E2 - That Catcher's Got a Sharp Tongue

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[00:05] Dai
    Okay, I'm off.
[00:07] Mom
    Take care.
[00:11] Dai
    Oh. Morning, Sis.
[00:13] ---
    Mornin'.
[00:15] Izu
    You're going out even earlier than usual.
[00:18] Izu
    You got practice?
[00:19] Dai
    Yeah. The new first-years have come in,
    so it's a busy time for the captain.
[00:23] Izu
    How many first-years do you have?
[00:25] Dai
    Five so far.
[00:27] Dai
    They're all from Nanyou Lions and they're on
    sports scholarships, so they're pretty good.
[00:31] Izu
    Wow, really?
[00:33] Izu
    That club's famous!
[00:34] Dai
    And it looks like Nanyou's
    coach is joining us, too.
[00:38] Izu
    The coach, too? Wow, that's great news.
[00:42] Izu
    As an OG, I was worried
    after what happened...
[00:45] Izu
    But I guess the school hasn't
    forgotten about the baseball team.
[00:51] Dai
    Yeah.
[00:52] Izu
    I see.
[00:54] Izu
    Keep it up, Daigo!
[00:56] Izu
    You're responsible for Fuurin
    Middle School's baseball team now!
[01:01] Dai
    Uh, Sis... you're in high school now.
[01:05] Dai
    You'll catch cold walking around like that.
[01:09] Izu
    Oh, my!
[01:11] Dai
    I'm leaving.
SIGN    That Catcher's Got a Sharp Tongue
[02:47] Dai
    I leave the house at 6 AM.
[02:49] Dai
    It takes me 30 to 40 minutes to get
    to Fuurin Middle School by bike.
[03:00] Dai
    In the beginning, it was rough,
[03:01] Dai
    but this low-impact aerobic exercise
    is the perfect way to warm up.
[03:16] Dai
    Wow, it's so early, but you're all here!
[03:19] Tao
    Morning.
[03:20] Yayo
    You're late, Daigo.
[03:22] Yayo
    The first-years are coming today.
[03:24] Mut
    We can't have the veterans slacking off.
[03:28] Dai
    Where's Tanba-san?
[03:31] Dai
    That figures.
[03:33] Girl
    Hey, I don't mean to be a downer,
[03:38] Girl
    but do you really think those guys
    are gonna show up to morning practice?
[03:44] Sign
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[03:44] Sign
    Fuurin Academy Private Middle School
[03:48] Sen
    Nishina-kun!
[03:54] Nis
    Oh, Senpai.
[03:55] Nis
    G'morning.
[03:57] Sen
    Don't "g'morning" me!
[03:59] Sen
    What's your deal?
[04:00] Sen
    I told you yesterday
    we had morning practice today.
[04:03] Sen
    You better have a good
    reason for not coming!
[04:05] Nis
    Oh, my sincerest apologies. I overslept.
[04:08] Sen
    As if! None of the first-years showed up!
[04:12] Sen
    Was shaking hands with
    the captain yesterday all for show?!
[04:16] Sen
    I've had enough of you disrespecting us.
[04:18] Nis
    You'll find no disrespect here.
[04:21] Nis
    I'm even talking politely.
[04:23] Sen
    That's totally not the issue!
[04:27] Nis
    We just want to work with
    a proper coach, is all.
[04:32] Nis
    We don't wanna risk getting injured
    doing drills we can't trust.
[04:37] Nis
    We won't be at afternoon practice, either.
[04:39] Nis
    When Coach shows up, so will we.
[04:42] Txt
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[04:42] Txt
    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
[04:42] Txt
    Baseball Team
[04:43] Dai
    What? They're skipping
    afternoon practice, too?
[04:46] Muts
    He said they'd only listen to their coach.
[04:48] Muts
    Can you believe those jerks?
[04:50] Tao
    They're really pushing it...
[04:52] Yayo
    So much for the cute little
    first-year stereotype.
[04:56] Dai
    Oh, well. If that's their reason,
    forcing them won't do anything.
