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▶ [HorribleRips] Gurazeni S2 - 01 [1080p]
▶ [Commie] Gurazeni - 13v2 [EEE6219E]
September.
September.
After four months away, I'm finally back in the majors.
After four months away, I'm finally back in the majors.
Slipped through! The Spiders have the winning run on base!
It slipped through! The Spiders have the winning run on base!
The cool winds of May have given way to the unforgiving heat of summer.
The cool winds of May have given way to the unforgiving heat of summer.
And all this time, for four long, long, long months,
And all this time, for four long, long, long months, I've been out of action!
I've been out of action!
Including today, we have 23 games left in our season.
Including today, we have twenty-three games left in our season.
Three Central League teams are in a dead heat for the pennant.
Three Central League teams are in a dead heat for the pennant.
In first place, the Osaka Tempters.
In first place, the Osaka Tempters.
In second, the Bunkyo Mops.
In second, the Bunkyo Mops.
And us, the Jingu Spiders, are one game out, in third.
And us, the Jingu Spiders, are one game out, in third.
And I probably should have said this earlier,
And I probably should've said this earlier, but my name is Bonda Natsunosuke!
but my name is Bonda Natsunosuke!
Bonda Natsunosuke
Recruited out of high school, I've spent eight years as a middle relief pitcher.
Recruited out of high school, I've spent eight years as a middle relief pitcher.
In his eighth year as a middle relief pitcher
Contract: 18 million
I make 18 million yen a year!
I make 18 million yen a year!
What? Why was I out of the action for four months, you ask?
What? Why was I out of the action for four months, you ask?
I didn't hit a slump and drop to minors, if that's what you're thinking!
I didn't hit a slump and drop to the minors, if that's what you're thinking!
As a matter of fact, I'd been having an amazing season since game one!
As a matter of fact, I'd been having an amazing season since opening day!
I had twenty appearances through late May!
I made 20 appearances through late May!
For a middle reliever, your appearance stat is everything.
For a middle reliever, your number of appearances is everything.
I started thinking I'd get sixty appearances this season,
I started thinking I'd get 60 appearances this season, with a corresponding massive pay increase!
with a corresponding massive pay increase!
But right at the end of May...
But right at the end of May...
I think we'll play today, but the weather report's not promising.
I think we'll play today, but the weather report's not promising.
It'll be a struggle to get to the 5th and make this count as an official game, huh?
It'll be a struggle to get to the fifth and make this count as an official game, huh?
Manager. Call from Nagoya.
Manager. Call from Nagoya.
Yes? Tanabe here.
Yes? Tanabe here.
Manager, bad news!
Manager, bad news!
Akiba has a fever!
Akiba has a fever!
What?!
What?!
I have him resting right now,
I have him resting right now, but I don't think he'll able to start tomorrow.
but I don't think he'll able to start tomorrow.
Didn't we send him to Nagoya a day in advance?
Akiba, who we sent to Nagoya a day in advance?
He needs to take better care of his health!
He needs to take better care of his health!
This is trouble...
This is trouble.
What will you do?
What will you do?
Given the weather, we'll be lucky to make it to the 5th...
Given the weather, we'll be lucky to make it to the fifth.
So we can probably get by with just a reliever or two.
So we can probably get by with just a reliever or two.
Hey, Sakota, phone the clubhouse.
Hey, Sakota, phone the clubhouse.
Tell Natsunosuke: "Get changed and go jump on a shinkansen."
Tell Natsunosuke: "Get changed and go jump on a bullet train."
"Tomorrow, you're starting!"
"Tomorrow, you're starting!"
M-Manager...
M-Manager...
It'll shock the hell out of the Nagoya Wild Ones.
It'll shock the hell out of the Nagoya Wild Ones.
They'll be expecting Akiba, the right-hander, to start.
They'll be expecting Akiba, the right-hander, to start.
And then we send out the lefty, Natsunosuke?
And then we send out the lefty, Natsunosuke?
They'll be scrambling to cope just before the game starts.
They'll be scrambling to cope just before the game starts.
And Akiba has a fever, so they can't really blame us!
And Akiba has a fever, so they can't really blame us!
Sakota, do it!
Sakota, do it!
B-But...
B-But...
What is it?
What is it?
I'm not on board with this.
I'm not on board with this.
What?
