# E7 - Interesting Guys
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G4VUQ5KE5/interesting-guys)
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**[00:15] Taro/I**
*The yips.*
**[00:17] Taro/I**
* A condition where you're unable to do*
* something you could easily do before.*
**[00:24] Taro/I**
*It's not limited to sportspeople.*
**[00:28] Taro/I**
* Sometimes, a person just forgets*
* how to hold chopsticks.*
**[00:33] Sign**
Insert Coins
**[00:37] Taro/I**
* The cause of the condition is unknown,*
* and there's no treatment. Even pros...*
**[00:43] Taro/I**
*can have their careers ruined.*
**[00:56] Sign**
Oblivion Battery
**[02:21] Todo**
I have the yips.
**[02:23] Todo**
There's no telling when I'll be over it,
and worst case, I might never recover.
**[02:28] Todo**
If you really intend to defeat Teitoku,
then find someone else.
**[02:33] Sign**
Interesting Guys
**[02:33] Sign**
Interesting Guys
**[02:34] Todo**
You must have noticed, Chihaya.
**[02:36] Chihaya**
Nope. I just felt something was a bit off.
**[02:39] Chihaya**
I didn't think it was the yips.
**[02:42] Todo**
I see.
**[02:44] Todo**
I'm sorry I can't help you.
**[02:47] Kei**
Aoi-chan...
**[02:50] Kei**
What are "yips"?
**[02:53] Chihaya**
Remember how, out of the blue,
you couldn't catch a single ball?
**[02:57] Chihaya**
It's that.
**[02:58] Taro/I**
*Oh, right.*
**[02:59] Taro/I**
* He means the day Kaname-kun*
* got a foul tip to the mask,*
**[03:03] Taro/I**
* and afterwards,*
* couldn't catch the ball at all.*
**[03:06] Taro/I**
* Yeah, you could call that*
* a mild case of the yips.*
**[03:10] Taro/I**
* It didn't become severe,*
* but if things had gone wrong,*
**[03:14] Taro/I**
* Kaname-kun might never*
* have caught a ball again.*
**[03:18] Taro/I**
* Like a disaster,*
* the yips hit you out of nowhere.*
**[03:23] Big Sister**
Will those boys want sweets?
**[03:26] Big Sister**
They might prefer salami
and dried stingray fins.
**[03:33] Big Sister**
What are you up to?
**[03:35] Little Sister**
Big Sis, shhh!
**[03:37] Little Sister**
They're talking about the yips.
**[03:40] Kei**
Oh, *that*!
**[03:42] Kei**
Yeah, that really came out of nowhere.
It took me by surprise.
**[03:48] Kei**
Okay, let's all practice together again.
**[03:50] Kei**
That'll make Aoi-chan better, too.
**[03:52] Kei**
It'll be all right.
**[03:54] Todo**
Mine can't be healed so easily.
**[03:58] Todo**
Can we call it a day?
**[04:09] Kei**
You trying to one-up my yips?
**[04:12] Todo**
Huh?
**[04:13] Kei**
Since mine went away in a few days,
I'm a yips amateur? Is that it?
**[04:18] Kei**
Is this yips discrimination,
where amateurs are silenced?
**[04:22] Kei**
Are these really the words of our
leadoff and shortstop, Mr. Aoi Todo?
**[04:23] Big Sister**
H-He brought his pals,
and he... What the heck?
**[04:26] Todo**
Th-That's not what I mean!
**[04:28] Todo**
I just—
**[04:29] Kei**
You mean your yips level's
higher than mine.
**[04:32] Kei**
You're playing the yips card.
**[04:34] Todo**
Don't treat it like a seniority card!
**[04:36] Kei**
Ah, this is just appalling!
**[04:38] Kei**
Aoi-chan, "It's all in your head,"
is what you said to me,
**[04:42] Kei**
but when it comes to *you*,
you just run away!
**[04:45] Todo**
Say that again!
**[04:46] Chihaya**
An amateur knows no fear
in a situation like this.
**[04:49] Taro**
Yeah. That sums up Kaname-kun.
**[04:52] Kie**
I, too, am experienced
in the way of the yips.
**[04:54] Kie**
I'm a "yipster"!
**[04:57] Todo**
Don't just make up a word!
