3 - Prefecture Clique

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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!