E6 - Catch

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[00:03] Dai
    E-Excuse me, sir!
[00:07] Dai
    U-Uh... I don't know where
    you used to play baseball,
[00:12] Dai
    but that was really helpful!
[00:14] Dai
    Thank you very much!
[00:17] Tos
    Oh, that's great to hear.
[00:23] Tos
    Looks like playing baseball till I made it
    to the majors wasn't totally in vain.
[00:29] Dai
    S-S-Satou T-T-Toshiya?!
[00:32] Tos
    I don't have any time today because of work,
[00:35] Tos
    but I'll be back tomorrow.
[00:37] Dai
    Huh?
[00:37] Tos
    Don't worry about it.
[00:40] Tos
    It was your pop who asked me to coach you.
[00:48] Dai
    What?!
[00:49] Dai
    "C-Coach"?!
[00:51] Dai
    Pop's behind this?!
[00:53] Dai
    What... What is even going on here?
SIGN    Catch
[02:32] Tos
    It's rare for you to call me,
[02:36] Tos
    Goro-kun.
[02:38] (Flashback) Gor
    Hey, Toshi, it's been a while.
[02:41] Tos
    I hear you're still tearing
    it up, like always.
[02:43] Tos
    Just yesterday, you got an RBI hit
    to put your team in the lead, right?
[02:47] (Flashback) Gor
    Yeah.
[02:48] (Flashback) Gor
    Over here, foreign players have limited slots
    and are expected to make an impact.
[02:51] (Flashback) Gor
    If we don't perform,
    we'll be thrown out in a flash.
[02:55] (Flashback) Gor
    What about you?
[02:56] (Flashback) Gor
    Aren't you itching to swing a bat again?
[03:01] (Flashback) Tos
    I'm not as obsessed with
    baseball as you are.
[03:05] (Flashback) Gor
    Yeah, right.
[03:07] Gor
    I can't believe our sons have ended up
    playing baseball on the same team, though.
[03:12] (Flashback) Tos
    Yeah, it's wild.
[03:15] (Flashback) Gor
    Hey, Toshi, can I ask you for a favor?
[03:22] Dai
    I'm home.
[03:26] Kao
    Daigo!
[03:28] Kao
    Did you meet Toshi-kun?
[03:30] Kao
    Satou Toshiya!
[03:32] Dai
    Huh? Yeah...
[03:34] Dai
    How do you know I'd bumped into him?
[03:36] Kao
    After you left, Toshi-kun called.
[03:40] Kao
    So I told him you'd gone
    to the batting center.
[03:43] Dai
    Ah, so that's why.
[03:45] Dai
    I was really surprised.
[03:46] Dai
    Apparently, Pop asked him to coach me.
[03:50] Dai
    Mom, did you tell Pop about what I'm doing?
[03:53] Kao
    Ah, yes. We talked about it on the phone.
[03:55] Kao
    About your trying to become a catcher,
[03:58] Kao
    and how I can't train you because
    age has caught up with me and my shoulder.
[04:01] Kao
    That's why he pulled some strings.
[04:04] Dai
    Huh.
[04:05] Kao
    Aren't you lucky?
[04:07] Kao
    It's not every day you get
    to learn from a superstar like him!
[04:11] Izu
    He's too good for this squirt.
[04:12] Izu
    I want to learn from him.
[04:14] Izu
    With Daigo, it's like casting
    pearls before swine.
[04:17] Dai
    Shut it!
[04:18] Dai
    Stupid, annoying wench...
[04:22] Izu
    Didn't Hikaru-kun only just
    start playing baseball?
[04:26] Kao
    Yes.
[04:27] Izu
    If he has time to coach Daigo,
    he should be training his own son.
[04:33] Kao
    Surely that's already happening.
[04:36] Izu
    You think so?
[04:39] Dai
    She's right.
[04:42] Dai
    Hikaru should ask his dad to catch
    for him, instead of me or Sakura.
