E14 - The Experience Level of the Catcher

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[00:01] Sak
    Everybody else has been on
    the team since fourth grade!
[00:04] Sak
    Swapping one of them out for me
    when I've only just joined?
[00:09] Sak
    No way! I don't want to be the bad guy!
[00:11] Ura
    I'll come right out and say it.
[00:13] Ura
    I need to win two more games
    so we can play the Touto Boys!
[00:17] Ura
    Me and Andy together!
[00:30] Ura
    That idiot!
[02:07] Sis
    All right!
[02:09] Sis
    I'm ready for battle!
SIGN    The Experience Level of the Catcher
[02:12] Mom
    We're going on ahead, Daigo-kun.
[02:14] Mom
    I've left your lunchbox on the table.
[02:17] Dai
    Huh?
[02:18] Dai
    Sis, you have a game today, too?
[02:21] Sis
    What?
[02:22] Sis
    I told you I did at dinner last night.
[02:25] Mom
    I'm going to go cheer on Izumi this morning,
[02:28] Mom
    so unfortunately,
     I won't make it to your game.
[02:31] Dai
    Oh, okay.
[02:33] Mom
    I'm really sorry.
[02:34] Mom
    In a normal household, the father
    would've gone to the other game.
[02:38] Dai
    Yeah, too bad Pop's gone AWOL.
[02:42] Mom
    Shush.
[02:44] Mom
    But I'll be free this afternoon.
[02:46] Mom
    Go win your second round game.
[02:48] Mom
    I'll be there to cheer you on
     in the third round.
[02:52] Sis
    As if the Dolphins' current crop
    can make it that far.
[02:55] Dai
    Shut up!
[02:55] Dai
    We will!
[02:57] Sis
    Sure you will.
[02:58] Sis
    Later!
[02:59] Mom
    Make sure you lock up.
[03:03] Dai
    So nobody's coming to cheer me on?
[03:07] Dai
    Satou-san said he had work today, too.
[03:14] Dai
    Oh well.
[03:16] Dai
    Cheerleaders or no cheerleaders, we'll win!
[03:19] Dai
    We'll trounce them. That'll show Sis.
[03:26] Coa
    If we beat Nijigaoka and
    make it through the second round,
[03:29] Coa
    we'll have lunch, then play our
    third-round match in the afternoon.
[03:33] Coa
    If all goes to plan,
    it's going to be a tough day,
[03:36] Coa
    so do your best out there!
[03:37] All
    Yes, sir!
[03:39] Mat
    Uh, if we win both games,
    are we going for barbecue again?
SIGN    Ariyoshi
SIGN    Matsubara
[03:43] Ari2
    Isn't the answer to that obvious?
[03:45] Kid
    All right!
[03:46] Kid
    Let's win and celebrate with some tasty meat!
[03:49] All
    Yeah!
SIGN    Mifune Dolphins
    Manager
SIGN    Tashiro
[03:51] Coa
    Hey! I can't take you
    all out after every game!
[03:54] Coa
    I'd go bankrupt!
[03:55] Fuj
    Pfft, stop getting ahead of yourselves.
SIGN    Mifune Dolphins
    Coach
SIGN    Fujii
SIGN    Satou Hikaru
SIGN    Sakura Mutsuko
[03:58] Hik
    You guys really love barbecue, don't ya?
[04:01] Sak
    You said it!
SIGN    Urabe Hayato
[04:09] And
    Hey.
[04:11] All
    Andy!
[04:12] Ura
    What are you doing here?
[04:13] Ura
    You can sit on the bench already?
[04:15] And
    Yeah, my injury's not so bad.
    The cane's just a precaution.
SIGN    Suzuki Andy
[04:20] And
    I can still be a pinch hitter if needed.
[04:22] Ura
    Don't be stupid.
[04:23] Ura
    I won't allow you to take that kind of risk.
[04:26] Ura
    I promise we'll win both games today.
[04:29] Ura
    So just sit tight and get ready
    for the real challenge next week!
[04:35] Coa
    I'll now read out the starting lineup
    for our second-round game.
[04:39] Coa
    Batting first, shortstop, Kimura.
[04:41] Kim
    Yes, sir!
[04:42] Coa
    Batting second, catcher, Shigeno.
[04:44] Shi
    Yes, sir!
[04:45] Coa
    Batting third, pitcher, Urabe.
[04:47] Ura
    Yes, sir.
