# E19 - Before the Big Game
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**[00:01] Ura**
This is so dumb.
**[00:03] Ura**
Do what you like!
***SIGN*** Urabe Hayato
**[00:04] Ura**
I'm quitting the Dolphins, anyway,
so it's none of my business anymore!
***SIGN*** Resignation
**[00:10] ---**
* Even though his dream match*
* with Touto is days away,*
**[00:12] ---**
*Urabe's said he's quitting the team.*
**[00:15] And**
He's a lost cause.
**[00:17] Dai**
Andy!
***SIGN*** Suzuki Andy
**[00:18] And**
I tried to talk some sense into him,
**[00:20] And**
but he's so done with baseball,
he won't listen to anything I say.
**[00:23] And**
I guess losing his spot as starting pitcher
for the Touto match really got to him.
***SIGN*** Sakura Mutsuko
**[00:28] Sak**
I suppose it would, yeah.
**[00:30] (Flashback) Ura**
I *need* to win two more games
so we can play the Touto Boys!
**[00:34] Sak**
Urabe-kun's worked so hard to get
himself into a position to beat Touto.
**[00:40] And**
Looks like we're gonna have to rely on Satou.
**[00:45] Dai**
Urabe... Are you really
gonna just quit like this?!
***SIGN*** Before the Big Game
***SIGN*** Resignation
**[02:30] And**
I'm not trying to defend him,
but he's had it rough.
**[02:36] Dai**
Huh?
**[02:37] And**
He used to be a small, sickly child,
**[02:41] And**
so his father got him into baseball.
**[02:46] And**
His father played junior baseball way back
and even made it to Nationals,
**[02:50] And**
and he put Urabe on a harsh individual
training regimen from an early age.
**[02:54] And**
With a stronger body, and armed
with a wealth of baseball knowledge,
**[02:58] And**
Urabe joined the Touto Boys, full of hope.
**[03:02] And**
That's where he met Mayumura Wataru.
**[03:06] And**
Mayumura was the son of a major leaguer,
**[03:09] And**
but until he joined the team,
he'd pretty much played zero baseball.
**[03:13] And**
In the beginning, he was
utterly unremarkable,
**[03:15] And**
but in no time, he became a formidable player.
**[03:18] And**
Since he was really athletic,
quick on the uptake,
**[03:21] And**
and a lefty, the manager
told him he should try pitching.
**[03:26] And**
By the time fall came around in fourth grade,
**[03:28] And**
he'd already surpassed Urabe and was on
the same level as the seasoned pitchers.
**[03:34] Sak**
Then, that means...
**[03:35] And**
Yes, Urabe's spot was taken by the
offspring of a pro. Sound familiar?
**[03:42] And**
That's why Urabe was so hostile
to you guys in the beginning.
**[03:48] (Flashback) Ura**
We'd love to see what kind of skills
thoroughbreds like you are packing!
**[03:53] Ura**
Having the DNA of a pro
gives you such a huge advantage
**[03:57] Ura**
over regular kids who have been
training hard since they were small.
**[04:01] Ura**
Well, that's not true for *every* child of a pro...
**[04:04] Dai**
Aha! You went there!
**[04:07] Dai**
You burned me good, bro!
**[04:10] And**
After all that, when he heard he wasn't
starting the Touto game as pitcher,
**[04:14] And**
the fight went out of him.
***SIGN*** Resignation
**[04:17] And**
I told him it was no reason to quit,
**[04:21] And**
but he said he'd just drag the team down
if he was just going through the motions.
**[04:26] Dai**
He went as far as saying that, huh?
**[04:29] Sak**
Isn't there anything we can
say to make him reconsider?
**[04:32] And**
No, it's no use.
**[04:33] And**
He's made the decision to quit on his own.
**[04:36] Dai**
On his own, you say?
**[04:39] Dai**
I've just come up with a great idea!
**[04:43] Yra**
I'm home.
**[04:48] Mom**
Hayato, your friend is here.
**[04:51] Mom**
It's hot down here, so I told him
he could wait for you in your room.
**[04:54] Mom**
Oh, and you accidentally threw this
in the trashcan, so I washed it for you.
**[05:03] Ura**
"Friend"?
**[05:04] Ura**
Who...
