitute
and more like an ambush.
**[08:27] (Flashback) de**
Hey, it's no big deal.
**[08:29] (Flashback) fuyu**
There's nothing *we'd* like better
than a sidearm southpaw.
**[08:34] seki**
*You're here, Bonda.*
**[08:36] seki**
*I always knew the day would come*
**[08:38] seki**
*when I would face you as a starter.*
**[08:43] ann**
*Batting first: right fielder, Fuyuki.*
**[08:51] (Flashback) ump**
Play ball!
**[08:55] bon**
* Will I go from handyman*
* to starting rotation pitcher?*
**[08:58] bon**
*It's the do-or-die moment!*
**[09:09] (Flashback) ann**
Fuyuki starts off with a bunt for a hit!
**[09:13] fuyu**
*Yes!*
**[09:28] (Flashback) ump**
Safe! Safe!
**[09:30] (Flashback) ump**
He really set the tone with that first hit, eh,
Color Commentator Yamamoto Masa-san?
**[09:34] (Flashback) ump**
He's probably really shaken them.
**[09:36] (Flashback) ump**
That's how Fuyuki rolls.
**[09:38] (Flashback) ann**
Batting second is the second baseman, Demura.
**[09:42] (Flashback) col**
How's he going to approach this?
**[09:44] (Flashback) col**
Demura won't settle for a sac bunt.
**[09:48] col**
* Fuyuki and Demura getting on base will*
* increase your chance of giving up runs.*
**[09:52] (Flashback) ko**
That's Fuyuki for you.
**[09:54] (Flashback) ko**
Up against an unfamiliar starter,
but he went right for the kill.
**[09:57] (Flashback) tan**
Fuyuki probably looks down on Natsunosuke.
**[10:02] (Flashback) tan**
With the Demura-Fuyuki lead-off pair,
you can really expect anything.
**[10:06] (Flashback) tan**
A stolen base, a hit and run,
or a sacrifice bunt, of course.
**[10:09] (Flashback) tan**
The sacrifice bunt is
the least likely scenario.
**[10:13] (Flashback) tan**
Because they look down on him.
**[10:14] (Flashback) tan**
The most likely is a steal.
**[10:16] (Flashback) tan**
He'll probably just go for it,
despite Natsunosuke being a southpaw!
**[10:22] (Flashback) tan**
Natsunosuke, I think this
might be a starter test for you.
**[10:26] (Flashback) tan**
Ace it and come join us, okay?
**[10:32] fuyu**
*Demura.*
**[10:33] fuyu**
*He must be expecting a steal.*
**[10:36] fuyu**
*We'll use that and...*
**[10:39] dem**
*A bunt hit-and-run?*
**[10:41] fuyu**
*You'll make it to first, too.*
**[10:43] fuyu**
*We'll have runners on the corners.*
**[10:46] kase**
* When Fuyuki gets on base in early innings,*
* I let those two decide the gameplan.*
**[11:08] (Flashback) ump**
Out! Out!
**[11:14] (Flashback) ann**
He totally had him, but the first
baseman dropped the ball!
**[11:16] (Flashback) ump**
Safe! Safe!
**[11:19] (Flashback) ann**
Fuyuki got a major break there.
**[11:21] (Flashback) cc**
It was a great pick-off, yeah.
**[11:24] (Flashback) kas**
He's not half-bad...
**[11:25] (Flashback) tan**
Come on, first baseman!
**[11:28] (Flashback) kos**
So close!
**[11:37] (Flashback) ann**
Looks like Demura's bunting for a hit, too!
**[11:40] (Flashback) dem**
The pitcher again?
**[11:42] (Flashback) dem**
It's turning out exactly like Fuyuki-san's bunt!
**[11:48] (Flashback) ump**
Safe! Safe!
**[11:51] fuyu**
*Okay, he avoided the tag!*
**[11:53] fuyu**
*He's safe on first, but...*
**[11:58] fuyu**
*Oh no!*
**[12:01] fuyu**
*Wait, that was a feint?!*
**[12:04] (Flashback) ann**
Bonda's got him cornered
with the ball in hand!
**[12:07] (Flashback) cc**
He should probably just throw it
instead of chasing him down.
**[12:11] (Flashback) saka**
Natsunosuke, don't hold the ball any longer!
**[12:13] (Flashback) saka**
Throw it here!
**[12:14] bon**
*Demura-san is heading for second!*
**[12:17] bon**
*If Fuyuki and Demura don't get on base,*
**[12:19] bon**
* you can keep down your*
* chances of giving up runs.*
**[12:25] (Flashback) kat**
Natsunosuke, you don't have
to go for the tag out!
**[12:33] bon**
*He's out!*
**[12:34] (Flashback) ump**
Out! Out!
**[12:36] (Flashback) kat**
Natsunosuke!
**[12:38] bon**
*I'm going for the tag out!*
**[12:41] (Flashback) shi**
I-Idiot!
**[12:43] (Flashback) shi**
Don't do it, Natsunosuke!
**[12:44] (Flashback) shi**
That isn't the starting pitcher's job!
**[12:51] (Flashback) tan**
Natsunosuke...
**[12:52] (Flashback) kos**
You don't have to do everything yourself!
**[12:55] (Flashback) seki**
Chill out, man...
**[12:57] (Flashback) ump**
Out!
**[13:00] (Flashback) shi**
N-Natsunosuke!
**[13:03] (Flashback) ki**
Is Bonda okay?
**[13:05] (Flashback) ki**
He's on the ground and not getting up.
**[13:07] (Flashback) cc**
You think he's okay?
**[13:09] bon**
*I had broken my right wrist.*
**[13:11] bon**
* That was just before the*
* start of interleague play.*
**[13:27] bon**
*It took two months to heal.*
**[13:33] bon**
* They said I wouldn't get back in*
* the game for three to four months.*
**[13:37] bon**
* I'd been going full blast with*
* my pitches this season,*
**[13:40] bon**
* as if to say, "I'm your*
* ace middle reliever, right?"*
**[13:45] (Flashback) bon**
It might be about time for you to join us!
**[13:48] bon**
* For a pitcher, joining the starter*
* rotation is a serious promotion.*
**[13:53] bon**
*It would increase my contract, too.*
**[13:54] bon**
* I guess I was desperate*
* to make that chance count,*
**[13:59] bon**
*but I screwed up.*
**[14:00] bon**
* There should've been a way to*
* do that without getting injured!*
**[14:03] bon**
* I was a loser who got a big opportunity*
* and failed to see it through.*
**[14:08] bon**
* After the rains came and went, as summer*
* hit its peak, I was finally discharged.*
**[14:12] bon**
* I did my rehabilitation exercises*
* in the clubhouse training room.*
**[14:21] (Flashback) toku**
Hey, Natsunosuke.
**[14:23] (Flashback) bon**
Toku-san!
**[14:24] (Flashback) toku**
You sure you should be running?
**[14:26] (Flashback) bon**
Doing color commentary today?
**[14:28] (Flashback) toku**
No, actually.
**[14:30] (Flashback) toku**
Looks like the thing I was most
worried about happened.
**[14:34] (Flashback) bon**
Y-Yeah... I messed up.
**[14:37] (Flashback) bon**
I guess great heights come with great falls.
**[14:39] (Flashback) toku**
No, Natsunosuke. That's not quite right.
**[14:42] (Flashback) toku**
Whether you're in the heights or the depths,
**[14:44] (Flashback) toku**
being a baseball player means
you get out there and play.
**[14:48] (Flashback) toku**
I'm saying that when
you're in an intense sport,
**[14:50] (Flashback) toku**
playing hard goes without saying.
**[14:52] (Flashback) toku**
But this is the first real injury you've had
in your entire pro career, right?
**[14:58] (Flashback) bon**
That's true. I've never been injured before.
**[15:00] (Flashback) toku**
I actually only realized once it happened.
**[15:05] (Flashback) toku**
Seven years as a pro,
and you'd never been injured.
**[15:09] (Flashback) toku**
As a rule, throwing a ball is
an activity that invites injury.
**[15:13] (Flashback) toku**
That's a natural part of being a pitcher.
**[15:16] (Flashback) toku**
This is a sign that you were
gifted with a hardy constitution.
**[15:21] (Flashback) toku**
"The best ability is availability."
**[15:23] (Flashback) toku**
You may have your own
amazing talent, in a way.
**[15:26] (Flashback) toku**
Be grateful to your parents.
**[15:28] (Flashback) bon**
But I got injured this time!
**[15:31] (Flashback) toku**
That happens with fifty-fifty plays.
**[15:33] (Flashback) toku**
But outside of unforeseen
disasters like that,
**[15:36] (Flashback) toku**
you might have a physique that resists injury.
**[15:40] bon**
*Did Toku-san come here to cheer me up?*
**[15:43] (Flashback) toku**
Anyway, about that running...
**[15:46] (Flashback) toku**
It's not irritating the break, is it?
**[15:49] (Flashback) bon**
It might be a little...
**[15:51] (Flashback) bon**
But I think it should be okay.
**[15:54] (Flashback) toku**
Look, don't be in such a rush right now.
**[15:57] (Flashback) toku**
You've gotta rest the break, okay?
**[16:00] (Flashback) bon**
Yes, I will!
**[16:02] bon**
*Toku-san was right to warn me.*
**[16:05] bon**
*The swinging upset the bone setting.*
**[16:08] (Flashback) doc**
You should avoid running
for a little while longer.
**[16:13] bon**
* I'd set my major league*
* comeback back by ten days.*
**[16:16] bon**
*I finally lost the cast at the end of July.*
**[16:20] bon**
* In August, I visited the minor*
* league Toda Stadium in Saitama*
**[16:24] bon**
*for a little practice in real games.*
**[16:28] (Flashback) sako**
Our team's managed to hang on
at the top of the pack,
**[16:31] (Flashback) sako**
but our pitching staff's in a bad way.
**[16:33] (Flashback) sako**
Come back to us soon, okay, Natsunosuke?
**[16:37] (Flashback) bon**
Right! I'll do my best!
**[16:40] bon**
*Sakota-san was right.*
***SIGN*** Osaka-Bunkyo-Jingu
***SIGN*** Central League Dead Heat
**[16:42] sign**
* Even by August, the Central*
* League's top three teams*
***SIGN*** Spiders Hanging in There!
**[16:45] sign**
* were in a dead heat for the pennant,*
* and we were hanging in at third!*
***SIGN*** Holding on to Third!
**[16:48] (Flashback) soki**
But when you return,
you're back on middle relief.
**[16:55] (Flashback) bon**
I'm back to being a handyman?
**[17:00] (Flashback) bon**
It makes sense, I guess.
**[17:02] (Flashback) bon**
I messed up my chance to be a starter.
**[17:06] (Flashback) sako**
Well, don't feel too bad.
**[17:08] (Flashback) sako**
First things first:
get yourself back in the game.
**[17:11] (Flashback) sako**
Train yourself for both
one-man-outs and long relieving.
**[17:16] (Flashback) sako**
The top three teams still
have thirty games left,
**[17:21] (Flashback) sako**
but the manager expects things
to stay deadlocked for a while.
**[17:25] (Flashback) sako**
So in the late season when
the pennant's at stake,
**[17:29] (Flashback) sako**
that's when we'll really need you.
**[17:31] sako**
*The pennant...*
**[17:33] (Flashback) sako**
The manager is counting on you
as his ace middle reliever.
**[17:38] (Flashback) sako**
That full-blast effort you put in
before you got injured.
**[17:41] (Flashback) bon**
Y-Yes, sir!
**[17:47] (Flashback) bon**
My first beer in two and a half
months... It tastes so good!
**[17:51] (Flashback) ono**
Three more from the tap!
**[17:53] (Flashback) ono**
Just help yourself, okay, Senpai?
**[17:56] (Flashback) ono**
Shibuya-senpai and I will pick up the tab!
**[17:59] (Flashback) bon**
Yes, yes, yes!
**[18:00] (Flashback) bon**
Don't mind if I do!
**[18:05] (Flashback) shi**
You were so depressed when
they first sent you to the hospital.
**[18:08] (Flashback) shi**
It's a relief to see you back in good form.
**[18:10] (Flashback) shi**
Right, Yukio?
**[18:12] (Flashback) ono**
Yes. You were totally inconsolable back then.
**[18:16] (Flashback) bon**
You bet I was!
**[18:18] (Flashback) bon**
I'd made twenty appearances
from the season opener to May!
**[18:21] (Flashback) bon**
I thought I was gonna get to sixty this year!
**[18:24] (Flashback) bon**
Then all of a sudden, I'm out of the game!
**[18:26] (Flashback) bon**
It was like dropping from heaven to hell!
**[18:28] (Flashback) shibu**
But now you're back to playing real games.
**[18:31] (Flashback) shibu**
It's a great thing!
**[18:34] (Flashback) bon**
It is!
**[18:35] (Flashback) bon**
Anyway, Akira...
**[18:37] (Flashback) bon**
They keep skipping over you in the rotation.
**[18:39] (Flashback) bon**
You're not getting rusty, are you?
**[18:41] (Flashback) shi**
Like hell! I'm not rusty!
**[18:43] (Flashback) shi**
Are you drunk already?
Don't start picking fights!
**[18:47] (Flashback) bon**
Just get yourself back in the
rotation and win a game or three!
**[18:51] (Flashback) shi**
Butt out! I'm doing my best, okay?
**[18:54] (Flashback) bon**
You too, Yukio! Get that
batting average up by .020!
**[18:57] (Flashback) bon**
That'll get you to .300!
**[18:59] (Flashback) ono**
Yeah, yeah. I'm doing my best!
**[19:01] (Flashback) ono**
I just need to do my best, right?
**[19:03] (Flashback) ono**
Though .020 might be out of reach...
**[19:07] (Flashback) ono**
You know, we did this to encourage you,
but you're trying to fire us up instead.
**[19:10] (Flashback) bon**
Anyway, do your best, both of you!
For the sake of the team!
**[19:14] (Flashback) bon**
And for me!
**[19:17] (Flashback) bon**
I mean, if we keep this up,
we've got a real shot!
**[19:24] (Flashback) bon**
At the pennant!
**[19:26] (Flashback) shi**
That's right!
**[19:27] (Flashback) shi**
We've come this far!
We've gotta get that pennant!
**[19:30] (Flashback) ono**
Yes! This is our big chance!
**[19:33] (Flashback) ono**
Let's do it! Let's grab that pennant!
**[19:35] (Flashback) bon**
Yeah, that's the way!
**[19:37] (Flashback) bon**
Can't get that pay increase
unless we get the pennant!
**[19:40] (Flashback) bon**
C'mon, eat up, you guys! Don't hold back!
**[19:43] (Flashback) shi**
Yeah, eat up!
**[19:45] (Flashback) bon**
Right!
**[19:46] (Flashback) bon**
Bring more, more!
**[19:47] (Flashback) ono**
Yes!
**[19:48] (Flashback) ono**
Excuse me! Repeat for three!
**[19:52] bon**
*I pitched a few games in the farm.*
**[19:58] (Flashback) sako**
Manager, we have word from Toda.
**[20:00] (Flashback) tan**
How did things go?
**[20:02] (Flashback) sako**
He pitched three innings,
three up and three down.
**[20:05] (Flashback) ko**
Oh, wow!
**[20:07] (Flashback) ko**
That's eight straight perfect
innings in four games!
**[20:10] (Flashback) tan**
Okay, looks like he made it in time.
**[20:13] (Flashback) tan**
He's been out of the action for four months.
**[20:16] (Flashback) tan**
He needs to make up for lost time.
**[20:18] (Flashback) tan**
Starting tomorrow, bring
Natsunosuke back to the majors!
**[20:21] (Flashback) sako**
Right!
**[20:23] bon**
*In the unforgiving heat of September,*
**[20:25] bon**
* I'm back in the majors*
* after four months away.*
**[20:29] bon**
*I got lucky.*
**[20:30] bon**
* Akira and Yukio didn't especially*
* distinguish themselves,*
**[20:33] bon**
* but the team worked hard and*
* are still in the race for the pennant.*
**[20:37] bon**
* I said it before, but for a middle reliever,*
* your appearance stat is everything.*
**[20:41] bon**
* At best, I'll get to play ten games in*
* the twenty-two we have remaining.*
**[20:46] bon**
* I got twenty appearances*
* before I broke my wrist,*
**[20:48] bon**
*which will give me a season total of thirty.*
**[20:51] bon**
*That won't get me much of a raise.*
**[20:54] bon**
*But...*
**[20:55] sako**
Hey, Natsunosuke.
**[20:57] sako**
I might need to send you
out in an inning or two!
**[21:00] sako**
Warm up that shoulder!
**[21:01] bon**
Yes, sir!
**[21:02] bon**
*I'm finally back!*
**[21:05] bon**
*We're a mere one game out of first place.*
**[21:08] bon**
* Any of the top three could*
* still snag the pennant.*
**[21:12] bon**
* If I can contribute to the win*
* in this deadlock situation,*
**[21:15] bon**
* I might win brownie points*
* with the management.*
**[21:17] bon**
*Now, the real test is coming!*
**[21:20] bon**
* That's right, there's money*
* buried under the pitch!*
**[21:27] bon**
*Money pitch!*
**[23:01] bon**
Natsunosuke here!
**[23:03] bon**
There's another player who
came up to the majors with me.
**[23:06] bon**
Itsuki Roppa.
**[23:07] bon**
He's my age, an outfielder recruited out
of college, in his fourth year as a pro.
**[23:10] bon**
His contract: 6.5 million.
**[23:12] bon**
But he's got that archetypal
grass-lot baseball attitude.
**[23:15] bon**
He's married, and his wife is
five months pregnant.
**[23:18] bon**
He's a great guy who's a blast to have around,
**[23:21] bon**
but he's lacking a lot of that pro fire!
**[23:24] bon**
Next time: "The Softy"
**[23:25] bon**
Seize tomorrow's success and today's money!
***SIGN*** The Softy
**[23:28] bon**
Money Pitch!
# 14 - The Softy
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GRVDWZZ4R/gurazeni-money-pitch)
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**[01:30] bon**
* I broke my right wrist just before*
* interleague play started.*
**[01:36] bon**
* Four months later, in September,*
* I finally returned to the majors.*
**[01:41] bon**
* Luckily for me, the three top CL teams*
* are in a tight race for the pennant,*
***SIGN*** Central League Standings
***SIGN*** W L T GB
***SIGN*** Tempters
**[01:43] [SONG] sign**
Mops
***SIGN*** Spiders
**[01:47] bon**
* and my Jingu Spiders are in third, just one*
* win behind the leading Osaka Tempters.*
**[01:54] bon**
* If I can contribute to a pennant win*
* in this do-or-die moment,*
**[01:56] bon**
* I can make up for the four months*
* I spent out of action!*
***SIGN*** The Softy
**[02:01] bon**
*It's my third day back in the majors,*
**[02:03] bon**
*and our showdown with the
second-place Bunkyo Mops—*
**[02:06] bon**
*the last of a three-game series—has begun.*
**[02:10] sako**
Natsunosuke, enough.
**[02:11] sako**
Swap out for Asai.
**[02:13] bon**
Huh? But I've only thrown five pitches...
**[02:15] sako**
Just swap out.
**[02:18] bon**
O-Okay...
**[02:21] bon**
What the heck's going on here?
**[02:24] bon**
I was hoping to go all out now
that I'm finally back in the game,
**[02:27] bon**
but I won't get an appearance today either...
***SIGN*** 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
**[02:29] bon**
* A guy who came up from the minors*
* with me is playing in today's game.*
**[02:34] ugu**
*Batting eighth, right field, Itsuki.*
**[02:38] ket**
Roppa-kun!
**[02:39] man**
Sonny boy!
**[02:40] bon**
*Itsuki Roppa.*
**[02:42] bon**
*He's twenty-six years old, just like me.*
**[02:45] bon**
*He throws right and bats left.*
**[02:47] bon**
* He was recruited out of*
* college four years ago.*
**[02:50] bon**
*His contract is 6.5 million.*
**[02:52] bon**
* He's been brought up to the majors after*
* an amazing hot streak in the minors.*
***SIGN*** Toda Stadium
Saitama Prefecture
**[02:59] [SONG] sign**
Jingu Spiders Match Schedule
August 22 Jingu vs. Tokorozawa Jaguars
Today's match is at 13:00
**[03:07] hide**
Hey, batter! Hit it here!
**[03:12] hide**
Here it comes!
**[03:16] hide**
It's going long!
**[03:21] hide**
I got it! I got it!
**[03:22] ump**
Out!
**[03:23] bon**
Hey, nice play!
**[03:27] team**
Nice play!
**[03:29] hide**
Yeah, yeah!
**[03:33] hide**
Now, bring it on!
**[03:38] hide**
Yeah!
**[03:39] hide**
C'mon, drop! Drop!
**[03:42] hide**
It dropped!
**[03:44] hide**
It's fair! It's fair!
**[03:48] hide**
Yes! A double!
**[03:49] ump**
Safe!
**[03:50] hide**
That hit gets me up to .300!
**[03:55] hide**
Hey, I'm taking a lead! I'm taking a lead!
**[04:00] hide**
Yeah, a hit! I'm going all the way home!
**[04:05] hide**
That's gonna be dicey!
**[04:06] right**
Back home!
**[04:09] hide**
Run, legs! Run!
**[04:12] catch**
Out!
**[04:13] hide**
What's the call?
**[04:14] ump**
Out! Out!
**[04:17] hide**
Heck, go figure!
**[04:19] hide**
And here I thought I'd make it.
**[04:21] bon**
* He's so cheerful after getting*
* tagged out at home.*
**[04:25] hide**
Boy, he got me good!
**[04:27] bon**
*It's a fair-weather Sunday.*
**[04:30] bon**
*On this beautiful day...*
**[04:32] bon**
*That dusty uniform...*
**[04:34] bon**
*That sun-baked smile...*
**[04:37] bon**
* What are you, an old man*
* playing grass-lot ball?!*
**[04:42] man**
Sonny boy's having another active day.
**[04:45] bon**
*Itsuki's wife and his father-in-law.*
**[04:49] bon**
*They live nearby,*
**[04:51] bon**
* so they'd always come to Toda Stadium to*
* cheer him on for his minor league games.*
**[04:58] bon**
*By the way, even among pro ballplayers,*
**[05:01] bon**
*you sometimes see people with husky builds.*
**[05:03] bon**
* They also tend to be real jacked*
* in the nude, but not this guy.*
**[05:08] hide**
Boy, it's hot today!
**[05:10] bon**
* This guy really has the physique*
* of an old man in grass-lot ball!*
**[05:17] bon**
* When you make baseball your living,*
* you see more bad times than good.*
**[05:21] bon**
* The guys on the farm team always have*
* a slight whiff of tragedy about them.*
**[05:26] bon**
*But there's none of that from this guy.*
**[05:29] bon**
*He really plays baseball because he enjoys it!*
**[05:32] hide**
I can't believe I'm a grown-up
getting to play baseball every day!
**[05:36] hide**
I get paid for it, too!
**[05:38] hide**
And I just love the slow pace of the farm!
**[05:42] bon**
*That's what it feels like.*
**[05:43] bon**
* Personality-wise, he's the quintessential*
* "guy not cut out for the pros."*
**[05:47] bon**
*"How is he not cut out for it," you ask?*
**[05:50] bon**
* He's got a good batting average,*
* but he has precious few RBIs.*
**[05:55] bon**
* He bats sixth, which is a good*
* place in the order for RBIs,*
**[05:59] bon**
*but this season, he only has four!*
**[06:02] bon**
* "Is he the type to buckle*
* under pressure," you ask?*
**[06:05] bon**
*No, that would actually be preferable!*
**[06:08] bon**
*This guy just doesn't think about anything!*
**[06:12] bon**
*He just hits whatever they throw at him!*
**[06:15] bon**
*Doesn't matter if there's a runner or not!*
**[06:18] bon**
*As a result, he has precious few walks, too.*
**[06:20] bon**
*Incredibly, he only has one this season!*
**[06:25] bon**
*Though the fact that he still bats at .300*
**[06:28] bon**
*suggests the incredible potential he has.*
**[06:32] bon**
* His physique makes him look*
* like he trots along when he runs,*
**[06:36] bon**
*but he's actually got surprising speed.*
**[06:39] bon**
* So he's got a surprising*
* number of infield hits.*
**[06:42] bon**
* And because he's fast, he's a*
* perfectly reliable fielder, too.*
**[06:47] hide**
That beer was great!
**[06:49] bon**
Even the way you drink beer...
**[06:51] bon**
You're such an old man!
**[06:55] bon**
Are you really the same age as me?
**[06:57] bon**
Yeah!
**[06:58] bon**
Maybe the reason you seem
like such an old man
**[07:02] bon**
is because you're hitched?
**[07:04] bon**
I'm a child by comparison.
**[07:07] bon**
*That's what I said, but that's sarcasm.*
**[07:10] bon**
*The real reason he seems like an old man*
**[07:12] bon**
* is because he's an old man*
* playing grass-lot ball at heart!*
**[07:17] hide**
I'm more than just hitched!
**[07:19] hide**
I've also got a kid coming
at the end of September!
**[07:21] bon**
Really?
**[07:23] bon**
That's just a month and a half away!
***SIGN*** Izakaya Yama-ariki
**[07:25] bon**
I see, I see. You're gonna be a daddy?
**[07:28] bon**
You'd better get up to the majors soon, then!
**[07:31] hid**
I thought I'd go up when you came down, yeah.
**[07:36] hid**
But of course, they wanted
a southpaw pitcher.
**[07:39] hid**
Good for you, though!
You finally get to pitch in a game!
**[07:44] hid**
You'll be back in the majors in ten days, I bet!
**[07:48] bon**
*There are moments that make me think,*
**[07:51] bon**
*"No matter how well this guy hits in the farm,*
**[07:54] bon**
*he'll never make it to the majors again."*
**[07:58] bon**
* He's just not cut out to be a pro,*
* personality-wise.*
**[08:01] bon**
*For instance, when he's not hitting well,*
**[08:05] bon**
*and he comes up to bat with the bases loaded,*
**[08:08] bon**
*could he take the walk to force a runner in?*
**[08:13] bon**
*When there's a runner on third,*
**[08:15] bon**
* could he hit a grounder to second*
* to bring the runner home?*
**[08:20] bon**
*Both cases would get him an RBI.*
**[08:23] bon**
*Both win-wins.*
**[08:24] bon**
* But in both cases, he'd swing away*
* and strike out in three!*
**[08:29] bon**
* He's the type of guy where*
* that's so easy to imagine.*
**[08:33] bon**
* Guys cut out to go pro will hang in there*
* and do what it takes to eke out the run.*
**[08:40] hide**
You know...
**[08:41] hide**
For the sake of my incoming kid,
**[08:44] hide**
I gotta get my first hit
as a pro on the board.
**[08:49] bon**
What, you've never gotten a hit in the majors?
**[08:52] hide**
Yeah, sad to say.
**[08:54] bon**
*That's right.*
**[08:55] bon**
* In his four years as a pro, he only*
* spent one month in the majors, so...*
**[09:01] bon**
*Well, I guess that makes sense.*
**[09:04] yui**
Roppa-kun.
**[09:05] dad**
Sonny boy.
**[09:06] hide**
Hey, Yui. Dad.
**[09:07] yui**
We came to pick you up.
**[09:09] dad**
Thank you, Bonda-san, for looking after him.
**[09:13] bon**
No problem.
**[09:15] [SONG] sign**
Piyopiyo Honpo
**[09:17] dad**
Excuse us.
**[09:18] hide**
Take care!
**[09:19] bon**
Take care.
**[09:24] bon**
*Piyopiyo Honpo*
**[09:26] bon**
* is a Japanese-style confectionery chain*
* with fifteen stores in Saitama Prefecture.*
**[09:30] bon**
* Itsuki married the only*
* daughter of the owners,*
**[09:33] bon**
*and they live with his in-laws.*
**[09:36] catch**
*So whenever he quits baseball,*
**[09:40] bon**
* he'll have a job lined up as*
* president of Piyopiyo Honpo!*
**[09:45] bon**
* You can see how a guy like that wouldn't*
* bend over backwards to get to the majors.*
**[09:51] bon**
*Not that I envy him or anything.*
**[09:56] bon**
*As a mere pro baller with an uncertain future,*
**[10:01] bon**
*and his body as his only resource,*
**[10:03] bon**
*I know I can't stay here forever!*
**[10:05] bon**
* I need to get back to the majors*
* as soon as possible...*
**[10:08] bon**
Or I'll get a pay cut next season!
**[10:16] bon**
* Today, Itsuki is starting,*
* batting eighth and playing right field.*
**[10:20] bon**
*This is his third time at the plate.*
**[10:22] bon**
*His last two at-bats, he made good contact,*
**[10:25] bon**
* but the defense's amazing*
* fielding kept him in check.*
**[10:28] (Flashback) bon**
You know...
**[10:30] (Flashback) bon**
For the sake of my incoming kid,
**[10:32] (Flashback) bon**
I gotta get my first hit
as a pro on the board.
**[10:37] dad**
Yui, how are you feeling?
**[10:39] yui**
I'm just fine.
**[10:40] yui**
The baby's kicking a lot!
**[10:47] bon**
Going...
**[10:48] dad**
Going...
**[11:08] hide**
*At last, my first hit...*
**[11:09] bon**
*...in the pros!*
**[11:16] ana**
The center-fielder robbed the home run!
**[11:18] ana**
What an amazing play!
**[11:20] yui**
Oh, Roppa-kun...
**[11:22] dad**
Sonny boy...
**[11:23] ana**
Itsuki, in his first start in a year,
has been robbed of three hits today!
**[11:29] ana**
Rotten luck for him, huh, Tokunaga-san?
**[11:31] toku**
Yes, it's a terrible shame.
**[11:34] toku**
But that center-fielder's moves
were amazing, weren't they?
***SIGN*** 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
**[11:38] toku**
That homer would've given them the lead.
**[11:40] bon**
What rotten luck.
**[11:43] bon**
Itsuki...
**[11:44] umi**
Itsuki, don't get discouraged.
**[11:46] umi**
Give us your best on defense.
**[11:47] hide**
Sure!
**[11:51] bon**
* Itsuki's 0 and 3, but they're*
* still letting him play?*
**[11:55] bon**
* Well, it stands to reason.*
* He should've had three hits.*
**[11:59] bon**
*And I've heard that since they brought him up,*
**[12:01] bon**
* his batting practice performance*
* has been amazing.*
**[12:05] umi**
W-Wow... Itsuki...
**[12:14] tana**
* At this rate, can't not put Itsuki*
* in the starting lineup.*
**[12:19] bon**
* But while everyone might be thinking,*
* "Itsuki's had some rotten luck today,"*
**[12:24] bon**
* I can't help but think his poor results*
* come from a lack of real pro spirit.*
**[12:30] bon**
* You could call it*
* "The determination to get a hit."*
**[12:34] bon**
* When a player with that determination*
* comes up for their third at-bat,*
**[12:37] bon**
*they might go for a cheap hit.*
**[12:40] bon**
* Like clipping it just over*
* the shortstop's head, you know?*
**[12:44] bon**
* Itsuki just hits like it's an*
* extension of batting practice.*
**[12:48] bon**
* At the same time, I can't deny*
* that Itsuki is in the zone.*
**[12:51] bon**
*And I'm in the zone, too!*
**[12:54] bon**
* I was producing results in the farm.*
* That's why they called me up.*
**[12:59] bon**
* But for two days, they*
* haven't put me in the game.*
**[13:02] (Flashback) sako**
Natsunosuke, our pitching staff's in a bad way.
**[13:05] (Flashback) sako**
Come back to us soon, okay?
**[13:07] bon**
*That's what he said.*
**[13:10] bon**
*But both yesterday and the day before,*
**[13:12] bon**
* there have been moments*
* when I thought "is this my turn?"*
**[13:14] bon**
* But they called in a different*
* left-hander instead.*
**[13:18] bon**
*Anyway, I'm back now. Be patient!*
**[13:21] bon**
* Do the job you're given,*
* for the sake of the team!*
**[13:24] bon**
*The accomplishments will follow!*
**[13:27] sako**
Natsunosuke.
**[13:30] sako**
Get warmed up.
**[13:34] bon**
Yes, sir!
**[13:42] bon**
*And then, in the 8th inning...*
**[13:45] ann**
It broke out through left center!
**[13:48] ann**
It's a double!
**[13:50] ann**
There's two outs, but the man
on deck has had two hits today.
**[13:53] ann**
It's their 3-hole, Tomoto!
**[13:55] toku**
You gotta assume the Spiders
will bring out a lefty here.
**[14:01] sako**
Natsunosuke, you're up.
**[14:04] bon**
*It's here!*
**[14:05] bon**
*It's finally here!*
**[14:08] ugu**
* The Spiders are announcing*
* a change of pitcher.*
**[14:11] ugu**
*Now pitching: Bonda!*
**[14:14] ugu**
*Jersey 39.*
**[14:16] ann**
His broken right wrist now healed,
**[14:19] ann**
left-hander Bonda is finally back
after four months!
**[14:27] bon**
*I'm finally...*
**[14:31] bon**
*I'm finally back...*
**[14:35] bon**
*Back here!*
**[14:38] toku**
*You did it, Natsunosuke!*
**[14:40] ann**
Having Bonda back is a major
win for the Spiders, huh?
**[14:46] toku**
Yeah, good thing he made it back in time.
**[14:49] toku**
He was their ace middle reliever
before he broke his wrist.
**[14:55] toku**
And the last four months have
probably been really hard on him.
**[15:01] toku**
Hopefully, he'll make up for the
four months he spent out of action.
**[15:06] ono**
*That's right.*
**[15:07] ono**
*Go for it, Senpai!*
**[15:09] shibu**
Take him out, Natsunosuke!
