E17 - The Unexpected Pitcher

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[00:05] Ump
    Out!
[00:12] Tao
    Don't jump to any conclusions, okay?
[00:15] Tao
    It's not like I've been
    taking it easy up till now.
[00:20] Tao
    Headfirst slides don't make you any faster,
    you can get hurt, and there's no real upside.
[00:26] Tao
    I just wanted to get my uniform
    as dirty as everyone else's.
[02:08] Dai
    Okay, we got two runs back!
SIGN    The Unexpected Pitcher
[02:11] Dai
    The momentum's with us!
[02:12] Dai
    The real fight starts here!
[02:14] All
    Yeah!
[02:19] Ide
    We're three runs ahead.
[02:21] Sek
    I didn't expect them to narrow the gap.
[02:24] Mic
    We need to disrupt their rhythm here
    before they build up a real head of steam.
[02:29] Uoz
    Yeah.
[02:40] Fuj
    Oh! She's pitching this inning, too?!
[02:43] Fuj
    You got this, Chisato!
[02:45] Kao
    So Chisato-chan can even
    play as a long reliever?
[02:49] Fuj
    Hm, well, I don't think
    she's done it all that much before,
[02:53] Fuj
    but it should be a piece
    of cake for my Chisato.
[02:56] Fuj
    She's got real talent and excels
    at anything she turns her hand to!
[03:00] Kao
    Huh.
[03:02] Fuj
    No, I mean it.
[03:03] Fuj
    She takes after me in that regard!
[03:04] Ann
    Bottom of the fifth.
[03:06] Kao
    Sorry, what?
[03:06] Ann
    Oobi Middle to bat.
[03:06] Fuj
    You got this, Chisato!
[03:08] Ann
    Batting first, second base, Idemitsu-kun.
[03:12] Dai
    We faced the bottom
    of their order last inning,
[03:14] Dai
    but we've cycled back
    to the top for this inning.
[03:17] Ump
    Play!
[03:19] Dai
    Please get us through this somehow, Chisato!
[03:28] Sek
    Nice, Idemitsu!
[03:29] Uoz
    Follow it up, Michiru!
[03:37] Dai
    This is bad. It's early in the inning
    and Chisato hasn't found her form yet.
[03:42] Dai
    But we just started
    believing we can catch up.
[03:49] Dai
    There's no way we can let them
    pull further ahead this inning.
[03:52] Ani
    Chisato, focus!
[03:58] Ump
    Ball!
[04:00] Ide
    Hey, lead, lead, lead!
[04:05] Ump
    Ball two!
[04:08] Dai
    She can't get it in the strike zone.
[04:10] Dai
    Senpai.
[04:13] Dai
    Timeout.
[04:17] Dai
    What's up? Is something wrong?
[04:19] Chi
    I'm sorry, I didn't want to say this,
[04:23] Chi
    but I'm way too tired to pitch.
[04:27] Chi
    Maybe it's because
    I haven't pitched in ages,
[04:29] Chi
    but my grip strength suddenly
    deserted me this inning.
[04:32] Dai
    H-Hold on a sec! Don't do this to me, Chisato!
[04:36] Dai
    We don't have any other pitchers!
[04:38] Yay
    What's going on?
[04:39] Tao
    I guess Chisato could only
    handle being a short reliever.
[04:44] Dai
    You can focus solely on your control.
    Please, just get us through this inning.
[04:50] Dai
    I'll come up with a plan for beyond that,
    like putting Nishina in again or something.
[04:54] Chi
    Huh? Uh, all right.
[05:00] Ump
    Play!
[05:02] Chi
    That's easier said than done, though.
[05:10] Ump
    Foul!
[05:14] Chi
    See? I told you.
[05:17] Upz
    They're out of pitchers, huh?
[05:19] Upz
    Fujii can't pitch two innings.
[05:24] Ump
    Ball three!
[05:26] Chi
    This blows!
[05:28] Ump
    Ball! Ball four!
[05:32] Kao
    It looks like Chisato-chan's
    reached her limit.