[04:48] Dai
    I wonder why he doesn't...
[04:57] Sak
    Nice one!
[04:59] Hik
    By the way, Mutsuko-chan, did you ask
    your parents about joining the Dolphins?
[05:04] Sak
    U-Uh, yeah...
[05:08] Hik
    What did they say?
[05:10] Sak
    They said no.
[05:11] Hik
    What?
[05:12] Sak
    Entrance exams are coming up,
[05:14] Sak
    and playing just a little in sixth grade
    doesn't make much sense.
[05:18] Sak
    Plus the gear costs money...
[05:20] Sak
    So they said no.
[05:24] Hik
    I see.
[05:26] Sak
    What's with that reaction?
[05:28] Sak
    I can tell that you couldn't care less
     that I can't play, you know?
[05:31] Hik
    What?
[05:32] Sak
    I get it.
[05:34] Sak
    If you're brutally honest, you want
    Shigeno-kun as your catcher.
[05:39] Sak
    You can't help wondering if he's practicing
    seriously after you pushed him away.
[05:45] Hik
    That's not true at all.
[05:48] Sak
    You're so transparent.
[05:49] Hik
    I-I'm sorry.
[05:57] Sak
    Ow!
[05:58] Sak
    I think they're getting faster.
SIGN    Mifune
    Batting Center
[06:11] Sak
    You lowered your mitt again!
[06:13] Sak
    Never move your mitt once
    you've secured the ball.
[06:16] Sak
    Otherwise, the umpire won't count it
     as a strike when it comes to close calls.
[06:21] Sak
    That's the basics of framing.
[06:22] Dai
    O-Okay.
[06:26] Tos
    No, no, don't scoop it up like that!
[06:29] Tos
    Unless it bounces, your elbow
    must always be jutting out.
[06:32] Tos
    Don't move your wrist!
[06:33] Tos
    You should've moved sideways to
    position your body in line with the ball.
[06:38] Tos
    That's it.
[06:42] Tos
    Too slow!
[06:43] Tos
    You lowered your hips too much.
[06:45] Tos
    Don't avoid the ball!
[06:46] Tos
    Move and stop it with your body!
[06:48] Dai
    Urgh!
[06:49] Tos
    Yes, that's good.
[06:51] Dai
    U-Um, Satou-san...
[06:54] Dai
    Is the machine broken or something?
[06:57] Dai
    It hasn't thrown a single strike yet.
[06:59] Tos
    Of course it hasn't.
[07:01] Tos
    I asked the staff to program it so it throws
    wild pitches that are difficult to catch.
[07:07] Dai
    Seriously?
[07:11] Tos
    All right, let's take five.
[07:14] Dai
    Sure.
[07:19] Tos
    Here.
[07:20] Dai
    O-Oh, thank you. Is this for me?
[07:23] Tos
    Yeah, take it.
SIGN    Mifune Batting Center
[07:29] Tos
    Tired?
[07:32] Dai
    Oh, no.
[07:33] Dai
    Plenty more in the tank.
[07:35] Tos
    It's okay. You don't have to act tough.
[07:37] Tos
    Your hand's trembling.
[07:39] Tos
    You're using muscles that
    you don't usually use much.
[07:42] Tos
    And catchers have to use their lower bodies
    a lot, so it can get quite tiring.
[07:46] Tos
    I think we should call it a day for today.
[07:49] Dai
    No, I'm fine to keep going.
[07:51] Dai
    It's starting to get fun, as I'm getting
    better at catching the ball just right.
[07:57] Tos
    Oh, you feel it too, Daigo-kun?
    How fun it is?
[08:00] Tos
    Isn't it the best feeling when you ace your
    framing and catch the ball just right?
[08:04] Dai
    A-Ah, yes!
[08:06] Dai
    You hit the nail on the head.