**[05:06] Ura**
Sh-Shigeno?!
**[05:08] Dai**
Heya! This idol magazine's a good read!
**[05:11] Dai**
This is the girl you're into, right?
**[05:13] Dai**
You have her as your
phone wallpaper, dontcha?
**[05:16] Dai**
Her hairstyle and stuff
sorta remind me of my sister...
**[05:22] Ura**
What the hell are you doing in my house?!
**[05:24] Ura**
If you're trying to make me
reconsider quitting, I'm not listening!
**[05:27] Dai**
Please, hear me out!
**[05:28] Ura**
I don't care what you do or say,
I won't change my mind!
**[05:32] Dai**
But just listen to what Sakura-san said...
**[05:35] Dai**
"If Urabe-kun quits, I'm going to cry!"
**[05:38] Dai**
"We swore we'd defeat
Touto together. Boohoo."
**[05:42] Ura**
You dipwad! She doesn't
give a rat's ass about Touto!
**[05:47] Dai**
Wh-What about Andy, then?
**[05:50] Dai**
"Urabe, come back.
**[05:52] Dai**
You and I go way back, don't we?
**[05:54] Dai**
I am Andy."
**[05:55] Ura**
Stop doing weird impressions!
Andy doesn't talk like that!
**[05:58] Ura**
Anyway, trying to persuade me
to reconsider is pointless!
**[06:01] Dai**
All right. I'll stop trying to persuade you.
***SIGN*** Resignation
**[06:06] Dai**
We decided we'd all quit
if you quit the team, anyway.
**[06:10] Dai**
After all, without you,
we have no hope of winning.
**[06:12] Dai**
Andy and Sakura-san have
both lost their motivation, too.
**[06:15] Ura**
What?!
**[06:16] Dai**
Let's take them all to the manager tomorrow.
**[06:20] Dai**
We'll have to forfeit the Touto game...
**[06:24] Ura**
I see.
**[06:26] Dai**
Huh?
**[06:27] Ura**
Just quit if you want to!
It has nothing to do with me!
**[06:30] Dai**
B-But...
**[06:32] Ura**
Now, get the hell out!
**[06:37] Sak**
Your plan failed?!
**[06:39] Ura**
I tried to tug at his heartstrings by saying
we'd all quit if he quit, but it didn't work.
***SIGN*** Resignation
**[06:45] Ura**
He didn't even blink when I said it.
**[06:48] Sak**
Sounds like him.
**[06:49] Dai**
He's just a hopeless case.
**[06:51] Sak**
But you know, he still hasn't handed
in his resignation letter, has he?
**[06:57] Dai**
Huh?
**[06:58] Sak**
Maybe he still has some doubts in his mind.
**[07:02] Sak**
Perhaps he just wants attention.
**[07:12] And**
Hey!
**[07:13] Ura**
What do *you* want? I'm not changing my mind.
**[07:16] Ura**
I'm about to go hand my
resignation in to the manager.
**[07:20] And**
It's not about that.
**[07:22] And**
I need to talk to you about something.
**[07:28] Dai**
If Urabe quits, I won't have
anyone to practice my bunting with.
**[07:32] Sak**
So you're going to ask me to help you?
**[07:34] Dai**
You guessed right! You're so smart!
**[07:36] Dai**
Would you practice with me like
last time, Sakura-san? Pretty please!
**[07:40] Sak**
Sorry, I can't today. I've got cram school.
**[07:44] Dai**
What? No way!
**[07:45] Sak**
Bye.
**[07:47] Dai**
What, seriously?
**[07:49] Dai**
Now, I don't even have
anyone to play catch with.
**[07:52] Dai**
Well, in that case...
***SIGN*** Yamamuro Grade School
**[07:55] Mats**
You want me to be your
batting practice pitcher?!
**[07:58] Dai**
Please! I've run out of people to ask!
***SIGN*** Katsumata
***SIGN*** Matsubara
***SIGN*** Nagai
**[08:01] Mats**
B-But... why don't you just ask Urabe-kun?
**[08:06] Dai**
Well, because he's quitting the team.
**[08:09] Mat**
What?!
**[08:09] Kat**
Seriously?!
**[08:10] Nag**
Urabe's quitting?