**[15:13] shi**
Time to get a fresh start.
**[15:15] shi**
Crawl your way back to the top, Natsunosuke.
***SIGN*** 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
**[15:19] bon**
* It's the top of the 8th,*
* and the game is tied.*
**[15:22] bon**
*There's two outs and a runner on second.*
**[15:26] bon**
* This is definitely a place where*
* a pitcher earns his keep.*
**[15:30] bon**
*I guess the management really does trust me!*
**[15:46] bon**
*I'm gonna get you out!*
**[16:01] bon**
I've got it! I've got it!
**[16:03] bon**
*Got him! Pop fly to second!*
**[16:07] hide**
No, I've got it! Leave it to me!
**[16:10] bon**
No, second! Second!
**[16:13] bon**
Itsuki, leave this to me!
**[16:21] ann**
The runner scores from second!
**[16:22] ann**
The Mops take the lead!
***SIGN*** 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
**[16:25] ann**
A clutch hit to shallow right field!
**[16:28] bon**
*A hit!*
**[16:30] bon**
* I... I gave up the hit*
* that put them in the lead!*
**[16:35] bon**
*Itsuki!*
**[16:36] bon**
* Don't say you're gonna catch it*
* and then pull out!*
**[16:40] yui**
Roppa-kun...
**[16:41] dad**
Sonny boy...
**[16:43] ugu**
* The Spiders are announcing*
* a change of pitcher.*
**[16:47] ugu**
*Segawa will be pitching for Bonda.*
**[16:47] bon**
*Determination.*
**[16:50] bon**
* Itsuki, you don't have enough*
* determination for catching the ball.*
**[16:56] bon**
* Someone with determination*
* would never pull out on the catch.*
**[17:01] bon**
* They'd go for it,*
* even if it meant a collision!*
**[17:06] bon**
*That ended up being the winning run.*
**[17:09] bon**
*With the pennant on the line,*
**[17:12] bon**
*I was unable to help my team today.*
**[17:18] [SONG] sign**
Piyopiyo Honpo
**[17:19] hi**
Papa's fourth at-bat
was a ground out to first!
**[17:22] hi**
He wasn't able to get his first pro hit.
**[17:26] dad**
But, Hiroshi, Papa will get his hit tomorrow!
**[17:31] hide**
If they let me play, that is!
**[17:34] dad**
Given how you played today,
I'm sure they will.
**[17:37] hide**
Hiroshi, Papa's big boy Hiroshi!
**[17:39] hide**
Will Papa play tomorrow? What do you think?
**[17:45] dad**
* Sonny boy's been so worked up*
* since he learned the baby was a boy.*
**[17:51] dad**
* He's even picked out the name,*
* and they both call him that.*
**[17:55] yui**
But actually, Roppa-kun,
at my check-up today...
**[17:59] hide**
What happened at your check-up?
**[18:02] yui**
We found out the baby is breech.
**[18:05] hide**
B-Breech?
**[18:07] hide**
But he was just fine last month...
**[18:10] hide**
Is that something that can just
happen in the ninth month?
**[18:12] yui**
Rarely, but it does happen.
**[18:16] yui**
They might have to do a C-section.
**[18:21] hide**
A-A C-section?!
**[18:24] hide**
I-I'd rather avoid that.
**[18:26] hide**
They'll open you up with a scalpel, right?
**[18:29] yui**
It's very likely they'll have to.
**[18:33] hide**
How can it turn breech in the ninth month?
**[18:36] hide**
Please be born safely, Hiroshi!
**[18:40] hide**
Papa's working hard so you
can watch him play ball!
**[18:45] hide**
Hiroshi!
**[18:49] bon**
*When I thought back on today's match,*
**[18:52] bon**
* I got so annoyed, I didn't want to*
* go back to my empty apartment.*
**[18:58] bon**
* I was finally back in the majors.*
* I got my appearance today.*
**[19:02] bon**
*And more than anything...*
**[19:04] bon**
*I wanted to be healed by her smile!*
***SIGN*** Kitchen Ajihei
**[19:10] sign**
*It's been five months, I think.*
**[19:12] sign**
* I didn't want her to see me*
* with my bandages on...*
**[19:15] sign**
*But I hope she hasn't quit in the meantime.*
**[19:23] yuki**
Welcome!
**[19:25] yuki**
Go ahead and grab an empty seat.
**[19:25] bon**
*She's here! Yuki-chan!*
**[19:30] yuki**
Do you know what you'd like?
**[19:33] bon**
F-Fried chicken 'n' rice!
**[19:36] yuki**
One fried chicken 'n' rice!
**[19:38] ---**
Okay, one chicken 'n' rice!
**[19:42] bon**
*She didn't ask me anything but my order,*
**[19:46] bon**
* but just seeing her smile*
* sets my heart at peace!*
**[19:50] cas**
* The Jingu Spiders and Bunkyo*
* Mops were tied up in the 8th,*
***SIGN*** Baseball News
**[19:56] sign**
*when Pitcher Bonda, returning
after four months with an injury,*
**[20:01] sign**
* gave up a hit to player Tomoto,*
* allowing a 6-5 Mops victory.*
**[20:06] man**
Wow, Bonda got hurt?
**[20:09] man**
Did we have a pitcher named Bonda?
**[20:11] man**
Yeah, the left-handed reliever
with the horn-rimmed glasses.
**[20:15] man**
Oh, him!
**[20:17] bon**
*I'm sitting right here, darn it!*
**[20:18] cas**
*The first-place Tempters lost today,*
**[20:20] bon**
*Well, it's not like they know what I look like...*
**[20:20] cas**
*so the Mops have pulled into
first place by half a game.*
**[20:23] cas**
* The Spiders are now 1.5 games*
* behind the Mops, in third place.*
***SIGN*** Central League Standings
***SIGN*** W L T GB
***SIGN*** Tempters
**[20:23] [SONG] sign**
Mops
***SIGN*** Spiders
**[20:28] yuki**
Aw, the Tempters fell to second place?
**[20:32] man**
Hey, don't sweat it, Yuki-chan.
**[20:34] man**
The Mops'll get knocked down again soon.
**[20:36] man**
And the Spiders are totally done for.
**[20:39] man**
Yeah, it's totally the Tempters this year!
**[20:42] yuki**
Well, I sure hope you're right...
**[20:44] bon**
*No, no! I'm not giving in that easily!*
**[20:48] bon**
*Sorry, Yuki-chan,*
**[20:50] bon**
* but I'm going to work like crazy*
* in the 19 games left in the season,*
**[20:53] bon**
*and help my team win the pennant!*
**[20:57] bon**
*I need to make up for these last four months!*
**[21:01] yuki**
Here's your fried chicken 'n' rice!
**[21:05] bon**
Thanks!
**[21:06] bon**
*Wow, what a great smell!*
**[21:09] bon**
* That's Yuki-chan's personal recipe,*
* fried chicken 'n' rice!*
**[21:13] bon**
*Now, we start with the rice...*
**[21:19] bon**
*Delicious!*
**[21:20] bon**
*This is the flavor!*
**[21:22] bon**
*I'm charged up with love and energy!*
**[21:25] bon**
*Tomorrow's the day!*
**[21:26] bon**
*Money pitch!*
**[23:01] bon**
Natsunosuke here.
**[23:03] bon**
Itsuki Roppa is knocking it
out of the park in practice,
**[23:07] bon**
but he just can't hit in the clutch!
**[23:09] bon**
He's messing us up on defense, too,
and he got me a loss as a pitcher!
**[23:14] bon**
The manager's sick of it, too,
**[23:16] bon**
and he's thinking of sending
him down to the minors.
**[23:18] bon**
I'm trying a lecture to get him
motivated again, but...
**[23:23] bon**
Next time: "Rising to First"!
**[23:25] bon**
Seize tomorrow's success and today's money!
***SIGN*** Rising to First!
**[23:27] bon**
Money Pitch!
# 15 - Rising to First
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**[01:30] ann**
*Now pitching: Bonda!*
**[01:33] ann**
*Jersey 39.*
**[01:36] (Flashback) ann**
His broken right wrist now healed,
**[01:38] (Flashback) ann**
left-hander Bonda is finally
back after four months!
**[01:43] bon**
* It was the last of a three-game series*
* against the second-place Mops.*
**[01:46] bon**
* I was finally getting my first*
* mound appearance back in the majors.*
**[01:51] bon**
*But then...*
**[02:07] bon**
*I'm gonna get you out!*
**[02:21] (Flashback) bon**
I've got it! I've got it!
**[02:23] bon**
*Got him! Pop fly to second!*
**[02:27] bon**
* There was a pop fly*
* behind the second baseman,*
**[02:27] (Flashback) bon**
No, I've got it! Leave it to me!
**[02:29] bon**
* and the right fielder, Itsuki,*
* called for it and then pulled out...*
**[02:30] (Flashback) bon**
No, second! Second!
**[02:33] (Flashback) bon**
Itsuki, leave this to me!
**[02:35] bon**
* On the record, I gave up the hit*
* that let them take the lead,*
**[02:37] (Flashback) bon**
The runner scores from second!
**[02:39] (Flashback) bon**
The Mops take the lead!
**[02:39] bon**
*and the team lost a crucial match.*
***SIGN*** 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
**[02:41] (Flashback) sign**
A clutch hit to shallow right field!
**[02:45] sign**
*A hit!*
**[02:46] sign**
* I... I gave up the hit*
* that put them in the lead!*
***SIGN*** Rising to First
***SIGN*** 2 days after the game with the Mops
**[03:00] bon**
*Eighteen games left.*
**[03:02] bon**
* Tonight's opponent is a man who*
* makes exactly ten times my salary,*
**[03:06] bon**
*Sekiya of the Wild Ones!*
***SIGN*** 10th 11th
**[03:13] ann**
The last-place Wild Ones are showing
some grit with two outs and bases loaded,
**[03:17] ann**
but Bonda's standing in for the closer, Segawa.
**[03:21] ann**
He's got three-hole Sekiya right where
he wants him. Two balls, two strikes.
**[03:24] ann**
A recent match for first place between
the Mops and the Tempters ended in a tie.
**[03:27] [SONG] sign**
Mops
***SIGN*** Tempters
***SIGN*** Spiders
***SIGN*** GB
**[03:30] sign**
So if the third-place Spiders, one game
behind, want to stay in contention,
**[03:35] sign**
they can't afford to lose this match!
**[03:39] bon**
* If I keep racking up contributions*
* to a pennant win,*
**[03:42] bon**
*I can increase my contract next season!*
**[03:45] bon**
*I'll get you out, no matter what!*
**[03:50] ump**
Strike! He's out!
**[03:54] bon**
Yes!
**[03:59] seki**
A confident pitch, packed with emotion...
***SIGN*** 10th 11th 12th
**[04:03] ann**
The top of the 12th is over,
and it's six to six!
**[04:05] ann**
There won't be an inning after this.
**[04:07] ann**
The Spiders can't lose this one now!
**[04:10] bon**
* If we walk off with this one,*
* I'll get the win!*
**[04:14] bon**
* The Mops and the Tempters*
* tied their last game,*
**[04:16] bon**
* so if we win this one,*
* we'll rise to second place!*
**[04:18] bon**
*And I'll get major contribution points!*
**[04:21] bon**
*Come on, batters! Win this one for me!*
**[04:26] bon**
* I really want to make up*
* for those four months I lost!*
**[04:34] ann**
Ohno got a piece of it!
**[04:37] ann**
Now in the bottom of the 12th,
just like the Wild Ones,
**[04:40] ann**
the Spiders have the bases loaded
with two outs.
**[04:41] ann**
They're in position to walk off with the win!
**[04:45] ann**
The Spiders sent in their
right-handed pinch hitter Hasegawa,
**[04:49] ann**
but the Wild Ones are sending their
righty, Yamakawa, to the mound.
**[04:52] ann**
The Spiders will pinch
hit for the pinch hitter.
**[04:55] tan**
Itsuki.
**[04:58] ann**
The Spiders used all their
other left-handed pinch hitters,
**[05:01] ann**
so they're using their last one, Itsuki,
who's never recorded a pro hit!
**[05:07] itsu**
* In my four years as a pro,*
* I've had nineteen at bats.*
**[05:11] itsu**
*I don't want to go 0-for-20!*
**[05:17] itsu**
*Hiroshi! Today, Papa's going to get you a hit!*
**[05:20] tan**
*Itsuki's in the zone. He's worth using here.*
**[05:27] wife**
They're bringing Roppa-kun in
for the do-or-die moment!
**[05:30] dad**
Sonny boy!
**[05:31] bon**
*Itsuki! Please, get this done!*
**[05:37] ump**
Ball!
**[05:41] ump**
Ball!
**[05:42] ump**
Ball!
**[05:44] ann**
That's ball three!
**[05:46] ann**
Is the pitcher, Yamakawa, afraid of Itsuki,
a player with no hits to his name?
**[05:50] ann**
He keeps skirting the strike zone!
**[05:52] bon**
* Itsuki definitely has an aura*
* about him today.*
**[05:56] tan**
*If he gets a walk, we'll win this!*
**[05:59] umi**
Yes.
**[06:06] bon**
*It's a ball! He'll walk one in!*
**[06:09] bon**
He...
**[06:10] bon**
...hit it?!
**[06:11] ann**
It's down the first base line!
**[06:13] ann**
His first hit in the pros!
**[06:14] ann**
The Spiders walk off with it!
**[06:19] seki**
You're out!
**[06:24] ann**
First baseman Sekiya gets the third out
with a spectacular play
**[06:26] ann**
and instantly turns the loss into a tie!
**[06:34] ann**
Itsuki Roppa may be the
unluckiest player alive!
**[06:37] ann**
Even in his last start, three days ago,
he was robbed of all his hits!
**[06:42] cc**
No, this one was a bit different.
**[06:45] cc**
That pitch was well away.
It might've been a ball if he'd taken it,
**[06:49] cc**
but he reached and pulled it anyway.
**[06:51] cc**
It resulted in a really sluggish hit.
**[06:54] bon**
*Itsuki... you...*
**[06:56] bon**
*With three balls and no strikes,*
**[06:58] bon**
*why would you swing for that obvious ball?!*
**[07:01] bon**
*You could have walked a run home!*
**[07:04] bon**
* I know you're feeling your oats*
* and antsy to swing, but still...*
**[07:09] bon**
*Itsuki... if you keep batting like this,*
**[07:12] bon**
*you'll get dropped back to the minors!*
**[07:16] [SONG] sign**
Mops
***SIGN*** Tempters
***SIGN*** Spiders
***SIGN*** GB
**[07:17] bon**
* After that day, the top three*
* teams remained in place,*
**[07:21] bon**
* as did the one-game difference*
* between us and the first-place Mops.*
**[07:26] bon**
One, two, three, four,
**[07:30] bon**
five, six, seven, eight.
**[07:35] itsu**
Exercises to turn a breech baby...
**[07:37] itsu**
Is this really gonna fix it?
**[07:40] mom**
So much fuss over a little breech baby!
**[07:43] mom**
I had Yui with a cesarean myself!
**[07:47] dad**
Even so, dear...
**[07:49] dad**
An operation still comes with
the risk of hemorrhage.
**[07:53] itsu**
Dad! Don't jinx us here!
**[07:56] dad**
S-Sorry...
**[08:00] dad**
* Hiroshi... Papa's only*
* purpose in life is to meet you!*
***SIGN*** The next day: Tokyo Dome
**[08:09] ann**
The first of the three-game series between
the Mops in first and the Spiders in third.
**[08:13] ann**
It's the top of the 9th, and the Spiders
have the bases loaded with two outs.
**[08:19] ann**
And it's Itsuki up to the plate!
**[08:23] wife**
Roppa-kun!
**[08:24] wife**
Sonny boy!
**[08:26] bon**
* It's a situation just like yesterday,*
* with Itsuki brought in to pinch hit.*
**[08:30] bon**
*But the big difference is the score.*
**[08:32] bon**
* We're getting massacred today,*
* ten to nothing!*
**[08:37] bon**
*Knowing this guy...*
**[08:39] bon**
*Is he the type that can't hit in the clutch,*
**[08:43] bon**
* but will knock it out of the park*
* when it won't make a difference?*
**[08:47] bon**
* If he actually does hit it,*
* I'm going to groan.*
**[08:52] ump**
Ball!
**[08:58] ann**
He hit it!
**[08:58] ann**
It's taking the same course as yesterday!
**[09:00] itsu**
*Get through this time!*
**[09:04] ann**
It goes through!
**[09:05] ann**
Roppa-kun!
**[09:06] ann**
Sonny boy!
**[09:08] ann**
It's through! Fair ball!
**[09:10] ann**
The runner on third scores!
**[09:12] ann**
So does the runner on second!
**[09:15] ann**
The right fielder's finally got it...
**[09:16] ann**
And the runner from first scores, too!
**[09:23] ann**
Itsuki clears the bases with a three-RBI
triple, his first hit in four years as a pro!
**[09:28] ann**
Roppa-kun!
**[09:29] ann**
Sonny boy!
**[09:31] ann**
Itsuki...
**[09:33] itsu**
*Hiroshi, did you see that?*
**[09:38] wife**
Hiroshi! You can hear that, can't you?
**[09:40] wife**
Your papa got a hit!
**[09:45] itsu**
*I know you can hear these cheers!*
**[09:49] itsu**
*Yes!*
**[09:53] bon**
*But it was a drop in a bucket.*
**[09:57] bon**
*Itsuki's first hit was a cause for celebration,*
**[10:00] bon**
*but he did it in such an Itsuki way.*
**[10:02] bon**
*Let's take Sekiya of the Wild Ones.*
**[10:05] bon**
*If he'd been in these same situations,*
**[10:08] bon**
* he'd probably have delivered*
* the polar opposite result.*
**[10:11] bon**
*Yesterday, I just happened to strike him out,*
**[10:14] bon**
*but he would've hit yesterday and struck out today.*
**[10:16] bon**
*Itsuki is a world away from someone like him.*
**[10:21] [SONG] sign**
Mops
***SIGN*** Tempters
***SIGN*** Spiders
***SIGN*** GB
**[10:21] sign**
* This put a two-game gap*
* between us and the Mops.*
**[10:25] sign**
*There were sixteen games left.*
**[10:36] itsu**
I think I know what you're gonna say.
**[10:43] itsu**
"Why couldn't you hit like this yesterday?"
**[10:46] itsu**
If I had, you would have gotten the win.
**[10:49] bon**
I wouldn't say that.
**[10:52] bon**
You got your first hit today.
It's worth celebrating!
**[10:54] itsu**
I know it doesn't look good.
**[10:57] itsu**
I might finally be sent back to the minors.
**[11:01] itsu**
But... H-Hiroshi...
**[11:06] itsu**
Until Hiroshi is...
**[11:08] bon**
Hiroshi?
**[11:10] bon**
Until Hiroshi is born,
**[11:12] bon**
I want to stay in the majors,
come hell or high water!
**[11:16] bon**
*I've never seen that look on his face before!*
**[11:20] tan**
When we hit the last stretch
of the pennant race,
**[11:24] tan**
will Itsuki be of any use to us as a batter?
**[11:29] tan**
What do you think?
**[11:30] tan**
I dunno.
**[11:32] tan**
I'm afraid that the answer is...
**[11:34] tan**
no!
**[11:35] tan**
It's a shame, but I'm going to send him down.
**[11:38] tan**
I'll call up another left-handed
batter in his place.
**[11:52] itsu**
Until Hiroshi is born...
**[12:09] itsu**
B-Bonda...
**[12:11] bon**
This is the most serious I've seen you
get about baseball since we first met.
**[12:19] bon**
But, and this is something I've been
wanting to say for a long time,
**[12:23] bon**
this is what makes you such a softy!
**[12:27] bon**
Until your child is born?
**[12:30] bon**
So after that, you're okay
being sent to the minors?
**[12:33] bon**
It shouldn't matter
if your kid is born or not.
**[12:36] bon**
You should want to stay in the majors forever!
**[12:41] bon**
You're playing baseball for your family?
**[12:43] bon**
Don't make me laugh!
**[12:45] bon**
Baseball is a thing
you should play for yourself!
**[12:49] bon**
If you do well, you rejoice.
**[12:51] bon**
If you suck, you kick yourself.
**[12:52] bon**
That's all there is.
**[12:54] bon**
Being dropped to the minors
is like being told that you suck,
**[12:59] bon**
so kick yourself for that, and that alone!
**[13:02] bon**
And staying in the majors is the opposite.
**[13:05] bon**
If you're going to play baseball,
you'll want your skills acknowledged, right?
**[13:09] bon**
Instinctively!
**[13:10] bon**
Family doesn't need to be a part of that!
**[13:14] itsu**
B-Bonda...
**[13:16] bon**
I'm sorry to say this, but unlike you,
before I got injured,
**[13:20] bon**
I was fighting on the
front lines of the majors.
**[13:24] bon**
Right now, the thought of fighting for
a roster spot isn't even crossing my mind!
**[13:29] bon**
I just want to make up for the four months
I spent out of the majors!
**[13:36] bon**
And to do that, I have to
contribute to our pennant win!
**[13:41] bon**
Any great things I do now will have
twice or thrice the impact!
**[13:46] bon**
Enough to overwrite the four months
I spent contributing nothing!
**[13:51] bon**
I'm not like you, okay?
**[14:00] bon**
I'm sorry to dump on you like that.
**[14:03] bon**
I'll understand if you don't
want to talk to me for a while.
**[14:06] itsu**
B-Bonda...
**[14:07] bon**
But... if you don't fix
that soft side of yours,
**[14:10] bon**
no matter how great you do
in batting practice,
**[14:14] bon**
you'll s-still be dropped
to the minors really soon.
**[14:24] tan**
I'm going to send Itsuki to the minors.
**[14:26] ishi**
But Manager, Itsuki Roppa
is clearly in the zone.
**[14:31] ishi**
Based purely on batting practice,
he could be our cleanup hitter!
**[14:34] umi**
And he just got three RBIs today.
**[14:38] tan**
I'm aware of all that.
**[14:40] tan**
But I need more competitive players
who will influence the outcome of each game.
**[14:45] tan**
People who aren't so unlucky.
**[14:49] umi**
*I understand what he's saying.*
**[14:52] umi**
So, Manager,
who would you bring up in exchange?
**[14:56] tan**
I hear Mikawa, the third-year lefty,
is batting well.
**[15:00] tan**
He leads the minors in game-winning RBIs.
**[15:04] umi**
Mikawa, eh?
**[15:06] umi**
I hear he's still a bit raw,
**[15:08] umi**
but he does seem worth
trying in majors, I'd say.
**[15:12] ishi**
Manager, shall I make the call right now?
**[15:18] tan**
No, not yet.
**[15:19] tan**
Let's leave Itsuki in for the Dome series.
**[15:22] tan**
We can make the swap for
the Hiroshima road trip.
**[15:25] ishi**
Very well.
**[15:40] umi**
* Another great day of hitting*
* in batting practice.*
**[15:44] umi**
*But he seems a little different today.*
**[15:47] umi**
* He was smacking the ball*
* into the stands before,*
**[15:52] umi**
* but today, it's all line drives*
* right up the middle.*
**[16:05] ann**
The Spiders take to the plate
in the top of the 9th,
**[16:07] ann**
two runs behind with
one out and a man on second.
**[16:11] ann**
Manager Tanabe is calling upon Itsuki
to pinch hit here.
**[16:15] tan**
Listen up, Itsuki. I want you to pull the hit.
**[16:18] tan**
Help the runner advance at the least.
**[16:25] wife**
Roppa-kun...
**[16:26] wife**
Sonny boy...
**[16:28] wife**
*Itsuki...*
**[16:38] ann**
The right fielder doesn't even budge!
**[16:41] ann**
It's outta there!
**[16:42] ann**
Pinch hitter Itsuki ties the game
with a two-run homer!
**[16:48] ann**
Roppa-kun!
**[16:50] ann**
Sonny boy!
**[16:53] ann**
Itsuki...
**[16:55] ann**
Itsuki...
**[16:58] sako**
Natsunosuke, it's all tied up.
**[17:01] sako**
You're up next inning.
**[17:03] bon**
Okay!
**[17:13] bon**
Yes!
**[17:16] ann**
Bonda sits down the side in order
in the bottom of the 9th!
**[17:19] ann**
We're into extra innings!
**[17:20] ko**
Natsunosuke, stay in there next inning!
**[17:24] ko**
I'll leave you in until we get a run!
**[17:26] ko**
Of course, if a runner gets into
scoring position, you're done!
**[17:30] bon**
R-Right!
**[17:40] bon**
*This is where I earn my keep!*
**[17:48] ump**
Strike! Out!
**[17:50] ann**
Bonda held things down
from the 9th to the 11th.
**[17:53] ann**
And then, Segawa was brought in
to close the game.
**[17:56] ann**
The Mops have been driven into a tie
in a game they had won.
**[18:03] ann**
A dinger from pinch hitter Itsuki
**[18:05] ann**
and pitching from long reliever Bonda
have been the highlights here.
**[18:08] ko**
Well done, Natsunosuke!
**[18:10] ko**
Nice pitching!
**[18:12] ko**
It's because of you that we held them to a tie!
**[18:14] bon**
* If we'd lost, we'd have*
* fallen three games behind.*
**[18:16] bon**
*This should win me big contribution points!*
**[18:20] ann**
It's the third game of the series between
the Mops in first and the Spiders in third!
***SIGN*** Itsuki
**[18:27] ann**
Itsuki will be pinch hitting again tonight!
**[18:30] ann**
He's the one that gave
the Spiders a tie last night.
**[18:32] ann**
Tonight, he comes up with
one out and men on first and second.
**[18:37] ann**
In the top of the 8th,
the Mops have a two-run lead.
**[18:39] ann**
The Mops' pitcher is left-hander Fukai!
**[18:43] bon**
*Of course they'd send in a southpaw today.*
**[18:46] bon**
*But we're not pinch hitting for Itsuki.*
**[18:52] ann**
A hit!
**[18:53] ann**
It's a line drive, just like yesterday!
**[19:02] ann**
It's outta there!
**[19:03] ann**
Itsuki, with a come-from-behind
three-run homer!
**[19:06] koz**
It's in the stands!
**[19:08] tan**
A come-from-behind...
**[19:16] sako**
Natsunosuke, we're one run ahead.
**[19:19] sako**
We're counting on you next inning.
**[19:22] bon**
Yes, sir!
**[19:27] bon**
*I need to hold the lead Itsuki gave us!*
**[19:32] bon**
*I am gonna get these guys out!*
**[19:37] ump**
Play ball!
**[19:43] bon**
*And then...*
**[19:45] bon**
* I pitched a perfect 8th inning,*
* and let Segawa-san close it out.*
**[19:51] ann**
The game MVP interview is with
the Spiders' Itsuki Roppa!
**[19:55] itsu**
Thank you very much.
**[19:57] itsu**
Roppa-kun!
**[19:58] itsu**
Sonny boy!
**[20:00] koz**
Nice pitching, Natsunosuke!
**[20:02] koz**
That hold was crucial!
**[20:04] koz**
You guys did a great job again today!
**[20:07] koz**
Keep it up, okay?
**[20:09] bon**
*Major contribution points today!*
**[20:10] [SONG] sign**
Mops
***SIGN*** Tempters
***SIGN*** Spiders
***SIGN*** GB
**[20:11] bon**
* The three-game series against*
* our pennant opponents, the Mops,*
**[20:14] bon**
*ended with one win, one loss, and one tie,*
**[20:16] bon**
*so we remained one game behind.*
**[20:20] tan**
I can't take Itsuki off the team now.
**[20:23] tan**
Let's bring him with us to Hiroshima.
**[20:26] tan**
Y-Yes, sir...
***SIGN*** Doyo Sports
***SIGN*** Itsuki with clutch hits on consecutive nights!
**[20:31] bon**
*In the three-game series with the Mops,*
**[20:34] bon**
* Itsuki Roppa had three*
* at bats, three hits, two homers,*
**[20:37] bon**
*and eight RBIs!*
**[20:39] bon**
* In our first game of the three-game*
* series with the Setouchi Carnabeats,*
**[20:43] bon**
*they put Itsuki in as a starter, and...*
**[20:50] ann**
The Spiders come from
behind to take it, six to four!
**[20:54] ann**
Itsuki Roppa was a major force in this game,
getting three hits in four at bats!
**[21:00] ann**
Bonda Natsunosuke, who pitched
in the 6th inning, will get the win.
**[21:05] bon**
* Thanks to Itsuki, I got my fourth*
* win of the season.*
**[21:09] [SONG] sign**
Mops
***SIGN*** Tempters
***SIGN*** Spiders
**[21:10] sign**
* And on that day, the Tempters*
* and the Mops both lost,*
**[21:15] [SONG] sign**
Spiders
**[21:15] [SONG] sign**
Mops
***SIGN*** Tempters
**[21:15] sign**
*and we finally took our place at the top!*
**[21:17] [SONG] sign**
Mops Drop Out of First
***SIGN*** Itsuki on Fire!
***SIGN*** 0.5 Games Behind!! Tempters in 3rd
**[21:20] bon**
*Itsuki would keep hitting,*
***SIGN*** Sports Morning
***SIGN*** Lucky Boy Itsuki Roppa
Spiders rise to 1st
**[21:23] bon**
* and we'd have smooth sailing*
* on to the pennant...*
**[21:27] bon**
*...or so we thought.*
**[23:01] bon**
Natsunosuke here.
**[23:02] bon**
Itsuki's hitting streak
abruptly comes to an end.
**[23:05] bon**
The pennant race comes down to a direct
showdown between us and the Osaka Tempters.
**[23:10] bon**
And then, during the final battle in Jingu,
**[23:12] bon**
Itsuki's wife is hospitalized for a C-section.
**[23:16] bon**
He hears that his newborn child
is sent to the ICU,
**[23:20] bon**
and it's a huge shock to Itsuki.
**[23:22] bon**
Next time: "Celebrate! The League Pennant!"
**[23:25] bon**
Seize tomorrow's success and today's money!
***SIGN*** Celebrate! The League Pennant!
**[23:28] bon**
Money Pitch!
# 16 - Celebrate! The League Pennant!
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**[01:33] (Flashback) bon**
I've been wanting to say for a long time....
**[01:35] (Flashback) bon**
This is what makes you such a softy!
**[01:39] (Flashback) bon**
Until your child is born?
**[01:42] (Flashback) bon**
So after that, you're okay
being sent to the minors?
**[01:45] (Flashback) bon**
It shouldn't matter
if your kid is born or not.
**[01:49] (Flashback) bon**
You should want to stay in the majors forever!
**[01:52] (Flashback) bon**
You're playing baseball for your family?
**[01:54] (Flashback) bon**
Don't make me laugh!
**[01:56] (Flashback) bon**
Baseball is a thing
you should play for yourself!
**[02:00] bon**
*I guess my scolding worked,*
**[02:02] bon**
* because Itsuki suddenly*
* started hitting the next day.*
**[02:06] bon**
*A game-tying two-run home run.*
**[02:10] bon**
* In the next game, he hit a three-run*
* homer to give us the lead!*
***SIGN*** Sports Morning
***SIGN*** Lucky Boy Itsuki Roppa Spiders move to first!!
**[02:19] sign**
* And in the three-game series*
* against the Setouchi Carnabeats...*
**[02:23] sign**
*He hit up a storm!*
**[02:27] sign**
*Then after he put those runs on the board,*
**[02:30] sign**
*I held down the game,*
**[02:32] sign**
*and we won three in a row!*
**[02:34] sign**
*Itsuki's broken out,*
***SIGN*** Doyo Sports The Spiders Find Themselves a Reliable Son!
***SIGN*** 11 for 20 in eight games!! Remaining in 1st Place Recruited out of high school four years ago, Itsuki Roppa Breaks Out!
**[02:36] sign**
* with eight hits, one homer, and eight RBIs*
* in twelve at bats in three games!*
***SIGN*** Spiders
***SIGN*** Tempters
**[02:40] [SONG] sign**
Mops
***SIGN*** GB
**[02:41] sign**
* The team's in first place*
* with ten games to play!*
***SIGN*** Celebrate! The League Pennant!
**[02:52] take**
Hey there, man of the hour.
**[02:55] take**
When we get back to Tokyo,
**[02:56] take**
a bunch of media outlets want to
interview you at the clubhouse.
**[02:59] take**
It shouldn't take up much of your time.
**[03:04] itsu**
Takeoka-san, I'm sorry.
**[03:06] itsu**
Please cancel it.
**[03:08] take**
Huh? You have something to do?
**[03:10] itsu**
I'm sorry to be rude, but I
want to focus on my game...
**[03:14] itsu**
Or I guess I could say
I just want to rest for today.
**[03:17] take**
I see. Well, it is what it is.
**[03:21] bon**
* On Monday, when we got back*
* from the away series...*
**[03:26] bon**
Take me to Ebisu.
**[03:33] bon**
*I have the day off!*
***SIGN*** Business Hotel Yamato
**[04:00] itsu**
*Ever since Bonda chewed me out in the Dome...*
**[04:04] (Flashback) fb**
This is what makes you such a softy!
**[04:07] itsu**
* I haven't been home. I've been*
* sleeping here every night.*
**[04:11] itsu**
* It's only been six days*
* since I started living here,*
**[04:14] itsu**
* but it's got me hitting like*
* a demon in the clutch!*
**[04:17] itsu**
* What Bonda said definitely*
* gave me motivation,*
**[04:20] itsu**
* but leaving my house in*
* Saitama to be all alone...*
**[04:24] itsu**
* This environment where I can*
* just analyze myself in peace...*
**[04:27] itsu**
*I think that's part of what's helping me hit.*
**[04:31] itsu**
*But is it time I finally went home?*
**[04:34] itsu**
*I left my near-term wife to come here!*
**[04:38] itsu**
*Hiroshi...*
**[04:41] itsu**
*I think so! I'll go home, just for today!*
**[04:44] itsu**
*I've got a giant pile of laundry, anyway!*
**[04:46] itsu**
*I need to see her face just for one day!*
**[04:50] itsu**
* But I'm afraid that if I go home,*
* it's going to end my hitting streak...*
**[04:56] itsu**
* Am I only able to hit because*
* I'm facing this battle alone?*
**[05:03] bon**
Please turn left at the next light.