**[05:02] Todo**
Sis?
**[05:03] Todo**
Why the hell are you eavesdropping?!
**[05:05] Big Sister**
S-Sorry. That was just *too* funny.
**[05:08] Kei**
Funny?!
**[05:09] Kei**
Am I funny?
**[05:11] Haruka**
You're funny.
**[05:12] Kei**
I knew it!
**[05:13] Todo**
Bah! Okay, fine! I'll do it!
**[05:16] Todo**
So, for now, just go home!
**[05:19] Kei**
Let's get you fixed up tomorrow,
then all go to Kichijoji!
**[05:23] Todo**
Buzz off!
**[05:25] Kei**
I'll come visit again!
**[05:26] Todo**
Don't *ever* come back!
**[05:29] Little Sister**
Big Bro's friends were funny.
**[05:32] Big Sister**
Yeah, they were.
**[05:33] Kei**
Hey, by the way, Yama-chan...
**[05:35] Kei**
Do you know what a "yipster" is?
**[05:35] Big Sister**
He's got some nice friends.
**[05:37] Taro**
Huh? But *you* came up with it...
**[05:42] Kei**
Let's fix it right up and
go to Kichijoji to get ramen.
**[05:46] Todo**
Now listen here, ex-Commander.
**[05:48] Todo**
I told you it's not something
you can fix in a day.
**[05:51] Kei**
What? Really?
**[05:53] Haruka**
Kei.
**[05:53] Kei**
When do you think we can go to Kichijoji?
**[05:56] Todo**
That's what I'd like to know.
**[05:58] Haruka**
Kei.
**[05:58] Kei**
Maybe you're just being too sensitive?
**[06:00] Haruka**
Kei.
**[06:01] Kei**
It'll be fine. Just fine.
**[06:03] Haruka**
Kei, catch the ball.
**[06:04] Kei**
Ah, shut up, man! I'll catch it! Jeez!
**[06:09] Chihaya**
Want to try throwing from your position?
**[06:12] Todo**
'Kay.
**[06:29] Chihaya**
Well, it's not impossible to catch.
**[06:33] Todo**
Hah, sorry.
**[06:35] Todo**
I don't think it's possible.
Talk about lame.
**[06:38] Todo**
Even at practice, I'm like this.
**[06:40] Chihaya**
You were able to play catch, though.
**[06:43] Todo**
Yeah, and I can throw from the outfield.
**[06:46] Todo**
But from the shortstop
position, it veers off.
**[06:50] Todo**
I did practice a whole lot.
**[06:52] (Flashback) Oizumi Player**
Todo, that's enough!
**[06:53] (Flashback) Oizumi Player**
You'll hurt your shoulder!
**[06:55] (Flashback) Oizumi Player**
You can't get over the yips
just by practicing lots!
**[06:58] (Flashback) Todo**
Please, just one more hour.
**[07:01] (Flashback) Todo**
Or else, I'll...
**[07:04] (Flashback) Coach A**
This will drag on.
**[07:06] (Flashback) Coach B**
I've never seen it so severe.
**[07:08] (Flashback) Oizumi Manager**
Our connection with Teitoku...
**[07:09] (Flashback) Oizumi Coach**
Let's move him into the outfield.
**[07:11] (Flashback) Oizumi Manager**
He's useless.
**[07:18] Todo**
But I never got better.
**[07:21] Todo**
No matter how hard I tried, it didn't work.
**[07:23] Todo**
So let's just find another shortstop—
**[07:25] Haruka**
Why can't you do it?
**[07:27] Todo**
Huh?
**[07:28] Harauka**
Maybe you're not
making enough of an effort.
**[07:34] Taro/I**
*Kiyomine-kun is stoic and hardworking.*
**[07:37] Taro/I**
* He practices more than anyone,*
* works harder than anyone.*
**[07:42] Taro/I**
*And his efforts are repaid 120%.*
**[07:47] Taro/I**
* So he can't even imagine that there are some*
* in this world whose efforts don't pay off.*
**[07:58] Todo**
You're right. Making an effort
means doing it until you can do it.
**[08:02] Todo**
I gave up halfway. Kiyomine's right.
