E20 - You're Praying for Help
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[00:11] ---
Preliminaries to the Summer
Koshien Tournament.
[00:12] ---
"Meisei"
"Sankou"
[00:14] ---
East Tokyo Tournament.
[00:18] ---
Seeing Meisei High School's
continued march through
[00:21] ---
the tournament for
the first time in 30 years,
[00:24] ---
people have begun to pay
attention to the team.
[00:24] ---
"Shiraishi"
"Meisei"
[00:33] ---
Excitement has been mounting around
this Meisei team that has come to life again
[00:35] ---
"18 (Fri) Jingu 2 12:30"
"20 (Sun) Jingu 13:30"
[00:37] ---
for the first time since the legendary team
[00:40] ---
that became champions on
their first tournament.
[00:40] ---
"It's in sight! Koshien"
"Meisei High School Alumni Association"
[00:46] ---
Focus has centered around the
first year battery, the Tachibana brothers.
[00:50] ---
Should Meisei, now in the
quarterfinals, continue to win...
[00:56] ---
Toushu High School will be waiting
for them in the semifinals.
[01:02] ---
Seriously? Is it possible we
could be facing Meisei in the final?
[01:07] ---
Not possible.
[01:12] ---
One hundred percent.
[01:17] ---
It has been 30 years since
the glory of that summer.
[01:21] ---
The Meisei baseball team
that became champions
[01:24] ---
on their first tournament is returning.
[01:27] ---
Not your ordinary battery in the same grade,
[01:30] ---
these brothers and their
younger sister have adventures
[01:32] ---
in this story of love and youthful days.
[01:35] ---
Their goal is the same:
Get to the Koshien Tournament!
[01:56] ---
I see a mirage of a faraway summer day
* *
[02:02] ---
Friends' voices echo
* *
[02:08] ---
All these people walking
around with eyes downcast
* *
[02:14] ---
Were boys once too--didn't
recognize them, did you?
* *
[02:20] ---
If I close my eyes tight
on the field after the rain
* *
[02:26] ---
I see the same blue sky
I lost myself in that day
* *
[02:35] ---
Maybe today is what I was looking at then
* *
[02:41] ---
The heavens so cloudless
* *
[02:47] ---
Versus, let's face each
other under the same sky
* *
[02:54] ---
Guess what, past boy--I'm fighting hard, too
* *
[03:19] ---
"Meiji Jingu Stadium"
[03:24] ---
East Tokyo Tournament quarterfinals. Day one.
[03:40] ---
"Toushu"
"Jindai"
[03:43] ---
"Jingu Stadium Game 1
〇 Toushu 9-1 Jindai
(7th inning mercy rule)"
[03:53] ---
"Jingu Stadium Game 2
〇 Saijo 4x-3 Bukyou"
[04:09] ---
So it's Toushu after all.
[04:12] ---
Yeah.
[04:14] ---
No upsets.
[04:16] ---
Add to that, they won with
the mercy rule again.
[04:20] ---
Ace pitcher Mita only pitched five innings.
[04:23] ---
And they already had the advantage of
playing one less game, being a seeded school.
[04:27] ---
I see. Giving them an abundance
of spare energy and composure.
[04:32] ---
Well, that only concerns us
if we win tomorrow.
[04:35] ---
"It's in sight! Koshien"
"Meisei High School Alumni Association"
[04:36] ---
You know, my family and
relatives have been going nuts over this.
[04:41] ---
Oh? Is that so?
[04:44] ---
Oh. No one's interested
in baseball at my home. No one.
[04:50] ---
In fact, I'm not sure they
even know that I play baseball.
[04:55] ---
I find that hard to believe.
[04:57] ---
My parents don't have
the time to care for me.
[05:02] ---
All they care is that I don't get
into trouble with the police.
[05:08] ---
Do they both work?
[05:10] ---
Yeah.
[05:11] ---
I see. That must be tough.
[05:14] ---
What work do your parents do?
[05:16] ---
A doctor and a lawyer.
[05:22] ---
What did you do that for?!
[05:24] ---
"You're Praying for Help"
[05:32] ---
Awesome! Look at the movement on his pitch!
[05:40] ---
OK! That'll be all!
[05:44] ---
Hey, wait! Ten more pitches!
[05:47] ---
We're done.
[05:48] ---
Hey!
[05:50] ---
Souichirou!
[05:52] ---
Yes!
[05:54] ---
Here. Good work.