What?
It's not fair to Natsunosuke to use him this way.
It's not fair to Natsunosuke to use him this way.
He's a valuable left-handed relief pitcher.
He's a valuable left-handed relief pitcher.
We should use him the way he's meant to be used.
We should use him the way he's meant to be used.
Sakota...
Sakota...
Look, I see what you're getting at,
Look, I see what you're getting at,
but part of this is about wanting to give Natsunosuke a chance.
but part of this is about wanting to give Natsunosuke a chance.
A chance?
A chance?
This season, he's gotten his usual one-man outs,
This season, he's gotten his usual one-man outs, but he's also done some longer outings.
but he's also done some long relieving.
He even played a game as a spot starter!
He even played a game as a spot starter!
We've been using him as a handyman,
We've been using him as a handyman, but your run-of-the-mill pitcher can't do all that.
but your run-of-the-mill pitcher can't do all that.
The fact that he can fill all those roles is a sign of his skill.
The fact that he can fill all those roles is a sign of his skill.
It's true that he's been pretty versatile this season!
It's true that he's been pretty versatile this season!
He's been in the zone, I guess.
He's been in the zone, I guess.
Natsunosuke is twenty-six years old this year.
Natsunosuke is 26 years old this year.
I doubt he's abandoned the dream of being in the pitching rotation, right?
I doubt he's abandoned the dream of being in the pitching rotation, right?
I-In the pitching rotation?
I-In the pitching rotation?
Natsunosuke?
Natsunosuke?
I've been thinking that if someone in the rotation lost steam,
I've been thinking that if someone in the rotation lost steam,
I'd put Natsunosuke in there instead.
I'd put Natsunosuke in there instead.
Natsunosuke!
Natsunosuke!
Get going to Nagoya!
Get going to Nagoya!
What?!
I'm starting tomorrow?!
I'm starting tomorrow?!
Don't blame me if it's a disaster!
Don't blame me if it's a disaster!
Hey, Natsunosuke! You made it!
Hey, Natsunosuke! You made it!
Shiina-san!
Shiina!
Akiba's in the room next door. Support Staff Manager Degawa's with him.
Akiba's in the room next door.
Oh, but don't go visiting Akiba's room. We can't have him getting you sick.
Support Staff Manager Degawa's with him.
Oh, but don't go visiting his room.
We can't have him getting you sick.
Right!
Right!
Well, come on in!
Well, come on in!
I can't believe our manager sent you all the way out here with no notice.
I can't believe our manager sent you all the way out here with no notice.
I'm pitching in the second game, but that's a six-day break.
I'm pitching in the second game, but that's a six-day break.
He could've just moved me up a day.
He could've just moved me up a day.
Seems to me he's giving you a starter test, Natsunosuke.
Seems to me he's giving you a starter test, Natsunosuke.
Well, you've been pitching great all season.
Well, you've been pitching great all season.
It might be about time for you to join us!
It might be about time for you to join us!
"Join us..."
"Join us."
The starters, he means?
The starters, he means?
This might come off as rude to say,
This might come off as rude to say, but you're seriously underpaid right now.
but you're seriously underpaid right now.
I think you deserve to make more.
I think you deserve to make more.
Which means you need to be a starter.
Which means you need to be a starter.
If you manage to fill in like this and get results,
If you manage to fill in like this and get results, you'll earn the management's trust in a major way!
you'll earn the management's trust in a major way!
So a little advice on your start tomorrow...
So a little advice on your start tomorrow...
When playing the Wild Ones, you must keep their first and second hitters off base.
When playing the Wild Ones, you must stop their first two batters from reaching base.
Their lead-off is Fuyuki-san, twenty-nine years old.
Their lead-off batter is Fuyuki, 29 years old.
He's thought to be the best outfielder playing right now.
He's thought to be the best outfielder playing right now.
Contract: 110 million.
Contract: 110 million.
Batting second is Demura-san, twenty-eight years old.
Batting second is Demura, 28 years old.
Similarly, he's said to be the best second baseman in the league,
Similarly, he's said to be the best second baseman in the league, and he makes 98 million a year.
and he makes 98 million a year.
And waiting in the wings after them is the man who makes exactly ten times what I do,
And waiting in the wings after them
the left-handed slugger making 180 million a year, Sekiya!
is the man who makes exactly ten times what I do,
Fuyuki and Demura are right-handers, so I bet you haven't faced them much.
the left-handed slugger making 180 million a year, Sekiya-san!