**[08:07] Taro/I**
* Todo-kun's incredible.*
* He's not even gonna make an excuse.*
**[08:12] Taro/I**
* To him, results are everything,*
* and that's the type of world he lives in.*
**[08:18] Kei**
Hey, now.
**[08:20] Kei**
Don't you go denying
other people's efforts.
**[08:24] Haruka**
Why not?
**[08:25] Kei**
Because!
**[08:27] Haruka**
Okay. I won't.
**[08:29] Chihaya**
But in reality, it's not that easy.
**[08:33] Chihaya**
The distance between shortstop
and first base is farther than you think.
**[08:38] Kei**
Oh, yeah?
**[08:39] Chihaya**
If it's a crunch moment when you're
throwing hard, you'll miss your target.
**[08:44] Chihaya**
Though your arm is strong to begin with,
**[08:46] Chihaya**
so you probably don't have to throw
so hard to reach first.
**[08:51] Kei**
"Distance"?
**[08:56] (Flashback) Chihaya**
My arm's not strong, so it's a one hop.
**[08:58] Kei**
Why not try a one hop?
**[09:00] Kei**
It might change things up a bit!
**[09:02] Todo**
A one hop? You can't be serious.
**[09:05] Todo**
I'm not an old man
playing sandlot baseball.
**[09:07] Kei**
Why not? Let's give it a try!
**[09:09] Taro/I**
* Still, it's a novel idea that only Kaname-kun*
* could come up with because he's an amateur.*
**[09:11] Todo**
Seriously?
**[09:11] Kei**
You won't know until you try!
**[09:13] Todo**
Oh, c'mon. One hop is super lame.
**[09:13] Taro/I**
* I wouldn't do it, though.*
* Or rather, I couldn't.*
**[09:15] Kei**
Let's try it!
**[09:17] Taro/I**
*You try it over and over and over,*
**[09:21] Taro/I**
* but in the end, you realize*
* you're still no good at it. That's the yips.*
**[09:25] Taro/I**
* You even fear the possibility*
* of getting better.*
**[09:29] Taro/I**
* Because if it doesn't work,*
* your heart will truly be broken.*
**[09:34] Todo**
Actually...
**[09:36] Todo**
I'll try it.
**[09:37] Todo**
If there's even a 1% chance,
I want to stop running away.
**[09:43] Taro/I**
* Shortstop is considered*
* an important, highly skilled position.*
**[09:48] Taro/I**
* Shortstops would do well*
* in any other fielding position.*
**[09:52] Taro/I**
* Being a shortstop, trying to one hop*
* a throw must be humiliating for Todo-kun.*
**[09:56] Taro/I**
* I can't imagine the despair he might end up*
* feeling if he tries it and it doesn't work.*
**[10:01] Taro/I**
*Still...*
**[10:02] Kei**
Great!
**[10:04] Kei**
I'm sure it'll work out.
**[10:06] Todo**
How do you know?
**[10:08] Todo**
You're an amateur.
**[10:10] Kei**
I've got a feeling.
**[10:13] Todo**
Hah, you're crazy.
**[10:16] Taro/I**
* If we support each other,*
* maybe we can overcome it together.*
**[10:22] Sign**
Oblivion Battery
**[10:26] Todo**
Here goes!
**[10:36] Todo**
I'm sorry, Suzuki-senpai.
**[10:39] Todo**
My control's still not all that good.
**[10:41] Suzuki**
Oh, no. I just suck at this, that's all.
**[10:44] Sato**
There's no way Todo-kun
would make an error like that.
**[10:47] Sign**
Error
**[10:48] Sato**
I mean, you were scouted by Teitoku, right?
**[10:50] Sign**
Teitoku
**[10:50] Sign**
Teitoku
**[10:50] Taro/I**
* They're stepping on land mines*
* left and right!*
**[10:54] Kei**
The jerkwad seniors were out of the question,
so I asked the nice seniors for help.
**[10:59] Kei**
But maybe they can't catch it
like Shun-chan did.
**[11:06] Kei**
He's turning paler and paler.
**[11:08] Kei**
I think I'll go and explain
the situation to the seniors.
**[11:11] Kei**
If they can't catch the ball—
**[11:14] Chihaya**
You can't.
**[11:15] Chihaya**
That creates responsibility.
**[11:17] Kei**
Huh?
