E18 - The Mayumura Siblings

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[00:02] Dai
    Our opponent in the quarterfinals is
    the powerhouse that is Touto Boys.
[00:07] Dai
    And their ace on the mound is...
[00:15] Ura
    She's Wataru's twin sister.
[00:21] Ura
    Mayumura Michiru.
[01:54] Izu
    What? No way!
SIGN    The Mayumura
    Siblings
[01:56] Izu
    The Dolphins actually
    made it to the quarterfinals?
[02:01] Dai
    Amazing, right? Aren't you impressed?!
[02:03] Dai
    Now that this Shigeno Junior is on the team,
[02:07] Dai
    the once weak Dolphin Army has
    morphed into a baseball powerhouse!
[02:11] Izu
    Wow, that's awesome!
[02:13] Izu
    So did Hikaru-kun hit some
    home runs and pitch shutouts?
[02:17] Dai
    How did you figure that out?
[02:20] Izu
    It was obvious.
[02:22] Izu
    You guys made it to the third round,
    where the matches get a lot harder.
[02:25] Izu
    Which means there's no way
    you contributed much.
[02:29] Dai
    How dare you!
[02:30] Dai
    I'll show you how much I've improved!
[02:32] Dai
    Let's take this outside!
[02:34] Izu
    Yawn.
[02:35] Izu
    No way. I'm too tired from
    pitching a whole game.
[02:38] Dai
    You can't back out now!
[02:39] Dai
    I'll show you my
    super-special sacrifice bunt!
[02:42] Izu
    Huh? Your what?
[02:43] Mom
    Daigo!
[02:47] Mom
    How many times have I told you not
    to wear those filthy socks in the house?!
[02:51] Mom
    Get it through your head!
[02:53] Mom
    Put them in the washing machine
    and go take a shower already!
[02:59] Dai
    Aye aye, sir...
[03:00] Mom
    Jeez, that kid...
[03:02] Izu
    Looks like the Dolphins won their games.
[03:05] Izu
    Did he contribute to their victories at all?
[03:07] Mom
    "Contribute"?
[03:08] Mom
    What are you talking about?
[03:11] Mom
    He's been playing a lot better than you think.
[03:15] Izu
    Really?
[03:23] (Flashback) Dai
    Huh? Mayumura?
[03:25] (Flashback) Dai
    You mean, that Mayumura?
[03:28] Tas
    That's right, Daigo.
SIGN    Mifune Dolphins
SIGN    Coach Fujii
SIGN    Mifune Dolphins
SIGN    Manager Tashiro
[03:29] Tas
    The very same Mayumura Ken
    who played in the majors,
[03:31] Tas
    just like your pop and Satou's father.
[03:34] Fuj
    There were a lot of amazing players
    in the same grade as Mayumura,
[03:37] Fuj
    and they earned themselves the nickname,
    "Mayumura's Golden Generation."
[03:41] (Flashback) Fuj
    By the way, Tashiro and I
    were also in the same grade.
[03:44] Mat
    Really? So you two were part
    of that golden generation?
SIGN    Satou Hikaru
SIGN    Ariyoshi
SIGN    Matsubara
[03:48] Are
    You moron.
[03:50] Are
    Amateur players who happened to play in
    the same era don't fall into that category.
[03:55] (Flashback) Are
    I'm not letting that slide.
SIGN    Kimura
SIGN    Kishimoto
SIGN    Katsumata
[03:58] Are
    I'll have you know, we battled Mayumura
    to see which of us would get to Nationals.
SIGN    Sakura Mutsuko
[04:03] Fuj
    And we gave them a pretty
    good run for their money!
[04:05] Fuj
    The two of us and Shigeno Goro!
[04:07] (Flashback) Dai
    A-And his twins are
    the Touto Boys' ace battery now?
[04:13] (Flashback) Coa
    Looks that way.
[04:14] (Flashback) Coa
    I didn't know Mayumura's kids
    played for the Touto Boys...
[04:17] (Flashback) Coa
    until Urabe told me.
SIGN    Urabe Hayato
[04:20] Ura
    Even I didn't know his sister
    had become the ace, though.
[04:27] (Flashback) Ura
    Back when Andy and I played
     for the Touto Boys,
[04:29] (Flashback) Ura
    Michiru wanted to be an outfielder.