[06:00] ---
Oh, thank you.
[06:02] ---
Oh, right!
[06:03] ---
Did you hear? Katatataki no longer exists.
[06:07] ---
Huh?
[06:09] ---
There was torrential rain
in just that area the other day.
[06:14] ---
It caused a landslide, changing the terrain.
[06:27] ---
Oh, that waterfall.
[06:27] ---
"Katatataki"
[06:30] ---
"Katatataki"
"Kehoten Jiketsu Batesu Yaketesumi
Kuroku Bus"
[06:30] ---
"Katatataki"
"Kehoten Jiketsu Batesu Yaketesumi
Kuroku Bus" "See episode 10"
[06:31] ---
I'll bet the heavens made them
pay for those silly riddles.
[06:36] ---
Aren't you sad?
[06:39] ---
A place where we share memories is now gone!
[06:43] ---
You say memories, but I don't
remember anything from when I was three.
[06:48] ---
And it hasn't been long enough since the
last time we went to call that time a memory.
[06:54] ---
Oh. That's how you feel.
[07:00] ---
Sorry to bother you during practice
with something so unimportant.
[07:05] ---
Huh? Can I have that?
[07:08] ---
Thank you.
[07:10] ---
Punch.
[08:14] ---
They're friends since childhood, are they?
[08:28] ---
OK then. Please fill out that questionnaire.
[08:30] ---
Yeah. Sure.
[08:33] ---
I can just write whatever, right?
[08:37] ---
Sure. If you don't care what they
say when they introduce you on TV.
[08:43] ---
Do you have an eraser?
[08:45] ---
Here.
[08:46] ---
Where's Souichirou?
[08:48] ---
He was called to the club room
by the manager a little while ago.
[08:52] ---
Thanks.
[09:06] ---
What is it?
[09:08] ---
Oh.
[09:10] ---
Club room, right?
[09:12] ---
I think so.
[09:14] ---
Got it. Club room. Club room.
[09:53] ---
It's clearly due to pitching every game.
[09:59] ---
Did you say something, Punch?
[10:16] ---
"Meiji Jingu Stadium"
[10:19] ---
"Game 1 (9:00)
Seinan - Izumi Daini
Game 2 (11:30) Kaiou Nishi - Meisei High School"
[10:20] ---
Quarterfinals. Day two.
[10:23] ---
Game one.
[10:39] ---
It's clearly due to pitching every game.
[10:45] ---
Toward the end of the previous game,
[10:47] ---
he was having problems keeping
his pitches down in the strike zone.
[10:51] ---
If it wasn't for that catcher,
[10:53] ---
they wouldn't have been
able to hold onto the lead.
[10:57] ---
Out!
[10:58] ---
Even with the extra time between games,
[11:00] ---
the physical strength of a
first year player will only go so far.
[11:03] ---
The weakness will be exposed
at some point during today's game.
[11:06] ---
And even if he manages
to pitch a complete game today,
[11:09] ---
he'll have nothing left for the
next game against a top pitcher.
[11:12] ---
Which means, it'll hardly be much of a game.
[11:16] ---
One hundred percent?
[11:18] ---
Strike!
[11:19] ---
Yeah, one hundred percent.
[11:23] ---
Our opponent in the final will be Toushu.
[11:27] ---
And, game two.
[11:37] ---
Manager!
[11:44] ---
Say something?
[11:47] ---
It's no longer zero.
[11:50] ---
The chances of Meisei High School
being our opponent in the final.
[11:54] ---
"Meisei
7 Touma Tachibana
4 Murotani 2 Souichirou Tachibana
[11:56] ---
3 Imagawa
8 Ogi
5 Nangou
[11:58] ---
I completely read it wrong.
[11:58] ---
6 Hirao
9 Koma
1 Takeshita"
[12:02] ---
"First Pitcher: Takeshita"
"Grade Twelve"
[12:06] ---
I'd say.
[12:08] ---
This summer, I planned on getting
as far as we could with Touma
[12:12] ---
and figure out the problems of
the team from the games we play.
[12:16] ---
Honestly, that's all I was expecting.
[12:20] ---
I'd say.
[12:21] ---
But next thing you know,
we're in the quarterfinals!
[12:26] ---
Next thing you know, tenth grader
Touma has pitched four straight games.
[12:30] ---
That's why I'm telling you, I read it wrong!
[12:33] ---
I never dreamed that we'd make it this far!