**[11:18] Chihaya**
If they learn that Todo-kun is
hurting every time he throws,
**[11:21] Suzuki**
I gotta just go for it, don't I?
**[11:22] Chihaya**
it puts pressure on
whoever's catching it.
**[11:25] Chihaya**
Do you really think that
would lead to a positive result?
**[11:28] Kei**
Oh, I see.
**[11:30] Kei**
Then, maybe you can go catch it, Shun-chan?
**[11:32] Chihaya**
It's fine to do that in practice, but I can't
leave second base open for a game.
**[11:38] Chihaya**
Our seniors will just
have to get used to it.
**[11:44] Taro**
Todo-kun.
**[11:45] Todo**
Yeah?
**[11:46] Taro**
Can I do the catching?
**[11:49] Todo**
S-Sure.
**[11:53] Kei**
Yama-chan?
**[11:56] Taro**
Let's do it.
**[11:57] Todo**
Yeah, thanks.
**[11:59] Taro/I**
*It'll be fine. I'll catch it at all costs.*
**[12:08] Todo**
My bad. It's still off!
**[12:09] Taro**
No worries. One more!
**[12:12] Sato**
That was tough.
**[12:13] Suzuki**
Not so easy, huh?
**[12:20] Kei**
Whatcha doing?
**[12:21] Chihaya**
Oh, don't mind me.
**[12:29] Kei**
Don't you think it's starting to look better?
**[12:33] Chihaya**
Seems so.
**[12:34] Chihaya**
His aim's improving.
**[12:36] Chihaya**
Yamada-kun's good. He can predict
the trajectory of those one hops very well.
**[12:42] Chihaya**
I can tell he's practiced
diligently for a long time.
**[12:42] Taro**
Really good! Let's keep going!
**[12:45] Chihaya**
He's got solid skills.
**[12:47] Kei**
Oh, yeah?
**[12:49] Chihaya**
That's having a positive effect on Todo-kun,
and his form is more relaxed now.
**[12:54] Chihaya**
But I think Yamada-kun's personality
is playing the biggest role.
**[12:58] Taro**
That was really good, Todo-kun!
**[13:00] Chihaya**
You get a sense of security with him,
without feeling pressured.
**[13:04] Chihaya**
I'd say he's our best infield catcher.
**[13:06] Chihaya**
He might be the perfect
choice for first base.
**[13:12] Haruka**
Yama, I wanna give it a go, too.
**[13:14] Kei**
Why should you?
**[13:15] Chihaya**
Kiyomine-kun,
you're the epitome of pressure.
**[13:19] Chihaya**
I'd been thinking about other options,
but I didn't consider the one hop.
**[13:24] Chihaya**
The chances of getting a bad bounce
are high, and it takes longer.
**[13:28] Chihaya**
Since there are no benefits to it,
the idea didn't even occur to me.
**[13:32] Chihaya**
But for Todo-kun,
it was apparently beneficial.
**[13:35] Chihaya**
This may provide him with
a good base to shift to a regular throw.
**[13:40] Chihaya**
Even if it doesn't, Todo-kun may be able to
reduce the extra time it takes to one hop it.
**[13:46] Chihaya**
It's thanks to you, Kaname-kun.
**[13:48] Kei**
Huh? Uh...
**[13:51] Kei**
What's a "bad bounce"?
**[13:53] Chihaya**
It means the ball might bounce in an
unexpected way off the grass or the ground.
**[13:57] Kei**
Ah, makes sense.
**[13:59] Chihaya/I**
* I'm impressed, but that flexible thinking*
* is only possible because he's an amateur.*
**[14:06] Chihaya/I**
* Maybe he'll end up being*
* even more formidable*
**[14:09] Chihaya/I**
* than he was as "Commander" Kei Kaname,*
* before the memory loss.*
**[14:14] Chihaya/I**
*No, that's a bit too far-fetched.*
**[14:18] Taro**
If you can send the ball into this area,
that'll totally work in an actual game!
**[14:23] Taro**
I'll catch it if it kills me!
**[14:25] Taro**
Your throw's 40% on the right line!
**[14:28] Todo**
So, 40%?
**[14:30] Todo**
Only 40%, huh?
**[14:32] Todo**
So low.
**[14:34] Todo**
But it used to be zero.
**[14:38] Todo**
If I try harder, maybe it'll work out.