**[05:06] bon**
Right.
**[05:08] dri**
What?
**[05:10] bon**
I-Itsuki?!
**[05:12] bon**
S-Stop! Stop! I'll get off here!
**[05:19] bon**
Itsuki!
**[05:23] itsu**
B-Bonda?
**[05:25] bon**
What are you doing here?
**[05:27] itsu**
Oh, w-well...
**[05:29] itsu**
What are *you* doing here?
**[05:32] bon**
I saw you leaving that business hotel,
so I got out of my taxi in a hurry!
**[05:37] bon**
My house is in the area.
**[05:39] itsu**
Oh... I see...
**[05:42] bon**
You didn't go straight home
to Saitama from Tokyo Station?
**[05:46] itsu**
The truth is... I've been staying
there since six days ago.
**[05:50] bon**
What? Six days ago?
**[05:52] itsu**
I commuted to our Dome games from there.
**[05:56] bon**
*Then since* that *day?*
**[05:58] itsu**
But I've had all I can stand.
I'm getting homesick.
**[06:02] itsu**
I'm going home just for today.
**[06:04] itsu**
See you.
**[06:15] itsu**
Actually, maybe I won't.
**[06:18] itsu**
If I go home and see my family's faces,
**[06:22] itsu**
I think it might break this
tension inside of me.
**[06:25] bon**
What? What are you talking about?!
**[06:28] bon**
*I get it! It's because of what I said!*
**[06:32] bon**
Hey, listen...
**[06:33] bon**
I understand why you'd
want to harden your heart
**[06:35] bon**
and play ball from a hotel
instead of going home,
**[06:39] bon**
but if that's all it is, I think it's
okay to go home for a day.
**[06:43] itsu**
Bonda...
**[06:45] bon**
And the reason you started hitting
isn't because you hardened your heart.
**[06:49] bon**
It's because you stopped swinging for
the fences and aimed for line drives.
**[06:53] bon**
Your swing's more level now,
and that's been the key.
**[06:57] itsu**
Y-You think?!
**[06:59] itsu**
So I just have to keep swinging that way?
**[07:01] bon**
Yeah, I think so.
**[07:03] bon**
Anyway, just go home for a day.
**[07:06] itsu**
R-Right!
**[07:08] itsu**
I-I get it! Thanks!
**[07:17] [SONG] sign**
Piyopiyo Honpo
**[07:20] wife**
Roppa-kun!
**[07:22] wife**
Sonny boy!
**[07:23] itsu**
Yui!
**[07:24] itsu**
Dad! Mom!
**[07:27] itsu**
Hiroshi! Papa's home!
**[07:30] wife**
You have Hiroshi kicking so hard!
**[07:33] wife**
He's going to break right through my tummy!
**[07:35] dad**
Sonny boy, you've been amazing!
**[07:38] dad**
The workers, our relatives...
They're all just delighted!
**[07:49] itsu**
*Yeah, nothing beats family after all!*
**[07:53] bon**
*But the next day,*
**[07:55] bon**
*Roppa's hitting streak screeched to a halt!*
**[08:00] itsu**
*Why?!*
**[08:01] itsu**
*Why can't I hit anymore?!*
**[08:15] bon**
What is it, Itsuki?
**[08:17] itsu**
Bonda...
**[08:18] itsu**
Why can't I hit anymore?
**[08:22] bon**
Y-You...
**[08:26] bon**
You can't figure it out unless
a pitcher like me tells you?
**[08:29] itsu**
Well, n-no...
**[08:31] bon**
Y-You really don't know?
**[08:33] bon**
Y-Yeah...
**[08:35] bon**
You've been hitting well, so they studied you!
**[08:38] itsu**
S-Studied? M-Me?
**[08:42] itsu**
There's no way! I've only had a few at bats!
**[08:46] bon**
Those scouting scorers
in the majors are sharp.
**[08:49] bon**
They probably spent that three-game series
against Hiroshima stripping you naked.
**[08:53] itsu**
N-Naked? They can do that?
**[08:56] bon**
It's possible in the majors!
**[08:58] itsu**
Then they know my weakness? What is it?!
**[09:01] bon**
How the heck am I supposed to know?
**[09:05] bon**
But it means the opposing teams
have got their eye on you already!
**[09:12] bon**
If you can't get over this,
you'll never put up any real numbers.
**[09:16] itsu**
R-Real numbers?
**[09:21] bon**
*Hey, Itsuki...*
**[09:22] bon**
* Don't give me that "I never thought*
* about that before" expression...*
**[09:30] bon**
*Itsuki Roppa's slump continued.*
**[09:34] bon**
* By contrast, I—the guy who came up from*
* the minors with him—was on a hot streak!*
**[09:38] bon**
* I'd pitched in nine games*
* and gotten seven holds.*
**[09:42] bon**
* Since I started pitching again, we'd had*
* eleven wins, six losses, and one tie.*
**[09:46] bon**
*It's clear that I was seriously contributing!*
**[09:50] tan**
Here we go!
**[09:52] tan**
As I thought, Natsunosuke is an
indispensable part of our team!
**[09:56] ko**
Yes!
**[09:57] itsu**
*Is this the difference between me,*
**[09:59] itsu**
* and Bonda, who's had real*
* major-league experience?*
**[10:02] itsu**
* I can feel the "wall of the majors"*
* so clearly right now!*
***SIGN*** Spiders
***SIGN*** Tempters
**[10:06] [SONG] sign**
Mops
***SIGN*** GB
**[10:06] bon**
* Then after a few losing series,*
* the third-place Mops fell out of the running.*
**[10:11] bon**
* The pennant would come*
* down to us or the Tempters!*
***SIGN*** Sports Morning
Spiders Tempters
Will it be Koshien?
Will it be Jingu?
Showdown!!
**[10:15] bon**
* All that was left was a two-game*
* showdown between our two teams!*
***SIGN*** Doyo Sports Showdown for the Top!! Jingu or Koshien?
**[10:19] bon**
*Today we'd play at Jingu,*
**[10:21] bon**
* and tomorrow we'd move*
* to Koshien for the final game!*
**[10:26] bon**
*If we even tie today, we clinch the pennant!*
**[10:29] bon**
* But if we lose today and have*
* to go to Koshien tomorrow,*
**[10:31] bon**
* we'll be at a real disadvantage!*
* That away game is trouble!*
**[10:34] bon**
* We need to seal the deal today,*
* with our home field advantage!*
**[10:39] bon**
Heya!
**[10:40] itsu**
Morning.
**[10:44] bon**
This'll be our last time taking
a taxi to the ballpark together, huh?
**[10:48] itsu**
I can't believe the manager let me
stay in the majors to the end.
**[10:52] bon**
If it comes down to the wire,
you'll get a chance to hit, too.
**[10:55] itsu**
Hey, Bonda...
**[10:57] itsu**
Could you give me a tongue-lashing
like you did the other day?
**[11:00] itsu**
What?
**[11:01] itsu**
Then... Then maybe I'll start hitting again.
**[11:04] bon**
*This guy. Why's he gotta be so soft?*
**[11:12] bon**
Hello? Oh, Dad...
**[11:16] bon**
What? Hiroshi was born?!
**[11:18] bon**
Wh-Where's Yui? When did
you go to the hospital?
**[11:21] bon**
Why didn't you call me?!
**[11:24] dad**
Her water broke at 4:00 this morning.
***SIGN*** Operation Room
**[11:26] dad**
I decided not to call.
**[11:28] dad**
They had to do the C-section, and the
surgery ended up being a bit tricky.
**[11:33] dad**
Yui's doing fine, but Hiroshi
was born not breathing.
**[11:38] itsu**
Hiroshi's in the ICU?!
**[11:40] bon**
What?!
**[11:42] dad**
Don't worry!
**[11:44] dad**
The doctor's experienced. He says
babies like these usually make it.
**[11:47] itsu**
N-No way!
**[11:48] itsu**
But he was born not breathing, wasn't he?!
**[11:51] itsu**
How do they know he'll make it?!
**[11:54] itsu**
I... I'm coming home right now!
**[11:56] dad**
You idiot!
**[11:57] dad**
You dunderhead!
**[11:59] dad**
A pro baseball player shouldn't be talking
about coming home on the day of a match!
**[12:02] itsu**
Y-You don't want me to come home?
**[12:05] itsu**
But isn't that why you called me?!
**[12:07] bon**
What? What?
**[12:09] dad**
The doctor says he can be saved!
**[12:12] dad**
So you go out there and fight, Itsuki Roppa!
**[12:14] itsu**
You want me to fight?!
**[12:15] itsu**
This is the situation where
I feel least like fighting!
**[12:19] itsu**
You know that, don't you?!
**[12:21] dad**
*This is why we call you a softy!*
**[12:24] dad**
*Itsuki Roppa's job is to swing the bat!*
**[12:27] itsu**
Dad!
**[12:31] ann**
The game that will decide
the pennant race is about to get started!
**[12:36] ann**
If the Spiders tie or win today,
they'll clinch the pennant!
**[12:39] ann**
But if the Tempters win,
**[12:41] ann**
they'll go to Koshien tomorrow for
the last game to determine the pennant!
**[12:49] itsu**
* Mom and Dad wouldn't*
* answer my calls after that.*
**[12:52] itsu**
*And now that I'm on the bench,*
**[12:55] itsu**
*I have no way of contacting the outside world.*
**[12:59] itsu**
*What happened to Hiroshi?*
**[13:01] itsu**
*Yui got cut open, too...*
**[13:04] itsu**
*Is she in a lot of pain?*
**[13:07] itsu**
*I can't be playing baseball right now!*
**[13:09] itsu**
*My heart's going to break out of my chest!*
**[13:11] itsu**
* To be honest, thoughts like*
* "the pennant's on the line today"*
**[13:14] itsu**
* and "if we lose today,*
* we'll be in Osaka tomorrow"*
**[13:17] itsu**
*are the furthest things from my mind!*
**[13:20] itsu**
*Hiroshi's the only thing I can think about!*
**[13:38] yama**
Well, we're not ones to talk,
**[13:40] yama**
but there sure is a lot of
pressure on the Tempters, huh?
**[13:43] yama**
My heart is beating like a drum, of course.
**[13:46] bon**
* This is what Kozato-san said during*
* warmups at Kobushi Stadium:*
**[13:50] (Flashback) bon**
In this dead heat for the pennant,
**[13:53] (Flashback) bon**
since coming back to the majors,
you've pitched in ten games with seven holds.
**[13:58] (Flashback) bon**
And you gave up no runs in
eleven and a third innings.
**[14:01] (Flashback) ko**
If we end up clinching this thing,
**[14:04] (Flashback) ko**
we'll all know you really contributed to it.
**[14:08] (Flashback) ko**
To be honest, you're the man in
the bullpen that the manager trusts most.
**[14:14] (Flashback) ko**
If things are looking good today,
**[14:16] (Flashback) ko**
we'll let you throw before the closer, Segawa.
**[14:19] (Flashback) bon**
Y-You mean, the 8th inning?
**[14:21] (Flashback) ko**
Yes!
**[14:23] bon**
* I really have been on fire*
* since I got back in the majors.*
**[14:26] bon**
*Right now, I'm doing my job.*
**[14:28] bon**
*I'm doing my job with the pennant at stake!*
**[14:39] ann**
Probably due to the anxiety and pressure,
neither team is hitting well.
***SIGN*** 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
**[14:43] ann**
It's a scoreless game at the end of the 7th!
**[14:48] sako**
Natsunosuke, it's the 8th.
You'll be pitching as planned.
**[14:51] bon**
Right!
**[14:54] ann**
*Pitcher: Bonda.*
**[14:58] ann**
The Spiders have made the first move, eh?
**[15:01] ann**
Color Commentator Tokunaga-san?
**[15:03] toku**
Yes, because Bonda is the middle
reliever the Spiders trust most.
**[15:08] toku**
They'll have Bonda pitch in the 8th,
followed by the closer, Segawa, in the 9th.
**[15:13] toku**
They're placing their bets on their hitters
in the bottom of the 8th and the 9th.
**[15:18] toku**
Eight years in the pros. Bonda Natsunosuke,
a pitcher who makes 18 million yen per year.
**[15:26] bon**
* This is a crucial moment, with one of*
* baseball's biggest prizes at stake,*
**[15:30] bon**
*and he's been trusted to take the mound!*
**[15:53] ann**
This one's big!
**[15:59] ann**
Gone! It's outta here!
**[16:05] ann**
The Tempters take the lead
with a stunning home run!
**[16:09] ann**
Poor Bonda!
**[16:12] bon**
*Wh-Wh-What have I done?!*
***SIGN*** 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
**[16:26] koz**
What will we do, Manager?
**[16:29] bon**
*I retired the rest of the hitters, but...*
**[16:31] bon**
*Is this how my life will always turn out?*
**[16:34] bon**
* After coming back to the majors,*
* I was pitching great.*
**[16:37] bon**
*I contributed so much to the pennant race.*
**[16:40] bon**
*But now, at the most important time...*
**[16:42] bon**
* I got up on that mound,*
* and there was so much pressure...*
**[16:45] bon**
*Maybe I just can't cut it. I'm second-rate.*
**[16:48] bon**
*The pressure totally got to me.*
**[16:51] bon**
* When we go to Koshien tomorrow,*
* that huge crowd is going to break our team!*
***SIGN*** Scapegoat
**[16:57] bon**
*Then I'll be the scapegoat!*
**[17:01] sign**
He hit it!
**[17:05] bon**
*I-Itsuki...*
**[17:06] bon**
*Was he brought out to pinch hit?*
**[17:09] bon**
*But what's the cheering all about?*
**[17:13] ann**
In the bottom of the 9th, pinch hitter
Itsuki hits the game-tying home run!
**[17:18] ann**
It's anybody's game again!
***SIGN*** 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
**[17:23] bon**
*The game went into extra innings,*
**[17:25] bon**
* and it became an all-out war between*
* the pitching staffs of both clubs.*
***SIGN*** 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
**[17:30] ann**
The Spiders seal the pennant with a tie!
**[17:35] ann**
The players are storming the mound!
**[17:37] ann**
The Spiders' first title in seven years!
**[17:45] shi**
We did it!
**[17:46] ono**
Senpai!
**[17:48] ann**
Manager Tanabe slowly, slowly heads
for the mound, relishing every moment!
**[17:55] ann**
Now they're throwing him into the air!
**[17:57] ann**
Three times, four times, five times,
he flies through the air!
**[18:02] bon**
*I... I feel so conflicted...*
**[18:05] ann**
This pennant race remained tangled
to the very end, but they took it all!
**[18:09] toku**
*Great job, Natsunosuke!*
**[18:09] ann**
Congratulations!
Congratulations, Jingu Spiders!
**[18:11] toku**
*Shibuya, Yukio! Congratulations!*
**[18:13] toku**
*As your senpai, I couldn't be happier!*
**[18:18] ann**
We'll get Manager Tanabe's thoughts
on the title win in a moment.
**[18:22] rep**
Itsuki is the real MVP!
**[18:24] rep**
Get a comment from Itsuki!
**[18:26] rep**
Forget that! Interview them together!
**[18:29] rep**
Itsuki?
**[18:30] itsu**
A ph-phone...
**[18:32] itsu**
Let me borrow a phone!
**[18:40] itsu**
D-Dad! You finally picked up!
**[18:43] dad**
You idiot!
**[18:44] dad**
What kind of player makes a call while
his manager's having his victory interview?!
**[18:49] dad**
We have TVs in the hospital, you know!
**[18:52] dad**
We all saw it!
**[18:53] itsu**
H-How's Hiroshi?!
**[18:55] dad**
I told you he was likely to pull through!
**[18:59] dad**
Everything went fine!
**[19:01] itsu**
You mean it, Dad?!
**[19:03] dad**
The doctor assured us he's fine.
**[19:06] dad**
There's nothing left to worry about.
**[19:08] dad**
He's sleeping in the ICU right now.
**[19:12] itsu**
H-H-Hiroshi!
**[19:16] dad**
Sonny boy. You did well,
fighting against yourself.
**[19:21] dad**
You really did it!
**[19:23] dad**
Three cheers for the Spiders!
**[19:25] dad**
Three cheers for Itsuki Roppa!
**[19:28] mom**
Dear!
**[19:29] tan**
*Today's big hero is Itsuki, clearly!*
**[19:35] wife**
*Roppa-kun did it!*
***SIGN*** Central Hospital
**[19:48] bon**
So that's Itsuki Junior, eh?
**[19:51] itsu**
They took the tubes out this morning.
**[19:53] bon**
That day in the taxi, you really scared me!
**[19:57] itsu**
Thanks for everything, Bonda.
**[19:59] bon**
I should be the one thanking you.
**[20:01] bon**
You saved me.
**[20:03] itsu**
Listen up, Bonda.
**[20:06] itsu**
I-I gotta confess.
**[20:08] itsu**
The reason I could hit that day...
**[20:11] itsu**
All the players on both benches that day
were fighting with nerves and pressure.
**[20:18] itsu**
But there was just one player
who couldn't think about the game.
**[20:22] itsu**
That was me.
**[20:24] itsu**
It's sort of pathetic, but all I
could think about was my kid.
**[20:28] itsu**
"If we don't clinch it today,
it's the Koshien tomorrow" and such...
**[20:31] itsu**
I wasn't thinking about any of that.
**[20:34] itsu**
I was worried about my private life,
**[20:37] itsu**
so I felt no pressure at all about the game.
**[20:39] itsu**
Because I wasn't thinking about
how the game was going at all!
**[20:44] itsu**
That's why I could hit!
**[20:47] itsu**
That's the unvarnished truth!
**[20:50] itsu**
I'm not a hero!
**[20:52] itsu**
I'm a failure as a pro baseball player!
**[20:55] bon**
Y-You son of a...
**[20:56] bon**
Are you being honest, humble, or what?
**[21:00] bon**
Who the hell cares about that?!
**[21:02] bon**
Itsuki Roppa!
**[21:04] bon**
Thank you! You saved me!
**[21:08] bon**
If we'd lost the pennant because of me,
**[21:10] bon**
I might've never recovered from that!
**[21:15] bon**
Thank you, thank you!
**[21:17] bon**
It's great to have a peer around, huh?
**[21:23] bon**
*He saved me from becoming a scapegoat,*
**[21:27] bon**
*so those tears were real!*
**[23:01] bon**
Natsunosuke here.
**[23:03] bon**
Boy, this is really bad!
**[23:06] bon**
I had to do a live broadcast on radio,
**[23:09] bon**
but I had a drink before
the show to loosen me up!
**[23:13] bon**
Then, on the show, I ended up
accidentally criticizing the Japan Series!
**[23:18] bon**
The studio went crazy! What'll I do?
**[23:21] bon**
Next episode: "Just Between Us."
**[23:24] bon**
Seize tomorrow's success and today's money!
***SIGN*** Just Between Us
**[23:26] bon**
Money Pitch!
# 17 - Just Between Us
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GRVDWZZ4R/gurazeni-money-pitch)
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**[01:31] bon**
* Our Jingu Spiders took the Central League*
* pennant for the first time in seven years.*
**[01:38] bon**
*Then, one day in the off season...*
**[01:41] toku**
Hey, hey, Natsunosuke...
**[01:44] toku**
You didn't have to come
dressed in a three-piece suit...
**[01:48] bon**
Well, I know that,
**[01:51] bon**
but it was the only formal outfit I had.
**[01:54] toku**
It's okay.
**[01:55] toku**
Let's go, let's go.
***SIGN*** It's not even a TV show.
***SIGN*** Just Between Us
***SIGN*** It's radio, man.
***SIGN*** Otowa Radio
***SIGN*** Performer Green Room
**[02:11] sign**
Heya.
***SIGN*** Tsujimoto Shinji
**[02:13] [SONG] sign**
Bunkyo Mops Pitcher
**[02:13] sign**
Heya.
***SIGN*** Genda Kyosuke
***SIGN*** Osaka Tempters Pitcher
**[02:16] sign**
Heya.
**[02:18] bon**
It's nice to be here with you today.
**[02:21] toku**
It's his first time doing one of these,
**[02:24] toku**
so please be kind.
**[02:25] gen**
Look at you, all dressed up.
**[02:29] bon**
Sorry, but would you mind
if I hit the can first?
**[02:33] tsu**
Go on ahead.
**[02:35] tsu**
Go left down the hallway.
It'll be the last door on the right.
**[02:37] bon**
Right, right...
**[02:49] bon**
*I'm a real bundle of nerves.*
**[02:50] bon**
* I need a little help from alcohol*
* to relax me.*
**[02:59] bon**
Time for the informative
variety show, *Night Off*.
**[03:01] bon**
It's Matsumoto Hideo's
"Digging Deeper! Just Between Us!"
**[03:06] matsu**
It's 5:40 again tonight.
***SIGN*** Otowa Radio Announcer
Matsumoto Hideo
**[03:09] matsu**
I'm Matsumoto Hideo!
**[03:11] bon**
* Matsumoto-san's a popular play-by-play*
* announcer during the season.*
**[03:16] matsu**
It's outta there! A home run!
**[03:18] matsu**
But in the off-season,
when there are no night games,
**[03:21] matsu**
he's a radio personality, running a
lifestyle tips show from the studio.
**[03:28] matsu**
My partner today is
singer-actress Isshiki Aki-chan!
**[03:31] shi**
Isshiki Aki here!
**[03:33] shi**
Nice to be here!
**[03:34] shi**
Nice to have you!
**[03:37] matsu**
We have a timely round-table
today with some special guests.
**[03:41] matsu**
"The Setup Men's Climax! Just Between Us!"
**[03:46] matsu**
Yeah!
**[03:49] matsu**
Let's introduce our guests:
**[03:50] matsu**
Pitcher Tsujimoto of the Bunkyo Mops!
**[03:52] tsu**
A pleasure.
**[03:53] matsu**
Pitcher Genda of the Osaka Tempters!
**[03:56] matsu**
Hey there.
**[03:58] matsu**
And pitcher Bonda Natsunosuke
from the Jingu Spiders!
**[04:03] bon**
N-Nicetacheema...
**[04:07] toku**
*Oh, boy.*
**[04:08] toku**
*Natsunosuke's super nervous.*
**[04:12] matsu**
First, let's look back on
your pitching this season.
**[04:15] matsu**
We'll start with Tsujimoto from the Mops.
**[04:18] matsu**
Yes.
**[04:19] matsu**
Well, it's a cliché to say it,
**[04:20] matsu**
but I'm just pleased I managed to throw
a full season without getting injured.
**[04:25] matsu**
Genda from the Tempters?
**[04:27] gen**
Well... ditto, I guess.
**[04:30] gen**
But hey,
**[04:32] gen**
if I'm making an appearance on
a show like this in the off-season,
**[04:35] gen**
I must've done pretty well for myself.
**[04:37] matsu**
What about you, pitcher Bonda of the Spiders?
**[04:40] toku**
*C'mon, Natsunosuke.*
**[04:42] toku**
*Talk! Manage to talk!*
**[04:45] bon**
I was doing real good through May
with twenty mound appearances,
**[04:51] bon**
but I got hurt before interleague play
**[04:53] bon**
and ended up out of action
for about four months of the season.
**[04:57] toku**
*He managed it!*
**[05:00] take**
*Looking good, Natsunosuke!*
**[05:02] matsu**
That's right!
**[05:04] matsu**
You crashed into Demura of the
Nagoya Wild Ones at second.
**[05:09] bon**
Yeah.
**[05:09] bon**
I got myself injured because I sucked,
**[05:13] bon**
but I didn't think I'd end up out
of the game for four months.
**[05:18] matsu**
But after returning to the majors
for the season's final stretch,
**[05:21] matsu**
you did some great pitching that
contributed to your team's pennant win!
**[05:26] bon**
Is that what you really think, Matsumoto-san?
**[05:29] mat**
Huh?
**[05:31] mat**
Well, yes, it really is!
**[05:33] mat**
What do you think, Tsujimoto, Genda?
**[05:37] mat**
How do you think Bonda did?
**[05:38] mat**
Well, let's see...
**[05:40] mat**
It's true that Bonda-kun was incredible
after getting back to the majors.
**[05:43] mat**
Middle relievers like us internalize the idea
**[05:45] mat**
that we need to utilize the ball
zone more so than the strike zone.
**[05:53] mat**
But since coming back to the majors,
**[05:57] mat**
I feel like Bonda-kun was really
sinking his teeth into the strike zone.
**[06:02] bon**
I'm not a flamethrower like these two here.
**[06:06] bon**
So I'm terrified every time
I pitch into the strike zone.
**[06:10] bon**
I'm just awful.
**[06:13] tsu**
I'm sure that's not true.
**[06:16] gen**
You had a few truly awesome
pitches there at the end.
**[06:20] bon**
If you're talking about how "the best ability
is availability" then I'm sorry to say it,
**[06:24] bon**
but it's really true.
**[06:27] bon**
I'm crap.
**[06:28] bon**
I got hurt, after all.
**[06:30] mat**
What's going on here?
**[06:33] mat**
Don't be so hard on yourself, Bonda-san!
**[06:35] toku**
* Something seems off*
* with Natsunosuke... I think.*
**[06:41] (Flashback) bon**
Toku-san, Otowa Radio wants me
to appear on a show.
**[06:45] (Flashback) toku**
Oh, I recommended you for that, actually.
**[06:49] (Flashback) bon**
But why?
**[06:50] (Flashback) toku**
Well, I feel like you really
earned it this year.
**[06:54] (Flashback) toku**
And mass media exposure is important, too.
**[06:58] (Flashback) toku**
Getting invited to things like these
**[07:00] (Flashback) toku**
can be an important
motivator for ball players.
**[07:03] (Flashback) toku**
"I want to be a player
who's always in the media."
**[07:07] (Flashback) toku**
Because you don't get invited
unless you contribute.
**[07:10] toku**
* That's the line I fed him*
* to set this up, but...*
**[07:13] bon**
I mean, consider this:
**[07:14] bon**
unlike these two, I have a low contract.
**[07:20] tsu**
Um, our contracts aren't
anything special, actually.
**[07:24] bon**
You both have contracts that
are several times mine, actually.
**[07:27] toku**
*N-Natsunosuke!*
**[07:29] take**
*What are you doing?!*
**[07:31] bon**
Someone already getting a crap paycheck
like me gets thrown out for four months...
**[07:37] bon**
Why wouldn't I get desperate once I'm back?
**[07:41] toku**
*D-Don't say "crap paycheck"!*
**[07:44] toku**
*Not on the air...*
**[07:46] matsu**
*Um... Is Bonda-kun really nervous?*
**[07:52] bon**
*What did I just say?*
**[07:54] bon**
*Did I just say "crap paycheck"?*
**[07:56] bon**
* Did I give voice to the*
* internal cry of my soul?*
**[08:00] bon**
* Did I say Tsujimoto-san and Genda-san's*
* contracts were several times mine?*
**[08:03] bon**
*What am I saying?!*
**[08:06] bon**
* Unlike me, these two are seriously*
* first-rate middle relief pitchers!*
**[08:13] bon**
*Tsujimoto-san made 87 million this season!*
**[08:17] bon**
*Genda-san made 79 million this season!*
**[08:21] bon**
* They both had over seventy mound*
* appearances this season.*
**[08:25] bon**
*I only ended up with thirty-one.*
**[08:28] bon**
* There's no question they'll both*
* get to 100 million next season!*
**[08:34] bon**
*What am I doing sitting next to these guys?*
***SIGN*** Otowa Radio
**[08:38] bon**
U-Um, I mean...
**[08:41] bon**
I saw Tsujimoto-san's foreign car in
the parking lot outside the studio...
**[08:49] bon**
I've seen it in Jingu before.
**[08:52] bon**
You have more than one foreign car, huh?
**[08:58] bon**
It must be nice to make
almost 90 million a year.
**[09:03] bon**
You can buy as many luxury cars as you want!
**[09:09] toku**
*Natsunosuke!*
**[09:10] toku**
* That inferiority complex... There's*
* definitely something wrong with him!*
**[09:16] bon**
* Toku-san and Support Staff*
* Manager Takeoka are panicking...*
**[09:20] bon**
*Oh... Oh no...*
**[09:22] bon**
*Did I say something weird again?*
**[09:25] bon**
*Is it because of the whiskey I drank before?*
**[09:28] bon**
*Is it interacting badly with my nerves?*
**[09:32] bon**
*Th-The combination of drunkenness and nerves*
**[09:35] bon**
* is making me say extremely*
* embarrassing things!*
**[09:39] dir**
Toku-chan...
**[09:42] dir**
It's hilarious, so we'll let it go!
**[09:47] toku**
Stupid director! How can you be so relaxed?
**[09:51] matsu**
Well...
**[09:52] matsu**
Bonda-san, I'm sure you'll get
a big contract increase next year.
**[09:55] matsu**
You might be able to afford
a luxury car or two yourself!
**[10:00] toku**
*Matsumoto-san, don't feed him!*
**[10:03] toku**
* Don't take the bait, Natsunosuke!*
* Don't do it!*
**[10:06] bon**
A-Are you kidding?
**[10:08] bon**
No matter how much they raise my contract,
**[10:11] bon**
I'll never be able to buy a luxury car!
**[10:14] bon**
I only make 18 million!
**[10:17] toku**
Don't reveal your contract on the friggin' air!
**[10:22] toku**
This guy...
**[10:24] toku**
Is he stupid?
**[10:25] bon**
There's no way I'll go from 18 million
all the way up to 70 or 80 million.
**[10:30] bon**
Even if it goes up into the 20s,
I have expenses and taxes.
**[10:35] bon**
I definitely won't have that much left over...
**[10:38] bon**
I'd get a domestic car
on installments, at best.
**[10:41] gen**
Well, there are a lot of
foreign cars out there.
**[10:44] gen**
I'm sure you'll be able to get one.
**[10:46] bon**
Still, as a player with
few guarantees for the future,
**[10:50] bon**
I really should put it in the bank...
**[10:53] bon**
*I really should put it in the bank...*
**[10:55] bon**
*I really should put it in the bank...*
**[10:58] bon**
*I really should put it in the bank...*
**[11:02] toku**
* Natsunosuke! Don't say that*
* penny-pinching stuff out loud!*
**[11:06] toku**
*It sounds too sad!*
**[11:07] toku**
*You're destroying the dreams of the listeners!*
**[11:10] bon**
*Toku-san... Did I say something wrong again?*
**[11:14] matsu**
Well, Bonda-san, let's set
that stuff aside for now.
**[11:18] matsu**
I want to get to the main event.
**[11:19] matsu**
About the Climax Series...
**[11:23] bon**
*The Climax Series?*
**[11:27] mat**
Of course, all three of you played
important roles in the Climax Series, but...
**[11:34] bon**
Wait a minute, Matsumoto-san!
**[11:36] bon**
I'd like to preface this
discussion with a statement.
**[11:40] mat**
Bonda-san?
**[11:42] toku**
*Natsunosuke!*
**[11:43] toku**
*What are you going to say now?!*
**[11:46] bon**
The Japan Series is a Japanese pro ball
tradition going back seventy years.
**[11:52] bon**
But you ever noticed we haven't
really had it for the past few years?
**[12:18] mat**
Japan... hasn't had the Japan Series?
**[12:24] toku**
N-Natsunosuke...
**[12:26] take**
Where did that come from?!
**[12:29] bon**
It's true. The Japan Series is dead.
**[12:34] bon**
What?
**[12:35] bon**
Um, what exactly... do you mean?
**[12:39] bon**
What people're callin' the Japan Series
**[12:43] bon**
is more like the Climax Final Finals.
**[12:47] bon**
Climax Final Finals?
**[12:50] bon**
Yeah.
***SIGN*** Climax Final Finals
***SIGN*** Final Stage First Stage
**[12:51] sign**
It's a finals between the two teams
that win the Climax Series.
**[12:57] matsu**
Yes, and... that's what we call the Japan Series.
**[13:02] bon**
Sure, but that's what I'm saying.
**[13:04] take**
I can see where Natsunosuke's going with this!
**[13:06] bon**
I think it's only really the Japan Series
**[13:10] bon**
if it's the two pennant
winners playing each other.
**[13:12] bon**
So living in this "Climax
Final Finals" world as we do,
**[13:16] bon**
we got years when we got a real Japan
Series, and years when we don't.
**[13:21] take**
Natsunosuke, don't take that
to its natural conclusion!
**[13:24] bon**
So what I'm sayin' is, we didn't
have a Japan Series this year.
**[13:31] toku**
He said it!
**[13:35] bon**
But... Maybe it's not that bad.
**[13:38] bon**
A world where you don't get
a Japan Series every year...
**[13:43] bon**
It makes the Japan Series more valuable!
**[13:48] mat**
* We're having a Japan Series*
* for the first time in three years!*
**[13:55] toku**
*He's finished!*
**[13:57] toku**
*If you say that stuff on live radio...*
**[14:00] toku**
*You can't remain in this world!*
**[14:02] toku**
*You'll have to retire!*
**[14:13] bon**
* Those gloomy expressions on Toku-san*
* and Takeoka-san's faces...*
**[14:17] bon**
*I said something awful again, didn't I?!*
**[14:20] tsu**
*This guy... I thought he was acting strange.*
**[14:24] tsu**
*Is he drunk or something?*
**[14:27] gen**
In other words...