**[08:12] Mat**
N-No way. Can we even beat Touto without him?
**[08:16] Dai**
I don't know, but we have
to at least practice, right?
**[08:20] Mat**
I see.
**[08:21] Mat**
Sorry, man. We already
made plans to go play games
**[08:26] Mat**
with Kimura-kun and Ariyoshi-kun.
**[08:28] Dai**
Huh?
**[08:29] Dai**
What's more important? Games or baseball?!
**[08:32] Kat**
We made these plans a long
time ago. We can't just cancel.
**[08:36] ---**
Oh, well, all right.
**[08:38] ---**
Fine. I'll go ask my sister to help me out.
**[08:46] Mat**
Daigo-kun's a lot more enthusiastic about
practicing than he was before, isn't he?
**[08:51] Kat**
He's really improved as an
outfielder and as a catcher, too.
**[08:54] Mat**
Hey, should we get in
touch with the other guys?
**[08:57] Mat**
If Urabe-kun really is quitting, this might
not be the best time to be playing games.
**[09:01] Kat**
Yeah! Let's head down to
the batting cages, Nagai!
**[09:04] Kat**
After all, you could do with
working on your hitting.
**[09:06] Nag**
Shut up. I'm not coming.
**[09:09] Nag**
Even if Urabe quits, the outfield
positions aren't gonna just open up.
**[09:13] Nag**
Besides, I kinda get what
Urabe's going through.
**[09:18] Nag**
See ya.
**[09:23] Dai**
*Oh, man...*
**[09:25] Dai**
* I can't ask my sister to practice*
* with me every day, either.*
**[09:28] Ura**
Shigeno!
**[09:32] Dai**
U-Urabe!
**[09:33] Dai**
What the...
**[09:35] Ura**
Just so you know, I haven't
changed my mind about quitting.
**[09:37] Dai**
Huh?
**[09:39] Ura**
Andy's been pestering me non-stop.
**[09:41] Ura**
He said he won't try to stop me from quitting,
**[09:43] Ura**
but he insisted I help you
as your batting practice pitcher.
**[09:46] Dai**
Really? That'd be awesome!
**[09:48] Ura**
I don't particularly *want* to
help out the son of a pro, but...
**[09:51] Dai**
I seriously appreciate it.
**[09:53] Ura**
But I figured you were
a next gen failure, anyway, so...
**[10:09] Ura**
You sure I should be standing this far over?
**[10:11] Dai**
Yes!
**[10:13] Dai**
When I picture where Mayumura-san's
sidearm pitch angles in from,
**[10:18] Dai**
it's near where you're standing now.
**[10:21] Dai**
Now, I just need my push bunt to hit
this board with decent force.
**[10:26] Dai**
All right, I'm ready.
**[10:29] Dai**
Since I'm bunting for a base hit,
I need to stand like I'm about to slug it.
**[10:37] Dai**
Oops! That wasn't good.
**[10:51] Dai**
What's going on here?
**[10:53] Dai**
I already mastered sacrifice
bunts on 100 kmph pitches...
**[10:57] Dai**
I'll get this next one!
**[11:07] Ura**
Hey, dude, are you okay?
**[11:09] Ura**
Is your nose still on?
**[11:11] Dai**
I'm fine. I'm fine.
**[11:13] Dai**
I just have to get used to the speed.
**[11:16] Ura**
Can you really bunt for
a base hit on this pitch?
**[11:20] Ura**
Even a sacrifice bunt seems beyond you.
**[11:23] Dai**
*This is harder than I thought.*
**[11:25] Dai**
* Maybe it's 'cause I'm rushing to switch*
* from a hitting stance to a bunting stance?*
**[11:36] Izu**
No, no, no, Daigo.
**[11:39] Izu**
What you're doing is a total waste of time.
**[11:41] Dai**
S-Sis!
**[11:44] Dai**
What's with that outfit?
**[11:46] Ura**
*Shigeno's older sister is* hella *cute!*
**[11:52] Izu**
You were bragging before
about your bunting skills.
**[11:57] Izu**
Is *this* what you were bragging about?
**[11:59] Dai**
Huh? Well, I guess...
**[12:01] Izu**
Didn't anyone teach you how to bunt?
**[12:03] Izu**
Or are you self-taught?