[04:31] (Flashback) Ura
    It was her brother, Wataru, who wanted
    to be a pitcher, and he was my main rival.
[04:36] (Flashback) Ura
    'Cause she's a girl, I never even
    considered Michiru a threat.
[04:40] (Flashback) Ura
    I can't believe Wataru's now a catcher
    and she's their pitcher.
[04:47] (Flashback) Coa
    Well, it's entirely possible he got injured.
[04:51] (Flashback) Coa
    Either way, Touto has built
    the team around those two,
[04:54] (Flashback) Coa
    and they've shown that they're
    a force to be reckoned with.
[04:57] (Flashback) Coa
    With the younger Mayumura playing cleanup,
    their batting lineup is strong.
[05:01] (Flashback) Coa
    Their defense is iron-tight, too.
[05:04] (Flashback) Coa
    And then, there's their ace,
    Mayumura Michiru, a lefty sidewinder.
[05:11] (Flashback) Coa
    The speed of her pitches, their movement,
    and her control are all perfect.
[05:14] (Flashback) Coa
    I see no weaknesses in her game.
[05:18] (Flashback) Coa
    We've fought hard to get to this point,
    but they're a cut above.
[05:22] (Flashback) Coa
    Let's chalk this up as a learning
    experience and give it all we've got.
[05:27] Dai
    That's what our manager said, but...
[05:32] Dai
    If we're gonna do this, I want to win.
SIGN    Touto Boys
SIGN    Mayumura Michiru
[05:47] Wat
    Working out again, Michiru?
SIGN    Touto Boys
SIGN    Mayumura Wataru
[05:53] Wat
    Haven't we been told we're too young
    to handle the stress of weight machines?
[05:58] Wat
    Don't start doing things like this
    just 'cause Dad's away right now.
[06:02] Wat
    I'll rat you out.
[06:04] Mic
    Then, maybe I should go tell Mom that
    you've been using her expensive shampoo.
[06:09] Wat
    H-How do you know that?!
[06:11] Wat
    W-Well, anyway,
    let's talk about our next game.
[06:15] Mic
    The Dolphins?
[06:16] Mic
    I don't think we need intel on them.
[06:19] Wat
    Any team that makes it to the
    quarterfinals is there for a reason.
[06:24] Wat
    Theirs is him.
[06:28] Wat
    Satou Hikaru.
[06:30] Wat
    From what I've heard,
    he's only just taken up baseball,
[06:34] Wat
    and he's only their number two pitcher.
[06:36] Wat
    But it looks like his pitches are
    around the 120 kmph mark.
[06:39] Mic
    Oh?
[06:40] Wat
    And I also have it on good authority...
[06:43] Wat
    that the kid wearing
     the mask is Shigeno Daigo.
[06:46] Wat
    This battery's made up of the kids of
    former major league players. Just like ours.
[06:53] Mic
    Y-You mean, they're the sons of
    Shigeno Goro and Satou Toshiya?
[06:57] Wat
    That's neither here nor there.
[07:00] Wat
    Anyway, I jotted down the data
    of every batter in the notebook,
[07:04] Wat
    so make sure you look at it.
[07:05] Mic
    R-Right.
[07:07] Wat
    I don't know if the Dolphins will use
    Satou or Urabe as their starting pitcher,
[07:10] Wat
    but we've got a number of ways
    to counter Satou if they go with him.
[07:15] Wat
    Anyway, don't think "it's only
     Regionals" and take it easy.
[07:18] Wat
    Do your homework.
[07:20] Mic
    Okay.
[07:28] Mic
    I don't believe it.
[07:33] Mic
    I can't get my head around the fact that
    I'm going up against the son of Shigeno-san,
[07:39] Mic
    the pitcher I admire the most.
[07:46] Mom
    Hello. Urabe residence.
[07:49] Mom
    Hayato!
[07:51] Mom
    Manager Tashiro's on the phone for you.
[07:58] Ura
    Hello?
[07:59] Coa
    Ah, Urabe?
[08:00] Coa
    Sorry to call at this hour.
[08:03] Ura
    What's wrong?
[08:04] Ura
    Did something happen?