**[14:28] gen**
Bonda-kun, it was the Jingu Spiders
who won the Central League pennant,
**[14:33] gen**
but our second-place Tempters
beat you in the Climax Series.
**[14:38] gen**
So you're saying a team like us
going to the Japan Series
**[14:41] gen**
means it isn't a "real" Japan Series?
**[14:46] toku**
*In the final stage of the Climax Series,*
**[14:49] toku**
*the Spiders lost to the second-place Tempters,*
**[14:51] toku**
* and the Japan Series was between the Pacific*
* League winners, Tokorozawa Jaguars,*
**[14:55] toku**
*and the Osaka Tempters.*
**[14:58] toku**
* In other words, Bonda of the Spiders is mad*
* about not making it to the Japan Series...*
**[15:03] toku**
* ...and using a public broadcast*
* to criticize the rules of pro baseball!*
**[15:10] toku**
* And Genda of the Tempters*
* is really mad about the insult!*
**[15:14] bon**
G-G-Genda-san, what are you talking about?
**[15:21] gen**
Hey! Bonda!
**[15:24] matsu**
*Oh no!*
**[15:25] ishi**
*No honorific?*
**[15:26] bon**
*Um... Um... Um...*
**[15:29] bon**
*What did I say?*
**[15:32] toku**
* Natsunosuke drank some booze*
* to take the edge off his nerves, I bet!*
**[15:39] tsu**
Genda-san, please calm down!
**[15:42] tsu**
Bonda's been drinking.
**[15:44] tsu**
You can smell it a little.
**[15:46] tsu**
He probably did it to relax for the show,
**[15:49] tsu**
but it's totally backfired.
**[15:52] bon**
*I don't understand... I don't understand...*
**[15:55] bon**
*I don't understand anything!*
**[15:58] mat**
During the first stage of the
Central League's Climax Series,
**[16:01] mat**
the second-place Tempters beat the third-
place Bunkyo Mops two games to one.
**[16:06] mat**
Though pitcher Tsujimoto
pitched two no-run innings,
**[16:10] mat**
the Mops' hitting just never took off, right?
**[16:13] tsu**
Y-Yes, that's true.
**[16:16] tsu**
But, hey, what can you do?
**[16:19] mat**
The plan was, because you all pitched
so well in the Climax Series,
**[16:23] mat**
we'd look back on some of
the great pitching you did...
**[16:28] bon**
I-I see...
**[16:29] bon**
I-I did the best I could, really.
**[16:34] man**
Y-Yes, you did.
**[16:36] man**
You did very well, Bonda-san.
**[16:40] man**
Bonda, during the Climax Series,
in the final stage,
**[16:44] man**
you faced nine men and gave up no hits.
**[16:48] bon**
"No hits."
**[16:49] bon**
It sounds good when you put it that way, but...
**[16:54] (Flashback) ump**
Ball!
**[16:56] (Flashback) ump**
That's ball four!
**[16:57] (Flashback) ump**
He walks a man in!
***SIGN*** 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
**[17:04] (Flashback) ump**
The Tempters get a run to take the lead!
**[17:06] (Flashback) sign**
Tokunaga-san, what do you
think of Bonda's pitching there?
**[17:12] (Flashback) toku**
He threw each pitch as carefully as he can.
**[17:17] (Flashback) toku**
It's just... Tano's on fire right now.
**[17:20] (Flashback) toku**
I don't think walking in a run here
is too bad an outcome.
**[17:23] (Flashback) toku**
The question is how he handles
the next batter.
**[17:26] toku**
*Yeah, that walk was just fine!*
**[17:28] toku**
* If he'd gotten a hit,*
* they'd have scored two runs!*
**[17:32] (Flashback) toku**
A grounder to second!
**[17:38] (Flashback) toku**
It's a 4-6-3 double-play!
**[17:40] (Flashback) toku**
The top of the inning is over!
**[17:42] (Flashback) toku**
Bonda gave up a run here,
**[17:46] (Flashback) toku**
but I think we can say his sensible pitching
kept the damage to a minimum, right?
**[17:51] (Flashback) toku**
That's right.
**[17:53] (Flashback) toku**
Bonda did what he came out to do.
**[17:54] (Flashback) toku**
It's true that the Tempters
have taken the lead,
**[17:57] (Flashback) toku**
but it's a gap they can catch up to easily.
**[18:00] bon**
*But then our batters...*
**[18:04] bon**
* They were totally shut out by*
* the Tempters' pitching staff!*
***SIGN*** 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
**[18:11] (Flashback) mat**
The Tempters win!
**[18:13] (Flashback) mat**
The Spiders couldn't get a single run!
**[18:20] bon**
We lost because of the walk I gave up.
**[18:23] mat**
No, that wasn't your fault.
**[18:26] mat**
Nobody thinks you dragged
the Spiders down or anything!
**[18:31] bon**
* The reactions online*
* around that time were...*
**[18:34] vo**
Bonda's being amazing on Otawa Radio!
**[18:37] ---**
Is it his conscience talking?
**[18:38] sign**
Bonda's rebelling against pro baseball itself!
**[18:40] sign**
Otowa Radio has the most amazing guest on it!
**[18:42] ---**
Wow, this is crazy.
**[18:44] sign**
Are you kidding me?
**[18:46] bon**
*Apparently, everyone was talking about it!*
**[18:49] gen**
Excuse me, but I'd like to go
back to the previous subject.
**[18:53] gen**
Bonda's complaints about
pro baseball's rules...
**[18:58] tsu**
I told you, Genda-san, lay off!
**[19:03] gen**
But...
**[19:08] toku**
*W-We didn't want...*
**[19:10] toku**
*...to go back...*
**[19:12] toku**
*...to that...*
**[19:13] toku**
*...topic...*
**[19:15] bon**
I'm telling you...
**[19:18] bon**
Isn't it clear from my gloomy expression?
**[19:22] bon**
I'm frustrated. I'm hurting. I'm sad.
**[19:28] bon**
A pathetic man revealing his public
grudges on a l-live broadcast...
**[19:34] bon**
I th... th-th-th...
**[19:38] bon**
I thought it would give
everyone a real fright!
**[19:41] bon**
So I made a little joke! A joke!
**[19:48] bon**
Shocked you, didn't I, Matsumoto-san?
**[19:52] mat**
It was a practical joke?!
**[19:55] bon**
And that was entertainer Bonda
Natsunosuke's radio debut!
**[20:00] mat**
Hey, Bonda-kun! Don't do stuff to confuse us!
**[20:04] toku**
Natsunosuke!
**[20:05] take**
Hell!
**[20:06] bon**
*Thank goodness! I sobered up at some point!*
**[20:10] tsu**
*Practical joke, my foot!*
**[20:12] tsu**
*Like hell!*
**[20:14] bon**
*And the reactions online were...*
***SIGN*** Die, Bonda!
**[20:27] toku**
Darn it.
**[20:29] toku**
Takeoka-san got mad and went right home.
**[20:33] toku**
I'm never *ever* putting you
on the radio again.
**[20:38] bon**
I'm sorry.
**[20:39] bon**
*But...*
**[20:40] bon**
* But giving up the walk-in run that kept*
* us from going to the Japan Series*
**[20:45] bon**
*really has been dogging me all this time...*
**[20:49] toku**
Let's get a drink!
**[20:52] toku**
What can you do but drink
at times like these?
**[20:55] toku**
You're paying, of course.
**[20:57] bon**
B-But...
**[21:00] toku**
What is it?
**[21:01] bon**
I'll pass for today.
**[21:06] toku**
Yeah, I guess you wouldn't
be in the mood after that.
**[21:10] toku**
Are you genuinely sorry?
**[21:16] toku**
Well, then let's get some
ramen and head home.
**[21:19] toku**
Okay...
**[21:23] bon**
*It was a chilly, painful autumn night.*
**[21:28] bon**
*Money Pitch.*
**[23:01] bon**
Natsunosuke here!
**[23:03] bon**
An older pitcher, Korekawa-san,
who's leaving for a Kobe ballclub,
**[23:07] bon**
joins me at the lunch place where
my beloved Yuki-chan works.
**[23:11] bon**
On TV, they were showing the
last game of the Japan Series.
**[23:16] bon**
Then Korekawa-san starts talking
to Yuki-chan like they're good friends!
**[23:22] bon**
Next time: "Lonely Season."
**[23:24] bon**
Seize tomorrow's success and today's money!
***SIGN*** Lonely Season
**[23:27] bon**
Money Pitch!
# 18 - Lonely Season
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GRVDWZZ4R/gurazeni-money-pitch)
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***SIGN*** Lonely Season
**[01:39] bon**
* The teams that don't participate*
* in the Japan Series*
**[01:41] bon**
*have a fall camp of sorts.*
**[01:47] bon**
*We Spiders get about fifteen days in Shikoku.*
**[01:50] bon**
* The ones chosen to go*
* are invariably youngsters—*
**[01:53] bon**
*promising youngsters, at that.*
**[01:56] bon**
* The truth is, I've never once*
* been chosen to go.*
**[02:00] bon**
* Probably because I've never*
* qualified as "promising."*
**[02:07] bon**
* While I'm twenty-six now,*
* being selected would be a badge of honor.*
**[02:11] bon**
* And considering I took*
* four months off this season,*
**[02:13] bon**
*I* do *want to get back in shape...*
**[02:17] ko**
Hey, Natsunosuke!
**[02:19] bon**
Hey, Coach Kozato.
**[02:21] ko**
You should stay here.
**[02:23] ko**
You really went all-out during the
pennant race at the end of the season.
**[02:29] ko**
There's no reason for you to go
all the way to Shikoku
**[02:32] ko**
and beat up on yourself any more.
**[02:35] bon**
Got it.
**[02:36] bon**
*Does that mean they approve of the job I did?*
**[02:42] bon**
*Well, whatever.*
**[02:43] bon**
*I'll do my best here in Tokyo.*
**[02:47] bon**
* That said, some of our regulars train*
* at the indoor practice facility at Jingu.*
**[02:52] bon**
* The other players train at the minor*
* league Toda Stadium in Saitama.*
**[02:57] bon**
* Incidentally, the veteran pitchers*
* who pitched the entire season*
**[03:01] bon**
*also train at Toda.*
**[03:04] bon**
*Sekijima.*
***SIGN*** Sekijima (23 years old) (No wins as a pro)
**[03:06] sign**
*Shohno.*
***SIGN*** Shohno (25 years old) (No wins as a pro)
**[03:08] sign**
*Korekawa-san.*
***SIGN*** Korekawa (27 years old)
(22 wins as a pro)
**[03:10] sign**
* The four of us were grouped together*
* with the same practice regimen.*
**[03:17] seki**
Okay, let's swap.
**[03:19] seki**
Man, this is rough!
**[03:21] bon**
Boy, you guys sure are young!
**[03:25] bon**
*But that night...*
**[03:27] bon**
What? Sekijima got released?
**[03:29] kore**
*Yeah...*
**[03:31] kore**
He just called me.
**[03:33] bon**
*I...*
**[03:34] bon**
I see...
**[03:38] bon**
*Recruited out of high school five years ago,*
**[03:41] bon**
*and never once made it to the majors.*
**[03:44] bon**
*It's sad, but inevitable.*
**[03:48] kore**
Looks like we're down to three.
**[03:51] bon**
*Then, that night...*
**[03:53] bon**
What? Shohno got let go, too?
**[03:56] kore**
I just ran into him, and he told me.
**[03:59] bon**
*Recruited from an amateur league,*
**[04:01] bon**
* he spent five years with less*
* than ten mound appearances.*
**[04:05] bon**
* It's sad, but that's the*
* professional world for you.*
**[04:08] bon**
Just us today, huh?
**[04:10] kore**
With the Climax Series over,
we're into release season.
**[04:13] kore**
I'm sure you won't be affected, though.
**[04:15] kore**
I guess I'm next in line.
**[04:18] bon**
Cut that out, Korekawa-san.
**[04:20] bon**
Don't jinx yourself like that.
**[04:26] bon**
* Korekawa-san is an incredible pitcher,*
* recruited out of college,*
**[04:29] bon**
*who rocketed to ten wins in his first year.*
**[04:33] bon**
* He stagnated in his second*
* year with seven wins.*
**[04:36] bon**
* In his third year, he had some*
* bad luck with just five wins.*
**[04:39] bon**
* His fifth year, he got hurt and didn't*
* make any major league appearances.*
**[04:43] bon**
* This year was his fifth,*
* and he made it back to the majors,*
**[04:46] bon**
* but started only two games*
* and was knocked out early in both.*
**[04:50] bon**
* The highest his salary ever went*
* was 34 million in his third year,*
**[04:54] bon**
*and this year, he played for 23 million.*
**[04:58] kore**
I haven't done the team
any good in two years.
**[05:01] kore**
I might get the call sometime
during this fall camp.
**[05:06] bon**
I'm telling you, that won't happen!
**[05:11] bon**
* Maybe it's natural that Korekawa-san*
* would start thinking that way,*
**[05:16] bon**
*but the next day came and went,*
**[05:19] bon**
* and so did the day after that,*
* and he didn't get the call,*
**[05:23] bon**
*so we kept up our daily practice.*
**[05:26] bon**
*But...*
**[05:31] bon**
*One evening...*
**[05:33] kore**
Natsunosuke.
**[05:34] kore**
I finally got the call from Support
Staff Manager Takeoka-san.
**[05:39] bon**
Huh? Wh-What did he say?!
**[05:41] bon**
I... I'm being traded.
**[05:43] bon**
Traded?
**[05:45] bon**
Yes, to the Kobe Oxen.
**[05:47] bon**
Kobe?
**[05:50] bon**
Who'd they trade you for?
**[05:52] bon**
Apparently, they're still discussing
whether it'll be for players or money.
**[05:57] bon**
Hey, are you sure it's going through?
**[06:00] kore**
The trade itself is set in stone.
**[06:02] kore**
The Japan Series is going on right now.
**[06:04] kore**
Apparently, they want to
announce it as soon as it's over.
**[06:08] bon**
B-But... Korekawa-san,
**[06:10] bon**
I'm sorry to say this,
but at least it's just...
**[06:13] kore**
Yeah, I'm glad.
**[06:16] kore**
At least it's just a trade!
**[06:18] kore**
The words "free agent" kept
bouncing around in my head.
**[06:23] bon**
Yeah, that's right.
**[06:24] bon**
A trade means you're still needed, at least.
**[06:27] kore**
Yeah.
**[06:28] kore**
And anyway, Kobe is my home town.
**[06:31] kore**
I'm happy with that.
**[06:32] bon**
A-Also,
**[06:34] bon**
a trade means you still
have your current contract.
**[06:38] kore**
Hey, cut out that money-minded talk.
**[06:41] kore**
I'm just happy I get to keep playing baseball.
**[06:46] bon**
Sorry...
**[06:47] kore**
You're right, of course.
**[06:51] bon**
Okay, then! Korekawa-san, let's go drinking!
**[06:54] bon**
It'll be my treat, to celebrate the good news!
**[06:57] kore**
I'm not sure I'm quite in the mood.
**[06:59] bon**
Then food! Let's get some food, at least!
**[07:02] ore**
Food, eh? Well, whatever you want.
**[07:07] bon**
*W-We're in...*
**[07:09] bon**
*We're in Shibuya.*
**[07:12] bon**
*We're right next to Ebisu, where* she *works...*
**[07:16] bon**
Okay!
**[07:18] bon**
Here, here!
**[07:20] bon**
As you can see, it's not a very fancy place.
***SIGN*** Kitchen Ajihei
**[07:23] kre**
That's fine by me.
**[07:25] bon**
* The last time I came here was*
* right after I made it back to the majors.*
**[07:28] bon**
*It's been two months!*
**[07:38] ann**
*Safe!*
**[07:39] ann**
*He's safe by a hair!*
**[07:43] ann**
* In the bottom of the 6th,*
* the Tempters have bridged the gap!*
**[07:46] ann**
*It's tied, five to five!*
**[07:49] ann**
*It's the Japan Series in Koshien!*
***SIGN*** 4th 5th 6th Total
**[07:50] ann**
* Neither the Tokorozawa Jaguars nor*
* the Osaka Tempters are giving an inch!*
**[07:54] bon**
*What's with this place?*
**[07:56] bon**
*Everyone's rooting for the Tempters...*
**[07:58] yuki**
Yes! Yes!
**[08:01] bon**
*She's here! Yuki-chan!*
**[08:04] yuki**
Thanks for coming by! Right over here!
**[08:07] yuki**
Welcome!
**[08:09] yuki**
Let me know the minute you decide.
**[08:13] bon**
Everything on the menu here is great.
**[08:16] kore**
I love places like this.
**[08:18] kore**
It's been a while.
**[08:20] bon**
This fried chicken 'n' rice is my favorite.
**[08:23] kore**
I always get the ginger
pork at places like this.
**[08:28] kore**
Man, I'm stuffed!
**[08:31] kore**
Thank you for the meal.
**[08:32] bon**
Tasty, huh?
**[08:34] kore**
Yeah, it was great.
**[08:35] bon**
Hey, Korekawa-san,
**[08:37] bon**
you sure you don't want one off the tap?
**[08:41] kore**
Just one, then.
**[08:47] bon**
*Anyway...*
**[08:49] bon**
*She's been so wrapped up in the Japan Series.*
**[08:53] bon**
* I knew she was a Tempters fan,*
* but this is something else.*
**[08:57] man**
Yeah! Go, Tempters!
**[08:58] bon**
* The other regulars are rooting*
* for the Tempters to humor her.*
**[09:09] bon**
* It's obvious they're just to trying*
* to get on her good side, of course.*
**[09:14] bon**
*But as usual, she's so pretty...*
**[09:20] bon**
*You know I'm the main one responsible*
**[09:22] bon**
* for putting your beloved*
* Tempters in the Japan Series!*
**[09:30] (Flashback) ann**
Reliever Bonda throws his
seventh pitch with a full count!
**[09:34] (Flashback) ann**
It's a ball!
**[09:36] (Flashback) ann**
He walks him in!
**[09:37] (Flashback) ann**
The Tempters put the game's
first run on the board!
***SIGN*** 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
**[09:41] bon**
* I got the rest of the order out*
* in that inning*
**[09:44] bon**
*and pinned my hopes on our hitters, but...*
**[09:47] bon**
* Would you believe it, they were*
* shut out by the Tempters' pitchers!*
**[09:52] (Flashback) ann**
The Tempters win!
**[09:56] bon**
* But you don't even know that*
* I'm a pro baseball player.*
**[10:03] kore**
Great job, Tempters!
**[10:06] kore**
I've been a hell of a Tempters
fan since I was a kid!
**[10:11] kore**
Hey, miss, another beer!
**[10:13] yuki**
Right!
**[10:15] yuki**
Pour another from the tap!
**[10:16] bon**
Korekawa-san, you said you'd only have one!
**[10:20] kore**
It's because the Tempters
are in the Japan Series.
**[10:24] kore**
I wanna cheer them on!
**[10:25] yuki**
Here you are!
**[10:28] kore**
Hey, miss, I've been watching you.
**[10:31] kore**
You seem like one hell of a Tempters fan.
**[10:33] yuki**
Oh, could you tell?
**[10:37] kore**
You were born in Kansai, right?
**[10:39] kore**
Whereabouts?
**[10:40] yuki**
Straight from Osaka!
**[10:42] kore**
Oh! See, I hail from Kobe!
**[10:45] kore**
Wouldn't it be great if the Tempters win?
**[10:48] yuki**
The Tempters'll totally win today!
**[10:52] bon**
*They're talking!*
**[10:54] bon**
*K-Korekawa-san and Yuki-chan...*
**[10:57] bon**
*I-I...*
**[11:01] bon**
* I've been visiting this place*
* for over a year now,*
**[11:04] bon**
*and I've never talked to her once!*
**[11:24] kore**
Delicious!
**[11:25] kore**
When I was little, my dad would
take me on the Hanshin Line
**[11:28] kore**
to catch games at the Koshien.
**[11:30] yuki**
Our house was on the Hanshin Line.
**[11:34] yuki**
I got taken to lots of games, too.
**[11:36] kore**
When I was in grade school,
the Tempters were perpetual losers.
**[11:41] kore**
How about you?
**[11:42] yuki**
They became champions once when I was a kid!
**[11:45] yuki**
It was just the craziest!
**[11:48] kore**
I was in high school then.
**[11:50] kore**
I went to Dotonbori and saw
the guys jumping in the river.
**[11:55] yuki**
My dad did the beer dunk... on himself!
**[11:59] man**
*Who's that guy?*
**[12:01] man**
*He sure is getting chummy with Yuki-chan.*
***SIGN*** 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
**[12:08] ann**
*Tano's clutch hit sends Sasa home.*
**[12:10] ann**
*The Tempters take a one-run lead!*
**[12:16] yuki**
The Tempters took the lead!
**[12:21] yuki**
Yes!
**[12:30] man**
*Yuki-chan's aura of joy!*
**[12:33] man**
*It makes me happy, too!*
**[12:36] yuki**
Sir, the Tempters are going to win!
**[12:40] kore**
Yeah, since the teams came
into this one three to three,
**[12:44] kore**
and this is the deciding game.
**[12:47] bon**
*I'm sure all the regulars are thinking,*
**[12:49] bon**
* "I want to see her moment*
* of joy when the Tempters win."*
**[12:53] bon**
*And... Wait, if this keeps up...*
**[12:56] bon**
*Will I end up seeing it, too?!*
**[13:00] ann**
*The Tempters are the best in Japan!*
**[13:04] yuki**
*Oh, we won!*
**[13:08] bon**
*I-I'll say it again... in my mind, anyway...*
**[13:13] bon**
* It was the walk I gave up that sent your*
* beloved Tempters to the Japan Series!*
**[13:20] bon**
* The Osaka Tempters came in*
* second in the Central League...*
**[13:23] bon**
*Now they're going to be the best in Japan.*
**[13:26] bon**
*I don't need to see her moment of joy, do I?*
**[13:31] bon**
* There's no way I can stay*
* here until the 9th inning!*
**[13:35] yuki**
I wish I could fly to the Koshien right now!
**[13:39] bon**
*Oh, come on!*
**[13:41] kore**
Koshien...
**[13:43] kore**
Koshien's a great stadium, isn't it?
**[13:46] kore**
Hey, have you ever eaten the
Koshien's famous grilled squid?
**[13:50] yuki**
You bet I have! I just love it!
**[13:54] kore**
I've eaten it a lot, too.
**[13:57] kore**
They put those grills in the
most random hall, huh?
**[14:00] kore**
They redid it recently! Now it feels
like a proper fast food restaurant!
**[14:06] kore**
I know.
**[14:07] kore**
I think they cleaned it up too much.
It lost its atmosphere.
**[14:10] kore**
Back in the day,
when I was taken to the Koshien,
**[14:13] kore**
I was always in the bleachers
or the nosebleeds.
**[14:17] kore**
If you ended up behind the floodlight
pillars, it was hard to watch the game.
**[14:21] yuki**
They've taken out the big pillars now,
so that doesn't happen anymore.
**[14:26] kore**
I know that, too.
**[14:28] yuki**
They also removed the Ginsan roof's supports,
so it's a lot easier to see!
***SIGN*** Before
**[14:33] kore**
True enough.
***SIGN*** After
**[14:36] yuki**
They also made the seats bigger,
which makes watchin' a lot more comfortable!
**[14:42] kore**
Though that makes the corridors narrower.
**[14:44] kore**
The Koshien...
**[14:47] kore**
It might have packed you in like sardines,
**[14:50] kore**
and obstructed your view of the
game with floodlights and such,
**[14:57] kore**
but I liked that old-fashionedness.
**[14:59] kore**
I liked the chaos of it.
**[15:03] kore**
That's how the Koshien's
floodlights should be.
**[15:10] kore**
Rather than trim and tidy fast food,
**[15:13] kore**
the grimy stalls were better, weren't they?
**[15:17] bon**
K-Korekawa-san, do you have
a problem with the new stadium?
**[15:22] kore**
No, I don't.
**[15:23] kore**
Oh, but...
**[15:26] kore**
I thought the wideness of foul territory
was one of the Koshien's defining features.
**[15:31] kore**
Now it's the size of a normal stadium.
**[15:34] kore**
And the stands jut out over the pitch.
**[15:37] kore**
The larger the foul territory,
**[15:40] kore**
the easier it is for a pitcher to get outs
with fly balls, which I really enjoyed.
**[15:44] yuki**
Huh?
**[15:46] kore**
Natsunosuke...
**[15:48] kore**
You never pitched at
the old Koshien, did you?
**[15:52] bon**
*Korekawa-san!*
**[15:54] yuki**
P-Pitched... at the Koshien?
**[15:58] kore**
Having some distance between
the catcher and the backstop
**[16:01] kore**
also makes pitching a little harder, though.
**[16:05] kore**
The longer the distance,
the slower your pitches feel.
**[16:10] yuki**
Um... Have you two ever
played ball at the Koshien?
**[16:15] bon**
N-No, of course not!
**[16:18] yuki**
Of course not!
**[16:20] yuki**
It's not like they rent it out
for grasslot baseball...
**[16:26] bon**
*She talked to me for the first time!*
**[16:32] an**
* The Jaguars' Bourbon hits a*
* three-run homer to take the lead!*
**[16:40] ann**
*It's eight to six in the top of the eighth!*
**[16:42] ann**
*Are the Jaguars about to win this thing?!*
**[16:45] man**
The Tempters are done for.
**[16:47] man**
Now, we don't know that yet.
**[16:49] man**
But those three runs really hurt.
**[16:51] man**
We only just took the lead...
**[16:56] yuki**
D-Don't cry, sir! We ain't lost just yet.
**[17:01] bon**
Korekawa-san.
**[17:03] kore**
Actually, I was just humoring you before
because you're so pretty.
**[17:09] kore**
I thought that if I said
I was a Tempters fan,
**[17:11] kore**
we could get worked up about it together.
**[17:15] bon**
K-Korekawa-san... Wh-What are you saying?
**[17:19] bon**
*You're just like the other customers.*
**[17:21] kore**
No, it's true that I was a Tempters fan.
**[17:25] kore**
I loved them when I was a kid.
**[17:27] kore**
But there's another team I love better.
**[17:31] kore**
The Jingu Spiders!
**[17:39] yuki**
Even though you're from Kansai?
You love a Tokyo team?
**[17:43] kore**
I can't really explain
my circumstances to you.
**[17:47] kore**
Here, miss. Keep the change.
**[17:49] kore**
Natsunosuke, please let me pay.
**[17:52] bon**
N-No, I said I'd pay...
**[17:54] yuki**
Really, I'll bring your change!
**[18:00] kore**
Everyone!
**[18:05] kore**
I've taken her heart!
**[18:11] man**
What?!
**[18:12] man**
Y-Yuki-chan...
**[18:13] man**
What's he doing to her?!
**[18:15] man**
Natsunosuke, let's beat it!
**[18:20] man**
Thanks for the meal!
**[18:26] man**
What was all that?
**[18:33] bon**
Hey, Korekawa-san!
**[18:34] bon**
What are you doing?
**[18:36] bon**
Korekawa-san!
**[18:37] kore**
Boy, she really was a looker!
**[18:41] kore**
Natsunosuke, you've got
your eye on her, right?
**[18:46] kore**
Come on, I can tell.
**[18:48] kore**
That's why I wanted to tease you a bit.
**[18:52] kore**
It'll be harder for you
to go there now, right?
**[18:56] bon**
Korekawa-san!
**[18:57] kore**
You just used me as your excuse!
**[19:00] kore**
You should go by yourself!
**[19:01] bon**
No, that's not...
**[19:04] kore**
I really hate you, you know?
**[19:06] bon**
What? Are you drunk already, Korekawa-san?
**[19:10] kore**
I hate you.
**[19:13] kore**
Because you get to stay
with the Jingu Spiders.
**[19:19] kore**
That's why I messed with you.
**[19:21] kore**
Korekawa-san...
**[19:24] kore**
Those five seasons I spent with
the Spiders out of college...
**[19:26] kore**
I came to love the team.
**[19:31] kore**
I'm a huge Spiders fan now!
**[19:35] kore**
After I heard I was being traded...
**[19:38] kore**
As time passed, I started feeling really sad.
**[19:44] kore**
But today convinced me that
I can't stay as I am now.
**[19:49] kore**
Because even after all I said to that girl,
**[19:52] kore**
she didn't realize I was
a pro baseball player.
**[19:58] kore**
Just a warning, but that means
you've got a long way to go, too.
**[20:04] kore**
Hey, the Tempters came back to win it!
***SIGN*** The Tempters Rally for the Win
**[20:07] sign**
I bet she's happy.
**[20:16] bon**
* That day, the Tempters beat*
* the Tokorozawa Jaguars*
**[20:21] bon**
*and earned the title "Best in Japan."*
**[20:26] bon**
Yuki-chan-san, was it?
**[20:28] bon**
Well, I'll be rooting for you to
win her heart someday.
**[20:33] bon**
From all the way off in Kobe.
**[20:35] bon**
Good luck to you.
**[20:36] bon**
Korekawa-san...
**[20:42] bon**
*Farewell,*
**[20:44] bon**
*Jingu Spiders.*
**[21:02] bon**
Korekawa-san!
**[21:05] bon**
Couldn't we hit up one more place?
**[21:09] kore**
Yeah... Sure.
**[21:17] bon**
* The next year, Korekawa-san didn't manage*
* one appearance with the Kobe Oxen.*
**[21:24] bon**
*That same year, he retired.*
**[23:01] bon**
Natsunosuke here.
**[23:02] bon**
The world of pro baseball
can be pretty harsh, huh?
**[23:06] bon**
Our catcher Tohko-san got declared DFA,
**[23:09] bon**
and he has to go through tryouts.
**[23:12] bon**
But he'll have to face the 38-year-old
pitcher with a total 115 wins, Nishigouchi,
**[23:19] bon**
who was also declared DFA from
the Sapporo Purple Shadows!
**[23:22] bon**
Next time: "Declared for Assignment."
**[23:25] bon**
Seize tomorrow's success and today's money!
***SIGN*** Declared for Assignment
**[23:27] bon**
Money Pitch!
# 19 - Declared for Assignment
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GRVDWZZ4R/gurazeni-money-pitch)
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**[00:01] bon**
Tohko-san is DFA?!
**[00:03] shi**
*Yeah. Voluntary retirement, they said.*
**[00:05] bon**
Voluntary retirement?
**[00:07] shi**
Apparently, the club dangled
a front-office job as bait.
**[00:16] bon**
*Is Tohko-san finally hanging up his glove?*
**[00:20] bon**
*Tohko Junji-san was our fourth catcher,*
**[00:23] bon**
* always bouncing between*
* the majors and the minors.*
**[00:26] bon**
* He joined out of college ten years ago,*
* and he's now thirty-two.*
**[00:29] ---**
*His contract: 5 million.*
**[00:33] bon**
*He hit for the cycle in a game this season,*
**[00:35] bon**
* but he was never quite able*
* to secure a spot in the majors.*
**[00:40] bon**
* Seems to me he has a lot of*
* good playing years left in him.*
**[00:44] bon**
* But to get a front-office job with*
* no real achievements to your name...*
**[00:48] bon**
*I gotta say, that's a pretty awesome deal!*
***SIGN*** "Declared for Assignment"
**[00:54] kita**
Wh-What did you say?!
**[00:56] kita**
You refused to take
the voluntary retirement?!
**[00:59] kita**
And you asked them to make you a free agent?
**[01:03] kita**
Yeah, I don't want to retire yet.
**[01:05] kita**
A free agent could still
get picked up somewhere else.
**[01:10] kita**
Is someone offering to pick you up?
**[01:13] toh**
Not yet.
**[01:15] toh**
I'll bet it all on the tryouts.
**[02:50] toh**
Tryouts?
**[02:52] bon**
* Tryouts are held in November,*
* jointly, by the twelve ball clubs.*
**[02:57] bon**
* They're basically a test*
* for the free agent players.*
**[03:01] bon**
Are you stupid?
**[03:03] bon**
Don't you know how generous they're being
by offering you a spot in the front office?
**[03:07] toh**
They asked me to start as a scout.
**[03:11] kita**
No, it's more than generosity.
**[03:14] kita**
They might think you have the chops
to be management some day.
**[03:19] kita**
You were team captain in college, remember?
**[03:22] kita**
It's possible.
**[03:24] kita**
However, I'm not ready to
hang up my glove just yet.
**[03:29] kita**
But you know how tryouts are.
**[03:31] kita**
It's a fixed race from the start.
**[03:35] kita**
Even if you do great there,
no club's going to pick you up.
**[03:40] toh**
Yeah, tryouts are pretty much
a formality these days...
**[03:46] kita**
If you think you can take the job
should the tryouts not work out,
**[03:49] kita**
it's not going to be so easy.
**[03:52] toh**
I know that.
**[03:54] toh**
But, Kita...
**[03:56] toh**
Even though I had less than a
month in the majors this season,
**[04:01] toh**
I got nineteen hits in forty-nine
at bats, two home runs,
**[04:04] toh**
and batted .388.
**[04:07] toh**
It's just team circumstances
that kept me in the minors.
**[04:11] toh**
If I get a real go, I think I could
put up real numbers on the board.
**[04:16] kita**
But, Junji,
**[04:18] kita**
the pro baseball world gets flooded
with new, younger players every year.
**[04:22] kita**
You'll be thirty-three years old next year.
**[04:24] kita**
It's the perfect time to pack it up!
**[04:29] toh**
I appreciate the warning.
**[04:34] tan**
Nishigouchi is going free agent?
***SIGN*** 38 years old, 115 wins
***SIGN*** Doyo Sports Nishigouchi Contract 150,000,000
***SIGN*** Purple Shadows Free Agent!
**[04:38] sign**
So it's come to that...