[08:07] Dai
    The catcher position is the most boring,
[08:09] Dai
    and nobody appreciates you despite it
    being dangerous, painful, and sweaty,
[08:14] Dai
    so it's rather unpopular.
[08:17] Dai
    But when you try it for yourself,
     you find out just how satisfying it can be!
[08:22] Dai
    There's a whole load of exciting things
    you can only enjoy as a catcher.
[08:26] Dai
    Um, so why did you choose
    to become a catcher?
[08:32] Tos
    Because of a chance encounter, I guess.
[08:34] Dai
    Huh?
[08:35] Tos
    I encountered a pitcher who
    made me want to catch his pitches.
[08:40] Tos
    That pitcher was your pop, Shigeno Goro.
[08:54] (Flashback) Gor
    There you are!
[08:55] (Flashback) Gor
    Hey, if you're free, let's play catch!
[08:59] (Flashback) Gor
    Don't you like baseball?
[09:01] (Flashback) Gor
    I don't have any friends
    around here to play catch with.
[09:05] (Flashback) Gor
    Let's play together!
[09:09] (Flashback) Gor
    Coming!
[09:13] (Flashback) Gor
    Huh?
[09:14] (Flashback) Gor
    Boo!
[09:15] (Flashback) Gor
    Argh!
[09:18] (Flashback) Gori
    Sorry, did I scare you?
[09:20] (Flashback) Gori
    I went home to grab another glove.
[09:25] (Flashback) Gori
    Now, we can play catch together.
[09:26] (Flashback) Gori
    It's fun!
[09:28] (Flashback) Gori
    Come on, let's play!
[09:30] (Flashback) Tos
    I-I'm...
[09:32] (Flashback) Gor
    I'm Honda Goro. You?
[09:35] (Flashback) Tos
    S-Satou Toshiya.
[09:37] (Flashback) Gor
    I'll call you Toshi-kun.
[09:44] (Flashback) Gor
    Here it comes!
[09:47] (Flashback) Gor
    There!
[09:50] (Flashback) Tos
    I... I caught it!
[09:52] Tos
    That was my first taste of baseball
    and the first ever ball I caught.
[09:56] Tos
    And with every single
    throw of his that I caught,
[10:00] Tos
    I fell more and more in love with baseball.
[10:03] (Flashback) Tos
    I want to play baseball at
    the same high school as you.
[10:07] (Flashback) Tos
    I don't care what school it is!
[10:17] Tos
    About a year after I turned pro, I was
    called up to the Japanese national team...
[10:21] (Flashback) Tos
    Goro-kun!
[10:23] Tos
    And then...
[10:25] (Flashback) Gor
    So you picked the Hornets, huh?
[10:27] (Flashback) Gor
    I bet there were other teams out there
    who were offering a better wage.
[10:31] (Flashback) Tos
    Yes.
[10:32] (Flashback) Tos
    The Titans in the same league
    offered better terms.
[10:36] (Flashback) Tos
    It was a really hard choice.
[10:38] (Flashback) Tos
    If I'd joined the Titans,
    I could've played against you.
[10:42] (Flashback) Tos
    But I chose to catch your pitches instead.
[10:46] (Flashback) Tos
    You introduced me to baseball.
[10:50] (Flashback) Tos
    And I just couldn't betray this desire
    to win together with you at least once.
[10:57] Tos
    Every time I caught one of his
    new-and-improved Major League pitches,
[11:03] Tos
    I felt like I was also
    improving as a catcher.
[11:08] Tos
    When your pop told me about you,
[11:11] Tos
    I immediately agreed to coach you.
[11:14] Tos
    I was so ecstatic that Goro-kun's son
    was an aspiring catcher.
[11:20] Dai
    Uh, yeah...
[11:21] Dai
    But my wanting to be a catcher
    is all Hikaru-kun's fault—
[11:24] Dai
    I mean, it's all thanks to him.
[11:26] Tos
    Yeah, I heard about that, too.