[08:06] Coa
    I've been thinking things over.
[08:08] Coa
    And I talked to Fujii about it, too...
[08:11] Coa
    Would you mind if we go with Satou
    as the starting pitcher against Touto?
[08:17] Ura
    What?!
[08:29] And
    It's lunchtime. Too early in the day to
    be looking like the world's about to end.
SIGN    Suzuki Andy
[08:34] And
    If I had to guess why,
[08:35] And
    I'd say it's because you're a former ace
    who's had his starting spot stolen by a rookie
[08:39] And
    for the upcoming big game.
[08:40] Ura
    You really beat about the bush, dontcha?
[08:43] And
    It sucks, but that's how it goes.
[08:45] And
    Manager thinks Satou's pitches
    might be more effective against Touto.
[08:51] And
    If he starts to struggle, you'll have
    to take over, whether you want to or not.
[08:56] And
    I'm on first base and batting fourth.
[08:58] And
    You're out in left field and batting third.
[09:01] And
    It doesn't change the fact
    that we're taking on Touto.
[09:05] Ura
    "That's how it goes," huh?
[09:09] Ura
    So you also think Satou's better than me?
[09:14] Ura
    Of course you do. Not much I can do about it.
[09:17] Ura
    Well, whatever.
[09:19] Ura
    My main rival, Mayumura, has let
    his sister take his spot as pitcher, too.
[09:24] Ura
    I really don't care anymore.
[09:28] Sak
    What?
[09:29] Sak
    Hikaru-kun's the starting pitcher?
[09:31] Dai
    Yeah.
[09:32] Dai
    I got a call from Manager Tashiro about it.
[09:35] Dai
    He said Hikaru would be our starting pitcher
    for our quarterfinal game against Touto.
[09:39] Dai
    Which means I'm playing catcher.
[09:41] Sak
    Really?
[09:42] Sak
    That's great!
[09:43] Dai
    Yup!
[09:44] Dai
    All right!
[09:45] Dai
    I'll go to the cages after school and develop
    a strategy to take down the Mayumuras.
[09:49] Sak
    Yeah!
[09:50] Sak
    Let's do it!
[09:51] Dai
    Wait, what? You're coming, too?
[09:54] Sak
    Yeah, why? Got a problem with that?
SIGN    Mifune Batting Center
SIGN    Fastballs
[10:10] Dai
    It's no good.
[10:11] Sak
    What's wrong?
[10:14] Sak
    You got solid hits about half the time.
[10:16] Sak
    You didn't do too bad in there.
[10:18] Sak
    And that's the speed
    the girl in Touto pitches at.
[10:22] Dai
    It's not good enough.
[10:23] Dai
    According to Satou-san,
[10:26] Dai
    if you don't get at least 20 hits
    out of 25 on the machine,
[10:31] Dai
    you won't get a decent hit in a real game.
[10:34] Sak
    Really?
SIGN    Home Run
SIGN    Home Run
[10:38] Dai
    The rhythm and the aim
    is always consistent on a machine,
[10:41] Dai
    so if you can't hit them 100 percent
    of the time, you've got no hope in a game.
[10:45] Dai
    And she's also a left-handed sidewinder.
    She throws a pitch we've never seen before.
[10:51] Dai
    I can hit all the balls I want here,
    but I don't know if it'll help any.
[10:55] Sak
    Well, it's better than
    sitting around, doing nothing.
[10:58] Sak
    Hikaru-kun can't get here on weekdays,
    so you can't practice catching, anyway.
[11:15] Dai
    Who's that?
[11:16] Dai
    Their hits sound really good.
SIGN    Fastballs
SIGN    For both batting positions
[11:18] Txt
    Right-handed pitcher
SIGN    Home Run
[11:25] Dai
    A girl?
[11:34] Dai
    Huh?! M-Muh-M-Mayumura Michiru!
[11:39] Dai
    Touto Boys' ace!
[11:53] Mic
    Hold it!
[11:54] Mic
    Could you be Shigeno Daigo-kun?
[12:00] Dai
    U-Uh, yeah, I am.
[12:04] Mic
    I-It's so nice to meet you!
[12:06] Mic
    My name's Mayumura Michiru,
    and I'm Touto Boys' pitcher!
