E7 - Mutsuko's Special Training

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    Baseball Team
[00:01] Tao
    Seriously, what the hell?
[00:03] Tao
    I was chilling out at home after the game.
    Why are we all back here again?
[00:07] Kan
    Seems our second round opponents
    tomorrow, Seiwa Middle, are crazy good.
[00:12] Kan
    They beat Koutou Middle 10-2
    in a game called after the fifth.
[00:16] Tao
    Wow.
[00:17] Tao
    I thought Koutou and Seiwa
    were supposed to be evenly matched.
[00:21] Yay
    I heard they found a coach who
    knows his stuff a few years back.
[00:25] Yay
    They scored ten runs, but their playstyle
    revolves entirely around small ball.
[00:31] Tao
    Small ball?
[02:03] Dai
    Seiwa Middle are
    stronger than I anticipated.
SIGN    Mutsuko's Special Training
[02:07] Dai
    I called you all here so we can come up
    with ways to deal with their offense.
[02:10] Dai
    In particular, their base stealing.
[02:13] Nis
    Base stealing?
[02:16] Dai
    The main focus of their batters
    will be getting runners on base.
[02:21] Dai
    And once on base, they'll attempt
    to steal at every opportunity.
[02:25] Dai
    Bunts will be a factor, too.
[02:26] Dai
    As soon as they see any kind of opening,
    they'll try to advance the runners.
[02:29] Dai
    Aside from their cleanup,
    they're all fast runners.
[02:32] Tao
    You sure the other team's catcher
    wasn't just bad?
[02:35] Yay
    That's totally a thing. If the catcher sucks,
    you can steal bases for fun.
[02:40] Chi
    I don't think Anita will
    give them such an easy ride.
[02:44] Ani
    Darn tootin'!
[02:46] Ani
    I tol' him straight up my arm'd stop 'em
    runnin' as freely as they did in that game.
[02:50] Ani
    But Cap's still insistin'
    we practice stoppin' 'em.
[02:53] Dai
    The catcher's arm isn't the only thing
    that prevents base stealing.
[02:57] Dai
    The pitcher needs to do
    slide steps and pickoffs.
[03:00] Dai
    The catcher can't do it alone.
[03:03] Mut
    Pickoffs aren't something
    I'm comfortable with yet.
[03:07] Mut
    I have my hands full just
    pitching at the batter.
[03:10] Tan
    Okay, then.
[03:11] Tan
    If that's how it is, it's best we practice.
[03:14] Tan
    After all, pickoffs are an
    important part of my basework.
[03:16] Kan
    Oh, yeah.
[03:18] Yay
    Well, we're all already here, so might as well.
[03:21] Tao
    Yeah.
[03:22] Dai
    We don't have a lot of time,
    so I don't know how far we'll get,
[03:25] Dai
    but let's give it a go.
[03:27] Mut
    Give it a go, huh?
[03:31] Dai
    All right. Let's start
    with first base pickoffs.
[03:35] Dai
    Chisato, pretend you're on the
    opposing team and try stealing a base.
[03:39] Chi
    Roger.
[03:41] Dai
    Mutsuko and Anita, do everything
    you can to stop Chisato from stealing.
[03:46] Chi
    We're starting with runners?
[03:48] Dai
    Yeah, we won't have time otherwise.
[03:51] Dai
    All right. Play!
[03:55] Dai
    Balk!
[03:56] Mut
    Huh?
[03:57] Dai
    No good. You can't stop halfway on
    a pickoff attempt if your foot's on the rubber.
[04:03] Mut
    My foot's not on it. I moved it off.
[04:05] Dai
    If you don't release,
[04:06] Dai
    you have to step way back from
    the rubber or a balk gets called.
[04:10] Dai
    You didn't do that just then, so you
    should've committed to throwing it to first.
[04:15] Dai
    All right, let's go again.
[04:17] Mut
    R-Right...
[04:20] Mut
    This is hard.