**[04:40] sign**
You took Nishigouchi under
your wing, didn't you?
**[04:43] sign**
Back when you were manager
of the Kobe Oxen...
**[04:47] koz**
"Due to injury, he only had two
appearances this season," it says.
**[04:54] tan**
Can't we bring Nishigouchi onboard?
**[04:58] koz**
As a left-handed starter?
**[05:00] tan**
Yes.
**[05:01] tan**
We need a left-handed starter, don't we?
**[05:05] sako**
Nishigouchi, eh?
**[05:06] sako**
I'm not sure...
**[05:08] sako**
If his injury's totally healed, maybe...
**[05:12] tan**
Why don't we give him a test, then?
**[05:15] tan**
I think he's got plenty of fight left in him.
**[05:18] sako**
But, Manager, we can't
approach players until tryouts.
**[05:23] koz**
And the GM's doing his thing now, too.
**[05:26] koz**
He's trying to secure that
foreign southpaw pitcher.
**[05:28] tan**
Oh, is he? That's right, I recall...
**[05:32] tan**
Nishigouchi's contract this year
was 150 million, eh?
**[05:37] tan**
It's sad, but after tryouts,
it'll go down to 20 million.
**[05:41] tan**
A newbie foreigner will cost
at least 50 million.
**[05:45] tan**
Then we should go with Nishigouchi,
who's already well established in Japan.
**[05:49] tan**
It'll be a bargain.
**[05:52] koz**
But...
***SIGN*** 38 years old, 115 wins
***SIGN*** Doyo Sports Nishigouchi Contract 150,000,000
***SIGN*** Purple Shadows Free Agent!
***SIGN*** Sapporo
***SIGN*** Purple Shadows
Pitcher: Nishigouchi Hiroshi
**[06:12] sign**
I think I can still do this.
**[06:15] sign**
I'm going to bet it all on tryouts.
**[06:17] wife**
You can do it, dear! I know that you can!
**[06:21] nishi**
Yeah!
**[06:23] bon**
* The first round of tryouts would*
* be held at Jingu Stadium,*
***SIGN*** Meiji Jingu Stadium
**[06:27] bon**
*and the second at the Fukuoka Dome.*
**[06:39] toh**
Natsunosuke!
**[06:41] bon**
You're really gonna go for tryouts, huh?
**[06:44] toh**
Yeah.
**[06:45] toh**
You came at the perfect time.
**[06:47] toh**
Pitch to me.
**[06:49] bon**
Pitch to you?
**[06:50] toh**
A major league pitch.
I haven't seen one in a while.
**[06:55] bon**
A major league pitch?
**[06:58] toh**
I just need to see them.
**[07:01] toh**
I'll imagine you're Nishigouchi, the Purple
Shadows' southpaw who'll be at the tryouts.
**[07:06] bon**
I'm not sure how much help I'll be, then.
**[07:10] toh**
You're doing fall training.
**[07:13] toh**
You'll probably be able
to throw a decent pitch.
**[07:16] bon**
Let's start off light.
**[07:27] toh**
No wonder you're in the majors.
**[07:29] toh**
Throw me more!
**[07:30] toh**
Sure.
**[07:37] bon**
*By the way,*
**[07:39] bon**
* the Spiders' negotiations to land*
* the foreign southpaw had hit a rough patch,*
**[07:42] bon**
* and by November, it still*
* hadn't been resolved.*
**[07:48] nishi**
Do your best, dear.
**[07:50] nishi**
Yes, I will.
**[08:01] nishi**
*When I think about it rationally,*
**[08:03] nishi**
* there's probably not a single*
* club that will sign me.*
**[08:07] nishi**
*But...*
**[08:09] tan**
What'd you say?
***SIGN*** Tanabe
**[08:11] tan**
You still haven't worked things out
with the foreign southpaw?
**[08:16] man**
*Tomorrow! He'll be signed tomorrow!*
**[08:18] tan**
Tomorrow's tryouts!
**[08:20] tan**
Just forget it! You've hit the time limit.
**[08:23] tan**
Let's pick up Nishigouchi.
**[08:24] man**
*Really, we're down to the last little details.*
**[08:28] man**
* We're set to have it worked out*
* during tryouts tomorrow.*
**[08:32] tan**
Jeez. He's not even a
major player in the MLB.
**[08:36] tan**
He thinks he's so hot...
**[08:38] tan**
Here's what we'll do:
**[08:39] tan**
The end of tryouts tomorrow
will be your hard limit.
**[08:44] tan**
If you don't call me by then,
we're going with Nishigouchi!
***SIGN*** Business Hotel Maru
**[08:48] nishi**
* If there's one thing that might*
* turn this around for me,*
**[08:51] nishi**
*it's Manager Tanabe.*
**[08:53] nishi**
*He really took care of me in the past.*
**[08:58] nishi**
*I'll have to bet it all on that.*
***SIGN*** Meiji Jingu Stadium
***SIGN*** Nippon Professional Baseball 12 Club Joint Tryouts
**[09:01] bon**
* In total, sixty-three pitchers and fielders*
* participated in that year's tryouts.*
**[09:08] shin**
Well, let's do some fielding
practice with a runner on second.
**[09:24] bon**
* It really is a showdown between*
* Tohko-san and Nishigouchi-san...*
**[09:30] toh**
* Okay, let's put that practice*
* with Natsunosuke to good use.*
**[09:34] nishi**
* Just as long as Manager Tanabe*
* is watching me...*
**[09:38] tan**
*As expected, the call still hasn't come.*
**[09:42] toh**
* I'll get a hit off this 115-win*
* pitcher and prove I've still got it.*
**[09:48] bon**
* Tohko-san, I know you'll be*
* able to hit off of Nishigouchi-san!*
**[09:53] bon**
*You've prepared so much!*
**[09:56] nishi**
* If Manager Tanabe doesn't*
* pick me up for next season,*
**[10:03] nishi**
*I'll be in serious trouble!*
**[10:19] toh**
*It's fast!*
**[10:21] ump**
Strike!
**[10:24] toh**
*Wh-What's someone like this doing in tryouts?*
**[10:29] shi**
That's a hell of a swing.
**[10:31] shi**
Yeah...
**[10:33] kita**
*He's tense.*
**[10:36] sako**
Kozato-san, do you think we'll get the call?
**[10:39] koz**
I don't know...
**[10:42] ton**
We won't.
**[10:44] ton**
They won't work that contract out
before tryouts are over.
**[10:48] ton**
That American southpaw probably
doesn't want to come to Japan.
**[10:53] ton**
There must be an MLB club or two
interested in signing him.
**[10:58] ton**
But they're not closing the deal,
**[11:01] ton**
so he's stringing us along as well.
**[11:03] ton**
I'm sure that's what it is.
**[11:08] tan**
Did you see that pitch from Nishigouchi?
**[11:12] tan**
He's still got it, right?
**[11:18] tan**
*Second pitch!*
**[11:22] toh**
*This 115-win pitcher is desperate, too.*
**[11:27] tan**
He's racked up 115 wins
since coming out of college.
**[11:30] tan**
He's gotten wins at a good pace.
**[11:33] tan**
But he had a rough rookie season
with the Kobe Oxen.
**[11:38] tan**
When you're recruited out of college,
you're expected to contribute immediately,
**[11:42] tan**
but his body was wimpy,
and so were his pitches.
**[11:46] tan**
We couldn't make use of him right away.
**[11:50] tan**
But one thing he did have
was amazing control.
**[11:54] tan**
*What's with this guy?*
**[11:56] tan**
* If he could throw 5 kmph faster,*
* he'd be a hell of a player.*
**[11:59] tan**
Anyway, I had him run and eat to bulk up a bit,
**[12:04] tan**
and worked him into a pitching form
that let him throw 5 kmph faster.
**[12:08] tan**
I took good care of him and
kept giving him chances.
**[12:13] tan**
And gradually, he began to show results.
**[12:18] tan**
By the end of the second season,
he'd achieved a speed of 145 kmph.
**[12:25] koz**
* I can tell that the manager made*
* a star out of Nishigouchi.*
**[12:31] koz**
* But as the team's pitching coach,*
* picking up a 38-year-old feels so...*
**[12:38] sako**
* The proof is the fact that we're*
* the only ones showing interest.*
**[12:47] toh**
*Got a piece of it!*
**[12:52] kita**
*Nishigouchi's pitches really are sharp.*
**[12:55] kita**
* But Junji needs to be able*
* to hit these things*
**[12:58] kita**
*or there's no way he'll pass tryouts.*
**[13:01] kita**
* The fact that you can be released*
* even when you can pitch so well*
**[13:04] kita**
*shows how hard life is for a pro.*
**[13:07] kita**
* But this season, I hit many, much sharper*
* pitches from Central League pitchers.*
**[13:14] kita**
*There's no way I can't hit these.*
**[13:17] kita**
* But... so far, he hasn't*
* thrown a single breaking ball.*
**[13:20] kita**
* If he does throw me a curve,*
* will I be able to deal with it?*
**[13:24] tan**
Still, I can't believe he's up
against Tohko, of all people.
**[13:29] koz**
How's this matchup going to work out?
**[13:31] tan**
To be honest, I thought Tohko
would do fine as a free agent.
**[13:36] tan**
But the club wanted to nail him down.
**[13:40] tan**
So they recommended he retire and
take up a job in the front office.
**[13:44] tan**
He was captain of his college team.
**[13:45] [SONG] sign**
Waseda
**[13:48] tan**
He's a smart fellow with a
real sense of responsibility.
**[13:52] tan**
And in his life as a pro,
**[13:56] tan**
he had the talent to be on the
major league bench,
**[13:59] tan**
but team circumstances
had him stuck in the minors.
**[14:02] tan**
We'd call him to the majors as a handyman,
**[14:05] tan**
then send him back down immediately.
**[14:08] tan**
He's been living that way for years,
**[14:11] tan**
even though he was a star slugger
at a prestigious university.
**[14:16] tan**
Someone like him can see the big
picture between the majors and minors.
**[14:20] tan**
He'll understand how players feel, too.
**[14:22] tan**
They probably saw his potential
to help our team down the line.
**[14:27] tan**
Perhaps they thought if they
could get him in a suit at thirty-three,
**[14:30] tan**
they could groom him for
a future management position.
**[14:36] tan**
If he'd chosen the voluntary retirement,
**[14:39] tan**
he could have ensured himself a stable future.
**[14:44] tan**
But it's hard for a player who's
out there in the field every day
**[14:47] tan**
to just accept a job like that.
**[14:49] tan**
Especially a player with talent like Tohko's.
**[14:52] tan**
Yes...
**[14:54] koz**
Manager.
**[14:56] koz**
You know that reporter,
Kitamura with Doyo Sports?
**[15:00] tan**
Oh, him?
**[15:01] koz**
He went to college with Tohko.
**[15:06] koz**
Perhaps because Tohko was
in the same year as him,
**[15:09] koz**
he spent four years stuck
on the second-string team.
**[15:13] koz**
But now, he's an ace reporter
with Doyo Sports.
**[15:19] sako**
It's usually the second-stringers
who find their niche after graduation.
**[15:25] sako**
Kitamura's the perfect example of that.
**[15:28] tan**
Yes. And now, ironically, Tohko
is being seen with that lens, too.
**[15:34] tan**
Which means...
**[15:36] kita**
*Junji.*
**[15:37] kita**
*If you're going to take it this far,*
**[15:40] kita**
*then hit one of those 115-win pitches...*
**[15:43] nishi**
* If Manager Tanabe doesn't*
* pick me up at these tryouts,*
**[15:48] nishi**
*I'll be in serious trouble.*
**[15:50] nishi**
*I was born in Hokkaido.*
**[15:52] nishi**
* When I was traded from the Kobe Oxen*
* to my home team, the Purple Shadows,*
**[15:56] nishi**
*I was really so happy.*
**[15:59] nishi**
* I married my childhood sweetheart.*
* We had two kids in Hokkaido.*
**[16:04] nishi**
*We lived pretty close to my parents,*
**[16:07] nishi**
* and it gave me the peace of mind*
* to really throw myself into baseball.*
**[16:11] nishi**
* Three years ago, we bought a luxury*
* apartment in the center of Sapporo,*
**[16:16] nishi**
* choosing a payment plan of*
* 100 million over three years.*
**[16:19] nishi**
*But right after that...*
***SIGN*** Nishigouchi Industries
**[16:21] nishi**
* The factory that my father left*
* my older brother started failing.*
**[16:25] nishi**
*I supported him financially as best I could.*
**[16:28] nishi**
*But between the apartment payments and that,*
**[16:30] nishi**
*we were left with almost no savings.*
**[16:36] nishi**
*Sure, I paid off the apartment loan this year,*
**[16:39] nishi**
*but if I can't sign with anyone for next year,*
**[16:44] nishi**
* I won't be able to pay the massive*
* taxes of my 150 million contract!*
**[16:52] bon**
Tohko-san, it's a breaker!
**[16:54] koz**
*I knew it!*
**[16:56] koz**
*Curve!*
**[16:59] bon**
It's going!
**[17:06] shi**
But the center fielder can get it.
**[17:13] nishi**
* I got him out, at least.*
* That's a decent start.*
**[17:18] toh**
* My first at bat was a fly out*
* that advanced the runner.*
**[17:26] bon**
* That day, Tohko-san*
* had four at bats and no hits.*
**[17:33] bon**
*Nishigouchi-san faced five batters.*
**[17:36] bon**
* He gave up no hits and no runs,*
* and he struck two men out.*
**[17:40] shi**
The second round of tryouts
is at the Fukuoka Dome.
**[17:44] bon**
What'll Tohko-san do?
**[17:48] bon**
* Fukuoka. I'll bet it all*
* on the next round in Fukuoka!*
**[17:54] nishi**
*Great. I had a great first day.*
**[17:58] nishi**
*I think I made a good show to Manager Tanabe.*
**[18:02] sako**
Tohko choked a little,
**[18:04] sako**
but Nishigouchi had quite a day, didn't he?
**[18:08] tan**
I think we could pick up Nishigouchi.
**[18:11] tan**
We never got the call, either.
**[18:18] tan**
Hello? Tanabe here.
**[18:21] tan**
I see... I see.
**[18:24] tan**
Yes, I see.
**[18:28] tan**
The foreigner's contract squeaked
through at the last minute.
**[18:32] tan**
It's a shame, but we won't be
able to pick up Nishigouchi.
**[18:36] tan**
I'll have to give up on him.
**[18:39] tan**
That was the deal.
***SIGN*** Fukuoka
**[18:45] bon**
*And in the second round of tryouts...*
**[18:48] bon**
* Tohko-san exploded with*
* four hits in four at bats!*
**[18:52] bon**
* And Nishigouchi-san kept*
* pitching up a storm...*
**[18:57] bon**
*But in the end,*
**[18:59] bon**
*no club came forward to pick them up.*
**[19:02] bon**
* The only ones recruited at tryouts*
* were players in their twenties.*
**[19:07] bon**
*It's common sense, I guess.*
**[19:09] bon**
* Two men in their thirties were*
* always going to be a hard sell.*
**[19:14] nishi**
* I'm going to have to sell*
* my apartment and my car.*
**[19:18] nishi**
* It's the only way I can support our family*
* next year, let alone pay our taxes...*
**[19:23] nishi**
*I wish I didn't have to do this to my family,*
**[19:26] nishi**
*but it's our only choice.*
**[19:29] nishi**
And then I...
**[19:30] toh**
I've been looking for a job, Natsunosuke.
**[19:33] toh**
I thought I could get a job as a bullpen
catcher with one of the twelve clubs,
**[19:39] toh**
but at this time of year,
they're all filled up.
**[19:42] bon**
Tohko-san...
**[19:44] bon**
*But...*
**[19:47] toh**
Yes? Tohko here.
**[19:48] bon**
*One league's trash...*
**[19:51] bon**
*...is another league's treasure.*
**[19:54] toh**
A-A Taiwanese club?
**[19:57] bon**
*Around the same time...*
**[19:59] nishi**
A-A Taiwanese club?
**[20:02] nishi**
Yes... Yes.
**[20:05] nishi**
Of course, I'd be happy to talk to them.
**[20:12] bon**
* It wasn't just the Japanese*
* baseball world that came to tryouts.*
**[20:15] bon**
*Scouts from other countries came, too.*
**[20:17] bon**
* The same Taiwanese ball club*
* had reached out to both of them.*
**[20:22] bon**
* They'd happened to come to the second*
* round of tryouts in the Fukuoka Dome.*
**[20:28] bon**
*You could call it a miraculous turnaround,*
**[20:31] bon**
* but it only happened because*
* they both did so well at tryouts.*
**[20:36] bon**
* Nishigouchi-san signed*
* with the Taiwanese ball club,*
**[20:39] bon**
* and left his family in Sapporo*
* while he moved to Taiwan.*
**[20:42] nishi**
*I won't have to give up the apartment yet.*
***SIGN*** Menu
**[20:45] toh**
I'm so glad I decided to hold on to my glove!
**[20:48] toh**
I got myself another chance.
**[20:51] toh**
Thank you! I owe it all to you guys!
**[20:53] toh**
Congratulations!
**[20:55] toh**
Let's have a toast!
**[21:01] bon**
I sure am glad for you, Tohko-san!
**[21:04] bon**
Give it your best!
**[21:06] bon**
Yes, I'm going to make a name for myself there,
**[21:09] bon**
and come back to Japanese baseball!
**[21:12] bon**
* They were the only two who got the call*
* from foreign ball clubs at the tryouts.*
**[21:18] bon**
* The path to success at*
* tryouts is a narrow one.*
**[21:23] bon**
*Junji...*
**[21:24] bon**
*Do your best.*
**[23:01] bon**
Natsunosuke here.
**[23:02] bon**
Boy, that was a shock!
**[23:04] bon**
On fan appreciation day, Shibuya Akira and I
**[23:06] bon**
put on costumes to infiltrate the stands,
**[23:09] bon**
but we just happen to sit next
to my crush, Yuki-chan!
**[23:14] bon**
And then that jerk Akira
starts hitting on her...
**[23:17] bon**
Hey, cut it out, stupid!
**[23:19] bon**
Don't get any closer to her!
**[23:22] sign**
Next time: "Fan Appreciation Day."
**[23:25] sign**
Seize tomorrow's success and today's money!
***SIGN*** Fan Appreciation Day
**[23:27] sign**
Money Pitch!
# 20 - Fan Appreciation Day
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***SIGN*** Fan Appreciation Day
***SIGN*** Kitchen Ajihei
**[01:40] yuki**
One draft beer and one liver and chives!
**[01:43] bon**
*Yuki-chan from Kitchen Ajihei in Ebisu.*
**[01:46] bon**
*She's one amazing woman.*
**[01:50] yuki**
Twice-cooked pork, extra rice,
and two servings of gyoza!
**[01:53] yuki**
* The place is full of regulars*
* with crushes on her.*
**[01:58] reg**
*She's way too pretty for a plain old diner!*
**[02:02] yuki**
Don't you want your usual liver
and chives today, Ota-san?
**[02:05] yuki**
Do you have a date now, maybe?
**[02:07] reg**
No way! I'm going back to work!
**[02:10] bon**
* Some of them get a little*
* bit out of their lane...*
**[02:14] reg**
*I gotta find a way to get her!*
**[02:16] bon**
*...and pursue her with impure intentions!*
**[02:17] reg**
Yuki-chan, do you buy lottery tickets?
**[02:20] yuki**
Nope! I heard you won one recently, though!
**[02:26] reg**
If I had, I'd get the large helping of rice!
**[02:29] bon**
* But while some men can talk to her here,*
* they lack the courage to ask her on a date.*
**[02:34] reg**
*It's not like it's a snack bar or a club.*
**[02:37] bon**
* But there's this one outrageous group*
* that invited her out one time...*
**[02:41] bon**
*The young salaryman trio.*
**[02:44] bon**
*They took her to Jingu Stadium,*
**[02:47] bon**
* where I was taking out the heart of the*
* Tempters' lineup one after another...*
**[02:50] (Flashback) fb**
Oh! A drag bunt!
**[02:51] (Flashback) fb**
First base scoops it up, to the pitcher...
**[02:53] (Flashback) fb**
Whoa! Pitcher and batter collide!
**[03:00] fb**
*Not again!*
**[03:03] (Flashback) fb**
Strike! Out!
**[03:04] (Flashback) fb**
What?!
**[03:06] (Flashback) fb**
You damn blind ump!
**[03:08] (Flashback) fb**
I'll beat you up, you moron!
**[03:10] (Flashback) fb**
Yer outta here!
**[03:12] (Flashback) fb**
I freakin' hate you, Bonda!
**[03:15] fb**
*We made eye contact!*
**[03:16] bon**
*...and it really made Yuki-chan mad.*
**[03:18] fb**
*She's mad!*
**[03:19] tay**
I'd love to invite Yuki-chan out again.
**[03:22] taka**
You really got it for Yuki-chan, huh?
**[03:26] tay**
Well, I wouldn't exactly say that...
**[03:29] mizu**
R-Really?
**[03:31] tay**
I just want something platonic
with the four of us.
**[03:34] yuki**
One meat and veggies and two beers!
**[03:39] mizu**
But where should we invite her?
**[03:42] taka**
Inviting her for a drink is too suggestive.
**[03:45] mizu**
Yeah, makes her think
we've got ulterior motives.
**[03:47] tay**
How about a group hiking trip?
**[03:50] all**
Hiking?!
**[03:52] mizu**
No, that's a pain.
**[03:55] mizu**
So much preparation.
**[03:56] taka**
Do people even do that these days?
**[03:57] taka**
Let's pick something more laid back.
**[04:00] mizu**
How about a friendly group
trip to the ice skating rink?
**[04:04] mizu**
Skating?
**[04:06] yuki**
Skating?
**[04:07] yuki**
I'm in!
**[04:09] all**
Really?!
**[04:10] woman**
Yuki-chan, are you sure?
**[04:12] yuki**
Sure!
**[04:14] yuki**
Yes!
**[04:16] yuki**
Who dares wins!
***SIGN*** Ice Skating Rink - Meiji Jingu Park
**[04:27] tay**
Why can't any of us guys actually skate?
**[04:30] tay**
Hey, don't cling to my shoulder!
**[04:32] tay**
What am I supposed to do? I can't stay up!
**[04:37] tay**
Yuki-chan's the only one who can skate.
**[04:42] yuki**
C'mon, don't stay there forever! Come on!
**[04:46] yuki**
Y-Yuki-chan, no! Don't let go!
**[04:48] yuki**
Hey, don't hog all the fun!
**[04:50] yuki**
Don't leave me behind!
**[05:00] yuki**
I haven't skated like that in so long!
**[05:03] tay**
The men's division was pathetic.
**[05:05] taka**
I can't believe she's such a good skater.
**[05:08] yuki**
I'm a great skater, actually!
**[05:11] yuki**
I've done it since I was a kid!
**[05:13] yuki**
That's why I came today!
**[05:14] tay**
That's mean! You made it
sound like you couldn't!
**[05:18] mizu**
You've shamed your three male companions!
**[05:21] taka**
* But I feel like we stumbled into*
* a closer relationship to Yuki-chan!*
**[05:24] mizu**
*Now, which of the three of us...*
**[05:27] mizu**
*...will make Yuki-chan ours?*
**[05:35] yuki**
Hey, there are a lot of people
in the park today, huh?
**[05:39] yuki**
I wonder what's going on...
**[05:41] tay**
It's got to be a rugby match.
**[05:44] tay**
And the Spiders are having fan
appreciation day today at Jingu Stadium.
**[05:49] tay**
Fan Appreciation Day?
**[05:53] yuki**
Hey, you want to go?
**[05:55] tay**
Huh? But it's the Spiders...
**[05:57] tay**
You're a Tempters fan, aren't you?
**[05:59] tay**
Yeah, but I wanna go there again!
**[06:02] tay**
Though I just went there the other day.
**[06:04] tay**
The other day? You went there recently?
**[06:07] yuki**
Yeah, I went with a friend
during the Climax Series!
**[06:11] mizu**
The Climax Series?
**[06:13] yuki**
I sometimes get tickets from customers.
**[06:16] yuki**
It was the final match, too!
**[06:19] taka**
Oh, the one where the Tempters won
thanks to a run walked in?
**[06:22] yuki**
Yeah!
**[06:22] mizu**
Lucky you, Yuki-chan!
**[06:24] yuki**
Yeah, it was just the best!
***SIGN*** Meiji Jingu Stadium
***SIGN*** Fan Appreciation Day
**[06:32] mizu**
So many people...
**[06:35] mizu**
It's like a temple festival outside.
**[06:38] mizu**
Is this how fan appreciation day is?
**[06:40] taka**
Oh, we can get in for free? Sweet!
**[06:42] yuki**
Come on, let's go in!
**[06:47] yuki**
*I'm reliving the excitement of that day!*
**[06:57] yuki**
This is it! This is the place where...
**[07:01] (Flashback) ann**
The Tempters win it!
**[07:04] (Flashback) ann**
Yuki?
**[07:05] (Flashback) ann**
Yes! Yes!
**[07:07] yuki**
*I've always been a fan of the Tempters,*
**[07:10] yuki**
* but getting to see them win*
* in person this year*
**[07:13] yuki**
*has made me fall in love with them even more!*
**[07:17] yuki**
*It really was exciting!*
**[07:21] mizu**
If only I had seen Yuki-chan's excitement then!
**[07:29] mc**
It's time for the Spiders' players
East versus West game!
**[07:34] wom**
We've divided our players into east and
west teams based on their birthplaces!
**[07:42] wom**
Yeah!
**[07:45] mc**
The Eastern Army's commander is Terasugi.
**[07:47] mc**
And the Western Army's commander is Shiina.
**[07:52] mc**
Shiina here!
**[07:53] mc**
Terasugi here!
**[07:55] mc**
Now we'll explain how the game works!
**[07:59] mc**
It's bleachers hide-and-seek!
**[08:03] mc**
Four of the players will hide in
the stands alongside you, the fans!
**[08:07] mc**
First, from the east!
**[08:09] mc**
Ohno!
**[08:11] mc**
Kato!
**[08:14] mc**
Nitta!
**[08:15] mc**
Akiba!
**[08:20] mc**
Now the players from the west:
Sakai, Kawasaki, Inoue,
**[08:26] mc**
Maeda, Kamayatsu, and Segawa!
**[08:30] mc**
The six of them will also enter the stands
and search for the four east team players!
**[08:35] mc**
They're only allowed to hide
along the first base line.
**[08:40] mc**
Six players from the west,
please close your eyes!
**[08:43] mc**
No peeking, okay?
**[08:47] mc**
Now, the four players from the east...
get hiding!
**[08:57] mc**
He's coming!
**[08:57] mc**
Come over here!
**[08:59] mc**
Let's see. Where should I hide?
**[09:02] ---**
Over here!
**[09:03] ---**
Ohmigosh! Ohno!
**[09:03] ---**
Come here!
**[09:05] man**
But that's not all there is to this game!
**[09:08] man**
We also have two players
participating in special costumes!
**[09:11] wom**
Please come out, you two!
**[09:14] bon**
Coming!
**[09:16] bon**
What? Who is that?
**[09:17] bon**
Wow!
**[09:19] bon**
And who are these two players?
**[09:25] ---**
Is that...
**[09:26] ann**
No spoilers, people in the stands!
**[09:32] ann**
That's Shibuya and Bonda, right?
**[09:34] ---**
Yeah.
**[09:34] yuki**
Bonda?
**[09:35] yuki**
That sounds familiar...
**[09:37] yuki**
He's a middle reliever. A southpaw.
**[09:41] yuki**
He's the pitcher who walked in
the only run in the last game!
**[09:47] (Flashback) fb**
That's ball four!
**[09:49] (Flashback) fb**
He walks a man in!
**[09:51] (Flashback) fb**
The Tempters get a run to take the lead!
**[09:56] yuki**
He's the one who gave us the win!
**[09:58] taka**
Yuki-chan, are you grateful to Bonda?
**[10:01] yuki**
I sure am!
**[10:03] yuki**
Though I never thought that
run would give us the win!
**[10:07] man**
Now, our two costumed players
are also entering the stands.
**[10:10] man**
Shibuya-san! Bonda-san!
**[10:13] man**
Come over here!
**[10:14] shi**
Where should we hide?
**[10:16] shi**
Hey, there's space here!
**[10:18] shi**
There's space here!
**[10:19] shi**
Now, the four uniformed
players have finished hiding!
**[10:29] man**
Our two cosplayers are the only ones left!
**[10:32] man**
You'd better hide soon!
**[10:34] shibu**
Yeah, yeah. We're on it.
**[10:37] bon**
Let's see...
**[10:39] shibu**
Natsunosuke, over there!
**[10:41] shibu**
Here we go.
**[10:43] bon**
Sure thing.
**[10:44] bon**
Excuse me. Sorry about this.
**[10:52] shi**
*I'm sitting next to a real cutie pie!*
**[11:00] bon**
*Yuki-chan!*
**[11:01] bon**
*Wh-What's Yuki-chan doing here...*
**[11:04] bon**
*on the Spiders' fan appreciation day?!*
**[11:23] bon**
*Wh-What's Yuki-chan doing here?*
**[11:27] bon**
* And she's making eye contact*
* with me for some reason!*
**[11:32] bon**
*Those are those guys from Ajihei!*
**[11:35] bon**
*Did they invite her out again?*
**[11:39] men**
*Shibuya and Bonda are sitting next to us!*
**[11:42] man**
Well, is everyone ready for
bleachers hide-and-seek?
**[11:46] woman**
Western Army, you may begin your search!
**[11:49] shi**
Okay, go on! Find them all!
**[11:52] shi**
You got it!
**[11:56] shi**
Where could they be?
**[11:58] shi**
Where are those guys hiding?
**[12:00] man**
There are a lot of fans
wearing Spiders merch today!
**[12:05] man**
It'll be hard to find those uniformed players!
**[12:16] bon**
* B-But why has Miss Yuki-chan*
* been staring at me?*
**[12:22] bon**
*Is she thinking "Bonda's so attractive"?*
**[12:26] bon**
* Or is it because some players sat next*
* to her for the beachers hide-and-seek?*
**[12:30] bon**
*Pretty much everyone else is staring, too...*
**[12:34] yuki**
Um...
**[12:37] bon**
*Yuki-chan's hand...*
**[12:39] yuki**
Could I shake your hand?
**[12:42] bon**
*Sh-Shake my hand?*
**[12:44] shi**
Sure thing.
**[12:52] shi**
Are you four friends?
**[12:54] yuki**
I... I guess...
**[12:58] bon**
*Akira talked to Yuki-chan?!*
**[13:01] shi**
Is one of you her boyfriend?
**[13:07] men**
No, not at all!
**[13:09] yuki**
We're just acquaintances!
**[13:13] bon**
*A-Akira! How can you say something so rude?*
**[13:17] bon**
* These guys would never cross*
* the "customer and waitress" line!*
**[13:21] bon**
I found Kato!
**[13:24] bon**
He was right here!
**[13:25] bon**
Yeah, great job, you guys!
**[13:28] bon**
Five left!
**[13:29] bon**
I found Yukio over here!
**[13:32] bon**
He found me!
**[13:33] bon**
The Western Army has found
two of them already!
**[13:36] bon**
I found Nitta!
**[13:39] bon**
He found me!
**[13:40] bon**
Hey, he found Nitta!
**[13:43] bon**
It appears Nitta has been found as well!
**[13:45] bon**
Now, including the cosplayers,
three players remain!
**[13:48] bon**
Can they find them before
the time limit is up?
**[13:52] yuki**
Um... Excuse me...
**[13:54] shi**
Yes?
**[13:55] yu**
I'd like to shake hands
with Bonda there, too.
**[14:01] bon**
You know me?
**[14:02] yuki**
Of course I do!
**[14:04] mizu**
*Because we just told her, of course.*
**[14:08] bon**
* Miss Yuki-chan, Tempters fan,*
* knows Bonda of the Spiders?*
**[14:19] yuki**
Good luck next year!
**[14:25] mizu**
Yuki-chan?
**[14:28] bon**
* Her reaction to Akira and her reaction*
* to me were totally different!*
**[14:33] yuki**
*Hey.*
**[14:34] yuki**
* Seeing him up close,*
* he looks kind of familiar...*
**[14:39] yuki**
*Is it my imagination?*
**[14:43] yuki**
Oh no!
**[14:44] yuki**
I guess they'll find you if
I act this way. I'm sorry.
**[14:48] shi**
* What's with this girl? Is she a fan*
* of Natsunosuke's or something?*
**[14:52] bon**
*I... I shook Yuki-chan's hand!*
**[14:57] yuki**
I'm sorry.
**[14:59] yuki**
I'm such a huge Tempters fan!
**[15:02] yuki**
Bonda-san is the one that
sent us to the Japan Series,
**[15:06] yuki**
so I just got so happy!
**[15:09] taka**
*Y...*
**[15:10] taka**
*Yuki-chan?*
**[15:13] yuki**
*I won't wash this hand today!*
**[15:15] both**
*Yikes...*
***SIGN*** Yikes
**[15:17] sign**
Yuki-chan, how could you?
That's an awful thing to say!
**[15:22] yuki**
Oh no! What did I just say?
**[15:25] yuki**
I'm sorry! I'm sorry, so sorry!
**[15:28] yuki**
That was really insensitive of me!
**[15:31] yuki**
I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!
**[15:34] tay**
*Yuki-chan's actually pretty scatterbrained.*
**[15:37] bon**
Hey, it's fine. Don't let it bother you.
**[15:41] bon**
Anyway, we're hiding right now,
so don't be so conspicuous, okay?
**[15:45] bon**
Oh no!
**[15:47] bon**
Just pretend you don't see us, okay?