[04:48] Ura
    Looks like it's our regular lineup.
[04:50] Ura
    Which means our cleanup is...
[04:51] Coa
    Batting fourth, center field, Satou.
[04:53] Sat
    Yes, sir!
[04:54] Ura
    Seriously?!
[04:55] Dai
    Wow! You're batting fourth!
[04:58] Hik
    What's the big deal?
[04:59] Hik
    It just means I'm fourth up
    to the plate, right?
[05:01] Coa
    Batting fifth, third base, Ariyoshi.
[05:03] Ari
    Yes, sir!
[05:04] Coa
    Batting sixth, left field, Kishimoto.
SIGN    Kishimoto
[05:06] Kis
    Yes, sir!
[05:08] Sak
    Please...
[05:09] Coa
    Batting seventh, first base, Matsubara.
[05:11] Mat
    Yes, sir!
[05:13] Sak
    Please don't pick me.
[05:15] Coa
    Batting eighth, second base, Katsumata.
[05:17] Kat
    Yes, sir!
[05:19] Coa
    Batting ninth, right field, Sakura.
[05:23] Coa
    Nagai, Tsuburaya, and Takahashi
     are on the bench.
[05:27] Coa
    That's everything.
SIGN    Nagai
[05:29] Nag
    I've... been benched?
[05:31] Sak
    I'm playing... right field?
[05:33] Ura
    I see.
[05:35] Ura
    I knew he would.
[05:37] Ura
    The manager realized Sakura
    had screwed up on purpose.
[05:43] Coa
    Line up.
[05:45] Ura
    Okay, let's go!
[05:46] All
    Yeah!
[05:58] Dai
    He's huge...
[06:01] Ump
    Play!
[06:01] All
    Good luck!
[06:04] Sak
    I don't believe this.
[06:06] Sak
    What's going on?
[06:07] Sak
    Why me?
[06:10] Hik
    Let's do our best, Mutsuko-chan!
[06:12] Sak
    Uh, yeah!
[06:14] Nag
    M-Manager?
[06:16] Coa
    What is it?
[06:17] Nag
    Um, how come I'm on the bench?
[06:20] Nag
    Sakura was making errors all over
    the field in practice yesterday.
[06:23] Coa
    They weren't errors.
[06:25] Nag
    Huh?
[06:27] Coa
    She was sandbagging
    because she's only just joined,
[06:29] Coa
    and she thought that would
    keep her out of the lineup.
[06:32] Coa
    But she's got a real talent for batting.
[06:35] Coa
    An almost prodigious talent...
[06:38] Nag
    So she's better than me?
[06:40] Coa
    I'm sorry, Nagai.
[06:42] Coa
    I'll make sure you get your chance.
SIGN    Takahashi
SIGN    Tsuburaya
[06:51] Tsu
    This doesn't sit right.
[06:53] Taka
    It's the sixth graders'
    last summer, after all...
[06:58] Ann
    It's the top of the first,
    and the Nijigaoka Beetles are in at bat.
[07:03] Ann
    Batting first for them is
    center fielder, Okegawa-kun.
[07:06] Fuj
    Oh? So from round two onward,
    you get an announcer, huh?
[07:12] Kob
    So that's his son, huh?
SIGN    Nijigaoka Beetles
    Manager
SIGN    Komori
[07:14] Kob
    He's looking pretty nervous out there.
[07:18] And
    Hey! Rookie catcher!
[07:20] And
    C'mon, start talking!
[07:21] And
    The game's underway!
[07:24] Dai
    L-Let's do this!
[07:29] Ump
    Play ball!
[07:31] Kob
    Pitcher: Urabe Hayato.
[07:33] Kob
    Throw: Right overhand.
[07:35] Kob
    Pitches: Around 100 kmph.
[07:37] Kob
    Control and stability: Both B+.
[07:40] Kob
    However, he has issues with stamina.
[07:45] Dai
    Starting with a bunt?
[07:49] Ump
    Strike!
[07:51] Fuj
    They're already messing with us?
[07:53] Coa
    I guess we should have expected that
    with Komori as their manager.
[07:56] Coa
    They have a shrewd offense.
[07:58] Fuj
    Oh, Komori!
[08:00] Fuj
    I remember when he used
    to be the Dolphins' manager.
[08:06] Kom
    He might be playing a different position,
[08:09] Kom
    but he reminds me a lot
    of a young Honda-kun.