[04:21] Mut
    It's super hard concentrating on the runner
    and slide stepping and all that junk...
[04:29] Dai
    Balk!
[04:30] Mut
    Again?!
[04:31] Dai
    Not "again." A balk's a balk whenever it's called.
[04:35] Dai
    When you step out with your left foot,
[04:37] Dai
    you have to point it at
    first base, but you didn't.
[04:42] Dai
    You rushed your throw
    and only twisted from the waist.
[04:45] Dai
    And what's more, your swivel was too slow.
[04:48] Dai
    Chisato strolled back to first.
[04:51] Dai
    If you throw like that, you'll embolden
    the runners, and they'll take bigger leads.
[04:55] Dai
    You need to speed it up.
[04:57] Dai
    All right. Again.
[04:58] Mut
    What a nag.
[05:00] Mut
    I'm trying my best here...
[05:05] Dai
    Balk!
[05:05] Mut
    Huh?
[05:07] Chi
    Heya.
[05:09] Dai
    Your glove didn't come to a stop.
[05:11] Dai
    In the set position, a balk's called if your
    glove doesn't come to a complete stop.
[05:17] Dai
    All right. Again!
[05:19] Mut
    And there we have it.
[05:20] Mut
    When Daigo says, "let's give it a go,"
    it's never a casual training session.
SIGN    Six Months Ago
[05:28] Dai
    Since the baseball team is just us six now,
[05:31] Dai
    I'd like to preliminarily decide positions
    so we can run defense drills and so on.
[05:37] Dai
    First, Tanba-san. You were a starter on
    third last year, so I'd like you to stay there.
[05:42] Tan
    S-Sure.
[05:43] Yay
    I'll take second.
[05:45] Yay
    Shortstop for me, then.
[05:46] Mut
    Ooh! Outfield for me please!
[05:48] Kan
    Anywhere's fine as long as I get game-time.
[05:52] Tao
    First base is free.
[05:54] Kan
    Th-Then, first it is!
[05:59] Mut
    Pitcher?
[06:01] Dai
    Yeah. We don't have a pitcher right now, you see.
[06:05] Mut
    Well, yeah, but I'm sure one of
    the new sign-ups in spring will want to pitch.
[06:11] Dai
    Spring's way too late.
[06:13] Dai
    We won't know if we can
    throw them straight into a game,
[06:15] Dai
    so we need to train up at least
    one pitcher from our current roster.
[06:22] Dai
    Based on skill, I think either Tao
    or Sawa-san will be our best bet.
[06:28] Dai
    They're both talented, so I think
    they'd pick it up quite quickly.
[06:32] Tao
    Excuse me? No way am I gonna pitch!
[06:35] Dai
    Huh?
[06:36] Tao
    Since Little League,
    I've only ever played shortstop!
[06:40] Tao
    I have zero interest in
    playing any other position.
[06:43] Dai
    Right... Sawa-san, what about—
[06:45] Tao
    Nope and nope!
[06:46] Tao
    You can't split up the Yayoi-Tao
    middle-infielder dream team.
[06:50] Yay
    Sorry, Shigeno.
[06:52] Yay
    I also have zero interest in pitching.
[06:57] Mut
    Shigeno-kun!
[06:59] Mut
    Did Tao and Yayoi agree to pitch?
[07:02] Dai
    Nope. Both said no.
[07:04] Mut
    So what are we going to do?
[07:06] Dai
    Well, I can't force anyone into doing it.
[07:09] Dai
    Oh well. Guess it's back
    to the drawing board.
[07:12] Dai
    Second!
[07:18] Dai
    Okay!
[07:19] Dai
    First!
[07:20] Kan
    Bring it on!
[07:27] Tao
    Whoa! Kandori, that's some arm you've got!
[07:31] Kan
    You think so?
[07:32] Yay
    First isn't the place for an arm like that.
[07:34] Tan
    Oh, how about third, then?
