11 - No Pitch to Throw

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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!