E12 - Battery Debut!

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[00:05] Ura
    Crap!
[00:10] Dai
    It's not over.
[00:12] Dai
    If we stop him at first, the game's over.
[00:21] Kids
    All right!
[00:29] Dai
    What the...
[00:31] Dai
    What... did I just do?
[00:36] Ump
    Play!
[00:38] Dai
    No.
[00:39] Dai
    I can't do this!
[00:41] Dai
    I'll never get over something like that!
[00:50] Ump
    Strike!
[00:54] Hik
    What are you swinging at, Daigo-kun?
[00:59] Hik
    Don't fall apart just because your
    error allowed them to score.
[01:03] Hik
    We'll never be able to form a battery
[01:05] Hik
    if you have the mental fortitude
    of a block of tofu, Daigo-kun.
[01:09] Dai
    H-Hikaru?
[02:45] Dai
    H-Hikaru?!
SIGN    Battery Debut!
[02:48] Ump
    Come on, get back in the batter's box.
[02:50] Dai
    Oh, uh, sorry.
[02:57] Dai
    Why in the world... is Hikaru here?
[03:04] Ump
    Ball!
[03:05] Hik
    That's it.
[03:06] Hik
    Good job!
[03:07] Hik
    Keep your eye on the ball.
    It's not that fast!
[03:10] Coa
    That guy's so noisy. Who is he?
[03:12] Mut
    Oh! It's Hikaru-kun!
[03:15] Fuj
    Huh?
[03:16] Coa
    What?
[03:17] Coa
    Satou's here?
[03:19] Mom
    Did you hear that?
[03:21] Mom
    They just said Hikaru-kun was here.
[03:23] Dad
    Yeah, looks like it.
[03:27] Dad
    So you came to cheer him on after all, Hikaru.
[03:35] Ump
    Strike two!
SIGN    Mifune Batting
    Center
SIGN    Speed
SIGN    For both batting positions
[03:40] Sign
    Right-handed
    pitcher
SIGN    Home
    run
[03:45] (Flashback) Dad
    Okay.
[03:46] (Flashback) Dad
    Looks like you're used to hitting
    100 kmph pitches now.
[03:49] (Flashback) Dad
    Let's try this one next.
SIGN    Speed
SIGN    For both batting positions
[03:51] Sign
    Right-handed
    pitcher
[03:51] (Flashback) Dai
    Wait, why are we moving to slower balls?
[03:55] (Flashback) Dad
    Stop flapping your gums and get in there.
[03:58] (Flashback) Dai
    Uh, yes, sir.
[04:02] (Flashback) Dai
    H-Huh?
[04:03] (Flashback) Dad
    It's actually harder to hit a changeup
    than it is to hit a 100 kmph fastball.
[04:09] (Flashback) Dad
    For one thing, it arcs,
    so your contact point is smaller.
[04:12] (Flashback) Dad
    If you get impatient and lean into it,
    your swing won't be as smooth.
[04:19] (Flashback) Dad
    The changeup is a very basic pitch
    and one you won't hit very far
[04:23] (Flashback) Dad
    unless you've got your batting down.
[04:26] Dai
    Gotta be able to swing...
[04:29] Dai
    ...at any kind of pitch.
[04:43] Kids
    He did it!
[04:50] Mut
    He's rounded first base!
[04:51] Coa
    H-Hey, isn't that a bit risky?!
[04:58] Ump
    Safe!
[05:00] Guy
    That was a close one!
[05:01] Mut
    Nice running, Shigeno-kun!
[05:06] Hik
    Nice batting.
[05:16] Ump
    Out!
[05:17] Mom
    One out, a runner on third.
[05:19] Dad
    Daigo-kun's demeanor has changed.
[05:21] Mom
    Huh?
[05:22] Dad
    That error was really weighing on
    his mind, but when he saw Hikaru,
[05:26] Dad
    he refocused on the task at hand.
[05:30] Dai
    Hikaru came all the way
    here to cheer me on.
[05:36] (Flashback) Hik
    There's nothing wrong with
    a little embarrassment.
[05:39] (Flashback) Hik
    But it's definitely wrong to let potential
    embarrassment get in the way of curiosity.
[05:45] (Flashback) Hik
    Some day, for sure,
    we're going to be an invincible battery!