[12:15] Sak
    Your turn again, Shigeno-kun.
[12:16] ---
    Huh?
[12:17] Sak
    Shigeno-kun?
[12:26] Dai
    S-Seriously?
[12:27] Mic
    Yeah, sure!
[12:29] Mic
    I mean, that's what you
    want to practice, isn't it?
[12:32] Dai
    B-But...
SIGN    Reception
[12:38] Dai
    I didn't realize he was here, too!
[12:41] Wat
    Well, well, if it isn't the Dolphins' catcher.
[12:44] Mic
    We got talking just now.
[12:47] Mic
    We're heading off to practice
    at Shigeno-kun's house.
[12:52] Wat
    What are you talking about, Michiru?
[12:55] Wat
    Don't be stupid. We're going home.
[12:57] Mic
    I don't want to. You can go home by yourself.
[13:01] Sak
    Wh-What's going on?!
[13:04] Sak
    This is really weird. We're about
    to play them in a tournament.
[13:07] Sak
    How did you end up in this crazy situation?
[13:10] Dai
    I know how strange it sounds,
[13:12] Dai
    but she said she'd let me practice
    hitting her sidearm pitch.
[13:17] Dai
    I figured it was a great
    opportunity, so I said okay.
[13:22] Wat
    Don't tell me Michiru's...
[13:25] Mic
    Let's go, then.
[13:26] Mic
    Shi-ge-no-kun!
[13:27] Dai
    R-Right...
[13:29] Sak
    "Sh-Shi-ge-no-kun"?!
SIGN    Resignation
[13:48] Mic
    So this is your house, huh?
[13:50] Mic
    Wow! You even having a batting cage.
[13:53] Shi
    Y-Yeah. My older sister plays baseball, too.
[13:57] Mic
    Oh, really?
[14:00] Shi
    Yeah. So should we start off
    with a game of catch?
[14:02] Mic
    Ah, sorry, but...
[14:04] Mic
    I'm dying for a drink.
[14:06] Mic
    Would it be okay if I got a glass of water?
[14:09] Dai
    Uh, sure.
[14:14] Dai
    Here. Barley tea okay?
[14:16] Mic
    Oh, yes, thank you.
[14:22] Mic
    What's that?
[14:26] Dai
    Oh, crap! That's...
[14:29] Dai
    Y-You know, we should really
    get started once we've drunk this.
[14:32] Dai
    Or the sun will set before...
[14:37] Mic
    Oh, wow!
SIGN    Shigeno Goro
[14:38] Mic
    It's Shigeno Goro!
[14:42] Mic
    Does that mean he's your dad?
[14:45] Dai
    U-Uh, yeah.
[14:47] Dai
    The cat's out of the bag now...
[14:49] Mic
    Oh, wow, that's amazing!
[14:53] Mic
    Oh, that plaque there is the Cy Young Award!
[14:56] Mic
    And that's a World Series ring!
[15:02] Mic
    Though, if my dad hadn't lost that game,
    this ring would be in our house right now.
[15:08] Dai
    Uh, sorry about that.
[15:10] Mic
    Oh, I didn't mean it like that.
[15:12] Sak
    I don't believe that guy!
[15:15] Sak
    What an idiot!
[15:17] Sak
    How could he just ditch me
    at the batting center,
[15:19] Sak
    and take a female adversary
    back to his house?!
[15:23] Mic
    So Shigeno-kun, did you start playing
    because you looked up to your dad?
[15:28] Dai
    Uh, yeah.
[15:30] Mic
    So why didn't you try becoming a pitcher?
[15:33] Mic
    Don't you play catcher for your team?
[15:36] Dai
    Yeah.
[15:37] Dai
    I don't have a very strong arm.
[15:39] Mic
    That's all?
[15:40] Dai
    What?
[15:41] Mic
    That's enough to make you
    stop wanting to be a pitcher?
[15:44] Mic
    Sounds like you haven't tried very hard
    to follow in your dad's footsteps.
[15:49] Dai
    Th-That's not true...
[15:51] Mic
    I think it is.
[15:54] Mic
    I reckon I look up to
    Shigeno Goro more than you do.
[16:02] Mic
    Whoops, sorry about that.
[16:03] Mic
    I kinda did a real throw that time.