**[15:52] shi**
Hey, Bonda.
**[15:54] shi**
I wasn't trying to do this, but we ended
up next to a real cutie pie, huh?
**[16:01] bon**
*Yuki-chan is a hit in Akira's heart!*
**[16:05] bon**
*Well, Yuki-chan really is cute...*
**[16:09] bon**
*But you'd better not make a move, okay?!*
**[16:12] bon**
* Not that he really could,*
* given our situation.*
**[16:16] shi**
Hey, is it okay for me to make a pass on her?
**[16:20] shi**
It doesn't matter to me
what team she roots for.
**[16:24] bon**
*What are you saying?!*
**[16:26] se**
I found Akiba!
**[16:29] ann**
Akiba has been found!
Please come down to the field!
**[16:34] shi**
*Oh no! I'd better hurry before we're found!*
**[16:38] shi**
So you're a Tempters fan, miss?
**[16:40] shi**
That's fine. We get lots of them at Jingu.
**[16:44] shi**
H-Hey...
**[16:45] shi**
Y-Yeah...
**[16:48] shi**
Thanks for coming to our appreciation day.
**[16:50] shi**
I hope you have lots of fun.
**[16:54] shi**
All that aside...
**[16:56] shi**
The Tempters are good,
but I feel fate has brought us together.
**[17:00] shi**
Please cheer for the Spiders
in the future, too.
**[17:03] yuki**
R-Right... I guess I can.
**[17:06] shi**
And if you do come to cheer for the
Spiders, I'll give you some great tips.
**[17:12] yuki**
What are they?
**[17:13] shi**
May I?
**[17:15] shi**
Mumble, mumble, mumble, mumble.
**[17:17] yuki**
What? Really?!
**[17:19] shi**
Yes, yes!
**[17:21] bon**
*What did he say?*
**[17:23] shi**
And one more thing!
**[17:24] shi**
Mumble, mumble, mumble, mumble.
**[17:27] yuki**
Really?!
**[17:28] shi**
Right? It's true! And then...
**[17:31] shi**
Mumble, mumble, mumble, mumble.
**[17:34] ---**
*Akira...*
**[17:35] yuki**
Is that true? I'm so surprised!
**[17:38] shi**
And here's a little trick...
**[17:40] shi**
I don't share this one with amateurs.
**[17:43] shi**
You're really going to like this!
**[17:46] shi**
Mumble, mumble, mumble, mumble.
**[17:49] shi**
Mumble, mumble, mumble, mumble.
**[17:51] bon**
* Akira's gone from zero*
* to hitting on Yuki-chan!*
**[17:55] bon**
*I know his record with women...*
**[17:58] bon**
*With that woman, he did this...*
**[18:00] bon**
*With that woman, he did that...*
**[18:02] bon**
*And that time...*
**[18:04] bon**
*And those two at the same time...*
**[18:06] bon**
*What if Yuki-chan falls for him?!*
**[18:09] ---**
Mumble, mumble, mumble.
**[18:10] bon**
* I was thinking of Yuki-chan*
* as a potential wife!*
**[18:14] bon**
* Akira, there's no way*
* you're that serious about her!*
**[18:19] bon**
*Maybe I'm overthinking it...*
**[18:22] bon**
*But this is bad!*
**[18:25] bon**
*I'm a worse marriage prospect than him!*
**[18:28] bon**
*Akira made double what
I did this season: 36 million!*
***SIGN*** 36 million
**[18:32] bon**
*Akira could make her much happier than I can!*
***SIGN*** 18 million
**[18:36] se**
Hey, there! That's Akira and Natsunosuke!
**[18:42] se**
What's with those costumes?
**[18:44] shi**
Oh, he found us!
**[18:46] se**
I can't believe you put those on!
**[18:48] man**
It seems our cosplay pair
has finally been found!
**[18:52] shi**
Yeah! We found 'em all!
**[18:55] shi**
And we made it just before time was up!
**[18:58] shi**
Shibuya and Bonda, please come down!
**[19:02] shi**
See ya!
**[19:14] ann**
Now it's time to ask the players
questions submitted to our webpage!
**[19:19] ann**
It's the "You Wanted to Know" corner!
**[19:21] ---**
We'll pass the mic along to the player...
**[19:24] bon**
Hey, Akira.
**[19:25] bon**
What were you muttering into that girl's ear?
**[19:30] shi**
Playboy Shibuya Akira
has lost his stuff, I guess.
**[19:34] shi**
I didn't make a single pass.
**[19:37] shi**
I passed on a little gossip, that's all.
**[19:39] shi**
I don't have confidence in myself right now.
**[19:44] shi**
I got three wins and four losses this season.
**[19:46] shi**
For a rotation pitcher...
**[19:48] shi**
Actually, I couldn't even hold
my rotation slot.
**[19:54] shi**
If I'd been in rotation, I'd have gotten
twenty-five or twenty-six games this season,
**[19:58] shi**
but they only had me start fifteen.
**[20:02] shi**
I was on fire in the early season, too.
**[20:07] bon**
* Akira pitched complete games in all*
* of his first three starts this season,*
**[20:11] bon**
*and his ERA was an incredible 1.00.*
**[20:13] bon**
*But he lost all three.*
***SIGN*** First Game
vs. Wild Ones
Tonoyama
**[20:17] sign**
* Each time, he was up against the*
* opposing team's ace and lost to them*
***SIGN*** Second Game
vs. Carnabeats
Mera
**[20:21] sign**
* because our team's batters*
* couldn't get a single run.*
***SIGN*** Third Game
vs. Tempters
Tada
**[20:24] sign**
* Then as the season went on,*
* he lost his rhythm...*
**[20:30] shi**
My contract's probably going down next year.
**[20:32] shi**
It's hard to go after a girl
when I think of that.
**[20:38] shi**
By the same tack, you got injured
but still contributed to the pennant win.
**[20:43] shi**
You have a chance at
getting a better contract.
**[20:45] shi**
I didn't even appear in the Climax Series.
**[20:50] shi**
Next year, I'll be twenty-seven years old.
**[20:54] shi**
This might be my do-or-die season.
**[20:58] shi**
I won't have time for women.
**[21:00] shi**
I'm gonna do my best!
**[21:04] bon**
*Akira...*
**[21:05] bon**
*Yes, it's all about the money pitch!*
**[21:08] bon**
*There's money buried under the pitch.*
**[21:10] shi**
Well, I did manage to figure out
where she works, at least.
**[21:16] shi**
Those three salarymen said,
"We're regulars at Kitchen Ajihei in Ebisu."
**[21:23] bon**
*O-Oh no!*
**[21:24] bon**
Y-You're sure it wasn't Yoyogi?
**[23:01] bon**
Natsunosuke here!
**[23:03] bon**
Wow, what a celebration!
**[23:04] bon**
Color Commentator Toku-san just got engaged!
**[23:07] bon**
But unbeknownst to him,
he's been fired! It's awful!
**[23:13] bon**
I try to let him know ASAP,
**[23:15] bon**
but he's on a pre-wedding trip
with his girlfriend to Guam,
**[23:19] bon**
and I can't get in touch with him!
**[23:22] bon**
Next time: "Marrying While Unemployed?!"
**[23:24] bon**
Seize tomorrow's success and today's money!
***SIGN*** Marrying While Unemployed?!
**[23:27] bon**
Money Pitch!
# 21 - Marrying While Unemployed?!
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GRVDWZZ4R/gurazeni-money-pitch)
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***SIGN*** Marrying While Unemployed?!
**[01:36] mat**
Heya!
**[01:37] girl**
Hey there!
***SIGN*** Otowa Radio Matsumoto
**[01:38] bon**
* Matsumoto-san of Otowa Radio*
* is a popular commentator*
**[01:42] bon**
* who's done pro baseball play-by-play*
* ever since he joined with the company.*
**[01:47] bon**
Hello!
**[01:47] bon**
Hey!
**[01:48] mat**
* When he's announcing for a night game,*
* he always enters the stadium at 2 PM.*
**[01:53] mat**
* The home team will be doing*
* batting practice around then.*
**[01:58] mat**
* He'll go right to interviews with the*
* manager, the coaches, and the players.*
**[02:02] bon**
*At 3:20,*
**[02:03] bon**
* the day's starting pitcher*
* will finish his warm-ups,*
**[02:06] bon**
*and he'll come in from the outfield.*
**[02:08] bon**
*One hour before broadcast,*
**[02:10] bon**
* he'll meet up with his station's director,*
* color commentator, and bench reporters.*
**[02:15] bon**
*Then he'll have a light meal.*
**[02:17] bon**
* He always gets either curry or udon*
* from the Jingu Stadium snack bars.*
**[02:22] bon**
*At 5:40, he starts his broadcast.*
**[02:24] bon**
*Then, at 6:00...*
**[02:27] mat**
Welcome to Jingu Spiders vs. Kawasaki Blue
Comets, the first in a three-game series.
**[02:30] mat**
The Spiders' starter, Shiina,
winds up and throws his first pitch!
**[02:34] mat**
It's a strike!
**[02:35] mat**
A fastball clipping the outside corner!
***SIGN*** 10th 11th 12th
**[02:41] bon**
*And then, one day...*
***SIGN*** Otowa Radio Z
**[02:50] toku**
Here, your pick-me-up.
**[02:52] mat**
Hey, thanks, Toku-chan.
**[02:54] toku**
It must be rough,
**[02:56] toku**
getting back from the stadium and moving
right on to preparing for tomorrow's game.
**[03:04] ann**
That preparation is what makes
a play-by-play announcer.
**[03:08] ann**
But what are you doing here at this hour?
**[03:10] toku**
I'm doing color commentary
tomorrow, remember?
**[03:13] toku**
I thought I'd learn a thing or two from you...
**[03:16] toku**
and do my own prep for once.
**[03:19] toku**
It'll be a nice change of pace.
And we're pairing up tomorrow, too.
**[03:25] matsu**
You can really use that PC, huh?
**[03:28] toku**
Why don't you try a PC out, too?
**[03:31] toku**
They're really useful.
**[03:32] ann**
No, I need to write it all in by hand.
**[03:35] ann**
The words won't fly off my tongue unless I do.
**[03:40] ann**
But I have to say, you've been
all-in these days, huh, Toku-chan?
**[03:44] toku**
I don't want to get fired, is all.
**[03:47] toku**
By the way, Matsumoto-san.
**[03:48] toku**
You know Nogawa of the Mops? The pitcher?
**[03:51] mat**
Nogawa?
**[03:52] toku**
He just came into the majors yesterday...
**[03:55] toku**
You didn't hear about it?
**[03:56] mat**
Oh, just two years in the league,
twenty years old.
**[03:59] toku**
He pitched a great game four days ago
in the minors. Seven shutout innings!
**[04:04] mat**
Oh, really?
**[04:06] toku**
And the scheduled starter, Sasamoto,
has been in a bit of a slump lately...
**[04:10] toku**
He hasn't had a quality start
his last two games.
**[04:14] mat**
Yeah, he didn't last a full five innings
in his last two games.
**[04:17] toku**
So I checked up on Nogawa, thinking
they might use him as a long reliever.
**[04:22] toku**
But if Sasamoto's starting,
I'm sure he'll have made adjustments.
**[04:27] mat**
Well, the third time is
frequently *not* the charm...
**[04:30] mat**
It might be good to read up
on Nogawa. Just to be safe.
**[04:35] mat**
If I do that, I'll be getting home after 3 AM!
**[04:44] mat**
And it breaks through left-center field!
**[04:48] mat**
Two runners come home!
***SIGN*** 1st 2nd
**[04:51] mat**
The starter, Sasamoto, has given up
four runs in only two innings!
**[04:55] mat**
He only has one out, with two men on base!
**[04:57] mat**
*It's turning out just like Toku-chan said!*
**[05:01] mat**
Looks like the Mops have
given up on Sasamoto!
**[05:04] ann**
*Pitcher: Nogawa.*
**[05:10] mat**
This is twenty-year-old Nogawa, who just
came up to the majors two days ago.
**[05:13] mat**
This will be his first appearance as a pro.
**[05:16] pro**
Okay, we're going to commercial!
**[05:18] mat**
Your prediction came true, Toku-chan!
**[05:20] mat**
I've got tons of material on Nogawa!
**[05:23] mat**
I'll bet the other stations
are freaking out right now!
**[05:27] guy**
Hey, hey! Get us some data on Nogawa already!
**[05:31] guy**
How can we not have any data on him?
**[05:33] guy**
I give up!
**[05:35] mat**
Toku-chan, fine play!
**[05:37] toku**
I've gotta work hard if I want to keep my job!
**[05:40] bon**
* It was things like these*
* that caused Matsumoto-san*
**[05:42] bon**
*to form a special attachment to Toku-san.*
**[05:47] bon**
*And now...*
**[05:49] mat**
Pro baseball fans feeling down
during the off season,
**[05:52] mat**
we're here for you! It's 5:40 PM!
**[05:55] It's 5**
Time for the informative
variety show, *Night Off*.
**[05:57] It's 5**
It's Matsumoto Hideo's "Digging
Deeper! Just Between Us!"
**[05:59] It's 5**
My partner today is...
**[06:01] nan**
Otowa Radio's Mizugoshi Nanako!
**[06:04] mat**
And our guest is the pro
baseball color commentator...
**[06:07] toku**
Tokunaga here. Nice to be here!
**[06:09] mat**
Tokunaga-san's here to talk about
pitching prospects in the Central League.
**[06:14] mat**
Which young pitcher will transform
the Central League next season?!
**[06:19] bon**
* During the off-season,*
* Matsumoto-san hosts this variety show.*
**[06:25] nan**
Great job, everyone!
**[06:27] hagi**
Toku-chan, your comments
today were so unconventional!
**[06:31] hagi**
You've really been on fire lately!
**[06:33] toku**
Y-You think?
**[06:34] hagi**
Your color commentary's been
getting rave reviews, too!
**[06:38] mat**
Okay, Toku-chan. See you later!
**[06:43] toku**
Thank you for having me.
**[06:44] toku**
I'll be off, too.
**[06:46] hagi**
Toku-chan! Toku-chan...
**[06:49] hagi**
You'll stay with us as a color commentator
next season too, won't you?
**[06:52] toku**
What? You're keeping me on next year?
**[06:55] hagi**
Of course we are!
**[06:57] hagi**
We're still finishing up the contract
arrangements, of course...
**[07:01] hagi**
But there's no need to worry about yours!
**[07:03] hagi**
I'll see to it!
**[07:04] toku**
Thank you so much! I'll do my best!
**[07:08] toku**
Great to work with you again!
**[07:09] toku**
Yes! I already got my contract
for next season!
**[07:17] toku**
Hey, Natsunosuke. How you doing?
**[07:19] bon**
Toku-san!
**[07:21] toku**
Sorry it's so sudden, but let's have
a prefecture clique meetup tomorrow.
**[07:24] toku**
Tell Yukio, too.
**[07:25] bon**
Sure. Got it.
**[07:28] toku**
There's someone I want to introduce you to.
**[07:32] toku**
Also, I learned Otowa Radio's keeping me
on color commentary next year.
**[07:36] bon**
That's great to hear!
**[07:38] bon**
It figures, though. Everyone says your
commentary has gotten really good.
**[07:41] toku**
Hey, it's not that great.
**[07:44] toku**
Once you're done with pro ball, maybe
I'll introduce you around the station.
**[07:47] nat**
Yes, please do!
**[07:49] toku**
I've got you!
**[07:53] toku**
This is Akemi. Akemi.
**[07:58] toku**
I'm Akemi!
**[07:59] toku**
We're getting married.
**[08:01] bon**
T-Toku-san!
**[08:03] yuki**
That's so great!
**[08:05] bon**
Congratulations!
**[08:07] toku**
Well, I wanted to get married
while I was still an active player,
**[08:11] toku**
but I guess waiting this long
was the right choice.
**[08:16] bon**
Are you gonna have a ceremony?
**[08:17] toku**
We dunno yet.
**[08:20] toku**
But my folks back in Yamanashi
will get on my case otherwise,
**[08:22] toku**
so maybe we'll have a small one, at least.
**[08:24] toku**
Right?
**[08:25] ake**
Yes!
**[08:26] bon**
*I see! Toku-san is finally getting married!*
**[08:30] bon**
*Marrying at thirty-six...*
**[08:32] bon**
* It feels a bit late in life, but I guess*
* that's how people do it these days!*
**[08:37] ake**
Go on, down those glasses!
**[08:40] ake**
Look at you! Baseball players
sure can down their alcohol!
**[08:44] ake**
Go on, have another!
**[08:46] bon**
* Is Akemi-san from that place in Roppongi*
* that Toku-san used to visit a lot?*
**[08:52] yuki**
She's so sweet and attentive.
**[08:55] yuki**
I'm really envious.
**[08:57] yuki**
Hey, Akemi-san! What do you do for a living?
**[09:00] yuki**
How did you two meet?
**[09:03] toku**
Um... Well...
**[09:06] bon**
*Idiot!*
**[09:07] yuki**
Ow!
**[09:08] yuki**
Wh-What was that for?
**[09:09] bon**
*Don't ask such intrusive questions!*
**[09:13] bon**
C'mon, let's have another toast!
**[09:16] bon**
Toast, toast!
**[09:17] all**
Congratulations!
**[09:19] all**
* After getting engaged and having*
* his contract renewed for next season,*
**[09:23] all**
*Toku-san had hit peak happiness at this time.*
**[09:27] all**
*But in another restaurant not far from there,*
**[09:31] all**
*the head of Otowa Radio's sports department*
**[09:34] all**
* was having a meal with a certain*
* big-name color commentator.*
**[09:37] jin**
Of course! I'd be delighted to join you.
**[09:41] man**
Thank you so much!
**[09:43] man**
We were hoping to make you our
main color commentator, Jinno-san,
**[09:47] man**
so we look forward to working with you.
**[09:49] jin**
This is wonderful.
**[09:51] jin**
I'm just so honored that you approached me.
**[09:54] jin**
Otowa Radio employed me until
about ten years ago, after all.
**[09:59] jin**
Not at all.
**[10:02] jin**
Looking back... I really was
so immature back then.
**[10:06] jin**
My commentary was, too.
**[10:09] jin**
But I've spent these last ten years
picking up in-the-field experience.
**[10:14] man**
Well, not only did you do amazing
things back when you were a player,
**[10:19] man**
you've had a fruitful career with
eighteen years in the booth and as a coach.
**[10:23] man**
And you've even served as
head coach for two ball clubs!
**[10:27] jin**
I'll be making use of all that
experience in my commentary.
**[10:31] jin**
You'll see some truly mature work from me.
**[10:33] man**
We can't wait!
**[10:36] man**
*Paying him is going to be rough, though.*
**[10:37] man**
*We'll need to scrape up the money somewhere.*
***SIGN*** Otowa Radio Z
**[10:43] man**
Really? We're signing Jinno-san?
**[10:46] man**
He's big time!
**[10:48] mat**
Yeah, the chief went and sealed the deal.
**[10:50] mat**
But a man of Jinno-san's caliber
will cost a pretty penny, won't he?
**[10:54] mat**
The manager said to cut someone
to make it happen if we need to...
**[10:58] mat**
Cut? We're losing a commentator?
**[11:00] mat**
But who?
**[11:02] mat**
I dunno. But the easiest one
to cut would be...
**[11:06] mat**
The youngest.
**[11:08] mat**
Toku-san, huh?
**[11:10] mat**
Yeah...
**[11:11] mat**
*What? Toku?*
**[11:13] mat**
Yeah, I can see it...
**[11:14] mat**
*Not Toku!*
**[11:29] toku**
Thanks for inviting me out.
**[11:32] mat**
It's nice to go out now and then.
**[11:34] mat**
So... You color commentators...
**[11:37] mat**
You're going through contracts now.
It must be rough...
**[11:43] mat**
Did the director, Ogiwara-chan,
say anything to you about yours?
**[11:47] mat**
After our last show, he said he
wants me to stay on next year.
**[11:51] mat**
Really? Th-That's good to hear...
**[11:55] mat**
* That was before they struck*
* the deal with Jinno-san.*
**[11:57] mat**
A-Anyway... You know...
**[12:01] toku**
Hey, Matsumoto-san, listen.
**[12:05] toku**
Down the line, I want to be
a coach for the Spiders.
**[12:10] mat**
Oh... Good luck with that!
**[12:13] toku**
To get there, I need to rack up a
few quality years as a commentator.
**[12:19] toku**
You know, because my playing
career was pretty mediocre.
**[12:23] mat**
R-Really?
**[12:25] toku**
The truth is, at the start,
I underestimated what commentators do.
**[12:31] toku**
I thought you could just say whatever.
**[12:35] toku**
But I've realized that you can't just chat
about what's going on on the field.
**[12:40] toku**
I couldn't see the whole picture.
**[12:42] toku**
I didn't have the vocabulary.
My reports lacked depth.
**[12:47] toku**
It might sound trite,
**[12:48] toku**
but I also realized that I need to read books
about things other than baseball, too.
**[12:53] mat**
Now that you mention it,
**[12:55] mat**
the older commentators do read
a lot more than you'd expect.
**[12:58] toku**
Everyone does the research
and learns about baseball.
**[13:03] toku**
I need to acquire more depth as a human being
**[13:06] toku**
to set myself apart from the others.
**[13:09] toku**
Because in our world, you never
know when you might get the axe.
**[13:13] mat**
Toku-chan, you've changed a lot
since you first started in this business.
**[13:18] toku**
Hey, even I can grow up a little.
**[13:21] mat**
Yes, Toku-chan...
**[13:22] mat**
I hope you'll use this as a stepping stone
to return to the field some day.
**[13:25] toku**
Sure. But, Matsumoto-san,
it's easier said than done.
**[13:30] toku**
For men as mediocre as me, even if
we work really hard as a commentator,
**[13:35] toku**
there's no guarantee we'll ever
get to put on a uniform again.
**[13:39] toku**
I know myself better than anyone.
**[13:43] toku**
But as long as Otowa Radio's paying my bills,
**[13:48] toku**
it would be ungrateful
not to give them my best.
**[13:51] toku**
Work as hard as you can on the work
that's in front of you, year after year.
**[13:56] toku**
That's what life's all about.
**[13:58] mat**
*Toku...*
**[14:00] mat**
*How am I supposed to tell him now?*
**[14:03] mat**
* I wanted to clue him in on the big-name*
* color commentator they're hiring...*
***SIGN*** Otowa Radio Z
**[14:12] hagi**
You're not signing Toku-chan next year?!
**[14:15] man**
That's right.
**[14:16] man**
We reached an agreement with Jinno-san,
who has both a record and renown.
**[14:20] hagi**
B-But, Boss,
it's not like we're overstaffed...
**[14:25] hagi**
It's not a matter of staff count.
It's a matter of budget!
**[14:28] hagi**
But I can't tell Toku-chan about this!
**[14:31] hagi**
He's still only in his second year!
**[14:33] man**
If you don't tell him, who will?!
***SIGN*** Otowa Radio Z
**[14:35] hagi**
B-But...
**[14:37] hagi**
*I can't do this!*
**[14:39] hagi**
* I already told him I'd see to it*
* that he got a contract, too!*
***SIGN*** Announcer Room
**[14:44] mat**
Wh-What?!
**[14:45] mat**
I-I'm supposed to tell Toku-chan he's fired?!
**[14:49] hagi**
Please, Matsumoto-san!
**[14:50] hagi**
You and Toku-chan are friends!
**[14:53] mat**
You're the one who brought him in!
**[14:56] mat**
Try to tell him as soon as possible!
**[14:58] mat**
His ability to find another job
in time will depend on it!
**[15:01] mat**
W-Wait a minute! You can't do this to me!
**[15:04] mat**
I'm counting on you, Matsumoto-san!
**[15:07] mat**
H-Hey!
**[15:08] mat**
You've gotta be kidding me!
***SIGN*** Bar
**[15:13] mat**
*What will I do?*
**[15:15] mat**
*I'm supposed to tell Toku that he's fired?*
**[15:18] mat**
*How is that an announcer's job?*
**[15:20] mat**
*But I don't have time for this!*
**[15:23] mat**
* Toku needs to find a source*
* of income for next year!*
**[15:27] mat**
*The company's made up its mind,*
**[15:30] mat**
*so I need to tell him ASAP.*
**[15:33] mat**
*Oh, but...*
**[15:35] mat**
*He's been working so hard!*
**[15:38] mat**
*I can't tell him!*
**[15:40] mat**
*No! I need to tell him!*
**[15:42] mat**
*He'll be in real trouble if I don't!*
**[15:49] vo**
* The number you're calling is either*
* switched off or not reachable.*
**[15:54] mat**
*I can't even get in touch with him!*
***SIGN*** Otowa Radio Z
**[15:59] mat**
*What's going on with Toku?*
**[16:01] mat**
* His phone's been*
* out of range since yesterday!*
**[16:03] mat**
*Is he off messing around somewhere?*
**[16:06] mat**
* At the same time, it's a bit of a*
* relief that I can't get through...*
**[16:10] mat**
* And Toku is single. That makes*
* it a little less urgent, I guess.*
**[16:16] mat**
*No, I can't let myself believe that!*
**[16:24] mat**
H-Hey.
**[16:26] bon**
M-Matsumoto-san?
**[16:28] bon**
What are you doing here so early?
**[16:31] mat**
W-Well, Bonda-kun, I heard you often
come running here at this time of day...
**[16:36] mat**
So... I thought I'd come to see you...
**[16:39] bon**
Is it some kind of emergency?
**[16:41] mat**
Well, I've been calling Toku-chan
since two days ago,
**[16:45] mat**
and I can't get through at all...
**[16:47] mat**
Has he gone off somewhere, perhaps?
**[16:49] bon**
Toku-san's home in Yamanashi.
**[16:52] mat**
Yamanashi isn't out of signal range!
**[16:54] bon**
He's at a hot spring in the mountains
with some friends from high school.
**[16:59] mat**
A hot spring?
**[17:00] bon**
They've rented out a little hot
springs inn on the Nagano border,
**[17:04] bon**
and they're spending a few nights there.
**[17:06] mat**
Oh, so that's why I couldn't get through.
**[17:10] mat**
Places like that still exist, huh?
**[17:12] mat**
So? When will he be back?
**[17:14] bon**
I don't know, but... Matsumoto-san...
**[17:18] bon**
What could you need to get in contact
with Toku-san about that urgently?
**[17:24] mat**
Oh, well...
**[17:25] bon**
Hey, is it bad news?
**[17:28] mat**
No, of course not!
**[17:29] bon**
Look, this is weird!
**[17:31] bon**
You wouldn't come here
to talk to me otherwise!
**[17:33] mat**
No, no, it's nothing!
**[17:35] mat**
I'm sorry! This has nothing to do with you!
**[17:40] bon**
T-Toku-san's been fired?!
**[17:42] mat**
We need to tell him
as soon as possible, right?
**[17:46] bon**
He's fired? Th-That can't be...
**[17:49] bon**
Toku-san is about to get married!
**[17:52] mat**
Married?
**[17:53] mat**
Married?!
**[17:54] bon**
He said they're making it official next year.
**[17:58] mat**
T-Toku... has a fiancée?!
**[18:01] mat**
Oh god, marrying while unemployed?!
**[18:06] mat**
Waiting until after the show
to head out left it pretty late,
**[18:09] mat**
but we should reach the mountain
spring before midnight at this rate.
**[18:14] bon**
Yeah.
**[18:15] mat**
Now that I think about it, this is
too important for a phone call, right?
**[18:20] mat**
I need to tell him in person.
**[18:22] bon**
I get that, but...
**[18:25] bon**
Why do I have to come along with you?
**[18:28] mat**
Don't be like that.
I couldn't do this by myself.
**[18:32] mat**
And you're the only person I can ask.
**[18:49] man**
Tokunaga-san went home already.
**[18:53] man**
A friend drove him.
**[18:55] man**
He said he had to get back
to Tokyo before day's end.
**[19:11] bon**
It's seven already?
**[19:14] bon**
Toku-san?!
**[19:16] bon**
Hello?!
**[19:17] bon**
Matsumoto-san!
**[19:19] toku**
*Hey, Natsunosuke!*
**[19:20] toku**
*I'm at Haneda! Haneda Airport!*
**[19:24] bon**
Haneda?!
**[19:26] mat**
Haneda?
**[19:27] toku**
I'm on my way to Guam.
**[19:28] toku**
*Guam?!*
**[19:30] toku**
I'm with the lady you met the other day.
**[19:34] toku**
W-Wait a minute!
**[19:36] toku**
M-Matsumoto here.
**[19:38] toku**
*Hey, Matsumoto-san, sorry.*
**[19:40] toku**
* I see you tried to call me a few times,*
* but I've been too busy to call back.*
**[19:44] toku**
*Hey, we've gotta go.*
**[19:46] toku**
I'll be back in the evening
five days from now.
**[19:48] toku**
So long!
**[19:50] toku**
*W-Wait, Toku!*
**[19:51] toku**
Toku! Toku!
**[19:53] toku**
Toku!
**[19:55] bon**
* And so, Toku-san went to*
* Guam in ignorant bliss.*
***SIGN*** Bar
**[20:00] yuki**
Marrying while unemployed...
**[20:01] yuki**
That's rough.
**[20:04] yuki**
So he didn't tell Toku-san?
**[20:09] yuki**
He could call him in Guam, though, right?
**[20:12] bon**
But Matsumoto-san said...
**[20:15] bon**
"They're enjoying their pre-wedding trip.
**[20:18] bon**
I don't want to spoil that.
**[20:20] bon**
I think I should tell him after he gets back."
**[20:23] yuki**
That's a fair point, I guess.
**[20:25] bon**
But Toku-san... What's he going to do now?
**[20:29] bon**
Poor guy...
**[20:31] yuki**
Maybe they can work it out after the wedding?
**[20:35] bon**
"Work it out"? He can't
even get married like this!
**[20:41] yuki**
Why not?
**[20:42] bon**
Because he can't! He'll be unemployed!
**[20:46] bon**
You think Akemi-san would go along with that?
**[20:48] yuki**
I-Is that what it's about?
**[20:51] bon**
Yeah, that's how the world works.
**[20:55] bon**
It hits too close to home for me...
**[21:01] bon**
You can't get married unless
you have steady income.
**[21:04] yuki**
The world of pro baseball really is rough.
**[21:08] yuki**
Even Toku-san, who got 49
wins, is in these straits.
**[21:12] bon**
We don't have a real accomplishment
to our names, either.
**[21:15] bon**
We need to hit the big time
while we're still active players.
**[21:19] bon**
Yeah.
**[21:23] bon**
*Reality weighed heavy on Yukio and me.*
**[23:01] bon**
Natsunosuke here.
**[23:02] bon**
Toku-san makes it home, and he's
shocked to learn he's been fired!
**[23:06] bon**
Matsumoto found him a coaching job
at an independent league in Fukui,
**[23:11] bon**
but will his fiancée, Akemi-san,
go with him to Fukui?
**[23:16] bon**
Is this the end for Toku-san's marriage?
**[23:19] bon**
Meanwhile, another situation develops.
**[23:23] bon**
Next time: "Sudden Turnaround!"
**[23:25] bon**
Seize tomorrow's success and today's money!
***SIGN*** Sudden Turnaround!
**[23:28] bon**
Money Pitch!
# 22 - Sudden Turnaround!
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GRVDWZZ4R/gurazeni-money-pitch)
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***SIGN*** Sudden Turnaround!
**[01:36] ake**
Toku-chan... Guam was the right choice!
**[01:40] toku**
Yeah, this is awesome.
**[01:42] toku**
Maybe we'll come back for our honeymoon.
**[01:45] ake**
Oh, I'd love that!
**[01:47] toku**
Yeah! I'll have to work hard!
**[01:50] toku**
* Unaware that he'd been fired*
* from his color commentary job,*
**[01:52] toku**
* Toku-san was enjoying sweet*
* bliss in Guam with Akemi-san.*
**[02:01] hagi**
Toku-chan had a fiancée?
**[02:04] mat**
Yes. Which means he's going
to marry while unemployed.
**[02:08] hagi**
Marrying while unemployed?
Tough luck for him.
**[02:12] mat**
Ogiwara-chan, don't act like
it's not your problem.
**[02:16] mat**
Couldn't you find some way
of keeping him on staff?
**[02:19] hagi**
Of course I couldn't! I'm just an underling!
**[02:23] hagi**
Besides, they've already
officially signed Jinno-san...
**[02:28] hagi**
But, and this is just between us,
**[02:31] hagi**
Jinno-san's name wasn't on the list
of potential color comms targets.
**[02:36] hagi**
But then apparently someone
higher up told the chief,
**[02:39] hagi**
"Just shut up and hire Jinno-san!"
**[02:41] mat**
It came from above?
**[02:43] hagi**
Jinno-san's such a big name commentator,
and he commands big paychecks.
**[02:47] hagi**
I feel bad for Toku-chan, but someone
had to be cut to free up the funds.
**[02:54] hagi**
Anyway, it can't be changed now.
**[02:58] hagi**
So let Toku-chan know
once he gets back, okay?
**[03:01] hagi**
Be sure to tell him quick!
He'll need to get back on the job hunt.
**[03:04] mat**
H-H-Hey!
**[03:05] hagi**
See you later!
**[03:07] mat**
Darn it. Pushing all this on me...
**[03:14] mat**
Bonda-kun?
**[03:16] bon**
Hey, Matsumoto-san. This is Bonda.
**[03:19] bon**
I'm in the neighborhood.
Would you like to meet up?
**[03:24] bon**
If nothing changes, Toku-san will
get back from his pre-wedding trip
**[03:30] bon**
and go straight from heaven
to the depths of hell.
**[03:33] mat**
Yeah...
**[03:36] bon**
So, I have a favor to ask.