[04:59] Dai
    We'll just practice by ourselves
    until this new coach shows up.
[05:03] Tai
    You're so soft, Daigo.
[05:06] Tan
    Is everyone here?
[05:08] Mut
    Tanba-san?
[05:10] Tan
    Our adviser, Yamaguchi-sensei,
    wants to talk to us.
[05:13] Dai
    Huh?
[05:18] Yam
    Is this everyone on the baseball team?
[05:21] Yam
    And you're the captain?
    What was your name again?
[05:23] Dai
    I-It's Shigeno.
[05:26] Dai
    She didn't remember my name.
[05:28] Yam
    Well, uh, I haven't been your adviser long,
[05:32] Yam
    and I don't know all that
    much about your team.
[05:36] Yam
    However, I'm here to pass on some
    urgent news from the principal.
[05:40] Girl
    Urgent?
[05:41] Yam
    It seems Coach Kunimoto, who was
    due to take over in the near future,
[05:45] Yam
    now won't be able to do so,
    for various reasons.
[05:49] Yam
    We intend to find an external
    replacement as quickly as possible,
[05:54] Yam
    but until then, please try to train
    the best you can on your own.
[06:04] Txt
    Nanshou Monorail
[06:04] Txt
    Nanshou Monorail
[06:04] Txt
    Mifune Station
[06:04] Txt
    Mifune Station
[06:06] Chi
    No way.
[06:08] Chi
    I can't believe this is happening.
[06:10] Chi
    The only reason we even came to this school
    is 'cause Coach was coming here, too.
[06:15] Chi
    What the heck is all this now?!
[06:17] Guy
    God, shut up. As if we know...
[06:19] Nis
    Chiba, you've got a smartphone.
[06:21] Nis
    Call up Coach.
[06:23] Chi
    Wh-Who, me?
[06:25] Nis
    Yes, you! Call him!
[06:27] Chi
    Seriously?
[06:33] Nis
    And?
[06:34] Nis
    Not picking up?
[06:36] Chi
    Uh, no...
[06:37] Chi
    It's saying this number is no longer in service...
[06:46] Guy
    That old geezer won't get away with this!
[06:48] Nish
    He totally stabbed us in the back!
[06:55] Tao
    Who would've guessed our new coach
    would back out at the last minute?
[06:59] Muts
    They trusted their coach,
    and he betrayed them...
[07:04] Yayo
    I feel kinda sorry for those guys.
[07:07] Tao
    They got what they deserved,
[07:08] Tao
    acting all arrogant like that.
[07:11] Tao
    Serves them right.
[07:13] Tan
    The problem is, they might just quit now.
[07:19] Dai
    They won't. They came here
     on baseball scholarships.
[07:24] Dai
    They're not gonna up and quit that easily.
[07:29] Mut
    Daigo, look!
[07:30] Mut
    There are people over there.
[07:32] Mut
    Do you think they're here to join?
[07:37] Tao
    Chisato! Anita!
[07:40] Ani
    Senpai!
[07:42] Muts
    "Senpai"?
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
SIGN    Fujii Chisato
[07:45] Tao
    Fujii Chisato, a former Yokohama Little regular.
[07:49] Tao
    She plays center field.
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
SIGN    Tabashima Anita
[07:52] Tao
    Tabashima Anita,
    also a former Yokohama Little regular.
[07:55] Tao
    She plays catcher.
[07:57] Dai
    We used to be teammates,
    but they joined after us.
[08:01] Dai
    I told them to come play
    middle school baseball with us,
[08:05] Dai
    instead of jumping to Senior Little League,
    where the gap between boys and girls widens.
[08:09] Ani
    Yes!
[08:10] Ani
    That's why we came here with big ambitions,
    fixin' to give it our all!
[08:14] Ani
    And since y'all are short on players,
    we'll be starters in no time!
[08:17] Dai
    I s-see...
[08:19] Muts
    A Kansai accent?
[08:21] Chis
    Anita moved here from Brazil in the
    fourth grade. Her father's from Kansai.
