# E16 - Play Hard!
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***SIGN*** Meiji Jingu Secondary Stadium
**[00:43] Base Umpire**
Safe!
**[00:50] Ooyama**
Wow. He really used his knees to scoop up
that low breaking ball on the first pitch.
**[00:56] Arisa**
In your face, stupid older brother!
**[01:13] Imagawa**
First baseman and captain, Imagawa.
**[01:15] Imagawa**
He scoops it up, and throws it to—
**[01:20] Plate Umpire**
Safe!
**[01:27] Souichirou**
What the heck's wrong with you?
**[01:31] Souichirou**
Why didn't you cover first?
**[01:33] Touma**
Well, the manager told me...
**[01:36] Touma**
"In this game, don't go cover first."
**[01:54] Ooyama**
Yeah, that's not gonna work, is it?
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
**[03:32] Narrator**
*Meanwhile...*
***SIGN*** Meiji
Jingu
***SIGN*** Baseball
Stadium
**[03:38] Narrator**
*Over at Meiji Jingu Stadium...*
***SIGN*** Kenjo
***SIGN*** Takanami
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
***SIGN*** 5th
***SIGN*** 6th
***SIGN*** 7th
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**[03:56] Fukuda**
"Batting is an uncertain affair." That old
saying means nothing to our lineup, huh?
**[04:08] Komiyama**
Mr. Fukuda, did you watch
our practice game against Meisei?
**[04:14] Fukuda**
No, why?
**[04:20] Fukuda**
Ah. But you still won, right? 3-1?
**[04:28] Komiyama**
One of the pitchers to watch out for in
this tournament: Takanami's ace, Shirasu.
**[04:37] Komiyama**
The way they were before that practice game,
our batters might have struggled with him.
**[04:47] Komiyama**
But ever since that game...
**[04:50] Komiyama**
The batting of our players even aside
from Akai has grown less uncertain.
**[05:13] Komiyama**
You see, to raise great batters,
you need great pitchers.
**[05:20] Komiyama**
And...
**[05:30] Komiyama**
...even greater batters.
***SIGN*** Meiji
Jingu
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Stadium
***SIGN*** Meiji Jingu
***SIGN*** Secondary Stadium
**[05:54] Umpire**
Strike! You're out!
**[06:08] Eishin**
Yeah! All right!
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** Eishin
***SIGN*** Team
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** Eishin
***SIGN*** Team
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
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**[06:18] Touma**
Manager!
**[06:20] Ooyama**
I'm sorry, Touma.
**[06:21] Ooyama**
Forget what I told you before the game.
**[06:25] Souichirou**
Haunted by memories of Keiichi Sawai?
**[06:32] Ooyama**
I know it seems strange to think about
something from decades ago now, but...
**[06:45] Ooyama**
I had a dream about that game this morning.
**[06:50] Ooyama**
It bothered me so much, I couldn't help it.
**[06:54] Ooyama**
But that's no way to be.
**[06:56] Ooyama**
It's offensive to our opponent!
Offensive to baseball itself!
**[07:02] Touma**
You just realized that now?
**[07:06] Ooyama**
Play hard, Touma.
**[07:08] Ooyama**
Even if it means an injury
that will end your baseball career.
**[07:12] Touma**
C'mon, dude.
**[07:15] Touma**
I'm happy to play hard,
but I'll pass on the injury, thanks.
**[07:21] Ooyama**
Even so...
**[07:23] Ooyama**
They've been hitting it toward
first base almost obsessively.
**[07:27] Haruka**
Probably because we've
been lax at covering it.
**[07:34] Haruka**
You said almost no one would remember
that game, especially Eishin's starters.
**[07:45] Haruka**
But their manager is your age.
**[07:49] Haruka**
And he played for Eishin's
baseball team back in the day.
**[07:53] Ooyama**
What?
**[07:54] Ooyama**
You mean, he was there for that game?
**[07:57] Haruka**
Yep.
**[08:01] Haruka**
He was their catcher
and captain, just like you.
**[08:07] Ooyama**
What a forgettable face.
**[08:09] Ooyama**
He looked like your average
middle-aged geezer to me.
**[08:13] Haruka**
I'm sure he thinks the same of you.
**[08:18] Haruka**
The difference is his cutthroat nature
to notice and exploit how haunted you are.
**[08:43] 2nd Base Umpire**
Safe!
**[08:46] Touma**
Boy, that was close!
**[08:51] Ooyama**
Good thing he went easy on the tag.
**[08:54] Haruka**
The players don't share the
manager's cutthroat nature, I guess.
**[08:59] Haruka**
In fact, knowing about the accident
is probably making them hold back.
**[09:05] Ooyama**
What in the world are we doing?
**[09:09] Ooyama**
This ridiculous back-and-forth
between middle-aged geezers
**[09:13] Ooyama**
is ruining what should be a great game.
**[09:20] Eishin Reserve**
That's what they're saying, Manager.
**[09:23] Eishin Manager**
Let them talk.