[05:35] Fuj
    Are you okay, Chisato? You got
    tired between innings, didn't you?
[05:39] Fuj
    You poor thing.
[05:42] Fuj
    Hey, Daigo! Why are you forcing
    her to be a long reliever?!
[05:46] Kao
    You literally just said she takes
    after you and can do anything...
[05:55] Dai
    Chisato can't go on like this.
[05:57] Dai
    I-I'm sorry. We need a timeout, please.
[06:01] Ump
    Timeout!
[06:03] Yay
    Daigo.
[06:06] Yay
    Want me to pitch?
[06:09] Dai
    Huh?
[06:11] Dai
    Huh?!
[06:12] Dai
    You want to pitch, Sawa-san?!
[06:13] Yay
    What's with that reaction?
    It's not like I've never pitched before.
[06:19] Dai
    Really?
[06:21] Dai
    But you never mentioned that when
    we were choosing positions way back.
[06:26] (Flashback) Yay
    I'll take second.
[06:27] (Flashback) Tao
    Shortstop for me, then.
[06:30] Yay
    Well, pitcher's the most tiring position,
    and it's a heck of a lot of responsibility.
[06:34] Yay
    Why would I volunteer for that?
[06:34] Txt
    be1\fs18\bord4\b1\shad0\an8\pos(85.333,30)\3c&H75EDFC&\c&H021E24&\i1}That's* your reason?
[06:34] Txt
    be1\fs18\bord4\b1\shad0\an8\3c&H75EDFC&\c&H021E24&\pos(548,199.333)\i1}That's* your reason?
[06:34] Txt
    be1\fs18\bord4\b1\shad0\an8\3c&H75EDFC&\c&H021E24&\pos(103.333,222)\i1}That's* your reason?
[06:37] Dai
    That's your reason?
[06:40] Dai**
    But are you sure about this?
[06:43] Dai
    You haven't pitched in a long time, right?
[06:45] Dai
    And you haven't warmed up your arm.
    Isn't that jumping in at the deep end?
[06:49] Yay
    Deep end or not, I gotta do something
    to get that glum look off your face.
[06:58] Yay
    I may not have pitched in a while,
[07:01] Yay
    but that doesn't mean
    I can't find the strike zone.
[07:05] Yay
    Well, I'll see what I can do.
[07:09] Ann
    Field change for Fuurin Academy.
[07:14] Ann
    Sawa-san moves from second base to pitcher.
[07:15] Nis
    A switch?
[07:17] Ann
    Fujii-san moves from pitcher to second base.
[07:22] Uoz
    What? Did she say Sawa?
[07:27] Uoz
    Can she even still pitch?
[07:36] Tao
    Yayoi.
[07:38] Tao
    Hey, you're not serious, right? I mean, you—
[07:42] Yay
    Shush.
[07:44] Yay
    Daigo will hear you.
[07:47] Yay
    He won't shut up if he finds out,
    so you can't tell him.
[07:56] Dai
    Last one!
[08:03] Dai
    They're pretty good.
[08:05] Dai
    The speed's decent and
    the control's not bad, either.
[08:09] Ann
    Batting third, shortstop, Seko-kun.
[08:13] Yay
    Oh, I'm sorry. Gimme a sec.
[08:19] Ump
    What's going on? Please hurry it up.
[08:23] Yay
    Right. I'm ready now.
[08:27] Ump
    Play!
[08:55] Ump
    Strike!
[08:58] Mic
    No way... That was fast.
[09:01] Uoz
    You gotta be kidding.
[09:02] Uoz
    Her pitches look even more intense now,
    despite what happened.
[09:07] Mut
    Incredible.
[09:09] Tao
    You... You don't have to go overboard, Yayoi.
[09:18] Ump
    Foul!
[09:20] Dai
    Is this real?
[09:22] Dai
    Sawa-san could pitch like this all along?
[09:25] Dai
    Why didn't she tell me?
[09:29] Ump
    Ball!
[09:30] Sek
    She's only thrown fastballs so far.