[05:50] Dai
    Hikaru's the one who got
    me back into baseball...
[05:57] Dai
    It's time to show him what I can do now!
[06:01] Ump
    Safe!
[06:03] Dai
    All right!
[06:06] Mut
    Yes!
[06:07] Fuj
    Five runs to four!
[06:08] Coa
    We've taken the lead!
SIGN    Mifune
SIGN    Tanikawa
[06:15] Ura
    All right, this time,
    we're gonna stay in front!
[06:18] All
    Yes!
[06:19] Dai
    Three more outs and the game is ours!
[06:22] All
    Yeah!
[06:24] Dad
    Hikaru.
[06:25] Hik
    Papa.
[06:27] Dad
    Were you worried about him?
[06:29] Hik
    Yeah.
[06:31] Hik
    I was actually planning
    on getting here earlier,
[06:34] Hik
    but I showed up late on purpose
    to avoid being put on the bench.
[06:38] Dad
    I see.
[06:40] Ump
    Play!
[06:49] Ump
    Strike!
[06:50] Dai
    Please, Andy...
[06:52] Dai
    Lock it down and end the game here.
[07:01] Dai
    Catcher!
[07:05] Ura
    Fair!
[07:06] Andy
    Don't get flustered, Urabe!
[07:08] Andy
    You can still make it!
[07:14] Guy
    Stop, stop!
[07:16] Dai
    Phew.
[07:18] And
    C'mon, man, what was that all about?
[07:20] Ura
    My mask slipped.
[07:22] And
    What?
[07:23] And
    When getting the ball,
    you take off the mask!
[07:25] And
    That's an ironclad rule!
[07:26] Ura
    Y-Yeah, so it is...
[07:30] Coa
    I guess this setup's still new to them.
[07:32] Guy
    Urabe's not used to
    fielding as a catcher yet.
[07:36] Hik
    No outs, a runner on first.
[07:38] Dad
    This win won't come easy, that's for sure.
[07:43] Andy
    Damn. I won't let him get to second.
[07:51] Andy
    Yes. I can make it!
[08:01] Ura
    Andy!
[08:04] Ump
    Time out!
[08:09] Ump
    Unfortunately, it looks like
    you've hurt your calf muscle.
[08:12] Ump
    You must've pulled it when you pivoted.
[08:17] Ump
    It needs icing, and he needs to
    go to the hospital right away.
[08:20] Ump
    Please put in a relief pitcher.
[08:22] Ura
    A relief pitcher?
[08:24] Mut
    You say that, but...
[08:26] Fuj
    I'll take Andy to the hospital.
[08:29] Coach
    O-Okay.
[08:30] Andy
    I'm sorry.
[08:32] Andy
    Good luck.
[08:33] Fuj
    You're heavy.
[08:34] Andy
    Sorry.
[08:35] Coa
    We've got no choice.
[08:36] Coa
    You'll have to pitch, Matsubara.
[08:38] Mat
    Y-Yes, sir.
[08:51] Dad
    This is really bad. He has to pitch with
    no outs and runners on first and second?
[08:58] Dad
    Hikaru.
[09:01] Dad
    If they let you pitch, would you want to?
[09:07] Ump
    Play!
[09:13] Ump
    Ball!
[09:14] Ura
    This won't work. He's a chicken.
[09:17] Ura
    He hasn't gotten a single strike
    since he started warming up.
[09:22] Ump
    Ball two.
[09:25] Ump
    Ball three.
[09:36] Coa
    I knew it. Matsubara can't
    handle the pressure.
[09:39] Dad
    Tashiro-san.
[09:42] Ump
    Ball!
[09:43] Ump
    Ball four!
[09:45] Kids
    Yes!
[09:46] ---
    Bases loaded with no outs!
[09:51] Ura
    It's over.
[09:53] Dai
    Damn it.
[09:54] Dai
    We're gonna lose all because of my error.
[09:58] Coa
    Time out!
[09:59] Coa
    We're switching pitchers!
[10:05] Coa
    Number 15,
[10:07] Coa
    Satou Hikaru.
[10:13] Dai
    H-Hikaru's pitching?
[10:28] Ura
    Wh-What the hell?!