[08:27] Yayo
    I can definitely vouch for them.
[08:29] Yayo
    With those scholarship students too,
    our team's getting quite a boost.
[08:34] Kan
    We now have thirteen on the team.
[08:36] Kan
    Tanba-san and I are guaranteed to get benched.
[08:39] Tan
    Great!
[08:40] Tan
    We've got more girls than boys,
    but we'll go far this year!
[08:43] Kan
    You shouldn't be so happy!
[08:45] Mut
    Hey, Anita, you play catcher, right?
[08:48] Mut
    You were Yokohama Little's starting catcher?
[08:50] Ani
    Yes.
[08:51] Ani
    We went to the national quarters
    with me playing catcher.
[08:55] Ani
    I played cleanup, too.
[08:58] Ani
    So who's yer starting catcher here?
[09:03] Dai
    That would be me.
[09:04] Dai
    My name's Shigeno Daigo.
    I'm the captain and the catcher.
[09:11] Ani
    Oh, boy.
[09:13] Ani
    What'm I gonna do, Sawa-senpai?
[09:15] Ani
    I'm 100 percent taking the starting spot
    away from the captain.
[09:19] Ani
    How do I break it to him
    without being offensive?
[09:22] Ani
    Whatta bind!
[09:24] Tao
    You're already being offensive, Anita.
[09:27] Dai
    Talk about jumping the gun!
    Let's not worry about that yet.
[09:30] Dai
    There's another first-year who plays catcher, too.
[09:33] Dai
    You can join practice tomorrow,
    and we'll make the call eventually.
[09:37] Dai
    You can just watch for today.
[09:43] Ani
    Aw, shucks. The little
    fella wriggled out of it.
[09:47] Ani
    He don't look like much of a captain.
[09:50] Ani
    Is he really up to it?
[09:51] Chis
    I wonder...
[09:52] Chis
    But he's captain ahead of Sawa-san and Sagara-san.
    He must have something about him.
[09:58] Ani
    I s'pose.
[10:00] Ani
    Well, that starting catcher spot is mine.
    I ain't lettin' him take it.
[10:04] Sign
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[10:04] Sign
    Fuurin Academy Private Middle School
[10:06] Nis
    What'd you say?!
[10:08] Nis
    You're not joining the baseball team?!
[10:12] Chi
    Yeah.
[10:13] Chi
    I talked it over with my family.
[10:15] Kit
    We're going to play Senior League instead.
[10:18] Nis
    Now, now, hold on a sec!
[10:19] Nis
    The school isn't gonna allow that.
[10:22] Nis
    The whole reason we got accepted here was
    on the condition we join the baseball team!
[10:26] Nis
    Our grades aren't good enough.
    They're not going to—
[10:29] Guy
    Speak for yourself.
[10:31] Nis
    Huh?
[10:32] Guy
    You didn't know?
[10:33] Guy
    The four of us got in by passing
    the regular entrance exam.
[10:38] Guy
    You're the only one
[10:39] Guy
    who relied on the scholarship to get in
    on a huge discount without passing an exam.
[10:44] Chi
    Sorry, Nishina.
[10:46] Chi
    But if Coach isn't coming,
[10:48] Chi
    we've got no reason to play baseball here.
[10:58] Dai
    So, unfortunately,
[11:00] Dai
    all the first-year boys
     besides Nishina have quit.
[11:08] Dai
    Six girls. Three boys.
[11:10] Dai
    We barely have enough to field a team,
    but let's do our best with the nine of us!
[11:21] Nis
    You gotta be kidding me
    with this girl-infested team.
[11:27] Nis
    Fine. I'll just show you how good I am during
    training and take control of this team.
[11:39] Dai
    One, two!
[11:39] All
    One, two!
[11:40] Dai
    One, two!
[11:41] All
    One, two!
[11:42] All
    Two... three...
[11:49] Dai
    Drop down even further!
[11:52] Dai
    Five... six... seven...
[11:57] Dai
    Okay, everyone, take five.