**[12:05] Dai**
What?
**[12:06] Dai**
I know how to bunt! I've been
watching baseball since forever.
**[12:09] Dai**
I've pulled it off in games, too.
**[12:12] Izu**
That explains everything.
**[12:14] Izu**
Give me the bat.
**[12:19] Izu**
If you're facing a slow ball, you might just
about manage with your self-taught bunt,
**[12:23] Izu**
but it's obvious you
can't handle faster balls.
**[12:28] Izu**
What's that kid's name?
**[12:30] Dai**
It's Urabe.
**[12:31] Izu**
Urabe-kun, can you pitch for me?
**[12:34] Ura**
S-Sure!
**[12:37] Izu**
Pay close attention to how
I use my arms and knees.
**[12:50] Dai**
Wow.
**[12:51] Izu**
So did you notice the difference?
**[12:55] Dai**
Huh? You mean like how your butt got bigger?
**[12:58] Izu**
I'm talking about the bunt, you moron!
**[13:01] Dai**
Ouchy-ouch-ouch.
**[13:02] Dai**
I'm sorry. I didn't notice any differences.
**[13:05] Izu**
What am I gonna do with you?
**[13:07] Izu**
Hang on a second.
**[13:09] Izu**
Here it is. The resistance band.
**[13:13] Dai**
What's that for?
**[13:17] Izu**
Okay! Now, try and do a bunt!
**[13:19] Dai**
Huh? What's going on?
**[13:21] Dai**
Is this your fetish?!
**[13:22] Izu**
I call this special training technique:
"The Banded Bunt!"
**[13:25] Dai**
Wordplay? Really?
**[13:27] Dai**
But I can't control my swing like this!
**[13:30] Izu**
Urabe-kun, if you'd be so kind...
**[13:31] ---**
Y-Yes, ma'am!
**[13:38] Dai**
I can't bunt like this!
**[13:40] Dai**
I can't even move my arms!
**[13:42] Izu**
You don't bunt with your arms.
You bunt with your legs!
**[13:44] Dai**
What?
**[13:46] Izu**
You're failing because you're only using
your arms, which means you're all floppy.
**[13:50] Izu**
By pulling your arms in, you bring
the bat closer to your body,
**[13:54] Izu**
which makes it easier to see
the ball on to the bat.
**[13:57] Izu**
Placing the bat horizontal in
front of your face at all times
**[14:00] Izu**
and tracking the ball in the gap between bat
and eyes makes it easier to aim.
**[14:06] Izu**
Also, it's only your
lower body that moves.
**[14:10] Izu**
You adjust the height of
the bat with your knees.
**[14:12] Izu**
For push bunts that require more force,
**[14:14] Izu**
you create momentum
by taking a step forward.
**[14:19] Izu**
If you don't even have these basics
of a sacrifice bunt down,
**[14:22] Izu**
there's no way you can bunt for a hit.
**[14:25] Dai**
What?! Shut up! I'll show you!
**[14:28] Dai**
Bunting is the only way I'll get
a hit off Mayumura Michiru!
**[14:32] Dai**
Urabe!
**[14:36] Dai**
* Bring your arms in and lock*
* the bat close to your body.*
**[14:40] Dai**
* Keep the bat horizontal and track the ball*
* between the bat and your eyes.*
**[14:47] Dai**
*Only move your lower body.*
**[15:01] Dai**
Did you see that?
**[15:02] Dai**
That's the Shigeno family DNA for you!
**[15:04] Izu**
Or maybe it was my detailed
instructions and the resistance band?
**[15:08] Izu**
Don't start getting cocky.
**[15:10] Izu**
John Doe #28 needs to hit hundreds of those
before locking his arms becomes a habit.
**[15:17] Ura**
Oh, uh, miss? Are you taking a dip?
**[15:20] Ura**
Hey, Shigeno! Instead of doing this crap,
we should jump in the pool, too!
**[15:24] Dai**
What the heck are you talking about?
**[15:26] Dai**
We don't have time to mess
about before the big game!
**[15:28] Ura**
That doesn't matter to me!
**[15:31] Izu**
*The Shigeno family DNA, huh?*
***SIGN*** Fastballs
***SIGN*** For both batting positions
**[15:38] Txt**
Right-handed pitcher
**[15:46] Ari**
I know we're doing this for practice, but...