[12:37] ---
Ball! Ball four!
[12:40] ---
I'd say.
[12:42] ---
Ogi, batting second, with a good eye.
[12:44] ---
Meisei High School's Takeshita
in his first start of the tournament.
[12:48] ---
With one out, he has allowed
a speedy runner on base.
[12:52] ---
Although the chance of Meisei High School
being our opponents is no longer zero,
[12:58] ---
at the same time, the chances of them
losing this game have greatly increased.
[13:05] ---
Ogi has a big lead off the base!
[13:07] ---
He leads the team in steals
for this tournament.
[13:16] ---
Ball!
[13:25] ---
"Left Fielder"
[13:30] ---
They're taking you lightly, Takeshita.
[13:36] ---
Pick-off throw!
[13:38] ---
Safe!
[13:44] ---
Both his pick-offs and
quick pitches are below average.
[13:47] ---
Not a pitcher you'd expect
to pitch in the quarterfinals.
[13:52] ---
Strike!
[13:58] ---
Out!
[14:02] ---
Did you say something?
[14:04] ---
Two outs!
[14:13] ---
Yes!
[14:19] ---
Out!
[14:20] ---
That was dangerous!
[14:23] ---
With today's lineup,
priority is with the offense.
[14:25] ---
With this game, we can't calculate
how many runs we'll give up,
[14:28] ---
"7 Touma Tachibana"
[14:28] ---
so we'll score as many as we can.
[14:31] ---
Today, Touma Tachibana is
batting first and playing left field.
[14:32] ---
"No. 1, Left Fielder: Tachibana (Tou)"
"Grade Ten"
[14:38] ---
He hits the first pitch,
but straight at the center fielder!
[14:44] ---
Taking the mound for Kaiou Nishi
is submarine pitcher Karashima,
[14:45] ---
"Pitcher: Karashima"
"Grade Twelve"
[14:47] ---
in his second start.
[14:50] ---
He's given up one run in nine innings
this tournament, including in relief.
[14:54] ---
He has been very consistent to this point.
[15:00] ---
Out!
[15:02] ---
Murotani, batting second,
[15:03] ---
hitting the third-pitch grounds out
to the shortstop. Two outs.
[15:06] ---
His looks and delivery
form are both horrible.
[15:09] ---
Looks are not important.
[15:12] ---
Right, Nangou?
[15:15] ---
Between first and second!
[15:18] ---
He stopped it! And the throw to first?
[15:21] ---
Out!
[15:25] ---
That was close.
[15:28] ---
That won't be a hit against any team
remaining in the quarterfinals.
[15:33] ---
Other than our team, that is.
[15:35] ---
"Kaiou Nishi"
"Meisei"
[15:41] ---
Did you know that Touma wouldn't
be pitching in today's game?
[15:45] ---
Yeah. Ooyama told me over
the phone yesterday.
[15:48] ---
I see.
[15:50] ---
Then that manager's satisfied
just making it to the quarterfinals.
[15:53] ---
You've got that wrong, you fool!
[15:59] ---
Who might you be?
[16:01] ---
Someone who received a
message from your boss at work.
[16:06] ---
He says to stop telling obvious lies,
because it's embarrassing.
[16:09] ---
He also says to thank him, because he
delayed the afternoon meeting to three p.m.
[16:14] ---
The call came just as I was leaving home.
[16:17] ---
Why did he call home?
[16:19] ---
Because you've turned off
your mobile phone, Dad!
[16:22] ---
Oh. That makes sense.
[16:29] ---
Strike!
[16:37] ---
Foul!
[16:40] ---
Am I imagining it?
[16:44] ---
Foul!
[16:46] ---
It seems they're struggling
to hit Takeshita's pitches.
[16:50] ---
They're having trouble
getting the timing right.
[16:53] ---
After all, the Kaiou Nishi lineup
[16:55] ---
has won their games to this point
only facing fastball pitchers capable
[16:59] ---
of throwing over 140 km pitches.
[17:02] ---
Naturally, they would've also
[17:03] ---
--practiced hitting with the assumption
that they'd face Touma's fastball.
[17:06] ---
--Out!
--practiced hitting with the assumption
that they'd face Touma's fastball.
[17:09] ---
Thank goodness.
[17:11] ---
But Kaiou Nishi is a team
known for its hitting.
[17:15] ---
They'll be scary when
they see the ball better.
[17:17] ---
I know that.