[08:12] Kom
    When I was little, everybody made
    fun of me for being an introvert.
[08:17] Kom
    But when I met Honda-kun and started
    playing baseball with the Dolphins,
[08:23] Kom
    my life changed in a big way.
[08:26] Kom
    To this day, I'm proud of the fact that,
    during grade and middle school,
[08:30] Kom
    I was in a battery with Honda-kun.
[08:33] Kom
    But...
[08:34] Kom
    I'm sorry, Honda-kun.
[08:36] Kom
    I still have a soft spot for the Dolphins,
[08:38] Kom
    because I used to manage them,
    and your kid's there now...
[08:42] Kom
    But I won't be showing them any mercy.
[08:45] Kom
    This game is ours. Just you wait and see.
[08:50] Ump
    Ball.
[08:53] Ura
    So they're just trying to trip me up, huh?
[08:55] Fuj
    Man, it looks like Komori's
    become a proper old fart.
[09:01] Coa
    You could say he's got personality.
[09:04] Fuj
    Wait, aren't we in trouble here?
[09:06] Fuj
    The Dolphins were stronger
    when he was manager.
[09:11] Fuj
    Doesn't that basically mean
    he's a better manager than you?
[09:17] Coa
    Well, he's not my favorite
    opponent, that's for sure.
[09:19] Coa
    And of course, there was
    that incident in high school.
[09:22] Fuj
    Huh? What incident?
[09:25] Coa
    You don't remember?
[09:27] Coa
    How we came up against him in
    the Prefectural Championships?
[09:34] Coa
    You made so many errors,
    we almost handed the game to them.
[09:38] Coa
    You know! The game against Mifune!
[09:45] Fuj
    Don't dredge up memories of my dark past!
[09:51] Sak
    Jeez...
[09:52] Sak
    Why am I even in the starting lineup?
[09:56] Sak
    Everyone hates me now!
[10:01] Dai
    Third!
[10:03] Ura
    I don't think so!
[10:07] Ump
    Safe!
[10:09] Fuj
    Urabe, what are you playing at?!
[10:11] Kom
    Nice bunt!
[10:13] All
    Nice bunt, nice bunt!
[10:15] Ura
    Damn.
[10:17] Dai
    Shake it off!
[10:18] Coa
    Daigo!
[10:19] Coa
    That was supposed to go to third!
[10:21] Coa
    As catcher, you're in the best
    position to call that. Why didn't you?!
[10:24] Dai
    M-My bad!
[10:27] Ann
    Batting second, shortstop,
[10:29] Ann
    Ageo-kun.
[10:30] Ura
    Another lefty.
[10:32] Coa
    Curse him.
[10:34] Fuj
    Huh?
[10:35] Coa
    Their manager used to be a catcher.
[10:38] Coa
    He's using a small-ball strategy.
[10:40] Coa
    I don't know if an inexperienced
    catcher like Daigo can handle it.
[10:55] (Flashback) Dai
    Huh? A strategy to counter steals?
[10:57] (Flashback) Ura
    Yeah. It's the area that worries
    me most in the next game.
[11:03] (Flashback) Ura
    Your arm isn't gonna give
    them a free pass, is it?
[11:07] (Flashback) Sak
    A "free pass"?
[11:09] (Flashback) Ura
    Letting runners steal bases easily.
[11:11] (Flashback) Ura
    Did Satou-san teach you how to stop runners?
[11:14] (Flashback) Dai
    Huh? Uh, yeah, we discussed it briefly.
[11:17] (Flashback) Dai
    He said there are
     little tricks that can help,
[11:19] (Flashback) Dai
    but I can just use the same principles
    as throwing the ball from the outfield.
[11:23] (Flashback) Sak
    Really? That'll work?
[11:25] (Flashback) Dai
    Well, I haven't tried it out yet.
[11:28] (Flashback) Ura
    You haven't even practiced doing it?!
[11:30] (Flashback) Ura
    How do you expect to
    play catcher in a game?!
[11:33] (Flashback) Ura
    Let's go find a wide-open space
    and practice right now!
[11:38] (Flashback) Ura
    Preventing steals is a joint
    effort by pitcher and catcher.
[11:42] (Flashback) Ura
    I'll do my best to pick off
    runners when I can, too.
[11:48] Ump
    Safe!
[11:50] (Flashback) Ura
    I'm not that good at the slide step,
    but I'll practice it from now till the game.
[11:54] (Flashback) Ura
    After that, it's up to you.