Contract: 180 million
Fuyuki and Demura are right-handers,
so I bet you haven't faced them much.
That's true...
That's true...
I think maybe once this season?
I think maybe once this season?
They're tricky players with major legs.
They're tricky players with major legs.
We call them the do-anything pair.
We call them the do-anything pair.
Whether or not they get on base will vastly affect your chance of giving up runs.
Whether or not they get on base will vastly affect your chance of giving up runs.
Every middle relief pitcher wants to reach the starting rotation someday.
Every middle relief pitcher wants to reach the starting rotation someday.
So after what Shiina-san said,
So after what Shiina said, I can't deny that I felt even more pressure to make the most of this chance.
I can't deny that I felt even more pressure to make the most of this chance.
Then, the next day...
Then, the next day...
This is Bonda's second start this season.
This is Bonda's second start this season.
I know Akiba has a cold,
I know Akiba has a cold, but this is less like a substitute and more like an ambush.
but this is less like a substitute and more like an ambush.
Hey, it's no big deal.
Hey, it's no big deal.
There's nothing we'd like better than a sidearm southpaw.
There's nothing we'd like better than a sidearm southpaw.
You're here, Bonda.
You're here, Bonda.
I always knew the day would come
I always knew the day would come
when I would face you as a starter.
when I would face you as a starter.
Batting first: right fielder, Fuyuki.
Batting first, right fielder, Fuyuki.
Play ball!
Play ball!
Will I go from handyman to starting rotation pitcher?
Will I go from handyman to starting rotation pitcher?
It's the do-or-die moment!
It's the do-or-die moment!
Fuyuki starts off with a bunt for a hit!
Fuyuki starts off with a bunt!
Yes!
Yes!
Safe! Safe!
Safe! Safe!
He really set the tone with that first hit, eh, Color Commentator Yamamoto Masa-san?
He really set the tone with that first hit, eh, Color Commentator Yamamoto Masa?
He's probably really shaken them.
He's probably really shaken them.
That's how Fuyuki rolls.
That's how Fuyuki rolls.
Batting second is the second baseman, Demura.
Batting second is the second baseman, Demura.
How's he going to approach this?
How's he going to approach this?
Demura won't settle for a sac bunt.
Demura won't settle for a sac bunt.
Fuyuki and Demura getting on base will increase your chance of giving up runs.
Fuyuki and Demura getting on base will increase your chance of giving up runs.
That's Fuyuki for you.
That's Fuyuki for you.
Up against an unfamiliar starter, but he went right for the kill.
Up against an unfamiliar starter, but he went right for the kill.
Fuyuki probably looks down on Natsunosuke.
Fuyuki probably looks down on Natsunosuke.
With the Demura-Fuyuki lead-off pair, you can really expect anything.
With the Demura-Fuyuki lead-off pair, you can really expect anything.
A stolen base, a hit and run, or a sacrifice bunt, of course.
A stolen base, a hit and run, or a sacrifice bunt, of course.
The sacrifice bunt is the least likely scenario.
The sacrifice bunt is the least likely scenario.
Because they look down on him.
Since they look down on him.
The most likely is a steal.
The most likely is a steal.
He'll probably just go for it, despite Natsunosuke being a southpaw!
He'll probably just go for it, despite Natsunosuke being a southpaw!
Natsunosuke, I think this might be a starter test for you.
Natsunosuke, I think this might be a starter test for you.
Ace it and come join us, okay?
Ace it and come join us, okay?
Demura.
Demura, he must be expecting a steal.
He must be expecting a steal.
We'll use that and...
We'll use that and...
A bunt hit-and-run?
A bunt and run?
You'll make it to first, too.
You'll make it to first too.
We'll have runners on the corners.
We'll have runners on the corners.
When Fuyuki gets on base in early innings, I let those two decide the gameplan.
When Fuyuki gets on base in early innings, I let those two decide the game plan.
Out! Out!
Out! Out!
He totally had him, but the first baseman dropped the ball!
He totally had him, but the first baseman dropped the ball!
Safe! Safe!
Safe! Safe!
Fuyuki got a major break there.
Fuyuki got a major break there.