[16:05] Wat
    So this is his place.
[16:06] Sak
    Huh?
[16:07] Wat
    Sorry.
[16:08] Wat
    I didn't know where he lived,
    so I just followed you.
[16:11] Wat
    I'm coming in, Shigeno.
[16:14] Wat
    What are you doing, Michiru?
[16:17] Wat
    Stop getting so buddy-buddy with
    our opponents before the big game.
[16:20] Wat
    Time to leave.
[16:21] Mic
    You're so annoying.
[16:23] Mic
    I mean, what's the problem?
[16:25] Mic
    We're just two kids of pro players,
    getting to know each other.
[16:28] Wat
    Your motive is clear for all to see.
[16:32] Wat
    You're trying to suck up
    to your favorite player's son...
[16:35] Wat
    in the hope that he'll introduce
    you to his dad one day.
[16:40] Mic
    Why do you have to expose me like that?
[16:43] Mic
    You're so obnoxious.
[16:45] Sak
    Did you hear that?
[16:46] Sak
    She only approached you because
    she hero-worships your father.
[16:51] Sak
    How rude is that?!
[16:52] Dai
    It's okay, really.
[16:55] Dai
    I thought it was a little
    too good to be true,
[16:58] Dai
    but I don't mind as long as
    I get to see her pitches.
[17:01] Dai
    Let me practice with the real deal already.
[17:05] Dai
    If you're really such a huge fan of my pop,
    I'll introduce you to him when he's back.
[17:09] Mic
    What?
[17:09] Mic
    R-Really?!
[17:12] Wat
    Stop messing around!
[17:13] Wat
    We're going home now, Michiru!
[17:15] Mic
    Now, look here! Instead of
    complaining, put on your mask.
[17:20] Wat
    What?
[17:22] Mic
    What are you so scared about?
[17:23] Mic
    Even if he sees my pitch,
    it's not like he'll be able to hit it,
[17:26] Mic
    and he'll just give up
    after a couple of throws.
[17:32] Mic
    All right, here we go!
[17:39] Wat
    Strike.
[17:43] Sak
    Amazing!
[17:44] Dai
    Yikes. That really angled in from the right.
[17:52] Wat
    That was in the strike zone.
[17:57] Sak
    No way! She's so cool!
[17:59] Sak
    I saw her do that before,
    but from really far away.
[18:04] Sak
    Girls can throw such amazing pitches, too!
[18:09] Wat
    All right, good hustle.
[18:10] Dai
    What?
[18:11] Wat
    You're satisfied now, aren't you?
[18:13] Wat
    You won't be able to hit
    Michiru's pitches with your swing.
[18:17] Wat
    See ya.
[18:19] Dai
    H-H-Hang on!
[18:22] Dai
    You're jumping the gun way too soon.
[18:24] Dai
    That was only three pitches!
[18:27] Wat
    Sheesh. Looks like you
    don't know when to give up.
[18:30] Dai
    Oh, I know!
[18:32] Dai
    If you throw me some more balls,
    I'll get my pop to sign a ball for you.
[18:35] Mic
    Huh? You mean it?
[18:37] Dai
    Yeah!
[18:38] Mic
    I'll do it! I'll throw more!
[18:40] Wat
    H-Hey! Michiru!
[18:46] Dai
    Mom, can I borrow your phone a sec?
[18:48] Mom
    Sure, but what do you need it for?
[18:50] Dai
    To call Pop.
[18:53] Dai
    I want to ask him something.
[18:59] Gor
    Hey, hey!
[19:00] Dai
    Hey, Pop! It's me.
[19:02] Gor
    Hey, Daigo!
[19:04] Gor
    How are you doing?
[19:05] Gor
    Oh, your mother told me the Dolphins
    made it to the quarterfinals.
[19:11] Dai
    Yeah, our next opponent's the
    team Mayumura's twins play for.
[19:16] Gor
    Yeah? Mayumura's twins, huh?
[19:18] Dai
    Yeah. They're a battery. The sister
    pitches and the brother catches.
[19:22] Dai
    The girl told me she's your biggest fan.
[19:26] Gor
    She's a fan?
[19:27] Gor
    She'll definitely make it big, then.
[19:29] Dai
    To be honest, she's an
    amazing pitcher already.