[10:35] Dai
    Hikaru's allowed to play?
[10:38] Dad
    I asked the manager to name you
    on the bench for this game.
[10:43] Dad
    It's not breaking any
    tournament rules, either.
[10:46] Dad
    Go tear it up out there!
[10:49] Hik
    Good job!
[10:51] Hik
    Don't worry.
[10:52] Hik
    You can leave everything to me.
[10:54] Dai
    B-But you're...
[10:56] Ura
    Hey, what's going on here?
[10:58] Ura
    You quit the team, so how come
    you're allowed to play?
[11:02] Hik
    Apparently, you can play if you're on the
    team roster before the tournament begins.
[11:06] Hik
    I might've moved away,
    but I'm still officially a Dolphins' player.
[11:10] Ura
    Wh-What?
[11:12] Hik
    Well, I didn't show up thinking I'd be playing,
[11:14] Hik
    but the team's in a tight spot,
    so I figured, what the hell.
[11:17] Ura
    Easy for you to say!
[11:20] Ura
    We're only one run ahead,
    with no outs and bases loaded.
[11:22] Ura
    If they get one more hit, it's over!
[11:25] Ura
    And what's more, you have zero control!
[11:27] Ura
    I won't let you just waltz in here
    with your "hero of the hour" spiel,
[11:30] Ura
    only for you to lose the game for us!
[11:36] Coa
    Urabe.
[11:38] Coa
    I gave him the go-ahead.
[11:40] Coa
    We don't have any other usable pitchers.
[11:43] Coa
    All we can do is put our faith
    in Satou and let him pitch.
[11:47] Mat
    O-Okay, here you go.
[11:49] Mat
    To tell you the truth,
    I'm about to throw up.
[11:52] Hik
    Okay.
[11:55] Ura
    Damn it!
[11:57] Ura
    My junior baseball career's going to end
    with this farce of a game?
[12:04] Dai
    Hikaru.
[12:12] (Flashback) ---
    Hikaru.
[12:15] (Flashback) Dai
    If they let you pitch, would you want to?
[12:20] (Flashback) Hik
    N-No.
[12:22] (Flashback) Hik
    I couldn't just walk on the field
    and butt in on their tournament.
[12:25] (Flashback) Hik
    I'm not a part of the team anymore.
[12:28] (Flashback) Hik
    It'd make everyone mad.
[12:31] (Flashback) Dad
    Fine.
[12:32] (Flashback) Dad
    Then, all you have to do is
    dig them out of this hole.
[12:37] (Flashback) Dad
    If you help them now,
    they'll accept you as a teammate again.
[12:43] (Flashback) Dad
    Be honest. You've been itching
    to get up on that mound.
[12:46] (Flashback) Dad
    You even have your glove
    in your backpack, didn't you?
[12:50] (Flashback) Dad
    I learned that you'd been practicing
    even after the move back then.
[12:55] (Flashback) Dad
    When we met up in Gunma
    and I caught one of your pitches,
[12:59] (Flashback) Dad
    that's when I knew for sure.
[13:03] (Flashback) Dad
    With that kind of pitch, I'm sure you'll
    live up to everyone's expectations!
[13:14] Ura
    Ouch!
[13:20] Mut
    Wow!
[13:22] Hik
    My control's gotten better,
    wouldn't you say, Manager?
[13:26] Coa
    Y-Yeah...
[13:28] Coa
    His form and control have improved,
    and his pitches are even faster than before.
[13:33] Hik
    You okay, Tobe-kun?
[13:35] Hik
    Keep your eye on the ball.
[13:38] Ura
    Shut up!
[13:39] Ura
    And my name's Urabe!
[13:42] Ura
    Tch. I was so busy being pissed off,
    I forgot to pay attention to the pitch.
[13:56] Dai
    Hikaru.
[13:59] Dai
    That guy...
[14:01] Ura
    Are you freakin' serious?
[14:03] Ura
    That ball was so fast,
    I couldn't even see it!
[14:07] Hik
    Come on! You're meant to catch it!
[14:10] Ura
    I can't do it!
[14:15] Coa
    H-Hey!
[14:16] Coa
    Stop joking around! We don't have
    anyone else who can play catcher!
[14:22] Hik
    Manager.