[09:33] Sek
    I remember, even back then,
    she was already pitching breaking balls.
[09:42] Ump
    Foul!
[09:46] Yay
    Not bad, Sekocchi. Fastballs
    aren't enough against you.
[09:51] Yay
    Daigo!
[09:54] Ump
    Timeout!
[09:58] Mic
    She has an arm like that and
    didn't even try out for Senior?
[10:11] Mic
    Now it's even clearer that I can't afford
    to lose to these ambitionless time-wasters.
[10:16] Dai
    Huh? You can throw breaking balls too?
[10:20] Yay
    Yep.
[10:21] Yay
    So you can call my pitches.
[10:23] Yay
    Curveballs, shootballs, sliders...
[10:25] Yay
    I can throw whatever you want.
[10:28] Dai
    But I've never seen you throw any of those.
[10:31] Dai
    I don't know which one I should pick.
[10:34] Dai
    What pitch do you feel
    most comfortable with?
[10:43] Ump
    Play!
[10:45] (Flashback) Yay
    The one I feel most comfortable with?
[10:49] (Flashback) Yay
    I guess that'd be...
[11:09] (Flashback) Yay
    ...the forkball.
[11:11] Ump
    You're out!
[11:14] Ani
    Heck yeah!
[11:16] Mut
    What was that just now?
[11:18] Mut
    A forkball?
[11:22] Yay
    One out, you guys!
[11:26] Sek
    I expected another fastball,
    but it nosedived.
[11:30] Dai
    I heard rubber-ball forkballs
    didn't sink all that sharply.
[11:34] Dai
    Sawa-san, you're something else!
[11:36] Ann
    Batting fourth, catcher, Uozumi-kun.
[11:40] Ann
    So you've still got it, huh, Sawa?
[11:42] Ann
    We might've been evenly matched
    back then, but not now.
[11:46] Ann
    I refuse to accept that any girl other
    than Michiru is up to my standard!
[11:51] Ump
    Strike!
[11:53] Tao
    Another breaking ball? And a forkball, too.
[11:56] Tao
    That's the worst choice of pitch, Yayoi!
[12:01] Ump
    Foul!
[12:03] Uoz
    We need some more runs.
[12:05] Uoz
    If we don't score any runs here,
    the momentum will be with them.
[12:10] Uoz
    We absolutely must...
[12:13] Uoz
    ...get more runs!
[12:27] Mic
    Yes, it went through!
[12:35] Ump
    Out!
[12:37] Dai
    Yes! We survived!
[12:39] Yay
    Nice double play, Tao!
[12:44] Txt
    Fuurin Academy
[12:44] Txt
    Fuurin Academy
[12:44] Txt
    Oobi
[12:47] Uoz
    Damn, we got nothing.
[12:59] Yay
    Thanks. You're a lifesaver.
[13:02] Tao
    Yeah, I saved you. Because I want
    you to pitch as little as possible.
[13:12] Mut
    Yayoi, that was amazing!
[13:14] Mut
    Why'd you wait till now to pitch for us
    when you have an arm like that?
[13:19] Nis
    Yeah, seriously. Not cool, man.
[13:22] Nis
    You probably woulda been
    made ace on the spot.
[13:25] Yay
    Nah, no way. I just rode my luck
    and it all worked out this time.
[13:29] Mut
    That wasn't riding your luck!
[13:32] Chi
    I guess Sawa-senpai's okay, then?
[13:32] Mut
    You'll make me mad,
    saying stuff like that, Yayoi!
[13:35] Ani
    I gotta say, the way that forkball
    sank was pretty darn brutal.
[13:41] Uoz
    Two innings left.
[13:42] Uoz
    This inning with Sawa and the meat
    of their order is our biggest challenge.
[13:46] Uoz
    Nice and steady, Michiru.
[13:49] Mic
    I know.
[13:51] Ann
    Batting third, pitcher, Sawa-san.
[13:53] Dai
    Let's go! We're on fire!
[14:03] Ump
    Strike!