***SIGN*** Ariyoshi
***SIGN*** Kishimoto
***SIGN*** Kimura
**[15:48] Kim**
These 120 kmph balls are just too hard to hit.
**[15:51] Kis**
But if Urabe leaves,
our offense will be weaker, too.
**[15:56] Chi**
You suck so bad!
**[16:03] Kat**
Look at their bags!
They're from the Nanyou Lions!
**[16:06] Kis**
That well-known baseball powerhouse?
**[16:08] Kai**
Mind you, we *are* fifth graders.
**[16:10] Kit**
There's no point in amateurs
like you practicing hitting fastballs.
**[16:15] Chi**
Can you leave now? You're in our way.
**[16:17] Mat**
Didn't Nanyou reach the quarters?
**[16:20] Kat**
W-Well, the mighty Dolphins
made it to the quarterfinals, too.
**[16:25] Chi**
You lucked your way into
the last eight, didn't you?
**[16:27] Chi**
Don't you usually get
knocked out in the first round?
**[16:29] Kit**
Anyway, you guys will lose to Touto
and crash out of the tournament.
**[16:33] Kan**
Yeah.
**[16:34] Kan**
After we've won our next game,
we'll be facing Touto.
**[16:37] Kan**
We need to get in and practice
so we make the team.
**[16:41] Kan**
You're done in there, right?
**[16:42] Kan**
Think you could just leave now?
**[16:45] Kim**
H-Hey!
**[16:46] Kis**
We didn't say we were done!
**[16:48] Mat**
Fine. Let's see how well *they* do.
***SIGN*** Fastballs
***SIGN*** For both batting positions
**[16:51] Txt**
Right-handed pitcher
**[16:59] Ari**
You've gotta be kidding...
**[17:00] Kis**
They're fifth graders?
***SIGN*** Shigeno
**[17:16] Ura**
Shigeno, haven't you had enough?
**[17:18] Ura**
How many more are you gonna make me throw?
**[17:19] Ura**
I don't even throw this many
when practicing with a catcher!
**[17:23] Dai**
You're right.
**[17:24] Dai**
We should call it a day.
**[17:26] Dai**
We can pick it up again tomorrow.
**[17:28] Ura**
What?! Tomorrow?!
**[17:30] Ura**
What're you smo—
**[17:31] Izu**
Urabe-kun's a pitcher, right?
**[17:34] Izu**
And he's pitching in your game at the weekend?
**[17:37] Izu**
You can't get in the way
of his prep routine.
**[17:42] Dai**
Well, actually, he's resign—
**[17:44] Ura**
It's fine, miss!
**[17:46] Ura**
If it'll help Daigo-kun, I'll gladly
come by tomorrow as well!
**[17:50] Izu**
Really?
**[17:51] Izu**
Are you sure, Urabe-kun?
**[17:52] Ura**
Yes, it's all good. I'm not the
starting pitcher, anyway.
**[17:56] Ura**
Anyway, see ya.
**[17:57] Izu**
Oh, Urabe-kun.
**[18:01] Izu**
Thank you.
**[18:03] Izu**
You throw some really good pitches.
**[18:05] Izu**
I see now how the Dolphins managed
to get to the quarterfinals this season.
**[18:09] Ura**
Huh?
**[18:11] Izu**
I figured it couldn't all be down
to Hikaru-kun and Daigo,
**[18:14] Izu**
whose training has been patchy,
to say the least.
**[18:16] Ura**
I-I didn't...
**[18:17] Izu**
You guys won because there
was someone on the team
**[18:20] Izu**
who's been working hard year
after year to get the basics down.
**[18:25] Izu**
Please lend Daigo and the others your
strength in the Touto match, as well.
***SIGN*** Resignation
**[18:45] (Flashback) Izu**
Thank you.
**[18:47] (Flashback) Izu**
You throw some really good pitches.
**[18:50] (Flashback) Izu**
I see now how the Dolphins managed
to get to the quarterfinals this season.
***SIGN*** Resignation
**[18:55] (Flashback) Izu**
Please lend Daigo and
the others your strength.