[11:29] Tos
    So you want to catch Hikaru's pitches?
[11:31] Dai
    Yes.
[11:33] Dai
    Um, I was actually wondering about that.
[11:38] Dai
    Satou-san, are you coaching him as well?
[11:43] Dai
    It's just, he doesn't talk about you much.
[11:48] Dai
    I felt it was kinda strange that he asked me
    and this other girl to catch for him.
[11:53] Dai
    I mean, it'd be so much better for him
    to train with his father, an ex-pro.
[11:59] Tos
    Yes, it probably would be better.
[12:03] Tos
    You see, it's a complicated parenting issue.
[12:06] Tos
    I haven't played catch with Hikaru in years.
[12:10] Dai
    Huh?
[12:11] Tos
    Five years ago, my wife and I got divorced.
[12:15] Tos
    Hikaru's mother got custody of him,
[12:17] Tos
    and I haven't lived with him since then.
[12:24] Hik
    This is it, huh? It's pretty big.
[12:26] Sak
    Oh, so this is the batting center...
[12:29] Sak
    My brother used to come here a lot,
    but this is a first for me.
[12:32] Hik
    This is the first time
    I've been to one in Japan.
[12:35] Hik
    In the States, my papa used to
    take me to one when I was little.
[12:59] Hik
    Papa... and Daigo-kun?
[13:02] Hik
    Why?
[13:03] Sak
    Huh? "Papa"?
[13:05] Sak
    Hikaru, you look well.
[13:07] Sak
    How many months has it been since
    we last saw each other in the States?
[13:11] Hik
    Papa, why are you here?
[13:14] Tos
    Ah, yeah... Daigo-kun's father
    asked me to do him a favor.
[13:17] Tos
    So I'm coaching Daigo.
[13:19] Hik
    "Coaching"?
[13:21] Hik
    You're coaching Daigo-kun?
[13:23] Tos
    I heard you'd joined a baseball team.
[13:27] Tos
    It took me by surprise.
[13:28] Tos
    Not long ago, you were adamant
    that you just weren't interested.
[13:31] Hik
    Y-Yeah...
[13:33] Hik
    I figured I'd try it out.
    To see what it was like.
[13:36] Hik
    Mom wasn't very happy I did, though.
[13:39] Tos
    I see.
[13:42] Dai
    Hikaru!
[13:44] Dai
    Th-This is perfect!
[13:46] Dai
    It'd be weird if your dad
    was only training me.
[13:49] Dai
    Why don't we get him to coach both of us?
[13:54] Dai
    Is that okay, Satou-san?
[13:57] Tos
    Sure. If Hikaru's fine with it.
[14:00] Hik
    No, it's okay. I can't do that.
[14:04] Dai
    Huh?
[14:07] Hik
    Sorry, Mutsuko-chan. I'm gonna go home.
[14:11] Dai
    Hikaru!
[14:14] Dai
    Why?!
[14:15] Dai
    Then, I'll drop out!
[14:18] Dai
    You haven't played catch with
    your dad in ages, right?!
[14:21] Dai
    Never mind me.
[14:23] Dai
    You should just get your dad
    to teach you baseball!
[14:26] Hik
    Daigo-kun, it's fine.
[14:28] Hik
    Don't worry about me.
[14:29] Hik
    Just give catcher's training with
    my papa everything you've got.
[14:35] Hik
    You'll be catching my pitches
    at practice this Saturday, you hear?
[14:48] Hik
    I'm home.
[14:49] Mom
    Welcome back.
[14:50] Mom
    Listen, Hikaru. I've got something
    important to talk to you about.
[14:57] Hik
    This is a joke, right?
[15:08] Sak
    Shigeno-kun...
[15:10] Sak
    Have you spent this whole time
    practicing with Hikaru-kun's dad?
[15:14] Dai
    Huh? Yeah, I guess.