[12:01] Dai
    Maybe this was a little too intense
    for the first-years' first session.
[12:05] Dai
    But you can tell Anita and Chisato
    are from Yokohama Little.
[12:09] Dai
    You were able to keep up from the start.
[12:12] Ani
    I don't believe it.
    Y'all do this routine every day?
[12:16] Dai
    A year ago, we weren't able to keep up, either.
[12:19] Girl
    The physical difference between grade school
     and middle school is pretty huge.
[12:23] Tao
    Speaking of, we got one
    ex-grade schooler dying over there.
[12:28] Nis
    Seriously?
[12:30] Nis
    There's no way I can keep up with this.
[12:35] Chis
    Are you okay?
[12:36] Nis
    W-Water...
[12:39] Nis
    Give me...
[12:41] Yayo
    Here you go.
[12:44] Nis
    Wh-Wh-What the hell are you doing?!
[12:46] Yayo
    Ah, that perked you right up.
[12:49] Dai
    You surprised me, Nishina.
[12:51] Dai
    I feel bad for you because it must be hard
    without your coach and your friends.
[12:55] Dai
    We're really grateful
    you actually showed up to practice.
[12:59] Tan
    We mean it.
[13:00] Tan
    If you hadn't come,
    we'd only have eight players.
[13:05] Nis
    Pfft, I d-didn't come to help out you guys.
[13:11] Dai
    All right.
[13:12] Dai
    Infielders, outfielders, and the battery
     have separate drills,
[13:17] Dai
    so I'd like to settle
    on a provisional lineup.
[13:20] Dai
    Our candidates for pitcher
    are Mutsuko and Nishina.
[13:24] Dai
    Since we only have nine players,
[13:26] Dai
    when you're not pitching,
    you'll have to play outfield.
[13:29] Dai
    For the infield, we've got Tanba-san on first.
[13:32] Dai
    Sawa-san on second.
[13:34] Dai
    Shortstop: Tao.
[13:36] Dai
    Third: Kandori.
[13:38] Dai
    In the outfield, we've got
    Chisato at center field.
[13:41] Dai
    The catchers will be Anita and myself.
[13:45] Dai
    Again, this is provisional,
     so these positions may change.
[13:50] Dai
    But let's run with it for now—
[13:52] Ani
    Yo, hold up!
[13:54] Ani
    What's all this ramblin' about
    "provisional" this, "provisional" that?
[13:58] Ani
    Well, maybe it'll work fine
    for the other positions...
[14:02] Ani
    But we oughta nail down
    who's the starting catcher
[14:04] Ani
    and who's the bullpen
    catcher now, don'tcha think?
[14:08] Mut
    Don't be so pushy, Anita.
[14:11] Mut
    Daigo said yesterday we'd decide all that
    once we see how practice goes.
[14:15] Mut
    Why are you so worked up?
[14:17] Ani
    You're right, I am worked up.
[14:19] Ani
    We ain't got a coach,
[14:20] Ani
    so if our captain, Shigeno-senpai,
    makes himself the starting catcher,
[14:25] Ani
    ain't nothin' I can do about it!
[14:28] Ani
    Besides, why're you takin' this fella's side?
[14:31] Mut
    What?
[14:33] Ani
    I always play baseball with the
    intention of never losin' to a boy!
[14:37] Ani
    Any girl who sucks up to boys is my enemy, too!
[14:40] Txt
    Excuse me?!
SIGN    Excuse me?!
[14:42] Yayo
    Looks like Anita's illness
    is flaring up again.
[14:46] Mut
    Who are you accusing of sucking up?!
[14:49] Ani
    Oh, boy. So there really are girls
    who suck up without realizin'.
[14:52] Mut
    How dare you! You don't
    know the first thing about me!
[14:54] Nis
    What's wrong with these two?
[14:57] Dai
    All right, all right!
[15:00] Dai
    Okay, Anita, you can be our starting catcher.
[15:07] Mut
    H-Hey, hold on, Daigo.