[07:38] Kan
    Third, huh? That sounds kinda cool...
[07:43] Dai
    Forget bases for now.
    Can you throw a fastball at me?
[07:47] Kan
    M-Me? Pitch? Really?
[07:50] Mut
    Kan-chan as a pitcher, huh?
    I never even considered her.
[07:53] Tao
    With your arm, pitching might
    suit you down to the ground.
[07:56] Kan
    Uh, r-right.
[07:59] Kan
    Here I go!
[08:01] Dai
    Okay!
[08:08] Dai
    Not bad.
[08:10] Dai
    Good. Keep 'em coming!
[08:14] Kan
    Uh, okay.
[08:30] All
    Dead already?
[08:33] Dai
    Maybe I was being a bit unreasonable...
[08:41] Kan
    Too much, too much.
[08:46] Dai
    Good work today.
[08:47] Mut
    Yeah, you too. Good work.
[08:51] Dai
    Hey, Sakura.
[08:54] Dai
    How do you feel about
    pitching from tomorrow?
[08:57] Dai
    You have amazing control...
    when we play catch.
[09:03] Mut
    Yikes, you're asking me now?
[09:05] Mut
    What is this? Eenie, meenie, miney, moe?
[09:09] Dai
    I didn't realize it until now, but I think
    you'd take to pitching quite easily.
[09:18] Mut
    N-No way! Not happening!
[09:20] Mut
    My throws are slow, and all eyes are
    on you when you're on the mound!
[09:23] Mut
    Just get Tao or Yayoi to do it!
    Or maybe get Kan-chan to train up a bit...
[09:27] Mut
    Whatever you do,
    there's absolutely no way I can do it!
[09:39] (Flashback) Dai
    Just give it a go.
[09:40] (Flashback) Dai
    I'll help you out.
[09:43] (Flashback) Dai
    If you want, you can throw as many pitches
    as you like at me every single day.
[09:52] Mut
    Me... pitching...
[09:57] Dai
    Since it's your first time,
    let's give it a go and see how we do.
[10:02] Mut
    Give it a go, huh?
[10:05] Mut
    All right.
[10:12] Dai
    She has good form.
[10:21] Dai
    Okay, nice ball!
[10:25] Mut
    Uh, right!
[10:27] Tao
    What's going on here?
    First Kandori, then Mutsuko.
[10:31] Tao
    Shigeno's kind of all over the place.
[10:33] Yay
    This might not be a bad idea, though.
[10:35] Kan
    I like third better, I think.
[10:44] Dai
    Sakura.
[10:45] Dai
    Try to consciously transfer more of your
    weight to your front leg as you throw.
[10:50] Mut
    Okay, I'll try!
[10:59] Mut
    Wait, wasn't this meant to be casual?
[11:05] Mut
    I need... a breather.
[11:07] Dai
    We can call it a day there.
[11:10] Dai
    Your core's pretty weak.
[11:13] Dai
    Daily runs every morning and
    after practice should fix that.
[11:18] Mut
    What?!
[11:45] Dai
    This is your first time
    pitching to a batter,
[11:48] Dai
    but just aim for my mitt like always.
[11:50] Mut
    Right!
[11:56] Tao
    Whoa! That was real nice!
[12:02] Tao
    High to the inside this time!
    You've got good control, Mutsuko!
[12:09] Dai
    Don't just admire them.
[12:10] Dai
    This is batting practice too, you know.
    You're meant to try and hit them.
[12:14] Tao
    Oh, I have permission to hit them?
[12:39] Dai
    Okay, nice pitching.
[12:41] Mut
    What was "nice" about that?!
    They hit every single one!
[12:44] Mut
    It's pretty obvious I'm not
    cut out to be a pitcher.
[12:48] Dai
    Yeah, but you were only throwing fastballs.
[12:50] Dai
    That's why we're going to add
    more weapons to your arsenal.
[12:52] Mut
    What?