**[03:39] mat**
What is it?
**[03:40] bon**
Couldn't you get Toku-san a job somewhere?
**[03:45] mat**
There's no way!
**[03:46] mat**
If it were that easy,
we wouldn't be in this mess.
**[03:50] bon**
You need to try!
**[03:51] mat**
I'm not sure what to do...
**[03:53] mat**
Can't you introduce him
to someone, Bonda-kun?
**[03:56] bon**
There's no way!
**[03:58] bon**
I'm still just a player, and I'm still young...
**[04:01] bon**
You know I don't have
any connections like that!
**[04:05] bon**
It could be anything.
**[04:06] bon**
What about assistant director
at your station?
**[04:09] mat**
Come on, it's Toku-chan. He was a
color commentator until this year.
**[04:13] mat**
Offering him an AD job would be an insult!
**[04:16] bon**
I see...
**[04:17] bon**
Now that you mention it, I guess
it couldn't be *anything*...
**[04:22] mat**
Besides, he was a major league pitcher
with forty-nine wins to his name.
**[04:28] mat**
You can't ask him to
take some nondescript role.
**[04:32] bon**
Are there really no color man jobs anywhere?
**[04:36] mat**
Everything's filled already.
**[04:38] bon**
What about local stations?
**[04:40] mat**
Not likely.
**[04:42] mat**
Local stations prefer to hire only
players from their home clubs.
**[04:48] bon**
I guess that makes sense...
**[04:50] mat**
But Bonda-kun, you really
care about Toku-chan, huh?
**[04:54] mat**
Of course. We're from the same area,
**[04:56] mat**
and he looked after me
in my early pro career.
**[04:59] mat**
I want to help him if I can.
**[05:08] mat**
*Nothing here, I don't think.*
**[05:11] mat**
*A sports magazine?*
**[05:13] mat**
*But I doubt Toku-chan can write articles...*
**[05:17] mat**
*Independent leagues?*
**[05:22] bon**
An independent league?
**[05:23] mat**
Yes.
**[05:25] mat**
Five or six years ago, I was
introduced to the GM
**[05:28] mat**
for an independent league's Fukui Dynamites.
**[05:31] mat**
I just found his business card!
**[05:33] bon**
Fukui, huh?
**[05:35] mat**
Yeah. And I called to ask if they
have any open coaching slots.
**[05:40] mat**
Apparently, he's in Tokyo
on a business trip right now!
**[05:45] mat**
He said we could meet up late tonight.
**[05:48] mat**
Bonda-kun, you'll come along, right?
**[05:50] bon**
Yes, of course!
**[05:54] gm**
Perfect timing!
**[05:56] gm**
We'd be happy to take on the former
Spiders player, Tokunaga-san!
**[06:00] mat**
That was fast!
**[06:03] bon**
But what's the salary of a coach
in an independent league?
**[06:06] gm**
If he'd be willing to take 300,000 a month...
**[06:09] gm**
No bonuses, of course.
**[06:11] bon**
* 300 grand times 12...*
* That's 3.6 million a year.*
***SIGN*** 300k x 12
Yearly salary
3.6 million
**[06:16] gm**
If he'll agree to that, we'd gladly take him on.
**[06:22] bon**
* Given his current situation, it's not*
* a bad offer for Toku-san at all.*
**[06:27] bon**
*But he's getting married, too...*
**[06:30] mat**
Okay. We'll talk to him about your offer.
**[06:34] gm**
Oh, will you?
**[06:36] mat**
An independent league is a place
where he can chase his dream.
**[06:40] mat**
Coaching will add to Toku-chan's skill set,
**[06:43] mat**
and he could get called back
to center stage someday.
**[06:49] mat**
*That's my hope, anyway.*
**[06:51] mat**
* But doing radio commentary is*
* already a center stage position.*
**[06:55] mat**
* An independent league is*
* moving pretty far into the wings.*
**[06:59] mat**
*Will Toku accept that?*
**[07:02] shi**
Fukui, eh? That's pretty far...
**[07:05] ono**
But coaching is a good job.
**[07:08] bon**
Better than being unemployed, anyway.
**[07:10] ono**
The guys in the minors play
independent league teams a lot.
**[07:13] ono**
If things go well, some pro club
might pick him up as coach.
**[07:18] bon**
Wasn't Takai-san,
our minor league pitching coach,
**[07:22] bon**
a coach in an independent league once?
**[07:26] shi**
But that guy was a star player
with 130 wins to his name.
**[07:30] shi**
He went there with a guarantee that
he'd be back in our club someday,
**[07:35] shi**
so his case is different from Toku-san's.
**[07:38] bon**
You think?
**[07:39] ono**
I guess even the indies won't help
unless you're a big-time star.
**[07:44] bon**
The real question is whether
or not Toku-san will accept it.
**[07:48] bon**
It all comes down to how he feels.
**[07:50] bon**
And whether Akemi-san is willing
to follow him to Fukui or not.
**[07:54] shi**
So, when's Toku-san getting back?
**[07:57] bon**
Tomorrow.
**[08:00] bon**
*And so, Toku-san returned.*
**[08:04] toku**
Make sure you quit your job in Roppongi
once we're married, okay?
**[08:08] ake**
I hear you, Toku-chan.
**[08:11] bon**
*As I thought, Akemi-san works in Roppongi.*
**[08:16] bon**
I think this is the right flight...
**[08:21] toku**
Huh? Natsunosuke?
**[08:23] toku**
And Matsumoto-san?
**[08:25] toku**
What's going on?
**[08:26] both**
Toku-chan!
**[08:26] both**
Toku-san!
**[08:51] toku**
S-So, what you're saying is...
**[08:53] toku**
I'm... fired?
**[08:57] mat**
I hear you're getting married?
**[08:59] toku**
Yeah. To her.
**[09:03] toku**
Wait... I'm marrying while unemployed?
**[09:07] toku**
*After I worked so hard!*
**[09:11] bon**
Toku-san!
**[09:13] mat**
Toku-chan! Toku-chan!
**[09:15] mat**
I know it's a shock.
**[09:17] mat**
But there's more to it.
**[09:19] mat**
I got you a job as a coach
in an independent league.
**[09:23] toku**
Huh?
**[09:30] mat**
I'm just a play-by-play man.
**[09:33] mat**
What I did was the best I could do.
**[09:36] bon**
Still, thank you.
**[09:38] bon**
I'm sure he appreciates
having the option, at least.
**[09:47] toku**
*An independent league? The Fukui Dynamites?*
**[09:54] (Flashback) mat**
They said they'll guarantee
a salary of 300,000 a month.
**[09:58] toku**
*300,000 a month. That's 3.6 million a year.*
**[10:02] toku**
* It's actually a bit better than*
* what I made at Otowa Radio.*
**[10:08] toku**
*But I was hoping to marry her next year...*
**[10:12] toku**
*Fukui's so far away. Would she follow me there?*
**[10:17] toku**
* A woman who's been belle*
* of the ball in Roppongi, Tokyo...*
**[10:21] toku**
*Would she move to Fukui?*
**[10:23] toku**
*But...*
**[10:24] toku**
*What other work can I do in Tokyo?*
**[10:28] toku**
*Absolutely nothing.*
**[10:30] toku**
*No. Even if there were something,*
**[10:32] toku**
* I don't want a job that*
* takes me out of baseball!*
**[10:35] toku**
*That said, the indies?*
**[10:37] toku**
* Being a baseball commentator at Otowa Radio*
* was keeping me in the pro baseball world.*
**[10:42] toku**
* I was hoping to become a coach for*
* the Spiders or some other team someday.*
**[10:48] toku**
* But as an ex-player with*
* no accomplishments to his name,*
**[10:52] toku**
* if I leave the pros, there's no guarantee*
* I'll ever make it back in.*
**[10:57] toku**
*Anyway, I can't tell her about this yet.*
**[11:02] toku**
*But this independent league coaching offer...*
**[11:06] toku**
*He made it sound like it fell into his lap,*
**[11:08] toku**
* but is it possible that Matsumoto-san*
* went out and found the job for me?*
**[11:25] bon**
*The day after Toku-san got back from Guam,*
**[11:28] bon**
* Jinno Jiro, the big-name commentator*
* who was the cause of his firing...*
**[11:33] jin**
Nice shot, Mr. Head.
**[11:36] kug**
Stop it. That's not me.
**[11:40] jin**
The new head coach of the great
Bunkyo Mops, Kugutsu Akihiko-sama.
**[11:48] jin**
For over ten years after
we joined the Blue Comets,
**[11:51] jin**
you and I were fixtures
at second and shortstop.
**[11:55] kug**
Then, after we hung up our jerseys,
**[11:57] kug**
we ended up as coaches and commentators,
**[11:59] kug**
following similar paths.
**[12:03] jin**
That's why, when I heard you
got named the Mops' head coach,
**[12:06] jin**
I was as happy as if had been me.
**[12:10] kug**
And I heard you ended up
back at Otowa Radio, right?
**[12:14] jin**
Yeah, I managed to sneak my way in.
**[12:17] kug**
I hope you'll take today to share
some of your experiences
**[12:20] kug**
as head coach of two ball clubs with me.
**[12:23] jin**
Well, I was just head coach of the
Setouchi Carnabeats and the Kobe Oxen.
**[12:31] jin**
I doubt it'll be much help.
**[12:34] kug**
I suppose not.
**[12:36] kug**
Frankly, being head coach of the Bunkyo Mops
**[12:40] kug**
comes with much greater pressure than
being manager of a rinky-dink club.
**[12:46] kug**
I know it's harsh, but it's true.
**[12:53] jin**
Kugutsu.
**[12:54] jin**
I guess my stories of being head coach
won't be much use to you after all.
**[13:00] kug**
I'm sure that's not true.
**[13:02] kug**
But when I was younger,
**[13:05] kug**
I was a base coach for the Mops,
if only for a year.
**[13:10] kug**
Some stories from that time
might be more useful to you.
**[13:14] kug**
*Base* coach?
**[13:15] kug**
I'll be *head* coach, though.
**[13:20] jin**
The point is they run a tighter ship
over there than you might imagine.
**[13:24] jin**
In all respects.
**[13:28] kug**
Yeah, but that can be a good thing.
**[13:32] kug**
You don't get that kind of atmosphere
in just any old ball club.
**[13:34] kug**
Good luck with your commentary.
**[13:37] jin**
*What's with this guy?*
**[13:39] jin**
* I think that head coaching job*
* has really gone to his head.*
**[13:44] jin**
Also, Kugutsu. I might be worrying
too much here, but...
**[13:49] kug**
What's this?
**[13:50] jin**
Well, you're joining a very
popular club, you know.
**[13:54] jin**
You never know when someone might get
jealous and try to dig up some dirt on you.
**[13:58] kug**
And you think that's a concern?
**[14:03] kug**
I doubt it's anything to worry about.
**[14:06] kug**
I'm totally clean.
**[14:08] kug**
There's no dirt for anyone to dig up.
**[14:12] jin**
*This guy... Even the way he talks has changed.*
**[14:16] jin**
*Why do people have to be like this?*
**[14:24] ake**
Coach for an independent
league team in Fukui?
**[14:28] toku**
They're setting up their team for next season,
**[14:31] toku**
so they want an answer within the week.
**[14:34] ake**
You can't do commentator work
for Otowa Radio anymore, then?
**[14:38] toku**
Yeah... At least not next season.
**[14:44] ake**
So, what are you thinking?
**[14:47] toku**
Well, I don't know.
**[14:49] toku**
How do you feel?
**[14:51] ake**
What does it matter how I feel?
**[14:55] toku**
R-Realistically speaking,
I think it's the only choice.
**[15:01] ake**
That's right. Of course it is.
**[15:04] ake**
You can't work in any field
other than baseball, right?
**[15:07] ake**
Because if you leave baseball,
you might never make it back in, right?
**[15:11] ake**
Then I suppose you have
to go to Fukui, don't you?
**[15:15] toku**
Wh-What about you?
**[15:17] ake**
I...
**[15:20] bon**
* While Toku-san was talking*
* to Akemi-san about that,*
**[15:23] bon**
*another situation was progressing.*
**[15:27] jin**
What's the matter, Kugutsu?
**[15:29] jin**
Why'd you call me out like this?
**[15:31] kug**
L-Look at this, would you?
**[15:34] jin**
What's this? A copy of a picture?
**[15:36] jin**
A golf course?
**[15:37] kug**
Y-You know *Weekly Buncho*, right?
**[15:41] jin**
*Weekly Buncho*? Yeah, what about it?
**[15:44] kug**
One of their reporters came by with that.
**[15:46] jin**
And?
**[15:48] kug**
That's from ten years ago,
**[15:49] kug**
when I went golfing with executives
from a certain real estate company.
**[15:55] kug**
At the time, I was on their
payroll as a spokesman.
**[16:00] kug**
But since then,
**[16:02] kug**
it's come out that that company
had secret ties to a mob syndicate!
**[16:09] jin**
What?!
**[16:11] kug**
He came to me asking
for an interview about it,
**[16:14] kug**
but obviously, I don't know anything about it!
**[16:17] kug**
The guy on the far right was in the mob!
**[16:21] kug**
D-Do you think this will affect
my position with the Bunkyo Mops?
**[16:25] jin**
Of course it will! This is terrible!
**[16:28] jin**
And not just the Mops! There's no
ball club that would ever let this slide!
**[16:36] ake**
Listen, Toku-chan...
**[16:38] ake**
I...
**[16:40] ake**
I...
**[16:41] toku**
*Oh, my marriage is over!*
**[16:44] ake**
I'd go with you, of course!
**[16:48] toku**
What?
**[16:49] toku**
Really?
**[16:51] ake**
Toku-chan?
**[16:52] toku**
Yes?
**[16:54] ake**
You weren't thinking,
"My marriage is over," were you?
**[16:58] toku**
No...
**[16:58] ake**
I can't believe you thought that!
What an insult.
**[17:02] toku**
But are you sure it's okay?
**[17:07] ake**
It's fine.
**[17:08] ake**
To be honest, if we'd stayed in Tokyo,
**[17:14] ake**
I might not have been able
to quit my job in Roppongi.
**[17:18] ake**
I think we'd have a rough time
living on just your salary.
**[17:24] ake**
I've made up my mind!
**[17:26] ake**
Now I can graduate from that risqué stuff!
**[17:30] ake**
If we live in Fukui, we can probably
get by just on your salary.
**[17:35] ake**
It'll be fine.
**[17:37] ake**
I'm going to be your wife, Toku-chan.
**[17:42] toku**
I... I...
**[17:45] mat**
I'm so glad I didn't get married
when I was a player!
**[17:48] mat**
I'm so glad that I waited!
**[17:51] mat**
She was totally the right choice!
**[17:55] ake**
Oh, don't cry, now!
***SIGN*** Bunkyo Mops' New Head Coach Kugutsu's Underworld Connections
**[18:00] bon**
*The* Weekly Buncho *scoop
resulted in a media firestorm.*
**[18:06] kug**
I-I don't know anything! I'm not involved!
**[18:09] kug**
That was ten years ago!
**[18:11] [SONG] sign**
Bunkyo Mops' Head Coach Kugutsu Scrapped
**[18:11] mat**
Boy, this is the kind of scandal
the Mops hate the most.
**[18:18] jin**
Poor Kugutsu...
**[18:21] jin**
Phone for you, dear.
**[18:22] jin**
From whom?
**[18:24] jin**
Someone with the Bunkyo Mops.
***SIGN*** Otowa Radio Z
**[18:29] man**
What? Head coach of the Mops?
**[18:32] jin**
They chose me to replace Kugutsu.
**[18:35] man**
J-Jinno-san?
**[18:37] jin**
I-I'm sorry. I'll have to drop
the commentator deal.
**[18:41] man**
I understand, Jinno-san.
**[18:43] man**
It's natural that a man of your caliber
would receive an offer like that.
**[18:46] jin**
I'm sorry!
**[18:47] man**
We'll withdraw our offer.
**[18:49] man**
I hope you'll join us some other time.
**[18:52] jin**
I see. I'm so glad to hear that.
**[18:55] man**
We'll find a replacement for you, Jinno-san.
**[18:58] jin**
I'm really, really, really...
**[19:01] jin**
...grateful!
**[19:04] man**
*Jinno-san looks so happy!*
**[19:07] jin**
*Kugutsu, someone got dirt on you.*
**[19:10] jin**
*Don't say I didn't warn you!*
**[19:13] hagi**
That's the story.
**[19:15] hagi**
So now we have to ask Toku-chan to
come back for commentary next season...
**[19:20] mat**
Well, it's great news, but...
**[19:23] hagi**
Right?! You'll tell him yourself, won't you?
**[19:28] hagi**
Please!
**[19:30] mat**
Fine.
**[19:32] hagi**
I'm so glad!
**[19:34] hagi**
I made you break
the news of his firing to him,
**[19:38] hagi**
so I can't really poke my nose in now, can I?
**[19:42] mat**
Very true.
**[19:43] mat**
But afterward, you need
to apologize to Toku-chan,
**[19:47] mat**
and officially ask him to work
with us again, okay?
**[19:50] hagi**
Leave it to me!
**[19:52] hagi**
I'll talk to the manager, have
him for dinner, and get it done.
**[19:58] mat**
And that's that.
**[19:59] mat**
You'll take it, won't you?
**[20:02] toku**
Oh... Well, I guess...
**[20:05] mat**
Apparently, the Fukui Dynamites were
kind of straining to hire you anyway.
**[20:11] mat**
Their budget was really tight.
**[20:14] toku**
I was starting to look forward to it, though...
**[20:18] toku**
* But if they withdrew that quickly*
* when they heard the new situation,*
**[20:24] toku**
* I guess they didn't actually*
* need me that badly?*
**[20:29] mat**
So, can we count on seeing you next year?
**[20:32] toku**
Yeah... Though I'm still a little dazed.
**[20:38] bon**
Boy, Toku-san, you've really
been through the ringer,
**[20:41] bon**
but I'm glad to hear you'll
be a commentator again!
**[20:44] toku**
I guess.
**[20:46] toku**
Now you can get married without any worries.
**[20:50] toku**
And now it's you guys' time
to have contract negotiations.
**[20:53] toku**
They've started, right?
**[20:55] bon**
Ours are next week.
**[20:57] bon**
Y-Yeah...
**[20:58] bon**
Y-Yes.
**[20:59] bon**
I'm gonna do my best!
**[21:01] bon**
It's our once-a-year battle with the ball club!
**[21:04] bon**
Cheers!
**[21:06] toku**
But, man, I really am glad I chose her.
**[21:14] toku**
*But wait, does that mean...?*
**[21:17] ake**
Well, I guess I'll stick with
my Roppongi job after all!
**[21:21] toku**
*Is that what she'll say?*
**[21:24] bon**
* That was the only thing*
* Toku-san had left to worry about.*
**[21:28] bon**
*Money Pitch!*
**[23:01] bon**
Natsunosuke here.
**[23:02] bon**
The baseball world is in the
middle of contract negotiations.
**[23:05] bon**
Shibuya Akira and Ohno Yukio
get great news on their first try.
**[23:08] bon**
And now, at last, it's my turn.
**[23:10] bon**
But I'm also identified at the
place where Yuki-works,
**[23:13] bon**
and Yuki-chan finally recognizes me,
**[23:16] bon**
and I head towards negotiations
with a spring in my step!
**[23:18] bon**
But the club's assessment
process is really harsh, you know?
**[23:22] bon**
Next time: "Contract Renewals, Part One."
**[23:24] bon**
Seize tomorrow's success and today's money!
***SIGN*** Contract Renewals, Part One
**[23:26] bon**
Money Pitch!
# 23 - Contract Renewals, Part One
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***SIGN*** Contract Renewals, Part One
**[01:33] bon**
*The pro baseball world is currently
in the middle of contract negotiations.*
**[01:38] rep**
Did you get to 250, Shiina-san?
**[01:42] shi**
No.
**[01:44] bon**
*The Spiders' ace, Shiina-san,*
**[01:46] bon**
* renewed his contract for 240 million,*
* a 40 million increase.*
**[01:52] aki**
240 million, eh?
**[01:53] aki**
You were right on the money, Natsunosuke.
**[01:56] bon**
I guess so.
**[01:57] aki**
But since we won the pennant,
**[02:00] aki**
I thought he'd at least make it to 250.
**[02:04] bon**
When you're already that highly paid,
huge increases are hard to come by.
**[02:09] bon**
So, when are your negotiations?
**[02:11] aki**
Day after tomorrow.
**[02:12] ono**
Tomorrow for me.
**[02:14] bon**
You're tomorrow, Yukio?
**[02:16] ono**
I set my goal for this season
to appear in every game,
**[02:21] ono**
but in the end, I only made 135 appearances.
**[02:24] aki**
135 out of 143 is really good.
**[02:27] aki**
And you pulled a .279 batting average.
**[02:30] ono**
I only had ten home runs.
**[02:32] ono**
Last year, I hit fourteen in 48 games.
**[02:35] aki**
No, ten is a nice number.
**[02:39] aki**
It makes a better impression than nine.
**[02:41] aki**
Don't worry. Your contract's going up.
**[02:43] aki**
Thirty-six. Maybe thirty-seven.
**[02:46] ono**
Th-Thirty-seven million?
**[02:48] ono**
I make 20 million now...
You think they'd give me that much?
**[02:52] aki**
We won the pennant,
so thirty-eight's on the table.
**[02:56] bon**
No, you're wrong.
**[02:57] bon**
It'll be thirty-nine.
**[03:00] aki**
Thirty-nine...
**[03:01] ono**
...million?
**[03:03] bon**
Under normal circumstances,
you might even get 40 million.
**[03:06] bon**
You did appear in 135 games, after all.
**[03:09] ono**
40 million?
**[03:11] bon**
But 40 million would be
double what you're making now.
**[03:15] bon**
So I think they'll stop you
just short of that.
**[03:19] ono**
Is that how it works?
**[03:22] aki**
* Natsunosuke's predictions*
* tend to be right on the money.*
***SIGN*** Spiders Ball Club Management Building
**[03:28] ono**
Thank you very much!
**[03:30] ono**
I'm going to work even harder next year!
**[03:33] bon**
* Ohno Yukio renewed his contract,*
* going from 20 million to 39 million.*
**[03:39] aki**
You got it right again, Natsunosuke.
**[03:42] bon**
Yukio was so happy.
**[03:45] aki**
Well, he was only making
10 million the year before.
**[03:49] bon**
He's really come a long way.
He's even got me beat now.
**[03:52] bon**
And tomorrow's your big day.
**[03:54] aki**
I... I recorded three wins, four losses.
**[03:57] aki**
ERA 4.45.
**[03:59] aki**
Fifteen appearances as a starter,
one as reliever.
**[04:03] aki**
I was skipped in the rotation
a few times, too.
**[04:05] aki**
If I'd stayed in the entire time,
**[04:08] aki**
I would've gotten 25 or 26 appearances.
**[04:11] aki**
My salary's definitely going down.
**[04:15] bon**
No, it'll stay the same.
**[04:18] bon**
In fact, it might even increase a little.
**[04:22] aki**
A-Are you serious?
**[04:24] bon**
I mean, you still started fifteen games.
**[04:27] bon**
Sure, you personally
didn't record a lot of wins,
**[04:30] bon**
but the team won many of
the games you started.
**[04:34] aki**
Y-Yeah! That's how I feel about it!
**[04:36] bon**
You still contributed to the pennant win.
**[04:39] bon**
And at the start of the season,
**[04:41] bon**
you faced one roster ace after another.
**[04:43] bon**
No way the team won't recognize that
those losses were no fault of your own.
**[04:48] aki**
You think?
**[04:50] bon**
You're such a worrywart.
**[04:52] bon**
We won the pennant, you know.
**[04:55] aki**
Well, if you say so.
**[04:59] aki**
36 and a half million?
**[05:02] aki**
Not only did my salary not go down,
you're tacking on 500 grand?
**[05:05] aki**
*N-Natsunosuke's prediction was a bullseye!*
**[05:08] man**
We can't low-ball a pitcher
who started fifteen games.
**[05:12] man**
Obviously.
**[05:13] man**
We don't just base these things
on whether you get wins or not.
**[05:18] man**
Out of games you started,
we won nine and lost six.
**[05:21] man**
That's a win percentage of sixty.
**[05:23] aki**
What's the 500,000 for, then?
**[05:26] man**
We won the pennant, you know.
**[05:28] man**
We couldn't just keep it the same,
so we tacked on the extra 500 grand.
**[05:32] aki**
* Natsunosuke...*
* Everything you said is coming true!*
**[05:36] man**
But, GM,
**[05:37] man**
don't you think we're being a bit
stingy with Shibuya-kun here?
**[05:41] man**
We could make it a nice, round number.
**[05:43] man**
That's a good point.
**[05:46] man**
I'm making the call to turn
the 500,000 into an even million.
**[05:51] man**
We'll make it 37 million!
**[05:57] bon**
You know what that's about, right?
**[05:59] bon**
They were going to make
it 37 million from the start.
**[06:02] bon**
They just put on that little ceremonial
drama to make you happy.
**[06:06] bon**
You think so?
**[06:07] bon**
Anyway, I'm definitely happy!
**[06:10] bon**
And man, you really are sharp
when it comes to stuff like this!
**[06:15] bon**
Kawasaki-san...
**[06:16] kawa**
Hey, there.
**[06:18] kawa**
Hi, Natsunosuke, Akira.
**[06:20] kawa**
You guys went through it today, too?
**[06:23] aki**
Just me.
**[06:24] kawa**
How'd it go?
**[06:25] aki**
Awesome.
**[06:26] kawa**
Glad to hear it.
**[06:29] kawa**
Mine starts at 4 PM.
I've got a bit of time to kill.
**[06:32] bon**
Please, join us.
**[06:35] kawa**
Thanks.
**[06:36] kawa**
Who was after you?
**[06:38] aki**
No one went in after me.
**[06:41] kawa**
I see.
**[06:43] kawa**
Then I bet those sly old foxes are
formulating a strategy to deal with me.
**[06:48] bon**
* This season, in Kawasaki-san's*
* twentieth in the pros,*
**[06:52] bon**
*the veteran pitcher finally hit 150 wins.*
***SIGN*** "I need a multi-year!"
***SIGN*** Doyo Sports Kawasaki Maruo 150-win pitcher for the Spiders
**[06:57] bon**
* On this day, he and the team failed to*
* reach an agreement, prolonging the talks.*
**[07:02] aki**
Looks like Kawasaki-san is fighting them.
**[07:05] bon**
Yeah.
**[07:06] aki**
It says he wants a multi-year contract.
**[07:09] aki**
Two years, you think? Three years?
**[07:12] bon**
Three years, apparently.
**[07:13] aki**
He's 39 next year...
**[07:17] aki**
So at the end of the deal,
he'll be 40, 41...
**[07:20] aki**
There's no way that's happening.
**[07:21] bon**
Kawasaki-san must have confidence
in his longevity.
**[07:25] aki**
But this year, he went
three and four like me.
**[07:29] aki**
The paper says he was offered an
extension on his 60 million contract.
**[07:33] bon**
You know, I would've expected
Kawasaki-san's contract to go down,
**[07:38] bon**
so I guess that's also part
of the pennant effect.
**[07:42] bon**
*Kawasaki-san once made 230 million a year,*
**[07:45] bon**
*but he was down to 60 million this year.*
**[07:48] aki**
How much could you even get paid in total
for three years at age 39?
**[07:54] aki**
100 million?
**[07:56] bon**
Nah, 60 million for three years, I bet.
**[07:59] aki**
Three years for 60 million?
**[08:01] aki**
So he'd be splitting his one-year
salary up over three years?
**[08:06] bon**
Sounds like it.
**[08:07] aki**
20 million a year for three years...
**[08:10] aki**
That's awfully low.
**[08:12] aki**
But there'll be performance-related bonuses,
**[08:15] aki**
so it'll add up to a lot more overall,
or at least that's what I think.
**[08:19] aki**
Still, it's an impossible demand.
**[08:22] aki**
Although I admire his determination
to stay in the game.
**[08:26] bon**
He's been doing it twenty years, after all.
**[08:28] bon**
He's working at a level we can't even imagine.
**[08:32] bon**
Speak of the devil.
**[08:34] bon**
It's Kawasaki-san!
**[08:36] ---**
Huh?
**[08:37] aki**
Hey!
**[08:38] aki**
'Sup!
**[08:39] kawa**
Hey, there.
**[08:40] kawa**
Want to run together?
**[08:42] both**
Yeah!
**[08:44] aki**
*This guy's got real stamina for his age.*
**[08:48] aki**
*His physical abilities haven't dropped at all.*
**[08:54] aki**
*And he's genuinely just strong.*
**[08:57] aki**
*I'm no match for this old guy.*
**[09:04] aki**
*And his body is unbelievably limber.*
**[09:07] aki**
*He's got me and Natsunosuke outclassed.*
**[09:10] aki**
* I guess that's how you win 150 games.*
* Truly amazing.*
**[09:15] kaw**
Listen... I want to win 200 games.
**[09:19] aki**
*I didn't know he had that goal.*
**[09:23] kawa**
If I play to age 45, I can make it to 200.
**[09:25] aki**
*So he wants to play seven more years?*
**[09:29] kawa**
You read the newspaper, too, right?
**[09:32] kawa**
I bet you saw my demand for a multi-year
contract and thought I'd gone crazy.
**[09:37] aki**
No, not at all!
**[09:40] aki**
Knowing you're aiming for 200 explains it.
**[09:43] kawa**
Anyway, I need a guaranteed
three more years in the pros,
**[09:47] kawa**
and then I'll take it one year at a time.
**[09:50] aki**
* Even if that three-year contract goes*
* through, to get those last 50 wins,*
**[09:55] aki**
* he'll have a quota of seven*
* or eight wins per year.*
**[09:57] bon**
*That's going to be a tall order at his age...*
**[10:01] bon**
Looking at your body,
I feel like you might just do it.
**[10:06] aki**
Natsunosuke...
**[10:08] bon**
I bet by the time you retire at 45,
**[10:11] bon**
you'll be back up to a 100 million contract.
**[10:15] kawa**
Natsunosuke, this old man will
take that as his future motivation.
**[10:23] bon**
* And then, during Kawasaki-san's*
* second round of negotiations...*
**[10:29] man**
You can keep insisting, but a
multi-year contract is a no-go.
**[10:33] man**
Take this one-year deal and do well,
and there'll be another one waiting.
**[10:37] kawa**
I have a dream.
**[10:40] kawa**
I'll go through this dance
as many times as it takes.
**[10:44] man**
All right.
**[10:46] man**
Then here's what we'll do.
**[10:48] man**
We'll add 10 million to our offer.
**[10:51] man**
That's 60 plus 10, 70 million.
**[10:54] man**
You'll accept that, won't you?
**[10:56] man**
The multi-year is impossible.
**[10:58] man**
GM!
**[10:59] man**
Look, it's all right.
**[11:00] man**
I'm making this call.
***SIGN*** He Caved! Single-year contract signed
***SIGN*** Doyo Sports Kawasaki re-signs for 70 mil
**[11:04] aki**
Kawasaki-san was so adamant,
but in the end, he folded.
**[11:08] bon**
Actually, I wonder if this
was his plan from the start.
**[11:13] bon**
He hasn't stayed in the pros
twenty years for nothing.
**[11:16] bon**
His record was the same as yours:
three wins, four losses.
**[11:19] aki**
Yet I got a million yen added,
while he got 10 million...
**[11:24] bon**
Is he really chasing 200 wins?
**[11:28] bon**
Did he really want a multi-year contract?
**[11:34] bon**
*Who's the real sly old fox?*
**[11:38] bon**
*Only Kawasaki-san knows the truth.*
**[11:43] aki**
By the way, you've got your
talks tomorrow, right?
**[11:46] aki**
Try to guess your own contract!
**[11:50] bon**
That's the hardest of all.
**[11:53] bon**
* Though I can guess what the club*
* will offer me from past experience...*
**[12:08] yuki**
Here you go!
***SIGN*** Kitchen Ajihei
**[12:10] yuki**
Thank you for coming!
**[12:12] yuki**
Check for table two, please!
**[12:16] bon**
*Yuki-chan...*
**[12:17] bon**
*She's as radiant as ever!*
**[12:19] yuki**
Here you go!
**[12:20] yuki**
Fried chicken 'n' rice!
**[12:23] bon**
*Here we go!*
**[12:26] bon**
Delicious!
**[12:28] bon**
*My season at twenty-six.*
**[12:31] bon**
*18 million yen per year.*
**[12:33] bon**
*Heading toward contract negotiations,*
**[12:35] bon**
* a player analyzes his own*
* accomplishments and contributions,*
**[12:37] man**
Hey, isn't that Bonda of the Spiders?
**[12:38] bon**
*and presents the number he's hoping for.*
**[12:40] man**
Bonda?
**[12:41] bon**
* Of course, the player and club may value*
* those contributions very differently.*
**[12:47] man**
Hey.
**[12:49] man**
Are you Bonda-san, from the Spiders?
**[12:52] man**
I knew it.
**[12:53] man**
I'm a huge fan of the Spiders.
**[12:56] man**
I'm sorry to interrupt your meal,
but I'd love to shake your hand.
**[13:00] bon**
S-Sure...
**[13:02] bon**
I hope you get us to the Japan Series
and make us best in Japan next year.
**[13:07] bon**
Can I have one, too?
**[13:10] bon**
Sure.
**[13:11] man**
Um, excuse us.
**[13:14] man**
Can we also...?
**[13:19] man**
Excuse me, Bonda-san.
**[13:21] man**
Sorry, I only have a work
notepad on me right now, but...
**[13:24] man**
Could I have your autograph?
**[13:25] bon**
Sure.