[11:56] (Flashback) Ura
    Anyway, the start of the game is key!
[11:59] (Flashback) Ura
    If they sniff weakness from the offset,
[12:01] (Flashback) Ura
    our opponents will take advantage
    and run every time.
SIGN    Nijigaoka Beetles
    Pitcher
SIGN    Tamaki
[12:05] Kid
    Are we going to let the boys run, Manager?
[12:08] Kom
    You bet.
[12:09] Kom
    Their catcher's a rookie,
    and we know he has a weak arm.
[12:14] Kom
    You'd need players as good as the
    Touto Boys to stop Okegawa in his tracks.
[12:21] Fuj
    He's running!
[12:24] (Flashback) Dad
    Listen up, Daigo-kun.
[12:26] (Flashback) Dad
    Once you're able to throw
    to home from the outfield,
[12:29] (Flashback) Dad
    you'll have nothing to fear from
    throwing the ball to second
[12:32] (Flashback) Dad
    when you're wearing the mask.
[12:34] (Flashback) Dai
    But Satou-san, when I'm
    throwing from the outfield,
[12:39] (Flashback) Dai
    I can use the momentum of my run
     to make up for my weak arm.
[12:42] (Flashback) Dai
    As a catcher, I can't do that.
[12:45] (Flashback) Dad
    Yeah, that's true. For most people, that is.
[12:48] (Flashback) Dai
    Huh?
[12:49] (Flashback) Dad
    What I mean is, you should just run.
[12:53] (Flashback) Dad
    Run the way even a catcher can.
[13:03] Ump
    Safe!
[13:09] Hik
    So close.
[13:11] Kid
    That catcher had to bounce it
     just to get the ball to second.
[13:15] Kid2
    Talk about weak!
[13:16] Kid2
    Looks like running will be
    a cinch is this game.
[13:18] Kid3
    What game are you idiots watching?
[13:21] Kid3
    That was Okegawa running.
[13:23] Kid3
    They almost had him,
    so anyone else would've been out.
[13:27] Kid3
    If the ball had bounced a little lower,
    even Okegawa would've been in trouble.
[13:31] Kid3
    It was a good throw.
[13:35] Kom
    Looks like his arm isn't a free pass.
[13:39] Kom
    That wasn't bad for a novice, Daigo-kun.
[13:42] Dai
    Let's stay focused!
[13:42] Kom
    But how long can you keep up with us?
[13:47] Dai
    Damn.
[13:48] Dai
    That was really close.
[13:51] (Flashback) Dad
    When throwing to second, you put your
    left foot forward, bend your knees,
[13:54] (Flashback) Dad
    and catch the ball in this stance.
[13:56] (Flashback) Dad
    Then, you'd normally take a step
    and release it, but...
[14:00] (Flashback) Dad
    Instead, you're going to catch the ball
     with your right foot forward.
[14:04] (Flashback) Dad
    If you then take a big step
    forward with your left foot,
[14:07] (Flashback) Dad
    the momentum you generate
    is similar to a running throw.
[14:09] (Flashback) Dad
    If you can make a low and
    accurate throw to the base,
[14:14] (Flashback) Dad
    you can catch most steals.
[14:16] (Flashback) Dai
    Yes, sir!
[14:18] Dai
    I'll show them next time.
[14:21] Kom
    No outs, runner on second base.
[14:23] Kom
    In this situation, we've got
    a fifty percent chance of scoring,
[14:28] Kom
    but if we can get the runner to third,
    that chance rises to ninety percent.
[14:35] Ura
    Oh, no, you don't!
[14:37] Dai
    F-First!
[14:40] Ump
    Safe!
[14:44] Kid
    All right! All safe!
[14:46] Kid
    No outs, runners on first and third!
[14:49] Dai
    Shake it off.
[14:51] Ura
    Shake what off?
[14:53] Ura
    You're one beat too slow with your calls!
[14:57] Ura
    Not to mention, I could've
    probably made the throw to third.
[15:00] Ura
    I should've just thrown it.
[15:04] Ann
    Batting third, third base, Fukaya-kun.
[15:09] Hik
    Nothing to do, huh?
[15:11] Hik
    All this time, the ball's
    stayed in the infield.
[15:14] Ura
    Damn it.
[15:15] Ura
    They're not getting the first run, no way!
[15:19] Dai
    He's running!
[15:20] Fuj
    A squeeze!
