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!