***SIGN*** Jingu Spiders 39 Bonda Natsunosuke
**[13:31] bon**
Here.
**[13:32] man**
Thank you very much.
**[13:34] man**
I'd love one, too.
Sorry it's just a notepad again.
**[13:37] man**
He's giving out autographs.
**[13:39] oka**
Who is that?
**[13:40] man**
Bonda of the Spiders.
**[13:42] man**
Oh, the southpaw middle reliever.
**[13:45] bon**
*Contributing to the league pennant*
**[13:47] bon**
* must have increased my name*
* recognition a little bit.*
**[13:50] bon**
*Even though somewhere in my heart,*
**[13:52] bon**
* I was sure that this was one*
* place I'd never been recognized.*
**[13:56] oka**
They say he's a pro baseball player!
**[13:58] yu**
A pro baseball player?
**[13:59] oka**
Let's see, an autograph card...
**[14:01] yuki**
*He is?*
**[14:05] oka**
Yuki-chan, could you get us his autograph?
**[14:09] yuki**
Who is he again?
**[14:11] oka**
Um, B-Bonda?
**[14:14] oka**
Bonda from the Spiders.
**[14:16] yuki**
Sure thing.
**[14:19] yuki**
* Bonda-san? I feel like I've*
* heard that name before...*
**[14:25] yuki**
Excuse me.
**[14:28] yuki**
Sorry. Could we get your
autograph for the shop?
**[14:32] yuki**
You can make it out to Kitchen Ajihei...
**[14:37] bon**
R-Right...
**[14:56] bon**
*I remember!*
**[14:58] (Flashback) fb**
I'm sorry.
**[15:00] (Flashback) fb**
I'm such a huge Tempters fan!
**[15:03] (Flashback) fb**
Bonda-san is the one that
sent us to the Japan Series,
**[15:07] (Flashback) fb**
so I just got so happy!
**[15:12] yuki**
Mr. Tutankhamen?
**[15:15] bon**
Yes...
**[15:17] bon**
I was Tutankhamen.
**[15:19] yu**
I-I was at the Spiders' fan appreciation day,
**[15:23] yu**
and I said something really awful to you...
**[15:26] yu**
I-I'm sorry! I'm sorry!
**[15:28] yuki**
I'm sorry!
**[15:28] oka**
Yuki-chan?
**[15:30] yuki**
Y-You remember me?
**[15:33] bon**
O-Of course I do!
**[15:37] bon**
Really, don't worry about it!
**[15:39] bon**
Here you are...
***SIGN*** To Kitchen Ajihei Bonda Natsunosuke Jingu Spiders 39
**[15:42] yuki**
Thank you very much.
**[15:45] oka**
Did our Yuki-chan do something to offend you?
**[15:49] bon**
No, no, not at all.
**[15:51] oka**
Yuki-chan, what's the matter?
**[15:54] yuki**
Actually... You see...
**[15:57] oka**
You did that?
**[15:59] ---**
Then...
**[16:00] oka**
Here, an apology for
our Yuki-chan's rudeness.
**[16:05] oka**
Go on, Yuki-chan. Pour for him.
**[16:09] yuki**
R-Right.
**[16:10] yuki**
H-Here you are.
**[16:12] bon**
Y-Yeah... Thank you.
**[16:22] oka**
Yuki-chan!
**[16:24] oka**
Give him this to eat with it!
**[16:26] yuki**
S-Sure!
**[16:28] yuki**
Th-This is on the house, too!
**[16:31] oka**
Hey, Yuki-chan!
**[16:33] oka**
You sit there and pour for him a while.
**[16:37] yuki**
Ma'am...
**[16:38] oka**
Forget work. Come on, please do this.
**[16:42] yuki**
Here.
**[16:44] bon**
* I wasn't mentally prepared*
* for this sudden encounter.*
**[16:47] bon**
*I can't seem to say anything!*
**[16:50] oka**
Pro baseball players make
a lot of money, right?
**[16:54] oka**
How much do you think Bonda-san makes?
**[16:56] chef**
Don't know.
**[16:58] man**
I don't think he made it
to 20 million this year.
**[17:01] man**
Oh, really?
**[17:03] man**
Says 18 million here.
**[17:05] man**
What? 18 million?
**[17:07] man**
18 million, huh?
**[17:09] oka**
18 million?!
**[17:10] oka**
He's rich!
**[17:14] man**
But for a pro baseball player,
that's not much.
**[17:16] oka**
What? At 18 million?
**[17:19] oka**
Then how much do pro baseball
players usually make?
**[17:23] man**
Depends on the player.
**[17:24] man**
Some make hundreds of millions,
and some just make a few.
**[17:27] oka**
Then is a player making
18 million in the baseball world...
**[17:30] oka**
High? Middling? Low?
**[17:33] man**
Can't say, but for the majors,
it's on the lower side.
**[17:37] oka**
Low?!
**[17:38] bon**
*Sure, I might be low right now.*
**[17:42] bon**
*I only make 18 million.*
**[17:44] bon**
*But one day, I'll be on the high end!*
**[17:47] bon**
*And my first step to see that day come...*
**[17:49] yuki**
Bonda-san.
**[17:51] yuki**
Here.
**[17:52] bon**
R-Right.
**[17:55] yuki**
Please do your best.
**[17:59] bon**
Right!
**[18:00] bon**
I'll do my best tomorrow!
**[18:03] bon**
Nothing, just a personal matter.
**[18:14] bon**
* This season was my best one*
* since joining the pros.*
**[18:20] bon**
* I feel like I contributed to us*
* winning the league pennant, too.*
**[18:24] bon**
* I'd wager they'll offer me*
* a 7 million yen increase.*
**[18:28] bon**
*That's 25 million yen.*
**[18:32] man**
Bonda-kun,
**[18:33] man**
through May, you served us
well as a middle reliever.
**[18:38] man**
You had twenty appearances by then,
**[18:40] man**
which was as many as you'd had
all the previous season.
**[18:45] man**
If you'd kept that up, you might've had
over sixty mound appearances.
**[18:49] man**
Sadly, you got hurt just
before interleague play,
**[18:52] man**
and you were out of the game for four months.
**[18:56] man**
You returned in September, in the
middle of a dead heat pennant race
**[18:59] man**
between us, the Tempters, and the Mops.
**[19:03] man**
Then you appeared in eleven games
and got seven hold points.
**[19:07] man**
Those seven holds definitely
contributed to our league pennant win.
**[19:12] man**
In that stretch, you made eleven appearances
**[19:14] man**
and racked up four wins, four losses,
and two saves at a 3.01 ERA.
**[19:18] man**
You also totaled twenty
hold points for the season.
**[19:21] man**
We plugged this data into
our club's assessment program,
**[19:25] man**
and it gave us your next year's contract.
**[19:27] bon**
*It's definitely going up.*
**[19:29] bon**
* I have eleven appearances and*
* ten holds more than last year.*
**[19:33] bon**
* And as the club acknowledges,*
* I contributed to the late pennant race*
**[19:39] bon**
*and helped us win it.*
**[19:42] bon**
*24.5 million.*
**[19:46] bon**
Bonda-kun.
**[19:47] bon**
We fully appreciate how hard you worked
in our late-season pennant race.
**[19:54] bon**
The management really trusts you, too.
**[19:57] bon**
But that injury was unfortunate.
**[20:00] bon**
Of course, you were injured during
a game, so we won't detract for that,
**[20:05] bon**
but as you spent four months
out of the majors,
**[20:07] bon**
there's a limit to how much
we can add on for you.
**[20:11] bon**
If you hadn't been injured,
you might have reached 40 million.
**[20:17] bon**
Well, we're counting on you next season, too.
**[20:19] bon**
Do your best.
**[20:21] man**
No, wait a minute.
**[20:24] man**
That 500 grand is too awkward.
**[20:26] man**
I'm making the call to add on another 500.
**[20:31] man**
Let's go with 25 million.
**[20:33] man**
G-GM!
**[20:34] man**
Are you sure?
**[20:35] man**
Yeah, I am.
**[20:37] man**
Bonda-kun clearly contributed to our win.
**[20:40] man**
Bonda-kun, please do your
best at 25 million next year.
**[20:45] bon**
* As I thought, they added*
* on that extra 500,000.*
**[20:47] bon**
* As I predicted, they were planning*
* to offer me 25 million all along.*
**[20:51] bon**
*But if I compromise here, I lose.*
**[20:54] bon**
Excuse me. Could I make an appeal?
**[20:59] man**
You're appealing the offer?
**[21:00] man**
You're not satisfied with 25 million? Then...
**[21:04] man**
How much do you want?
**[21:06] bon**
I want another million.
**[21:09] bon**
26 million!
**[21:10] both**
26 million?!
**[21:13] both**
There's no way. Don't be ridiculous.
**[21:15] both**
This is the best we can offer!
**[21:17] both**
We won't go one yen higher!
**[21:20] bon**
But...
**[21:21] bon**
After you hear my argument,
**[21:23] bon**
I think you'll be obliged to
give me that extra million.
**[21:27] man**
Bonda-kun?!
**[23:01] man**
Natsunosuke here.
**[23:02] man**
It's a meager yet precious one million.
**[23:05] man**
I really am desperate over this!
**[23:07] man**
But the club refuses to accept my appeal.
**[23:11] man**
Things are getting cut really close here...
**[23:14] man**
That's when some very interesting
information reaches my ears.
**[23:18] man**
Yes, I'll hang in there a little longer!
**[23:20] man**
I'm going to get myself an extra million!
**[23:23] bon**
Next time: "Contract Renewals, Part Two."
**[23:25] bon**
Seize tomorrow's success and today's money!
***SIGN*** Contract Renewals, Part Two
**[23:27] bon**
Money Pitch!
# 24 - Contract Renewals, Part Two
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GRVDWZZ4R/gurazeni-money-pitch)
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**[00:00] fb**
You're not satisfied with 25 million? Then...
**[00:04] fb**
How much do you want?
**[00:06] fb**
I want another million.
**[00:08] fb**
26 million!
**[00:10] fb**
26 million?!
**[00:12] fb**
After you hear my argument,
**[00:14] fb**
I think you'll be obliged to
give me that extra million.
**[00:18] fb**
Bonda-kun?!
**[00:21] bon**
*This one million will make a big difference.*
**[00:23] bon**
*It's only one million.*
**[00:25] bon**
* But when I first entered the majors,*
* my scout, Yasuda-san, said...*
**[00:29] (Flashback) yasu**
Being a pro is all about money.
**[00:32] (Flashback) yasu**
When it's time for contract
negotiations, be greedy.
**[00:35] (Flashback) yasu**
Even if it's just for a million or two.
**[00:37] (Flashback) yasu**
Every year, do everything
you can to get that boost.
**[00:40] (Flashback) yasu**
When it adds up, it'll make a big difference.
**[00:45] (Flashback) yasu**
It's important to gradually
build up those numbers.
**[00:48] bon**
*If I get over sixty appearances next season,*
**[00:52] bon**
*I can get double my contract to 50 million.*
**[00:54] bon**
* But they'll stop me just short*
* of that by about 2 million,*
**[00:58] bon**
*so I won't reach 50 million.*
**[01:00] bon**
* But if I add on an extra million*
* now to get to 26 million,*
**[01:04] bon**
* then even if they make that cut,*
* I'll make it to 50 million.*
**[01:07] bon**
* Next year, the next year,*
* and the year after that...*
**[01:10] bon**
* This million yen now will have*
* a huge impact on my earnings!*
***SIGN*** Contract Renewals, Part Two
**[02:46] bon**
Do you remember the Jingu Spiders
4,000th win memorial game in October?
**[02:53] bon**
It was against the Mops at Jingu Stadium.
**[02:56] man**
R-Right...
**[02:58] bon**
We'd reached first in the standings once,
**[03:00] bon**
but after that, first place
kept changing hands each day.
**[03:04] bon**
Before that match, the Tempters
were in first by half a game.
***SIGN*** Tempters
Mops
Spiders
***SIGN*** Jingu Stadium
**[03:10] bon**
The matchups were us versus the Mops,
***SIGN*** Koshien Stadium
**[03:13] bon**
and the Tempters versus the Wild Ones.
**[03:15] bon**
After that, we were going
to play five games on the road.
**[03:20] bon**
In other words, if we'd lost that day,
**[03:22] bon**
the chances of getting our memorial
win at home would've plummeted.
**[03:28] bon**
That game, our starter was the
38-year-old Kawasaki-san,
**[03:31] bon**
who had two wins in the seasons so far.
**[03:34] kawa**
*Haven't started in a while.*
**[03:37] bon**
At that point, Kawasaki-san
had reached 149 career wins.
**[03:42] kawa**
*I'm hitting 150 wins this game for sure.*
**[03:45] bon**
Everyone wanted to get our 4,000th
victory and Kawasaki-san's 150th win.
**[03:53] bon**
Kawasaki-san is a team legend, after all.
***SIGN*** 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
**[03:58] bon**
Kawasaki-san did a great job that day,
giving up no runs through the fourth.
**[04:03] bon**
But...
**[04:04] bon**
In the fifth, when he could've qualified for
the win, he gave up a two-run homer.
**[04:10] bon**
In the bottom of that inning,
a pinch hitter was sent in for him.
**[04:13] (Flashback) koz**
Don't worry. You did well today.
**[04:15] bon**
But just then, we started hitting
***SIGN*** 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
**[04:20] bon**
and turned it around!
**[04:22] kawa**
*Maybe I'll get that win after all!*
**[04:24] bon**
I'm the one who took over after that.
**[04:27] (Flashback) koz**
Natsunosuke, just handle two innings for now.
**[04:30] (Flashback) bon**
Yes, sir.
***SIGN*** Other Games
***SIGN*** Tempters 0-7 Wild Ones 5th Purple Shadows 2-2 Oxen 4th Jaguars 1-2 Savage 6th
**[04:32] bon**
Around the same time, we learned
that the Tempters at Koshien
**[04:35] bon**
were losing 7-0 in the 5th.
**[04:40] (Flashback) man**
Whoever wins here will take first place!
**[04:42] bon**
I pitched well again that day,
**[04:45] bon**
and I held them to no runs
in the sixth and the seventh.
**[04:48] (Flashback) man**
Natsunosuke, you're on fire today.
Handle another inning, won't you?
**[04:52] (Flashback) bon**
What?
**[04:54] bon**
In the end, I pitched the 6th, 7th,
and 8th innings to secure the hold.
***SIGN*** 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
**[04:58] bon**
And of course, Segawa-san was all set
to go in as closer in the 9th.
**[05:02] bon**
But leading off that inning
was their cleanup, Norman,
**[05:06] bon**
whom they weren't going to pinch hit for.
**[05:08] man**
*A left-hander, eh?*
**[05:10] (Flashback) man**
Natsunosuke, stick in through
Norman, would you?
**[05:15] bon**
I struck out Norman.
**[05:20] bon**
*Now Segawa-san will finish the game, huh?*
**[05:22] (Flashback) man**
Well, I'd prefer not to change
in the middle of an inning...
**[05:26] (Flashback) man**
Have Natsunosuke handle the last two.
**[05:36] bon**
I was still on fire, so I easily
got the last two outs also.
***SIGN*** Celebration!
***SIGN*** Jingu Spiders 4,000 Total Wins
**[05:42] (Flashback) mat**
The Spiders land their record 4,000th win!
**[05:48] (Flashback) mat**
Kawasaki gets his 150th win in the pros!
**[05:51] (Flashback) mat**
And with that win, the Spiders also take
first place in the league standings!
**[05:58] bon**
The point I'm appealing on is that I
contributed to our memorial win at Jingu,
**[06:03] bon**
and that I also got
Kawasaki-san his 150th win.
**[06:07] bon**
And although we played seven games after that,
**[06:11] bon**
we ended up remaining in first the whole time.
**[06:16] bon**
In other words, the moment we secured
our eventual first-place ranking,
***SIGN*** Spiders
Tempters
Mops
**[06:20] bon**
I was the one on the mound.
**[06:24] man**
But, Bonda-kun, we knew all that.
**[06:27] man**
That's why we offered you 25 million yen.
**[06:30] bon**
You're saying you took that
fact into account already?
**[06:33] man**
That's right. So we can't
add on another million.
**[06:40] as**
We heard you out, so that's that, right?
**[06:43] as**
Do you accept?
**[06:44] man**
I'm so glad. Well, I have
some things to take care of...
**[06:47] bon**
Wait a minute! My appeal isn't over yet!
**[06:53] bon**
There's actually more to the story than that.
**[06:56] bon**
If you hear me out to the end,
**[06:58] bon**
you'll understand the logic of
giving me the extra million.
**[07:02] man**
*B-Bonda's hanging in there!*
**[07:06] man**
You contributed to us getting our 4,000th win
**[07:09] man**
and Kawasaki-kun's 150th win at home.
**[07:12] man**
That was also the moment our team
rose to its lasting first place position.
**[07:17] man**
In other words, you contributed to
the team's record, and to its legacy.
**[07:24] man**
But as I said before, we've factored
all that into your 25 million.
**[07:27] man**
We can't offer any more.
**[07:29] bon**
But at that match—
**[07:31] man**
I'm afraid we're just
running in circles like this.
**[07:34] man**
Let's take an hour break and cool our heads.
**[07:39] as**
Yes, let's do that.
**[07:40] as**
Time for a break, a break!
**[07:43] as**
Break time, break time!
**[07:44] man**
I really do have to see to something.
**[07:52] bon**
* It's a standard club trick. Buy time*
* by saying, "Let's cool our heads."*
**[07:57] bon**
* Most players will use the break time*
* to reflect on their weak hand,*
**[08:02] bon**
*regret being stubborn, and fold like that.*
**[08:09] bon**
*But what a time to call for a breather...*
**[08:12] bon**
* I'd worked myself into a frenzy,*
* and now it's all gone.*
**[08:18] rep**
It's Bonda!
**[08:19] bon**
Let's see...
**[08:23] bon**
Wh-What is it?!
**[08:25] bon**
I-I haven't signed anything yet!
**[08:27] rap**
No, it's not about
the contract negotiations...
**[08:30] bon**
* The fact that the news reached me then*
* was a massive stroke of luck.*
**[08:35] bon**
* Or at the very least,*
* it gave me the push I needed.*
**[08:43] man**
Boy, you are stubborn...
**[08:46] man**
*He certainly is determined.*
**[08:48] man**
* I thought that after the break,*
* he'd sign the contract just like that.*
**[08:54] man**
But I'm afraid you're just wasting your time.
**[08:57] as**
It's a fair amount, no matter how you slice it.
**[09:01] as**
Can't we come to an agreement?
**[09:03] bon**
I'm telling you, hear out
the rest of the story or—
**[09:07] as**
Listen.
**[09:07] as**
This isn't all about you.
**[09:09] as**
We have negotiations with
a lot of other players today.
**[09:12] as**
We can't indulge your selfishness forever.
**[09:15] bon**
If you refuse to hear me out,
can we at least delay the negotiations?
**[09:20] bon**
We can resume another day.
**[09:22] as**
How dare you?!
You're not a star player, you know!
**[09:25] as**
Be reasonable!
**[09:28] as**
We can't afford to take that kind of time.
**[09:30] as**
All the negotiation slots are filled
for at least the next ten days.
**[09:33] bon**
So us players in the 20 millions are
supposed to shut up and do as we're told?
**[09:38] bon**
Whether we make 20 million or 100,
we players are our own advocates.
**[09:42] bon**
We're all desperate here!
**[09:44] as**
Don't quibble with us!
**[09:45] man**
Hey...
**[09:47] as**
S-Sorry.
**[09:49] as**
I'm sorry. Forgive me.
**[09:51] as**
I went too far.
**[09:52] bon**
No... as did I.
**[09:56] man**
I suppose you leave us no choice.
**[09:59] man**
But all we're doing is hearing your pitch.
**[10:01] man**
We can't promise you anything.
**[10:03] bon**
Thank you very much.
**[10:05] bon**
That game was in all the sports papers.
**[10:09] bon**
But would our 4,000th victory and
Kawasaki-san's 150th win have been
**[10:14] bon**
that big a deal on their own?
**[10:19] bon**
That day, there was another reason
the game was in all the papers.
**[10:24] bon**
Because of showbiz gossip.
**[10:28] man**
Showbiz gossip?
**[10:32] bon**
Yes!
**[10:45] man**
Showbiz gossip?
**[10:48] bon**
Yes!
**[10:50] (Flashback) fan**
Bonda!
**[11:00] man**
*Behind home plate at #Jingu.*
**[11:02] man**
*I think the couple next to me is...*
***SIGN*** 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
**[11:12] (Flashback) bon**
And there we go!
**[11:14] (Flashback) man**
Bonda held on through the 8th, too!
**[11:16] (Flashback) man**
Segawa will be the closer in the 9th!
**[11:18] (Flashback) girl**
A one-run game!
You think we'll make it out?
**[11:21] (Flashback) man**
This is bad, though...
**[11:23] (Flashback) man**
We need to leave the stadium this inning.
**[11:24] (Flashback) man**
Once the match ends,
the crowd will come pouring out...
**[11:27] (Flashback) girl**
I want to see the end, but I guess we gotta go!
***SIGN*** Meiji Jingu Stadium
**[11:31] (Flashback) girl**
We'd better get a taxi fast...
**[11:40] bon**
A singer and an actor.
**[11:42] bon**
That young star couple's
relationship was exposed.
**[11:46] bon**
Those two Spiders fans had come
with all their defenses in place,
**[11:50] bon**
yet a sharp-eyed fan tweeted about it online,
**[11:53] bon**
and that tweet went viral...
**[11:56] bon**
It was major news.
**[11:58] bon**
There had never even been rumors
about the two of them before then.
**[12:02] bon**
In all the sports papers the next day,
***SIGN*** Sports Morning Star Couple's Relationship Exposed Shiraki Yugo x Shinoyama Chie
**[12:05] bon**
"Star couple's relationship exposed!
Shinoyama Chie, Shiraki Yugo!"
**[12:09] bon**
And below that, it talked about
the Spiders' 4,000th memorial victory
**[12:13] bon**
and Kawasaki's 150th win as a pro.
**[12:17] (Flashback) rep**
Um, are you two dating?
**[12:20] (Flashback) girl**
Um...
**[12:21] (Flashback) man**
No, we're just friends.
**[12:24] (Flashback) rep**
But you seemed quite close while
you were watching the game.
**[12:27] (Flashback) rep**
Like a couple.
**[12:28] (Flashback) girl**
What? Where did that come from?
**[12:30] (Flashback) rep**
A fan tweeted about you online.
**[12:33] (Flashback) man**
What? Online?
**[12:37] (Flashback) man**
What are those cheers for?
**[12:39] (Flashback) rep**
Apparently, Bonda took the mound in the 9th,
**[12:42] (Flashback) rep**
and struck Norman out.
**[12:44] (Flashback) girl**
Bonda did?!
**[12:46] (Flashback) man**
Will they be okay without Segawa in the 9th?
**[12:49] (Flashback) rep**
Well, Norman's a left-handed hitter...
**[12:52] (Flashback) rep**
It looks like Bonda is pitching
to the next batter, too!
**[12:56] (Flashback) man**
Then Bonda's hanging in to the end today?
**[12:57] (Flashback) girl**
Are they going to be okay?
**[13:00] (Flashback) rep**
Are you two fans of the Spiders?
**[13:03] (Flashback) girl**
Yes, we are!
**[13:04] (Flashback) man**
That's how we started...
**[13:06] (Flashback) rep**
They admitted it!
**[13:07] (Flashback) rep**
They're dating!
**[13:11] (Flashback) girl**
What?
**[13:14] (Flashback) rep**
Time to celebrate, you guys!
**[13:16] (Flashback) rep**
Bonda got us through the inning!
**[13:18] (Flashback) girl**
Yes!
**[13:19] (Flashback) girl**
Now we're in first place!
**[13:22] (Flashback) man**
Great job, Bonda!
**[13:24] bon**
...he shouted out, they say.
***SIGN*** In that moment... "Great job, Bonda!"
**[13:28] man**
But that all happened outside the stadium.
**[13:32] man**
Our evaluation only takes into
account your play on the pitch.
**[13:36] bon**
But it put our memorial
victory on the front page.
**[13:41] as**
But that had nothing to do with you.
**[13:44] bon**
But it's not unconnected, is it?
**[13:47] bon**
That match, fans started
tweeting about the game,
**[13:50] bon**
and it took some time
for the reporters to catch on...
**[13:55] bon**
I bet that big couple hadn't planned
to watch the game to the 8th.
**[14:00] bon**
The longer they stayed there,
**[14:02] bon**
the more likely it was that
they'd be spotted by the fans.
**[14:06] bon**
In the end, by the time
they left the stadium,
**[14:08] bon**
the reporters had already
caught up with them.
**[14:10] bon**
There wouldn't have been
an article if they hadn't.
**[14:15] bon**
What kept them rooted to
the stadium until the eighth
**[14:18] bon**
was watching me hold onto
that 3-2 lead with my pitching.
**[14:22] bon**
And I'm pretty sure things would've been
a lot different if they hadn't been found.
**[14:29] (Flashback) fb**
Great job, Bonda!
**[14:32] bon**
That moment was played
repeatedly on TV, too.
**[14:35] (Flashback) rep**
The match they'd gone to see was the
Jingu Spiders' memorial 4,000th victory.
**[14:41] bon**
Each time the gossip story
was played in the media,
**[14:44] bon**
our 4,000th victory was mentioned, too.
**[14:47] bon**
As was Kawasaki-san's 150th win.
**[14:50] man**
In other words,
**[14:51] man**
you want a million yen as a performance
fee for making the memorial game exciting?
**[15:00] man**
Well, I think I see what you're getting at.
**[15:03] man**
All right, we'll boost you 500,000.
**[15:06] man**
How about 25.5 million?
**[15:09] as**
GM!
**[15:10] man**
Please, let that be enough.
**[15:12] as**
You can't do that! You can't
be the first one to fold!
**[15:16] as**
Bonda-kun's the one who will fold!
**[15:18] as**
You're hurting our position with the players!
**[15:22] man**
No, this won't hurt us.
**[15:24] man**
I'm making a judgement call.
**[15:26] man**
And I'm moved by your appeal.
**[15:28] as**
GM!
**[15:30] bon**
Excuse me. 500,000 is nice,
**[15:33] bon**
but the truth is, there's more
to the appeal than that.
**[15:38] man**
There's more?!
**[15:39] bon**
It's actually still unfolding...
Or you could say, it's been revived.
**[15:44] bon**
Oh, so you haven't heard yet.
**[15:46] bon**
Could you open that computer
and look at the top trending topics?
**[15:51] as**
Let's see...
**[15:52] man**
What does it say?
**[15:55] as**
"Big couple announces engagement.
**[15:58] as**
Ceremony set for next spring.
Shiraki Yugo, Shinoyama Chie.
**[16:01] as**
Two months pregnant."
**[16:03] as**
What?!
**[16:04] bon**
That news went live one hour ago.
**[16:07] bon**
I suspect it's the top story
on all the talk shows right now.
**[16:12] fb**
*Great job, Bonda!*
**[16:16] rep**
*Their relationship was made public*
**[16:17] rep**
* when the two went to see a*
* baseball game at Jingu Stadium.*
**[16:21] rep**
*That game was the Spiders' 4,000th victory,*
**[16:25] rep**
*and the two are apparently big Spiders fans.*
**[16:28] rep**
* Thus, Bonda has sent the couple*
* a message of congratulations.*
**[16:32] bon**
*Hey, this is Bonda Natsunosuke
with the Jingu Spiders!*
***SIGN*** A congratulatory message
from
"Great job, Bonda!"
***SIGN*** Jingu Spiders Player Bonda Natsunosuke
**[16:35] bon**
*Shiraki-san, Shinoyama-san,
congratulations on your engagement!*
**[16:39] bon**
*Keep cheering for the Spiders, okay?*
**[16:42] rep**
*That was Bonda's congratulatory message!*
**[16:45] bon**
They came to interview me
during the break earlier.
**[16:50] bon**
The story will probably be played
repeatedly over the next few days,
**[16:54] bon**
and it'll be picked up by
newspapers and magazines...
**[16:54] man**
*Their relationship and wedding would've
come to light eventually anyway.*
**[16:58] man**
* But the timing of the exposure*
* was so convenient for Bonda.*
**[17:02] man**
Y-You've got us.
**[17:05] man**
An appeal like that...
**[17:07] man**
All right. We'll make it 26 million.
**[17:12] man**
Thank you!
**[17:15] man**
I'm sorry for all of my rudeness.
**[17:18] man**
It's all right. Do your best
for us next year, all right?
**[17:21] bon**
Excuse me, then!
**[17:26] man**
Goodness me...
**[17:27] man**
Well, seeing a baseball player
appeal his heart out like that
**[17:31] man**
is a sign of his professional spirit!
**[17:33] man**
It's a good thing.
**[17:35] man**
And they're expecting him to be
our ace middle reliever next year.
**[17:39] man**
I'm glad we left him feeling happy.
**[17:43] as**
* Besides, it's not as if it makes a*
* big difference to us whether it's 25 or 26.*
**[17:49] bon**
Yes!
**[17:50] bon**
*18 million to 26 million!*
**[17:53] bon**
*I got me an 8 million yen pay raise!*
**[17:56] bon**
* For a guy who didn't play for four*
* months due to injury, that's fantastic!*
***SIGN*** Yakiniku Jolena
**[18:02] shi**
To all three of us for securing
our contract renewals!
**[18:05] shi**
It's great that we know
we'll be playing here next year.
**[18:09] bon**
*Ohno Yukio got a 19 million
raise to 39 million.*
**[18:15] bon**
*Shibuya Akira got an extra million,
taking him to 37 million.*
**[18:19] bon**
Boy, Yukio, you've really left me
in the dust now.
**[18:22] yuki**
I still don't feel like I've earned
that number 3 jersey, though.
**[18:26] shi**
No, you've made your way
into the regular lineup.
**[18:30] shi**
Your contract's going to keep
going higher and higher.
**[18:33] yuki**
I can't be sure of that just yet.
**[18:34] yuki**
If they bring in a foreigner who
can hit, they'll drop me in no time!
**[18:39] bon**
* Yukio's started climbing the pro*
* baseball ladder at a nice pace.*
**[18:44] bon**
*I can't say I'm not a bit envious,*
**[18:46] bon**
* but I'm also proud of him as*
* a fellow Yamanashian.*
**[18:48] shi**
By the way, who's paying the check today?
**[18:52] bon**
Yukio's, since he earns the most now.
**[18:55] yuki**
But I'm the youngest!
**[18:57] shi**
You and I are the same age, Natsunosuke.
**[19:00] shi**
But I was born in October,
and you were born in September.
**[19:03] shi**
That makes you the oldest here.
**[19:04] bon**
Hey, I make the least money of all of us!
**[19:08] shi**
What's the big deal?
**[19:09] shi**
The three of us won't even break 50,000.
**[19:12] yuki**
It's okay, Senpai.
**[19:13] yuki**
I'll pay today.
**[19:15] yuki**
Yukio...
**[19:18] yuki**
But just for today.
**[19:22] wait**
That will be 48,500 yen.
**[19:24] yuki**
Sure thing.
**[19:26] yuki**
I'd like a receipt, please.
**[19:28] bon**
* That Yukio... Is it just my imagination,*
* or does he look taller today?*
**[19:34] bon**
* One way or another, we all*
* got great contract increases.*
**[19:39] bon**
*I'm glad we got to celebrate with that party.*
**[19:43] bon**
*By the way, once I was by myself...*
**[19:45] bon**
Argh!
**[19:47] bon**
* But, but, but... Maybe I shouldn't*
* have said all that to the management!*
**[19:52] bon**
*That's right!*
**[19:53] bon**
*I'm sure I upset them!*
**[19:55] bon**
*I bet they thought I was just splitting hairs!*
**[19:59] bon**
*But, but... I really did want a better salary!*
**[20:05] bon**
*What do I do? What do I do?!*
**[20:05] bon**
* At any rate, I managed to make it*
* safely to the end of the year.*
**[20:12] bon**
*This is my workplace.*
**[20:15] bon**
* I'm Bonda Natsunosuke, twenty-seven*
* years old and entering my ninth season.*
**[20:19] bon**
*I make 18... I mean, 26 million yen a year!*
***SIGN*** 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
**[20:25] mat**
The Spiders lead three to two!
**[20:27] mat**
Top of the 8th, Carnabeats at bat.
**[20:29] mat**
With runners on first and second with
two out, they're in position to tie the game!
**[20:33] ann**
*Bonda will be pitching for Ichioka.*
**[20:37] ann**
*Jersey number 39!*
**[20:41] bon**
*Well, I guess it's time to get to work!*
**[20:44] bon**
*This hitter's contract is 22 million.*
**[20:47] bon**
* As someone making 26 million,*
* I can't possibly lose.*
**[20:51] toku**
*This is gonna be your season, Natsunosuke!*
**[20:54] mat**
*Now Bonda takes the mound.*
**[20:56] mat**
* There are hopes that he'll be*
* the season's ace middle reliever.*
**[20:57] yuki**
Bonda-san...
**[20:59] koz**
Natsunosuke...
**[21:01] man**
We're counting on you!
**[21:02] shi**
*You can do this easy!*
**[21:04] yuki**
* Let him hit it if you have to!*
* I'll catch it for you!*
**[21:07] yuki**
* Show us the new Bonda*
* with his improved contract.*
**[21:10] bon**
*Money Pitch...*
**[21:12] bon**
*"There's money buried under the pitch."*
**[21:15] bon**
*That's a phrase I made up.*
**[21:17] bon**
*I'm going to keep digging it up,*
**[21:20] bon**
*for as long as I'm a pro baseball player!*
**[21:26] bon**
*Money Pitch!*