[19:33] Dai
    Their batting lineup is also really strong.
[19:36] Gro
    So it looks like it's going
    to be a tough game, huh?
[19:38] Dai
    Yeah. Really tough.
[19:40] Dai
    But I really want to win!
[19:42] Dai
    Which is why I wanted to ask
    your advice on something.
[19:44] Gor
    Oh?
[19:44] Gor
    Ask me anything.
[19:46] Dai
    The other day,
[19:47] Dai
    Hikaru said he'd like to know if there
    was a trick to improving his control.
[19:50] Dai
    Got any advice for him?
[19:54] Gor
    Well, uh...
[20:01] Sak
    What's wrong with you?
[20:04] Sak
    Surely you're not still depressed...
[20:07] Dai
    A little. But that's not all.
[20:11] Dai
    Yesterday, Mayumura-san threw 20 to 30
    pitches for me till the sun went down.
[20:17] Dai
    But I only managed to graze
    a few of them right at the end.
[20:23] Dai
    I thought, maybe if she threw more at me,
     I could figure out how to hit them,
[20:28] Dai
    but that wasn't the case.
[20:29] Sak
    It's not your fault.
[20:31] Sak
    Mayumura-san's something else.
[20:34] Sak
    I mean, she's just the coolest, isn't she?
[20:38] Sak
    She mows down the hordes of boys
    who step up to the plate in front of her.
[20:42] Sak
    That's like, goals!
[20:44] Dai
    That's what you're admiring?
[20:46] Dai
    Anyway, it's clear now that someone at
    my level hasn't got a hope against her.
[20:51] Sak
    So what are you saying? You're giving up?
[20:54] Dai
    No. I can't hit my way out, but I can
    come up with a strategy to counter her.
[20:58] Dai
    Bunts.
[21:00] Dai
    Mastering bunts is my only hope
    if I want to get on base.
[21:04] Sak
    "Mastering"?
[21:06] Dai
    Yes.
[21:08] Dai
    To practice those, though,
[21:09] Dai
    I need a pitcher who has
    both speed and control.
[21:13] Sak
    Are you talking about...
SIGN    Mifune City Higashibara Elementary School
[21:19] Sak
    Oh, there he is!
[21:21] Sak
    Hey, Urabe-kun!
[21:23] Ura
    Huh?
[21:24] Ura
    Why have you guys come
    all the way to my school?
[21:28] Dai
    Sorry.
[21:29] Dai
    Actually, we wanted to ask you a favor.
[21:32] Ura
    A favor?
[21:33] Ura
    If this favor concerns baseball,
    you can forget it.
[21:36] Both
    Huh?
[21:38] Dai
    H-Hey!
[21:40] Dai
    At least hear me out!
[21:42] Dai
    I want to practice bunting!
[21:46] Dai
    And not the sacrifice bunts I usually do,
[21:48] Dai
    but bunting for a base hit
    so I can get on base for you guys, too.
[21:53] Dai
    That's the only chance I'll be able to create
    against Mayumura Michiru's pitches.
[21:58] Dai
    That's why I want you as my
    batting practice pitcher, Urabe.
[22:01] Dai
    Hikaru's in Gunma, and
    there's no one else I can ask.
[22:06] Ura
    Me? A batting practice pitcher?!
[22:08] Ura
    Who do you think you are?!
[22:10] Ura
    I'm a second-string pitcher now, so you
    think it's fine to ask me that? Is that it?
[22:16] Ura
    How far I've fallen, huh?
[22:19] Ura
    This is so dumb.
[22:21] Ura
    Do what you like!
[22:22] Ura
    I'm quitting the Dolphins, anyway,
    so it's none of my business anymore!
SIGN    Resignation
[24:01] Dai
    Urabe's quitting the Dolphins?
[24:03] Dai
    I mean, I get how he feels,
    but he can't do this!
[24:08] Dai
    We got this far as a team!
[24:10] Dai
    We need to win the next match
    together, as the Dolphins!
[24:14] Dai
    I promise I'll master
    bunting for a base hit, too!
SIGN    Before the Big Game
[24:18] Dai
    Next time: "Before the Big Game."
[24:21] Dai
    Run to the stage of your dreams!