[15:16] Sak
    Wow! He used to be a pro catcher, didn't he?
[15:21] Sak
    Have you improved?
[15:22] Dai
    I don't know.
[15:24] Dai
    I mean, I guess I've improved a bit...
[15:27] Dai
    But I don't get it.
[15:29] Dai
    Why doesn't he get his father to teach him?
[15:32] Dai
    I bet his dad's the person
    he wants to throw to the most.
[15:35] Sak
    Huh? What are you talking about?
[15:36] Sak
    It's obvious that you're the one
    he wants to throw to the most.
[15:40] Dai
    What?
[15:41] Dai
    No, no, no, no chance...
[15:43] Dai
    He was the one who said I wasn't
    needed because he had you.
[15:45] Sak
    He only said that so you'd
    get your act together.
[15:49] Sak
    Even when we're practicing,
    he's only thinking about you.
[15:54] Sak
    I think he was happy. When he saw
    you training seriously, I mean.
[16:01] Sak
    You're both so easy to read.
[16:04] Dai
    Shut up!
[16:09] Hik
    Daigo-kun!
[16:13] Hik
    Are you practicing
    with my papa again today?
[16:16] Dai
    Nah, not today. He said he's busy with work.
[16:20] Dai
    I was thinking of practicing by myself.
[16:22] Hik
    I see.
[16:23] Hik
    Then, let's play catch.
[16:25] Hik
    I want to see how seriously
    you've been training.
[16:29] Dai
    What?
[16:30] Hik
    Come on, let's go.
[16:33] Dai
    Hey!
[16:39] Hik
    Here.
[16:44] Hik
    I'll start off easy.
[16:49] Dai
    What's this all about?
[16:51] Dai
    We have practice tomorrow.
    Why can't we just do this then?
[16:57] Hik
    What's the problem with doing it a day early?
[17:01] Dai
    Why didn't you tell me?
[17:04] Hik
    Huh?
[17:05] Dai
    That you're not living with your father.
[17:08] Hik
    Oh? Did you ask me about that?
[17:10] Dai
    W-Well, no...
[17:12] Hik
    You really don't have to worry about it.
[17:15] Hik
    It makes sense for a catcher
    to learn from a pro catcher,
[17:18] Hik
    and if your dad was in Japan,
    I'd try to learn pitching from him.
[17:38] Dai
    This guy...
[17:41] Hik
    What do you think? My control's
    a lot better than before, isn't it?
[17:44] Dai
    Yeah.
[17:46] Hik
    I'm gradually learning how
    to use my whole body.
[17:50] Hik
    And that if I can transfer my weight,
[17:52] Hik
    I'll be able to throw fast without
    needing to use brute force.
[17:55] Hik
    Baseball is interesting, Daigo-kun!
[18:01] Dai
    Pitches I want to catch...
[18:03] Hik
    What?
[18:05] Dai
    Oh, nothing.
[18:06] Dai
    Your dad told me...
[18:09] Dai
    that he became a catcher because he met
    a pitcher whose pitches he wanted to catch.
[18:14] Dai
    Apparently, that pitcher was my pop.
[18:17] Hik
    Huh.
[18:23] Hik
    Daigo-kun...
[18:25] Mom
    Hikaru!
[18:30] Dai
    Huh? Hey, your mom's calling you.
[18:44] Dai
    That was dangerous! Warn me first!
[18:47] Hik
    Nice catch!
[18:49] Hik
    See ya, Daigo-kun!
[18:52] Dai
    Hey!
[18:55] Dai
    Tomorrow's practice session
    will be our battery debut!
[19:01] Dai
    Oh, I forgot to return the mitt.
[19:05] Dai
    Oh well. Guess I can
    just return it tomorrow.
[19:16] Fuj
    Second base, cover for him!
[19:18] Fuj
    Next!
[19:20] Fuj
    What are you doing? Call for it!