[14:06] Yay
    Looks like she's not gonna
    give me any easy fastballs.
[14:11] Yay
    Then, I'll have to swing...
[14:13] Yay
    ...when she tries to rack up the count...
[14:21] Yay
    ...with a breaking ball!
[14:29] All
    Yeah!
[14:31] Tao
    Nice batting!
[14:34] Tao
    Damn you, Sawa.
[14:35] Tao
    She managed to hit Michiru's
    slider on her first swing!
[14:39] Tao
    That was crazy good. Now, it's my turn.
[14:42] Kao
    Isn't that the first time the first
    batter in the inning got a base hit?
[14:47] Fuj
    Yeah. The game's turning in our favor!
[14:50] Fuj
    Keep it going, Daigo!
[14:52] Txt
    Pop
[14:54] Kao
    Bah, why's that idiot ignoring his messages?
[14:57] Kao
    The game's almost over! Is he really
    gonna miss this all-important final?!
[15:02] Kao
    Batting fourth, catcher, Shigeno-kun.
[15:05] Mut
    You got this, Daigo!
[15:08] Ani
    Keep us motorin'!
[15:12] Ump
    Strike!
[15:14] Dai
    So fast!
[15:15] Dai
    But Sawa-san and the others
    got us to this point...
[15:22] Ump
    Strike two!
[15:26] Dai
    I need to do this...
[15:29] Dai
    ...and set up something big!
[15:37] Ump
    Out!
[15:38] Ump
    Out!
[15:41] Ani
    Aw, heck no! A double play?
[15:44] Fuj
    Gah! Seriously? A double play?!
[15:48] Nis
    Well, damn. You serious, captain?
[15:54] Dai
    Sorry.
[15:59] Nis
    H-Hey! Don't go getting all depressed!
[16:02] Nis
    I'll smash one outta the park
    and create a chance for us!
[16:05] Dai
    Please do.
[16:10] Ump
    Strike three! You're out!
[16:21] Dai
    Why was I so hasty to get
    something on that slider?
[16:27] Dai
    The captain can't waste a chance like that.
[16:31] Mut
    Daigo!
[16:32] Mut
    Why are you spacing out?
[16:34] Mut
    You shouldn't keep the pitcher waiting.
[16:37] Dai
    Oh, uh, right.
[16:47] Ump
    Out!
[16:51] Txt
    Fuurin Academy
[16:51] Txt
    Fuurin Academy
[16:51] Txt
    Oobi
[16:54] Ani
    Nice pitchin', Senpai.
[16:56] Yay
    Thanks.
[16:58] Uoz
    Okay, it's the last inning!
[17:00] Uoz
    Let's get these next three
    out and go to Regionals!
[17:04] Txt
    Sagara
[17:04] Txt
    Sawa
[17:04] Txt
    Shigeno
[17:04] Txt
    Nishina
[17:04] Txt
    Kabashima
[17:04] Txt
    Tanba
[17:04] Txt
    Kandori
[17:04] Txt
    Sakura
[17:05] Ann
    Top of the seventh.
[17:07] Ann
    Fuurin Academy to bat.
[17:09] Mic
    Right. Three up, three down to end this.
[17:11] Ann
    Batting sixth, left field, Kabashima-san.
[17:17] Mic
    For my own sake, and for the guys
    who quit Senior to play alongside me,
[17:21] Mic
    I'll take the middle school rubber-ball crown!
[17:23] Tao
    Go get 'em!
[17:25] Mut
    Please, Anita!
[17:28] Nis
    You hafta get on base, Anita!
[17:30] Nis
    We still have a chance here!
[17:39] Fuj
    Yes!
[17:40] Kao
    It went through!
[17:45] Chi
    Yes! We got a runner!
[17:47] Tao
    Nice batting!
[17:48] Mut
    We can get those three runs easy!
[17:51] Mic
    Who on earth are these girls?
[17:55] Mic
    How can they hit my pitches so easily?!
[17:58] Uoz
    Calm down, Michiru. The only ones
    with skill are the ex-Little players.
