# 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!