**[14:41] Taro**
I know it will!
**[14:42] Chihaya**
"Working hard" won't be enough.
**[14:45] Todo**
And here comes the party pooper.
**[14:48] Todo**
Hmm?
**[14:49] Chihaya**
I recorded your form on all your throws.
**[14:52] Todo**
What are you doing?
**[14:53] Chihaya**
Aw, man! This one here is pathetic.
**[14:58] Todo**
Stop that, you jerk!
**[15:00] Chihaya**
Simply put, your form is off.
**[15:03] Chihaya**
Get your brain to understand it, see it
in the mirror, then adjust physically.
**[15:07] Chihaya**
That's faster and more reliable.
**[15:10] Chihaya**
Let's do this with theory, not emotion.
**[15:13] Todo**
Why?
**[15:15] Todo**
Why would you all go this far?
**[15:17] (Flashback) Young Todo**
I'll fix it!
**[15:18] (Flashback) Young Todo**
So please just give me a little more time!
**[15:21] (Flashback) Manager**
No.
**[15:22] (Flashback) Manager**
Stop trying now.
**[15:24] (Flashback) Manager**
It wouldn't be fair to let you do
a special training regimen.
**[15:27] (Flashback) Manager**
How long are you going
to dwell on that error?
**[15:29] (Flashback) Todo**
But...
**[15:30] (Flashback) Manager**
Forget about shortstop.
**[15:32] (Flashback) Manager**
Be an outfielder and focus on your batting.
**[15:34] (Flashback) Manager**
Or you'll lose your ticket to Teitoku.
**[15:38] Sign**
He's useless as a shortstop
**[15:42] Haruka**
Todo is our shortstop.
**[15:49] Haruka**
I have no plans to change that.
**[15:51] Haruka**
So make it work.
**[15:56] Todo**
Bring it on, you jerk.
**[15:59] Todo**
Making an effort means
doing it until you can do it.
**[16:02] Todo**
Yama, let's go!
**[16:04] Taro**
Of course!
**[16:05] Chihaya**
Want to try fungoes next?
**[16:08] Todo**
S-Sure.
**[16:16] Taro/I**
* Spraying fungoes around and having him*
* throw to first from various places.*
**[16:21] Todo/I**
*Maybe make the ball hop there?*
**[16:24] Todo/I**
*I think I'm getting the hang of this.*
**[16:28] Chihaya**
This one hop plan is going really well.
**[16:31] Chihaya**
When throwing it long
or in a pressure situation,
**[16:35] Chihaya**
it may be a safer bet to use
the one hop even if it's not to first.
**[16:39] Todo**
You might be right.
**[16:42] Kei**
Next: with a baserunner!
**[16:51] Todo**
Bah, I didn't make it!
**[16:53] Todo**
If I don't make it, this is pointless!
**[16:55] Taro**
No worries! It's all right!
**[16:57] Taro**
Let's try that again!
**[16:58] Kei**
Don't worry, Aoi-chan!
**[17:01] Taro**
We'll do it again and again
until you get it!
**[17:04] Kei**
What?!
**[17:10] Sign**
Pant
**[17:10] Sign**
Pant
**[17:10] Sign**
Pant
**[17:10] Sign**
Pant
**[17:11] Kei**
I'm pooped! I'm dying!
**[17:14] Haruka**
I'll run.
**[17:15] Taro**
What?!
**[17:22] Kei**
Don't make him tense up!
**[17:24] Sign**
Bah...
**[17:26] Suzuki**
I can hit the fungoes.
**[17:29] Chihaya**
Thank you very much.
**[17:30] Sato**
Why don't you be the baserunner,
Chihaya-kun? You're fast.
**[17:33] Chihaya**
Oh, not a bad idea.
**[17:36] Taro/I**
*Sato-san is so fast,*
**[17:39] Taro/I**
* it might be too soon to use him while*
* we're building up Todo-kun's confidence.*
**[17:45] Chihaya**
I won't hold back when I'm running.
**[17:48] Todo**
There's no need. I'll nail you.
**[17:52] Suzuki**
Okay, here we go.
**[17:54] Todo**
Thank you!
**[17:55] Sato**
You can do it!
**[17:58] Sato**
Oops! I messed up.