[14:23] Coa
    Huh?
[14:25] Coa
    What is it, Daigo?
[14:27] Dai
    Uh, do you want me to play catcher?
[14:31] Coa
    What?
[14:32] Dai
    I mean, I want to catch.
[14:34] Dai
    Please let me take his place.
[14:41] Mut
    Those two as a battery...
[14:45] Coa
    We're switching catchers.
[14:47] Coa
    Number 13, Shigeno Daigo.
[14:51] Mom
    Daigo.
[15:09] Dai
    We didn't exchange any words.
[15:12] Dai
    I wanted to say something,
    but it was too awkward.
[15:20] Dai
    Hikaru probably felt the same way.
[15:28] Dai
    But that was enough.
[15:35] Coa
    What's going on?
[15:36] Coa
    Daigo's catching those monster pitches
    without even batting an eyelid.
[15:40] Mut
    Shigeno-kun's been practicing
    his catching for a long time now,
[15:44] Mut
    all so he can catch Hikaru's pitches.
[15:46] Coa
    I didn't know that.
[15:49] Dad
    I didn't think he'd straight up volunteer to
    put himself in the firing line now, though.
[15:54] Dad
    This is a pretty intense situation
    for the debut of your battery.
[15:59] Dad
    No outs, bases loaded.
[16:01] Dad
    If they make just one mistake,
    the game is tied.
[16:05] Ump
    Play!
[16:08] Hik
    I've waited forever for this moment...
[16:12] (Flashback) Hik
    See ya, Daigo-kun!
[16:15] (Flashback) Dai
    Hey!
[16:18] (Flashback) Dai
    Tomorrow's practice session
    will be our battery debut!
[16:22] Hik
    The moment when Daigo-kun
    catches my all-out pitches!
[16:32] Ump
    Strike!
[16:34] ---
    Nice throw!
[16:36] Tas
    Time out!
[16:41] Coa
    You can't use such a big windup
    in this situation.
[16:43] Coa
    The bases are loaded.
[16:44] Coa
    If you're not careful,
    the runner on third will steal home!
[16:48] Coa
    Just pitch from the set.
[16:50] Hik
    Ah, but...
[16:53] Hik
    What's the "set"?
[16:55] Hik
    Like when ramen comes
    with fried rice, you mean?
[16:59] Coa
    You cannot be serious!
[17:01] Dai
    Hikaru, he's talking about the set position!
[17:04] Hik
    Oh... Oh! The set position!
[17:07] Hik
    I know what that is.
    I read about it in a book.
[17:10] Coa
    You sure you're gonna be okay?!
[17:12] Hik
    Yeah!
[17:13] Hik
    Pitch from the set, right?
[17:15] Hik
    Gotcha.
[17:17] Hik
    Roger!
[17:19] Coa
    Anyway, I'm counting on you.
[17:23] Dai
    Have you ever practiced
    pitching from the set position?
[17:26] Dai
    If you get it wrong, they'll call a balk
    and the runner will score.
[17:30] Hik
    It's fine, it's fine!
[17:32] Hik
    I mean, I don't have a choice, right?
[17:36] Ump
    Play!
[17:37] Dai
    Read it in a book, he says...
[17:39] Dai
    Is he going to manage this?
[17:42] Hik
    So I think you've got to put your foot
    sideways against the plate.
[17:47] Hik
    You then put both hands up in front of you,
[17:49] Hik
    and stand still for two or three seconds.
[17:53] Hik
    Yeah, I think that covers it.
[18:00] Ump
    Ball!
[18:03] Dad
    Well, it looks like he's
    at least avoided the balk.
[18:05] Coa
    Yeah.
[18:11] Ump
    Ball two!
[18:13] Dad
    But it obviously doesn't come naturally,
    and his speed and accuracy have dropped.
[18:18] Mut
    Oh, no.
[18:20] Dai
    This is bad.
[18:21] Dai
    He's not used to pitching from the set.
[18:25] Dai
    But he can't go back to the windup, either.
[18:37] Dai
    It's over.
[18:39] Kid
    Catcher!
[18:45] Tas
    We got lucky with that bounce.
[18:47] Dad
    It bounced because
    the juniors use a softer ball.
[18:49] Dad
    But I don't think we can
    rely on that happening again.