[15:21] Coa
    No, it may just be a steal!
[15:23] Kom
    If they throw to second,
    make a dash for home, Okegawa!
[15:26] Dai
    You think I'll let you steal?
[15:27] Dai
    This time, you're out.
[15:29] Ump
    Ball.
[15:30] And
    Don't throw it!
[15:31] And
    The runner on third's stealing home!
[15:35] Kid
    Runners on second and third!
[15:38] Kom
    That was close.
[15:41] Kom
    Their regular catcher spotted our play.
[15:43] Kom
    But now, our chance of scoring
    more than two runs has increased.
[15:47] Fuj
    Tashiro, shouldn't we call a timeout?
[15:50] Fuj
    Our battery's unsteady from the get-go.
[15:53] Coa
    It's not that they're unsteady...
[15:56] Coa
    This is just how strong they are right now.
[15:59] Coa
    When it comes to their tactics,
[16:01] Coa
    it's not as if they're doing
    anything vastly different to normal.
[16:06] Coa
    This battery—no, Daigo—just isn't
    able to keep up with the game.
[16:11] Coa
    Catcher is a thinker's position
    that requires a lot more anticipation
[16:16] Coa
    and decision making than any other.
[16:19] Coa
    This knowledge can only be
    gained through experience.
[16:22] Coa
    If the bench dictates
    every move he makes...
[16:24] Ura
    A squeeze!
[16:25] Coa
    ...he'll never become a true catcher.
[16:35] Ump
    Safe!
[16:38] And
    Wait! Don't throw it!
[16:40] Dai
    Huh?
[16:41] Dai
    Too late.
[16:45] Ump
    Out.
[16:45] And
    Matsubara! Back home!
[16:48] Ump
    Safe!
SIGN    Nijigaoka
SIGN    Mifune
[16:51] Kid
    We're already two runs ahead!
[16:55] Hik
    What? They got two runs?
[16:57] Hik
    Without any hits?
[17:02] Kom
    It's unexpected, but we've already
    got two runs on the board.
[17:05] Kom
    If their defense at the plate stays
    that loose, we'll score another three.
[17:09] Ura
    Damn.
[17:11] Ura
    Hey, give me the ball.
[17:14] Dai
    I-I'm sorry.
[17:15] Ura
    Stop that.
[17:17] Ura
    Letting a runner get on base
    was my fault, too.
[17:20] Ura
    And I can't expect someone with
    no experience to handle a double squeeze.
[17:25] Ura
    I don't need apologies.
[17:27] Ura
    Just keep learning the ropes.
[17:30] Ura
    As catcher, you've got so much
    to do and to think about,
[17:32] Ura
    you don't have time to get down on yourself.
[17:35] Dai
    Right!
[17:37] Ann
    Batting fourth, pitcher, Tamaki-kun.
[17:41] Tam
    No runners, huh? That's boring.
[17:44] Tam
    Guess I'll just have to make this a homer.
[17:48] Guy
    Hey, Momoko!
[17:51] Guy
    Over here! Here!
[17:54] Mom
    Why are you hiding over in this corner?
[17:56] Mom
    Let's get up close to watch our grandson.
[17:59] Old
    Don't be silly. If he saw his doddery
    old grandparents in the crowd,
[18:03] Old
    he'd probably tense up!
[18:05] Old
    Daigo's not as brutishly coarse
    as Goro. He's delicate.
[18:09] Old
    So we should stay hidden
    when we're watching over him.
[18:12] Mom
    I wonder if that's right...
[18:15] Ump
    Strike!
[18:16] Kid
    Nice one!
[18:18] Old
    He's doing good!
[18:19] Mom
    Wow, he really is wearing the mask.
SIGN    Nijigaoka
SIGN    Mifune
[18:24] Old
    What?! They're already two runs behind?!
[18:32] Tam
    Yup, that's going deep to left
    center and I'm going to second.
[18:41] Tam
    Huh?
[18:43] Fuj
    He caught it!
[18:44] Dai
    Nice, center!
[18:46] Sak
    Nice catch, Hikaru-kun!
[18:48] Hik
    Nah, I just got pumped because
    the ball finally came my way.
[18:52] Kid
    That center fielder's good.
[18:54] Kom
    So that's Satou Toshiya's son?
[18:58] Kom
    I don't have a lot of data on him,
[18:59] Kom
    but I do know he was the
    relief pitcher in their first game.