**[18:01] Sato**
Sorry! Lemme do it again—
**[18:02] Taro/I**
*He's running forward?*
**[18:03] Taro/I**
*Chihaya-kun, too?*
**[18:05] Taro/I**
*They're both so fast!*
**[18:18] Kei**
O-Out.
**[18:19] Kei**
Out! Out!
**[18:21] Kei**
Out!
**[18:22] Haruka**
That's "safe."
**[18:25] Todo**
Don't go easy on me, idiot.
**[18:27] Todo**
That was obviously safe.
**[18:30] Todo/I**
* But the throw wasn't wild,*
* even with a baserunner.*
**[18:36] Todo/I**
* Until now, it felt like*
* no matter what I tried,*
**[18:41] Todo/I**
* the ball would sink and*
* disappear into a bottomless pit.*
**[18:46] Todo/I**
* There really is a path*
* I can move forward on.*
**[18:50] Todo/I**
*It's okay to move on.*
**[18:53] Todo/I**
*The rest is simple addition.*
**[18:59] Sign**
Insert Coins
**[19:01] Takasu**
Wow. What a batter.
**[19:04] Sign**
Batting Place
**[19:04] Takasu**
He's crazy good.
**[19:31] Takasu**
Um, sorry if I'm wrong about this, but...
**[19:38] Takasu**
Is that you, Todo?
**[19:47] Todo**
Takasu-senpai?
**[19:49] Takasu**
Yeah. It's been a while.
**[19:54] Todo**
Yeah.
**[20:05] Takasu**
You turned Teitoku down, right?
**[20:08] Takasu**
I heard you got, like, 20 more offers.
**[20:11] Takasu**
Where are you now?
**[20:14] Todo**
A public school called Kotesashi.
**[20:18] Takasu**
Oh.
**[20:19] Takasu**
Huh?! A *public* school?!
**[20:21] Takasu**
Kote-*what*?! Where even is that?
**[20:24] Todo**
It's on the western edge of Tokyo.
**[20:27] Takasu**
What a waste!
**[20:29] Takasu**
Are you a dumbass?!
Teitoku's manager must be bawling!
**[20:32] Todo**
I'm sorry.
**[20:33] Takasu**
But you're here, so you're playing again?
**[20:38] Todo**
Yeah. I'm playing again.
**[20:41] Todo**
It really was pure coincidence, but...
**[20:48] Todo**
I've met some interesting guys.
**[20:51] Takasu**
Man, you can still rip it
like no one's business.
**[20:57] Takasu**
Okay, good.
**[21:00] Takasu**
I'm glad you have new friends.
**[21:03] Takasu**
The guys in my year
all went to different schools.
**[21:06] Takasu**
Some managed to be starters
on their teams. Some didn't.
**[21:10] Takasu**
It's tough, but we all
enjoy playing baseball.
**[21:13] Takasu**
And we made a promise to aim for Koshien.
**[21:19] Takasu**
To tell the truth,
I was worried about you.
**[21:23] Takasu**
We couldn't get a hold of you
after you left the team.
**[21:27] Takasu**
We've all been worried about you.
**[21:32] Takasu**
It was no one's fault, right?
**[21:36] Takasu**
So I might get a chance to face you
in the championship, huh?
**[21:39] Takasu**
That's great news.
**[21:42] Takasu**
C'mon, public school player.
Look at me already.
**[21:48] Takasu**
You gotta say it again.
**[21:49] Takasu**
"That's *Mr.* Aoi Todo to you, dunce!"
**[21:53] Takasu**
You'd better give me your digits later.
**[21:58] Takasu**
I'm your senior, you know.
Don't just ignore me.
**[22:05] Todo**
I'm sorry.
**[23:40] Kei**
Center fielder?
**[23:41] Kei**
Where can I find a lively center fielder?
**[23:45] Chihaya**
Want to observe?
We have a rental glove, too.
**[23:47] Tsuchiya**
Oh, no, I don't...
**[23:48] Todo**
Okay, let's start with some training runs!
**[23:51] Sign**
3D Baseball Isn't Really My Thing...
**[23:51] Sign**
3D Baseball Isn't Really My Thing...
**[23:51] Tsuchiya**
N-Next time: "3D Baseball
Isn't Really My Thing..."