[12:54] Dai
    Can you come over to my house tomorrow?
    It's Saturday and all.
[12:58] Txt
    Shigeno
[12:58] Txt
    Shigeno
[13:04] Dai
    What's with that outfit?
[13:06] Mut
    Huh? Well, uh, I mean,
    you told me not to wear a skirt.
[13:10] Dai
    Well, whatever. Get on over here.
[13:14] Mut
    Wait, didn't you have a pool here before?
[13:18] Dai
    Yeah, but we got rid of it
    so we'd have more room to practice.
[13:22] Mut
    Wow.
[13:23] Mut
    I swear, rich people...
[13:25] Izu
    Good to see you!
[13:27] Mut
    H-Hello!
[13:29] Izu
    We haven't properly met yet, have we?
[13:31] Izu
    I'm Izumi, Daigo's big sis and
    former Fuurin Middle baseball player.
[13:35] Izu
    Thank you for looking out for my brother.
[13:38] Mut
    O-Oh, no problem.
[13:39] Mut
    My name is Sakura Mutsuko.
[13:41] Mut
    I've heard so much about you
    from Tanba-san and the others.
[13:45] Mut
    I'm a big fan!
[13:48] Izu
    Stop, you're embarrassing me.
[13:49] Izu
    I guess, unlike my bro,
    I didn't drag the team down.
[13:54] Dai
    I wanted you to learn
    how to throw breaking balls.
[13:58] Dai
    I figured seeing them up
    close was the easiest way.
[14:00] Dai
    Breaking balls?
[14:04] Dai
    Pay attention to how the ball moves.
[14:05] Mut
    Okay.
[14:08] Izu
    Here it comes.
[14:15] Mut
    A-Amazing! It curved!
[14:17] Dai
    That was a slider.
[14:19] Dai
    This is the weapon that will
    make your fastballs shine.
[14:22] Mut
    Yeah, I wanna learn how
    to do that. Please teach me!
[14:25] Mut
    Put your middle finger on the stitching.
[14:27] Mut
    Yeah, like that.
[14:29] Mut
    Don't twist. Slice it like... this.
[14:32] Mut
    Don't twist, slice.
[14:34] Dai
    Okay! Now you give it a try.
[14:41] Dai
    Great! That curved.
[14:44] Mut
    Really? Awesome!
[14:45] Izu
    Hey, good pitch.
[14:47] Izu
    For a first go, that was
    excellent, Mutsuko-chan.
[14:50] Mut
    Thank you so much!
[14:57] Izu
    Nice, Mutsuko-chan!
[15:00] Izu
    Good, Mutsuko-chan!
[15:05] Izu
    That's it, Mutsuko!
[15:08] Izu
    Good, Mutsuko!
[15:15] Mut
    I-I'm sorry, Shigeno-kun! Are you okay?!
[15:17] Dai
    That was awesome, Mutsuko!
[15:19] Dai
    That slider just now was perfect!
[15:22] Dai
    You've come on leaps and bounds.
    Let's keep this up!
[15:25] Dai
    I'll catch all your pitches.
[15:29] Mut
    Okay!
[15:31] Kao
    Okay, time to take a break
    and have some tea.
[15:34] Izu
    Good luck with that. Those two can't
    hear you. They're totally in the zone.
[15:38] Kao
    Oh, my.
[15:40] Dai
    You're only using your hand
    and trying to force it to curve.
[15:43] Dai
    Try using your arm more.
[15:45] Kao
    Aw, don't they look so cute together?
[15:48] Izu
    Yeah. You picked up on those vibes too?
[15:51] Izu
    And you know something?
[15:52] Izu
    I get the feeling, if anything,
    Mutsuko-chan's the one who's interested.
[15:56] Kao
    Oh, really? And what about Daigo?
[15:58] Izu
    He's useless. He's totally oblivious.
[16:01] Kao
    Oh, boy.
[16:03] Kao
    Like father, like son.