**[09:31] Colorcaster**
* A little too much heat on that.*
* The runner's held to third.*
**[09:35] Colorcaster**
*No outs, runners on the corners.*
**[09:50] Colorcaster**
* Meisei's one run behind. They have*
* a chance to tie it up or maybe take the lead.*
**[09:55] Eisuke**
There's commentary all of a sudden?
**[10:11] 1st Base Umpire**
Out!
**[10:13] Colorcaster**
*Wh-What? A hidden ball?*
**[10:17] Colorcaster**
*The first-base runner, Koma, is out.*
**[10:26] Colorcaster**
* Hidden ball tactics*
* aren't officially prohibited,*
**[10:29] Colorcaster**
* but the unwritten rules of high school*
* baseball certainly discouraged it.*
**[10:34] Colorcaster**
* This may be a sport that rewards scheming*
* and exploiting the opponent's weak spots,*
**[10:39] Colorcaster**
* but when you're cultivating*
* young minds, it feels a bit off.*
**[10:44] Eishin Reserve**
That's what they're saying, Manager.
**[10:47] Eishin Manager**
Let them talk.
***SIGN*** Tachibana
**[11:10] Mayumi**
Hey now. And where exactly are you going?
**[11:13] Otomi**
Aw c'mon, I'm fine! My fever's gone down.
**[11:19] Mayumi**
Don't you lie to me.
**[11:22] Mayumi**
And even if you leave now, the game
will be over by the time you get there.
**[11:26] Mayumi**
So go back to bed and stay there.
**[11:32] Otomi**
Why did I have to catch a cold today?
**[11:34] Mayumi**
Don't ask me.
**[11:39] Otomi**
If they lose, it'll be my fault.
**[11:42] Mayumi**
You know that's not true.
**[11:44] Otomi**
You don't get it, Mom.
**[11:47] Otomi**
Tou's a different person when I'm there
rooting for him than when I'm not.
**[11:53] Mayumi**
Sure, sure.
**[11:56] Otomi**
What'll I do?
**[11:58] Otomi**
If Tou gets an injury
he can't recover from...
**[12:11] Mayumi**
You really do love Tou, don't you?
**[12:19] Otomi**
Why bring that up now?
**[12:25] Mayumi**
You were originally against me
getting remarried, you know.
**[12:31] Otomi**
Really? I guess I was too young to remember.
**[12:35] Mayumi**
But I felt certain...
**[12:39] Mayumi**
When your current father proposed
to me, I knew we'd all be happy.
**[12:50] Mayumi**
You should show a little gratitude.
**[12:53] Otomi**
Fine.
**[13:09] Otomi**
Whoops!
**[13:11] Otomi**
What happened at the game?
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
***SIGN*** ~ Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky ~
**[13:29] Colorcaster**
*All right, we're back!*
**[13:31] Colorcaster**
*Here at Meiji Jingu Secondary Stadium,*
***SIGN*** Meiji Jingu
***SIGN*** Secondary Stadium
**[13:34] Colorcaster**
* Meisei High and Eishin High*
* are battling it out*
**[13:37] Colorcaster**
* for a spot in the East Tokyo*
* Championship quarterfinals.*
**[13:41] Colorcaster**
* Meisei's order has just been*
* put down in the top of the second.*
**[13:48] Colorcaster**
* A sneaky hidden ball robbed Meisei*
* of an important opportunity.*
**[13:53] Colorcaster**
* After that first out, the 8-hole, Nishiki,*
* hit a hard one to the shortstop,*
**[13:57] Colorcaster**
*keeping Tachibana locked on third.*
**[14:01] Colorcaster**
* Then, the 9-hole, Imaizumi,*
* grounded one to second for a third out.*
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** Eishin
***SIGN*** Team
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
**[14:05] Colorcaster**
* That hidden ball halted the momentum of*
* Meisei's no-out, runners-on-corners setup,*
**[14:11] Colorcaster**
*preventing them from scoring.*
**[14:13] Colorcaster**
* Now, in the bottom of the inning,*
* Eishin High, of the sneaky hidden ball stunt,*
**[14:17] Colorcaster**
* leads off with Egami, the second baseman*
* batting sixth in the order.*
**[14:22] Eishin Reserve**
Manager...
**[14:23] Eishin Manager**
Let them talk.
**[14:31] Souichirou**
Otomi's not here.
**[14:34] Souichirou**
She sent me a message
saying she's in bed with a cold.
**[14:42] Touma**
Okay. If we lose, we'll say it's her fault.
**[14:48] Souichirou**
Sure.
**[14:50] Souichirou**
If we lose, it's her fault.
**[14:53] Touma**
Hold it right there!
**[14:55] Touma**
That was a joke, you big jerk.
**[14:59] Souichirou**
So was mine, you big jerk.
**[15:04] Touma**
Okay, let's close this out.
**[15:42] Souichirou**
Ow, ow.
**[15:45] Eishin Manager**
Hey, kid. Don't push yourself so much.
**[15:48] Eishin Manager**
If you get injured here,
you'll regret it the rest of your life.