[15:09] Mut
    You haven't even seen her play yet.
[15:12] Dai
    Yeah, but if she was the starting catcher for
    Yokohama Little, she's gotta be good, right?
[15:18] Dai
    And she's tall, too.
[15:21] Dai
    I don't mind as long as
    it makes the team stronger.
[15:25] Dai
    I'm not gonna tie up a position just
    because I'm the captain and a senior.
[15:30] Dai
    Besides, since we don't have a coach,
[15:33] Dai
    I'll probably have my hands
    full managing the team.
[15:36] Dai
    I also have to oversee fielding
    practice, so this works out great.
[15:39] Dai
    Mutsuko, I'll leave battery
    practice to you and Anita.
[15:44] Ani
    Huh. Our captain ain't as dumb as he looks.
[15:49] Ani
    All righty. Let's do this!
[15:51] Ani
    I'm lookin' forward to this.
[16:04] Dai
    Nice one, shortstop!
[16:05] Dai
    Next, 5-4-3!
[16:11] Dai
    Good job!
[16:15] Dai
    Outfield, to center!
[16:23] Dai
    Nice one, Chisato!
[16:26] Yayo
    Her reading of the ball's
    trajectory is impeccable.
[16:34] Ani
    Senpai!
[16:35] Ani
    Put some mustard on the next one!
[16:40] Nis
    She's already pitching at full-speed, Anita.
[16:44] Ani
    Wait, what?
[16:46] Ani
    That's yer best? For real?
[16:48] Ani
    These gentle pitches
    that nestle in the mitt?
[16:50] Ani
    How're you even a candidate for pitcher?!
[16:51] Txt
    Blush
[16:53] Mut
    Sh-Shut up!
[16:55] Mut
    I know it myself!
[16:58] Mut
    It's not like I'm pitching because I want to!
[17:00] Mut
    We were short on players, so I ended up
    pitching by process of elimination!
[17:05] Ani
    You ain't doin' it 'cause you want to?
[17:07] Ani
    What garbage is that?
[17:09] Ani
    If that's true, you should stop pitchin'.
[17:13] Ani
    The most important thing for
    a pitcher is here! Right here!
[17:17] Ani
    Someone with no heart,
    someone that unmotivated,
[17:20] Ani
    don't belong on the
    highest point in the field.
[17:27] Mut
    What? Are you serious right now?
[17:30] Mut
    You think I'm going to let some
    snot-nosed rookie lecture me?!
[17:34] Mut
    Screw this!
[17:39] Dai
    Hey... What are you doing, Mutsuko?
[17:42] Mut
    I can't play with someone like her.
[17:45] Mut
    I'm not pitching anymore!
[17:48] Dai
    B-But why?
[17:52] Mut
    And let's not forget about you!
[17:54] Mut
    I've lost all respect for you.
[17:56] Mut
    Disappointed!
[17:58] Mut
    I'm going home for today!
[18:04] Dai
    She went home...
[18:19] (Flashback) Dai
    Sakura, wanna have a go
    at pitching tomorrow?
[18:23] (Flashback) Mut
    Huh? Pitching?
[18:27] Mom
    Mutsuko?
[18:29] Mut
    Yes?
[18:30] Mom
    Shigeno-kun is here.
[18:31] Mom
    Should I send him up to your room?
[18:33] Mut
    What? N-No, no! I'll come out!
[18:40] Mut
    Sorry for making you wait.
[18:42] Mut
    I was just getting out of the bath.
[18:44] Dai
    Oh, no problem.
[18:45] Dai
    I'm sorry for just showing up like this.
[18:48] Dai
    I was worried because you said you
    were quitting pitching and left early.
[18:53] Dai
    Oh, Anita told me what your fight was about.
[18:56] Ani
    O-Oh.
[18:58] Dai
    I ticked her off about it,
    but she said she wasn't trying to be mean.
[19:03] Dai
    She was just surprised because she got
    used to catching some crazy fastballs
[19:07] Dai
    when she was with Yokohama Little.