[19:22] Dai
    What? I'm in the starting
    lineup as the right fielder?
[19:25] Tas
    Yeah, that's the plan.
[19:27] Dai
    B-But I thought there was already
     someone in that position.
[19:31] Taa
    Don't worry about it.
[19:32] Taa
    I already talked to Takahashi.
[19:35] Taa
    He's a fifth grader,
    so he still has another year.
[19:40] Taa
    Anyway, there's three more
    weeks till the tournament.
[19:43] Taa
    There'll be practice matches as well,
    so assume you'll be playing.
[19:46] Dai
    Y-Yes, sir!
[19:50] Dai
    Score! I get to play in a proper game!
[19:54] Dai
    It's a shame I can't be the catcher,
    but what can you do? Anyway...
[19:57] Dai
    I'll give it my all,
    out in right field or wherever!
[20:00] Tas
    Oh, yeah, Daigo. Do you know where Satou is?
[20:03] Tas
    I haven't seen him today.
[20:05] Dai
    No, I don't.
[20:07] Dai
    We didn't come in together today.
[20:09] Tas
    I see.
[20:11] Dai
    What's up with Hikaru?
[20:13] Dai
    He was so pumped yesterday,
    and today, he oversleeps?
[20:17] Dai
    I was going to tell him right away
    that I made the starting lineup...
[20:20] Fuj
    Right!
[20:24] Fuj
    All right, good work, Daigo!
[20:32] And
    Ball!
[20:33] Ura
    What? Stop lying! That was a strike, Andy!
[20:37] Ura
    Hey, Mr. I've-Got-A-Famous-Parent!
[20:39] Ura
    I heard you managed to sneak your way
    into the starting lineup somehow.
[20:43] Ura
    Very fishy, considering how much you suck.
[20:45] Ura
    How much money did your parents stuff into
    the manager's pockets to make that happen?
[20:56] Dai
    Pretty sharp of you to figure that out.
[20:59] Dai
    That's right. Unlike you peasants,
    I have "super famous parent power."
[21:03] Dai
    With that, making the
    starting lineup is a cakewalk.
[21:06] Ura
    Gulp! Really?
[21:09] Dai
    Of course not!
[21:10] Dai
    Even without it,
[21:12] Dai
    preparations to bench you two by unleashing
    the might of the Satou-Shigeno battery
[21:16] Dai
    are progressing very smoothly indeed!
[21:18] Dai
    Better prepare yourselves!
[21:20] Ura
    Damn that punk ass kid.
[21:23] Tas
    Yes.
[21:24] Tas
    Really?
[21:27] Tas
    I-I see. I understand.
[21:37] Dai
    Crap!
[21:43] Ura
    You think you can send us to the bench?
[21:46] Ura
    That no-control bozo, Satou, is already
    playing hooky after just one practice.
[21:49] Dai
    Shut it. He probably just
    caught a cold or something.
[21:53] Dai
    Besides, Hikaru's learned
    how to control his pitches.
[21:56] Tas
    Listen up, everyone.
[22:01] Tas
    I just got a call from Satou's mother.
[22:06] Tas
    Apparently, he's quitting the Dolphins
    because they're moving to Gunma.
[22:12] Tas
    It's unfortunate, but that's how it is.
[22:13] Tas
    I've been asked to pass on his regards.
[22:17] Dai
    What?
[24:00] Dai
    What the hell?
[24:02] Dai
    Hikaru's moving away?
[24:04] Dai
    What the hell is with that?
[24:06] Dai
    What was the point of
    that session of catch we had?
[24:08] Dai
    We were supposed to form a battery,
    with you as pitcher and me as catcher!
[24:13] Dai
    I thought we'd made that a promise!
[24:16] Dai
    Hey... Hikaru!
SIGN    Some Day, For sure
[24:19] Dai
    Next time: "Some Day, For Sure."
[24:21] Dai
    Run to the stage of your dreams!