[17:21] ---
Today's game has to do with
the combined pitching and timing
[17:23] ---
of our three senior pitchers.
[17:26] ---
This is where I show what I'm capable of.
[17:32] ---
"Akai"
[17:35] ---
Bottom of the second inning,
Meisei High School is up to bat.
[17:38] ---
Next up is Imagawa, hitting fourth.
[17:44] ---
Ryou!
[17:46] ---
What is it?
[17:47] ---
Would you mind taking this
box to your brother's room?
[17:51] ---
If I enter his room without permission,
it will only lead to a fight.
[17:55] ---
I'll tell him that I brought it in.
[17:58] ---
Please. It's blocking the way.
[18:01] ---
The pitch is on the way.
[18:03] ---
Okay.
[18:52] ---
"To Akai Tomohito
Toushu High School Baseball Team
Hiroki Mita"
[18:56] ---
Mita?
[19:03] ---
If his control slipped,
his pitches wouldn't be unhittable.
[19:08] ---
He's consistently keeping it low.
[19:17] ---
Out!
[19:20] ---
The looks and delivery form of
that pitcher are truly horrible!
[19:23] ---
Looks are not important!
[19:26] ---
Right, Nan...
[19:28] ---
...gou?
[19:40] ---
What did I tell you? Looks are not important!
[19:41] ---
"Kaiou Nishi"
"Meisei"
[19:45] ---
They've quickly taken the lead.
[19:48] ---
In this game, a single run
won't get you too far.
[19:52] ---
Second time up for the Kaiou Nishi lineup.
[19:56] ---
"Kaiou Nishi"
"Meisei"
[20:01] ---
They've quickly taken the lead.
[20:05] ---
They only have two runs
in four innings. Looking good.
[20:09] ---
Bottom of the fourth inning. Meisei hitting.
[20:11] ---
With one out,
Souichirou Tachibana, hitting third,
[20:14] ---
hits the ball between the outfielders!
[20:16] ---
As the outfielder takes his time
to get the ball to the infield,
[20:19] ---
he uses his speed to get to third!
[20:22] ---
And with cleanup hitter
Imagawa's outfield fly...
[20:26] ---
...the game's once again tied!
[20:29] ---
Yes!
[20:30] ---
"Second Pitcher: Takaoka"
"Grade Twelve"
[20:39] ---
"Kaiou Nishi"
"Meisei"
[20:41] ---
This is a tiresome game.
[20:45] ---
He was expecting this much.
[20:47] ---
From the beginning.
[20:49] ---
Today's theme is to give Touma rest.
[20:53] ---
Winning or losing is not as important.
[20:55] ---
Hey, wait.
[20:56] ---
Even if we win this game,
[20:58] ---
if we're in the semifinals with
no further hope, that's meaningless.
[21:02] ---
If we're going to have hope
in the next pitcher's duel,
[21:04] ---
we must send Touma to
the mound in his best condition.
[21:09] ---
If we lose today, he'll be in his
best condition enjoying summer vacation.
[21:14] ---
I want to see it.
[21:17] ---
How Touma's pitching matches up
against Toushu in an important game!
[21:22] ---
You want to see it too, don't you?!
[21:24] ---
Rather than watching
a mid-range opponent like Kaiou,
[21:27] ---
to see the tenth-grade
ace making a shocking debut
[21:29] ---
against the southpaw
that the pros are raving about!
[21:33] ---
Well, that is true.
[21:35] ---
I'm sure they want to see it, too!
[21:38] ---
I know the baseball gods want to see it!
[21:41] ---
That matchup!
[21:43] ---
I see.
[21:46] ---
For today's game, you're praying for help.
[23:23] ---
Next time, on MIX.
[23:25] ---
Summer! The sea! And Koshien!
[23:27] ---
Hey, don't get ahead of yourself,
we still have...
[23:29] ---
The semifinal is against Toushu.
[23:31] ---
Before that, we're still playing
our game against Kaiou Nishi.
[23:33] ---
I'm finally matched up against Mita.
[23:35] ---
Unless we win this game,
there is no such matchup.
[23:37] ---
If I win, I face Nishimura in the final!
[23:39] ---
Like I said! We're still playing this game!
It continues to the next episode!
[23:42] ---
"If..."
[23:43] ---
Is that so?
[23:44] ---
Next time, "If..."
[23:45] ---
So the game will be decided next time.
[23:47] ---
"To be continued"
[23:48] ---
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