[16:15] Dai
    Nice ball!
[16:16] Izu
    I didn't think you'd pick it up this quickly.
[16:19] Izu
    You're a natural at pitching, Mutsuko-chan!
[16:22] Mut
    You think so?!
[16:24] Izu
    Yep. You might become their trusty ace yet.
[16:27] Mut
    Yay!
[16:29] Dai
    Well, it's not game-ready just yet.
[16:32] Izu
    That depends entirely on you.
[16:35] Dai
    Ow.
[16:40] Dai
    All right. Should we get back to it?
[16:43] Izu
    This is another kind of grip.
[16:46] Mut
    That one looks difficult.
[16:48] Izu
    With how you pitch, I think
    you'll actually find it pretty easy.
[16:51] Dai
    Sis, what are you showing her?
[16:54] Izu
    The sinker. I mean, I think it's time
    she learned another breaking ball.
[16:59] Dai
    Hold on. It's too soon.
    She only just learned the slider.
[17:03] Izu
    Why? It's better to have more
    weapons at your disposal.
[17:07] Dai
    That's true, but breaking balls already
    put a strain on the shoulder and elbow.
[17:12] Izu
    That's why I'm showing her the pitches
    that put the least strain on those areas.
[17:16] Dai
    Instead of learning them all at once,
    it's better to get them down pat, one by one.
[17:21] Izu
    You don't have time for that.
[17:24] Izu
    You want to use them in the spring, right?
[17:24] Mut
    Um, Shigeno-kun?
[17:26] Dai
    I've made my own calculations!
[17:29] Izu
    Okay, then let's hear them!
[17:31] Dai
    It's none of your business!
[17:32] Mut
    Shigeno-kun, I...
[17:33] Izu
    Ah, but you're not a pitcher!
    Mutsuko-chan's the one pitching!
[17:38] Dai
    There are things the catcher
    can see more clearly!
[17:40] Mut
    Please stop, Shigeno-kun.
[17:41] Izu
    I'm telling you it's not
    your place to decide!
[17:44] Dai
    I'm the captain of the Fuurin baseball team!
[17:45] Mut
    Shigeno-kun.
[17:47] Mut
    Shigeno!
[17:49] Izu
    Yeah?
[17:49] Dai
    What is it?
[17:50] Mut
    Um, uh...
[17:52] Izu
    See? She's all flustered because of you!
[17:54] Dai
    Huh?! It's because you're going overboard!
[17:57] Dai
    Teaching her stuff we didn't even ask for!
[17:57] Mut
    They're both called Shigeno...
[17:59] Izu
    Who do you think you are?! You're just Daigo!
[18:02] Dai
    What the hell does that mean?
[18:03] Dai
    Anyway, you're butting in
    where you don't belong!
[18:03] Mut
    Da... Da... Da...
[18:06] Mut
    Shut the hell up, Daigo!
[18:07] Dai
    No, you shut up!
[18:09] Mut
    Daigo!
[18:13] Izu
    Oh, wow. She called him by his first name?
[18:17] Mut
    U-Um, I... want to be useful
    sooner rather than later,
[18:22] Mut
    so I'd like to learn the sinker.
[18:24] Mut
    Okay, Daigo?
[18:28] Mut
    I used his first name for the first time.
[18:31] Dai
    Oh, really? Well, if you're
    all right with it, let's get to it!
[18:40] Izu
    Yup, thought so.
[18:42] Izu
    It's classic Daigo, failing to notice how
    much this girl's heart is pounding.
[18:51] Dai
    Nice ball!
[18:52] Dai
    You're getting into your groove, Mutsuko!
[18:54] Sign
    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
[18:54] Sign
    Fuurin Academy Private Middle School
[19:00] Dai
    All right!
[19:06] Tao
    Mutsuko's pitching is evolving fast.
[19:10] Yay
    If you add breaking balls to her precision,
    nobody's getting a clean hit.