[18:52] Hik
    I'm really sorry!
[18:54] Ura
    Hey!
[18:55] Ura
    Satou, your control's as bad
    as it always was!
[18:58] Ura
    That's three balls now!
[19:00] Ura
    Throw a strike already!
[19:05] Coa
    We can't take any more timeouts, either.
[19:08] Mut
    At this rate, we'll walk a runner home.
[19:11] Dad
    We didn't anticipate that he hadn't
    practiced pitching from the set.
[19:16] Dai
    Hikaru, return to your
    normal style of pitching!
[19:19] Dai
    Just do it a bit quicker!
[19:22] Dai
    Go back to the windup!
[19:25] Mut
    Daigo-kun, are you serious?
[19:28] Coa
    What if they steal home?
[19:30] Dad
    No.
[19:31] Dad
    Even on a windup,
[19:33] Dad
    stealing home would require
    some serious guts.
[19:37] Dad
    No outs, bases loaded.
[19:39] Dad
    The other team won't want to let
    this chance slip away from them.
[19:44] Dad
    Given that he couldn't throw
    strikes from the set,
[19:47] Dad
    Daigo-kun's probably made the right call.
[19:55] Ump
    Strike!
[19:57] Coa
    Yes!
[19:59] Mut
    Three-two.
[20:00] Mut
    Full count!
[20:04] Ump
    Strike! Out!
[20:06] Mut
    He did it! A strikeout!
[20:08] Dai
    Okay! One out!
[20:11] Dad
    One out, bases loaded.
[20:13] Dad
    In this situation, they might
    actually go for the steal.
[20:17] Coa
    Yeah, but countering it
    probably isn't possible,
[20:20] Coa
    because they're such an
     inexperienced battery.
[20:23] Coa
    Instead of making them worry
    by firing information at them,
[20:27] Coa
    we have to hope that Hikaru's monster
    pitches will make any squeeze attempt fail.
[20:31] Ura
    It's a squeeze!
[20:33] Hik
    What?
[20:37] Hik
    Oh, crap!
[20:39] Dad
    A wild pitch!
[20:43] (Flashback) Mom
    Don't close your eyes.
[20:45] (Flashback) Mom
    Keep your eye on the ball.
[20:49] (Flashback) Dad
    Don't be scared of it!
[20:50] (Flashback) Dad
    A catcher uses his body to stop the ball!
[20:57] Mut
    He stopped it!
[20:59] Kid
    Move!
[21:11] Ump
    Out!
[21:14] Coa
    All right!
[21:15] Mut
    Yes!
[21:18] Mom
    Daigo!
[21:20] Ura
    Good one, Shigeno!
[21:22] Hik
    Is your hand okay, Daigo-kun?
[21:25] Dai
    It's totally fine.
[21:27] Dai
    We just need one more out.
[21:30] Dad
    I wasn't expecting that.
[21:32] Dad
    That play was courageous, especially
    as it's his first time wearing the mask.
[21:36] Kids
    Two outs!
[21:38] Kids
    Let's finish this!
[21:39] Dad
    He might have the most
    important thing a catcher needs.
[21:50] Ump
    Strike!
[21:52] Ump
    Strike! Out!
[21:54] Ump
    That's game!
[22:03] Hik
    We won.
[22:05] Dai
    Hikaru!
[22:07] Hik
    We were able to win because of Daigo-kun!
[22:17] Hik
    And now, I finally feel like
    I'm part of the Dolphins!
[22:22] Coa
    Finally... finally...
SIGN    Mifune
SIGN    Tanikawa
[22:25] All
    Thank you for the game!
[24:00] Dai
    Yes!
[24:01] Dai
    We made it past the first round!
[24:03] Dai
    Hikaru and I made our battery debut, too!
[24:06] Dai
    We can't rest on our laurels, though.
[24:09] Dai
    We've got so much work to do before
    next week's second-round matchup.
[24:13] Dai
    Which reminds me... Sakura's spent
    the whole time sitting on the bench.
[24:17] Dai
    Is that really okay?
SIGN    Mutsuko's Melancholy
[24:19] Dai
    Next time: "Mutsuko's Melancholy."
[24:22] Dai
    Run to the stage of your dreams!