[19:02] Kom
    He's an outstanding talent.
[19:04] Kom
    He's the one player on the Dolphins
    we need to watch out for.
[19:11] Ump
    Strike!
[19:12] Ump
    Three outs! Change sides!
[19:14] Old
    Phew, they're finally changing sides.
[19:17] Old
    We got away with only conceding two runs.
[19:20] Old
    But I'm really glad to see
    Daigo's come back here.
[19:24] Mom
    Me, too.
[19:28] (Flashback) Dai
    Hey, whose grave is this?
SIGN    Honda Family
[19:31] (Flashback) Dai
    "Hon-da..." Who's that?
[19:35] (Flashback) Old
    Goro's father.
[19:37] (Flashback) Old
    Or, in other words, your and
    your sister's real grandfather.
[19:41] (Flashback) Dai
    "Real grandfather"?
[19:43] (Flashback) Dai
    So does that mean you're a fake grandfather?
[19:47] (Flashback) Mom
    Jeez! I showed you the photo
    and explained it to you already.
[19:52] (Flashback) Mom
    Your pop's father was involved
    in an on-field accident,
[19:54] (Flashback) Mom
    and died a long time ago.
[19:57] (Flashback) Dai
    Huh.
[19:58] (Flashback) Dai
    So this grandpa was a baseball player, too?
[20:01] (Flashback) Momo
    That's right.
[20:03] (Flashback) Momo
    Both of your grandfathers
    were pro baseball players.
[20:07] (Flashback) Momo
    You'll also join a baseball team when you
    reach fourth grade, won't you, Dai-chan?
[20:12] (Flashback) Dai
    Yeah! I'm definitely going to
    be a baseball player, too!
[20:17] Old
    That's what he said back then,
[20:19] Old
    so it really bummed me out when he quit
    baseball not long after picking up the bat.
[20:24] Old
    It looks like he's made some good friends.
[20:27] Old
    And these friends have
    brought him back to the game.
[20:32] Ann
    Bottom of the first, Dolphins at bat.
SIGN    Kimura
[20:35] Ann
    Batting first, shortstop, Kimura-kun.
[20:45] Coa
    According to Urabe, he's an Eephus
    pitcher who mainly throws slower balls.
[20:50] Coa
    That's why we practiced
    hitting pitches at half speed.
[20:53] Kid
    What's an Eephus again?
[20:55] Fuj
    Put simply, it's an extremely slow pitch.
[20:58] Coa
    I wonder what his throw will be like.
[21:02] Ump
    Play!
[21:10] Kid
    That's mega slow!
[21:13] Ump
    Strike!
[21:15] Fuj
    That's even slower than I imagined!
[21:17] Fuj
    But it's just slow, nothing more.
[21:19] Fuj
    If he got a no-hitter with those pitches,
[21:21] Fuj
    their opposition in the first round
    must've been very weak.
[21:25] Mom
    That's some relaxed pitching
     from such a big youngster.
[21:30] Mom
    With throws like those, they'll claw
    back those two runs in no time.
[21:34] Old
    No, if the balls were just slow,
    they'd be easy to hit.
[21:38] Old
    But with a slow rainbow pitch like that,
[21:41] Old
    the impact point becomes tiny,
    so getting a hit is quite difficult.
[21:46] Ump
    Strike two!
[21:48] Old
    And because they use a softer ball,
    even if you do make contact,
[21:52] Old
    it won't go far unless you hit
    the ball pretty much dead center.
[22:00] Ump
    Out.
[22:02] Coa
    He's good.
[22:03] Fuj
    That was a hard hit to field.
[22:06] Coa
    Well, they do have Komori as their manager.
[22:08] Coa
    It's not surprising
    their defense is so solid.
[22:12] Ann
    Batting second, catcher,
[22:14] Ann
    Shigeno-kun.
[22:16] Mom
    He's up! There's our Dai-chan!
[22:18] Hik
    Good luck, Daigo-kun!
[24:02] Dai
    The Dolphins just can't seem to score
    against the Beetles' iron-tight defense.
[24:07] Dai
    And in addition to that slow ball,
    their ace has another secret weapon?
[24:10] Dai
    Is that even fair?!
[24:13] Dai
    If this keeps up, we're in trouble.
[24:14] Dai
    We've got to do something to break through.
[24:18] Dai
    Next time: "The Key to Success."
SIGN    The Key to Success
[24:20] Dai
    Run to the stage of your dreams!