[18:03] Ann
    Batting seventh, first base, Tanba-kun.
[18:07] Uoz
    Get their bottom three
    batters out and it's over!
[18:12] Ani
    Tanba! Ya'd better do this!
[18:15] Nis
    Hey, he's two years older than you.
[18:23] Ump
    Strike three! You're out!
[18:27] Tan
    Sorry.
[18:29] Kan
    No worries!
[18:33] Kan
    Leave it to me.
[18:36] Nis
    Oh, yeah, southpaws are her specialty!
[18:39] Ani
    She might actually pull somethin' off again!
[18:50] Ump
    Out!
[18:55] Mic
    One to go.
[18:57] Ann
    Batting ninth, right field, Sakura-san.
[19:06] Mut
    I'm not giving up!
[19:14] Mut
    I don't want to lose!
[19:19] Mut
    So fast...
[19:21] Mut
    But...
[19:23] Mut
    ...I want a hit!
[19:25] Ump
    Foul!
[19:26] Ani
    Good swing! That'll get ya a hit!
[19:30] Ump
    Foul!
[19:34] Ump
    Foul!
[19:37] Ump
    Foul!
[19:40] Mut
    I swear... I'm going to get you!
[19:44] Mic
    So annoying!
[19:46] Ump
    Foul!
[19:54] Kan
    Mutsu! You can do it!
[19:56] Tao
    Stay tough!
[20:02] Ump
    Foul!
[20:03] ---
    Mutsuko...
[20:08] (Flashback) Mut
    Come on, pull yourself together.
[20:10] (Flashback) Mut
    This game's not over yet.
[20:12] (Flashback) Dai
    Y-Yeah...
[20:14] (Flashback) Mut
    Is it the double play earlier
    that's getting you down?
[20:18] (Flashback) Dai
    No, I just can't face you guys
    when you've been working so hard.
[20:23] (Flashback) Dai
    Not after the captain and cleanup
    wrecked the team's chances.
[20:29] (Flashback) Mut
    How dense are you?
[20:36] (Flashback) Mut
    Here.
[20:37] (Flashback) Mut
    You're the one who's been
    working the hardest up to now.
[20:41] (Flashback) Mut
    As our catcher and our captain,
    you've been carrying us this whole time.
[20:46] (Flashback) Mut
    So why beat yourself up
    over one measly double play?
[20:52] (Flashback) Mut
    We're your team, Daigo.
[20:55] (Flashback) Mut
    So chin up!
[20:58] Dai
    Mutsuko! Keep us alive!
[21:06] Mic
    All right!
[21:15] Uoz
    What?!
[21:17] Tao
    Yeah!
[21:19] Yay
    Stop, stop!
[21:32] Dai
    Nice, Mutsuko!
[21:33] Dai
    Two outs, runners on first and third!
[21:35] Dai
    Our chances are much better now!
[21:39] Uoz
    Dammit.
[21:40] Uoz
    What a time to make an error.
[21:43] Mic
    So you're gonna make me struggle for this, huh?
[21:48] Mic
    But this ends now.
[21:57] Mic
    I will win this game with my pitching!
[22:13] Gor
    Three runs behind and
    two outs in the last inning?
[22:16] Gor
    Well, isn't this fun?
[22:23] Gor
    I call this the starting line
     in baseball, Daigo!
[24:00] Mic
    How?
[24:01] Mic
    Even boys can't get good hits on my pitches.
[24:04] Mic
    What is it with these girls?!
[24:06] Yay
    I wonder why...
[24:07] Yay
    I wasn't planning on trying this hard.
[24:10] Mic
    I know...
[24:11] Mic
    I know this will be the only time
    I get to play alongside these guys!
[24:16] Yay
    Captain, we've come this far. We gotta win!
[24:18] Yay
    Let's kick it up a notch!
[24:20] Yay
    Next time: "We've Come This Far."
SIGN    We've Come This Far
[24:22] Mic
    Run to the stage of your dreams!