**[15:53] Souichirou**
I have to push myself.
**[15:55] Souichirou**
I've got the blood of Keiichi Sawai in me.
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**[16:02] Eishin Manager**
What was that all about?
**[16:04] Eishin Manager**
Isn't his name Tachibana?
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**[16:06] Eishin Reserve**
Um...
**[16:09] Eishin Reserve**
Looks like his mother remarried
and changed their last name.
**[16:13] Eishin Reserve**
He was originally Souichirou Sawai.
**[16:44] Colorcaster**
* The only contact Eishin's batters*
* made that inning was three foul balls.*
**[16:49] Colorcaster**
*Three straight strikeouts!*
**[16:53] Masaki**
But man, you must be a great father.
**[16:58] Masaki**
How else could you end up with
such a perfect battery of brothers?
**[17:04] Eisuke**
W-Would you like a beer?
**[17:07] Masaki**
Why, thank ya!
**[17:09] Eisuke**
Oh, a native son of Edo, are you?
**[17:11] Masaki**
Yeah, born and raised in Nerima!
**[17:14] Eisuke**
Have some sushi!
**[17:15] Masaki**
Why, thank ya!
**[17:32] Lifeguard**
Mr. Matsudaira?
**[17:36] Lifeguard**
Um, Mr. Matsudaira?
**[17:42] Harada**
Who, me?
**[17:43] Lifeguard**
Who else?
**[17:45] Lifeguard**
Your shift is over.
**[17:46] Harada**
Oh. Thanks a lot.
**[17:55] Sasaki**
Is that you, Mr. Harada? It's been forever!
**[18:14] Harada**
Are you the one who just shouted at me?
**[18:16] Man**
Huh? Nope, not me.
**[18:20] Harada**
Who was it, then?
**[18:21] Man**
Uh, how should I know?
***SIGN*** Meiji Jingu Secondary Stadium
**[18:44] Eishin Reserve**
I don't feel great about where we are now.
**[18:47] Eishin Manager**
Of course you don't.
***SIGN*** Team
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** Eishin
***SIGN*** 1st
***SIGN*** 2nd
***SIGN*** 3rd
***SIGN*** 4th
***SIGN*** 5th
***SIGN*** 6th
***SIGN*** 7th
***SIGN*** 8th
**[18:49] Eishin Manager**
They managed to get that run back.
**[19:03] Eishin Manager**
They're helpless.
**[19:05] Eishin Manager**
Their bats have gone totally cold.
**[19:10] Eishin Manager**
It's just like it was that day.
**[19:21] Colorcaster**
* Tsushima is in to bat for*
* eighth in the order, Kawada.*
**[19:27] Ooyama**
Bottom of the seventh, all tied up,
with the bottom of the order coming up.
**[19:35] Ooyama**
One out. A pinch hitter.
**[19:39] Ooyama**
And then...
**[19:45] Colorcaster**
*It's a weak infield grounder.*
**[19:50] Colorcaster**
*The first baseman, Imagawa, grabs it.*
**[19:52] Colorcaster**
*Tachibana moves to cover first.*
**[19:58] 1st Base Umpire**
Out!
**[19:59] Eishin Manager**
Difference is...
**[20:01] Eishin Manager**
The runner that day was fast enough to
go on to be a national champion sprinter.
**[20:31] Colorcaster**
* It's like some kind of curse has lifted.*
* All of a sudden, Meisei's bats are on fire.*
**[20:37] Colorcaster**
*And another one shoots into the outfield!*
**[21:11] Mayumi**
Good. She's fast asleep.
**[21:27] Mayumi**
Right, your bath. On my way.
**[21:34] Mayumi**
Gracious me.
**[21:37] Mayumi**
Baseball on a day like this!
***SIGN*** Meisei
***SIGN*** Eishin
**[23:21] Narrator**
* The teams for the quarterfinals of the*
* East Tokyo Championships have been decided.*
***SIGN*** National High School Baseball Championships
***SIGN*** East Tokyo
Division
***SIGN*** Kenjo
***SIGN*** Houkaidai Ni
***SIGN*** Shirayama
***SIGN*** Toushu
***SIGN*** Kenjo
***SIGN*** Houkaidai Ni
***SIGN*** Shirayama
***SIGN*** Toushu
***SIGN*** Seinan
***SIGN*** Akanodai
***SIGN*** Meisei High
***SIGN*** Saijo
**[23:26] Narrator**
* Little by little,*
* their daily lives are changing.*
***SIGN*** Extraordinary Cleanup Batter Akai
***SIGN*** Kenjo
***SIGN*** Kenjo
**[23:30] Narrator**
*Attention. Expectations. Popularity.*
**[23:34] Narrator**
*People seeking drama over 30 years.*
**[23:38] Narrator**
*But some people don't change.*
**[23:41] Narrator**
*Next time on* MIX*: "It Really Is Special,
Isn't It?" is the name of our story.*
***SIGN*** It Really Is Special, Isn't It?
***SIGN*** It Really Is Special, Isn't It?