[19:14] Kan
    Is that "Coach" Shigeno's doing?
[19:17] Mut
    Hey, Daigo.
[19:19] Mut
    How were my sliders today?
[19:21] Mut
    I tried holding on
    to the ball a bit longer.
[19:25] Dai
    Yeah, I think that'll
    increase their precision.
[19:29] Muts
    You think so too?
[19:39] Tao
    Good work, Daigo.
[19:40] Yay
    See you, Daigo.
[19:42] Kan
    We're off, Daigo.
[19:44] Dai
    What's that about?
[19:46] Tan
    All the girls are calling Shigeno
     by his first name now.
[19:49] Tan
    Do they think he's a mascot?
[19:54] Mut
    It made me happy that I was able
    to get Tao and Yayoi out today.
[19:58] Dai
    Once your accuracy with breaking balls
    improves, you'll get even more outs.
[20:03] Mut
    But if someone amazing
    joins the team in the spring,
[20:07] Mut
    I won't be pitching anymore.
[20:10] Dai
    You're honestly worried about that?
[20:14] Dai
    In no time at all, your pitching
    has improved by a crazy amount.
[20:18] Dai
    I believe in your abilities, Mutsuko.
    And anyway, I consider you Fuurin's ace now.
[20:25] Mut
    He keeps calling me Mutsuko...
[20:28] Mut
    Okay!
[20:32] Dai
    See you tomorrow.
[20:33] Mut
    See you, Daigo.
[20:39] Dai
    Mutsuko, when did you start
    calling me by my first name?
[20:43] Dai
    The other girls do it now, too...
[20:46] Dai
    Well, not that it matters.
[20:48] Dai
    See ya!
[20:50] Mut
    You only just realized now?!
[20:59] Chi
    Heya.
[21:01] Dai
    All right. Again!
[21:03] Mut
    Again?!
[21:04] Ani
    Senpai, she ain't gettin'
    it perfect by tomorrow.
[21:08] Ani
    All this'll do is make us
    self-destruct 'cause we're focusin'
[21:11] Ani
    on the runner an' forgettin' 'bout the batter!
[21:13] Nis
    Yeah. As a pitcher, I agree with what she said.
[21:17] Nis
    It's impossible to learn quick pickoffs
     and slide steps in one day.
[21:23] Nis
    Someone who's never pitched
    before wouldn't understand.
[21:26] Dai
    I never said this was going to be easy.
[21:30] Dai
    But as we're up against a running team,
    I want to take the fight to them!
[21:36] Dai
    If we can't shackle Seiwa's runners,
    we will lose tomorrow.
[21:41] Dai
    We still have time.
[21:43] Dai
    You can never be fully prepared,
[21:46] Dai
    but if there's still stuff we can do,
    I want to do it before we take them on!
[21:53] Mut
    It's all good. Let's get on with it already, Daigo.
[21:56] Mut
    The sun's starting to go down.
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    Mifune Seiwa Middle School
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    Mifune Seiwa Middle School
[22:03] And
    Okay, last one. We'll call it a day after.
[22:06] Ura
    What, stopping already?
[22:08] And
    I don't want to wear us both out.
[22:10] And
    Let's go into tomorrow's game
    firing on all cylinders.
[22:15] Ura
    Gotcha.
[22:17] Ura
    Shigeno has hardly grown at all
    since our little league days.
[22:21] Ura
    But me?
[22:25] Ura
    I'm not the same guy I was back then.
[24:01] Ura
    Hey, Andy, who do we play
    after we beat Fuurin?
[24:04] And
    What's that, Urabe? You think we've already won?
[24:07] Ura
    They won't even get near my pitches.
[24:10] And
    Before that, our small ball might throw them
    off their game and make them self-destruct.
[24:16] Ura
    See? You're confident we're gonna win, too.
[24:19] And
    Next time: "Extreme Small Ball."
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[24:22] And
    Run to the stage of your dreams!