[19:13] Mut
    I-It's fine, really.
[19:14] Mut
    I know she has no filter
    because she was raised abroad.
[19:18] Mut
    But well, she was right.
[19:21] Mut
    I'm not built to be a pitcher.
[19:26] Mut
    And we've got Nishina now.
    I'll just go into the outfield—
[19:29] Dai
    That's not true.
[19:32] Dai
    Nishina can't do it alone.
[19:34] Dai
    On top of that, we need to develop him
    slowly but surely for the future of the team.
[19:39] Dai
    And, well, Anita hasn't
    seen your good side yet.
[19:44] Dai
    Once she does, I'm sure she'll change her mind.
[19:48] Dai
    And if she doesn't,
[19:51] Dai
    she won't be our starting catcher.
[19:58] Dai
    Anyway, I want you to have a proper
    training session with Anita tomorrow.
[20:04] Dai
    An upperclassman can't throw
    in the towel like you did today.
[20:08] Dai
    It's fine for you two to butt heads.
[20:10] Dai
    You need to communicate
    and understand each other.
[20:16] Dai
    That's how it was with Hikaru and me.
[20:21] Dai
    Batteries aren't made overnight.
[20:24] Dai
    They're a partnership
    you have to forge together.
[20:28] Mut
    Yeah.
[20:29] Dai
    Let's do our best.
[20:30] Dai
    You got this, Mutsuko.
[20:35] Mut
    Thank you, Daigo.
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    Fuurin Academy Private Middle School
[20:55] Ani
    That's no good. Stop, stop!
[20:58] Ani
    You ain't got great control to begin with,
[21:02] Ani
    and after about thirty pitches,
    your power and control fall apart completely.
[21:07] Ani
    You moron. If all you got is fastballs for
    the first few innings, yer useless in a game.
[21:12] Ani
    I don't care if yer from a fancy club
    or got in on a scholarship.
[21:15] Ani
    You hafta start over with the basics!
[21:19] Nis
    You wanna say that again?!
[21:21] Mut
    Nishina, calm down!
[21:22] Nis
    What?! Let go of me!
[21:25] Nis
    You're pissed at her too, aren't you?!
[21:28] Mut
    Nope, not really.
[21:30] Mut
    She's just giving us her honest
    assessment as our catcher.
[21:33] Mut
    So all we can do to shut her up
    is pitch in a way she can't criticize.
[21:39] Mut
    Anita, you ready to catch my pitches now?
[21:44] Ani
    Sure.
[21:48] Tan
    Hey, what's wrong?
[21:49] Dai
    Oh, uh, sorry.
[21:53] Yam
    Shigeno-kun, do you have a moment?
[21:56] Dai
    Yamaguchi-sensei.
[21:58] Dai
    What is it?
[22:00] Yam
    Right. This is all new to me,
    so I sort of forgot about this.
[22:05] Yam
    I got this a while ago, but I overlooked it.
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    Kanagawa Prefecture Middle School Spring Season Preliminaries (Nippon Junior High School Physical Culture Association)
[22:09] Txt
    Prefecture East District Bracket
[22:09] Txt
    Final
[22:09] Yam
    It looks like we were
    entered for something called
[22:12] Yam
    the Kanagawa Prefecture Middle
    School Spring Season Preliminaries.
[22:19] Yam
    The tournament is in two weeks.
[22:21] Yam
    Good for you.
    You can play in actual games.
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[24:00] Ani
    Chisato, how d'ya feel 'bout our captain?
[24:03] Chi
    What do you mean, exactly?
[24:05] Ani
    We ain't got anyone who can
    pitch, but he ain't fixin' it.
[24:08] Ani
    Does he even care 'bout winnin'?
[24:10] Ani
    Why the heck is he our captain?
[24:12] Chi
    I'm sure there must be some
    reason why they made him captain.
[24:17] Ani
    Seriously, I don't get it!
[24:20] Ani
    Next time: "What's With This Guy?!"
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[24:22] Chi
    Run to the stage of your dreams!