# 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,
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as part of the Setouchi Carnavits.
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I love him, too, and I really admire him!
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But he's got no speed, so he takes
a long time between pitches.
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It takes him forever just to throw one pitch!
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Next time: "No Pitch to Throw"!
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Seize tomorrow's success and today's money!
***SIGN*** No Pitch to Throw
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Money Pitch!