***SIGN*** Resignation
***SIGN*** Resignation
**[19:08] Kat**
Urabe!
**[19:10] Ura**
Y-You guys?
**[19:12] Mat**
Urabe-kun, Daigo-kun told us.
**[19:15] Kim**
Are you really leaving the Dolphins?
**[19:19] Ura**
Oh, it's just a misunderstanding.
**[19:21] Ura**
I made a joke and he took it seriously.
**[19:25] Kat**
Huh? But...
**[19:26] Ura**
As if I'd quit in the middle
of my final tournament!
**[19:29] Ura**
All I've gotta do now is put everything
I've learned into the Touto match!
**[19:32] Ura**
You guys need to get hits, too!
**[19:34] Ura**
You can't rely on us to carry you forever!
**[19:37] Ura**
We have to beat Touto, no matter what!
**[19:39] Ura**
See ya!
**[19:44] Ari**
So... he isn't quitting?
**[19:46] Kis**
Whatever the case, he's totally right.
**[19:49] Mat**
We've only gotten this far because of
Urabe-kun, Hikaru-kun, and Andy.
**[19:55] Kat**
It's not good enough.
**[19:57] Kat**
We need to become assets to the team.
**[19:59] Kim**
Yeah. Let's go to the batting
center again tomorrow!
**[20:04] Sak**
What?! Urabe-kun isn't quitting, after all?!
**[20:07] Dai**
Yeah, I don't get it either.
He called me out of the blue last night.
**[20:12] (Flashback) Ura**
Please also tell your
sister that I'll do my best!
**[20:16] Dai**
That's what he said.
**[20:17] Sak**
So he really *was* just
looking for attention.
**[20:20] Dai**
Well, I'm just glad that he
changed his mind in the end.
**[20:30] Tos**
Do you want me to help you train?
**[20:33] Hik**
Thanks for the offer, Papa, but I'm okay.
***SIGN*** Satou Hikaru
**[20:35] Hik**
It wouldn't be fair if I was the only one
being coached by an ex-major leaguer.
**[20:39] Hik**
Besides, there's something Daigo-kun
taught me that I want to try out.
***SIGN*** Satou Toshiya
**[20:44] Txt**
I see.
**[20:56] Tos**
*Tomorrow's the big day.*
**[20:59] Tos**
*Good luck, Mr. Starting Pitcher.*
**[21:30] Wat**
No good!
***SIGN*** Mayumura Wataru
***SIGN*** Touto Boys
**[21:31] Wat**
Half a ball too high and
a full ball's width too far in.
**[21:34] Mich**
What? You nitpick too much.
***SIGN*** Mayumura Michiru
***SIGN*** Touto Boys
**[21:37] Mich**
Who in the Dolphins could've even hit that?
**[21:40] Wat**
Stop complaining.
**[21:41] Wat**
After we win tomorrow, we have
the semifinals and the final on Sunday.
**[21:44] Wat**
If we're even half a ball off in
those two games, we're done for.
**[21:47] Mic**
Yeah, yeah.
***SIGN*** Mayumura Ken
**[21:56] Dai**
Good morning!
**[22:00] Tas**
Everyone, time to celebrate!
I've got good news!
**[22:04] Ura**
What's that?
**[22:05] Tas**
I thought they'd throw in their ace,
but their starting pitcher isn't Mayumura!
***SIGN*** Komatsu
**[22:11] Dai**
Komatsu-kun?
**[22:13] Sak**
Not their ace?
**[22:15] Ura**
Does this mean they're underestimating us?
**[22:24] Dai**
*You're not going to pitch...*
**[22:26] Dai**
*...Mayumura Michiru?*
**[24:00] Dai**
So this is the powerhouse that is Touto Boys?!
**[24:03] Dai**
Their starting pitcher's throwing
some wicked fastballs,
**[24:06] Dai**
and their offense has no weaknesses, either.
**[24:08] Dai**
The confidence of a champion.
**[24:10] Dai**
Or wait, do they think we're a joke?!
**[24:14] Dai**
And then, on top of everything,
Hikaru has an accident!
***SIGN*** The Touto Match – Play Ball!
**[24:18] Dai**
Next time: "The Touto Match – Play Ball!"
**[24:21] Dai**
Run to the stage of your dreams!