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,
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[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...
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[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!
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[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!
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[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!
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[20:07] bon
    And after that...
[20:09] bon
    We even got another run!
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[20:11] bon
    3-0 in the 7th!
[20:13] bon
    We've won!
[20:14] bon
    My first win of the season!
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[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!
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[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!
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[23:28] ---
    Money Pitch!