It was a great pick-off, yeah.
It was a great pickoff, yeah.
He's not half-bad...
He's not half-bad.
Come on, first baseman!
Come on, first baseman!
So close!
So close!
Looks like Demura's bunting for a hit, too!
Looks like Demura's bunting too!
The pitcher again?
The pitcher again?
It's turning out exactly like Fuyuki-san's bunt!
It's turning out exactly like Fuyuki's bunt!
Safe! Safe!
Safe! Safe!
Okay, he avoided the tag!
Okay, he avoided the tag!
He's safe on first, but...
He's safe on first, but...
Oh no!
Oh no!
Wait, that was a feint?!
Wait, that was a feint?!
Bonda's got him cornered with the ball in hand!
Bonda's got him cornered with the ball in hand!
He should probably just throw it instead of chasing him down.
He should probably just throw it instead of chasing him down.
Natsunosuke, don't hold the ball any longer!
Natsunosuke, don't hold the ball any longer! Throw it here!
Throw it here!
Demura is heading for second!
Demura-san is heading for second!
If Fuyuki and Demura don't get on base, you can keep down your chances of giving up runs.
If Fuyuki and Demura don't get on base,
you can keep down your chances of giving up runs.
Natsunosuke, you don't have to go for the tag out!
Natsunosuke, you don't have to go for the tag out!
He's out!
He's out!
Out! Out!
Out! Out!
Natsunosuke!
Natsunosuke!
I'm going for the tag out!
I'm going for the tag out!
I-Idiot!
I-Idiot!
Don't do it, Natsunosuke!
Don't do it, Natsunosuke!
That isn't the starting pitcher's job!
That isn't the starting pitcher's job!
Natsunosuke...
Natsunosuke...
You don't have to do everything yourself!
You don't have to do everything yourself!
Chill out, man...
Chill out, man.
Out!
Out!
N-Natsunosuke!
N-Natsunosuke!
Is Bonda okay?
Is Bonda okay?
He's on the ground and not getting up.
He's on the ground and not getting up.
You think he's okay?
You think he's okay?
I had broken my right wrist.
I had broken my right wrist.
That was just before the start of interleague play.
That was just before the start of interleague play.
It took two months to heal.
It took two months to heal.
They said I wouldn't get back in the game for three to four months.
They said I wouldn't get back in the game for three to four months.
I'd been going full blast with my pitches this season,
I'd been going full blast with my pitches this season, as if to say, "I'm your ace middle reliever, right?"
as if to say, "I'm your ace middle reliever, right?"
It might be about time for you to join us!
It might be about time for you to join us!
For a pitcher, joining the starter rotation is a serious promotion.
For a pitcher, joining the starter rotation is a serious promotion.
It would increase my contract, too.
I'd get paid more too.
I guess I was desperate to make that chance count,
I guess I was desperate to make that chance count,
but I screwed up.
but I screwed up.
There should've been a way to do that without getting injured!
There should've been a way to do that without getting injured!
I was a loser who got a big opportunity and failed to see it through.
I was a loser who got a big opportunity and failed to see it through.
After the rains came and went, as summer hit its peak, I was finally discharged.
After the rains came and went, as summer hit its peak, I was finally discharged.
I did my rehabilitation exercises in the clubhouse training room.
I did my rehabilitation exercises in the clubhouse training room.
Hey, Natsunosuke.
Hey, Natsunosuke.
Toku-san!
Toku!
You sure you should be running?
You sure you should be running?
Doing color commentary today?
Doing color commentary today?
No, actually.
No, actually.
Looks like the thing I was most worried about happened.
Looks like the thing I was most worried about happened.
Y-Yeah... I messed up.
Y-Yeah... I messed up.
I guess great heights come with great falls.
I guess great heights come with great falls.
No, Natsunosuke. That's not quite right.
No, Natsunosuke. That's not quite right.
Whether you're in the heights or the depths,
Whether you're in the heights or the depths, being a baseball player means you get out there and play.
being a baseball player means you get out there and play.
I'm saying that when you're in an intense sport, playing hard goes without saying.
I'm saying that when you're in an intense sport,
playing hard goes without saying.
But this is the first real injury you've had in your entire pro career, right?
But this is the first real injury you've had in your entire pro career, right?
That's true. I've never been injured before.
That's true.
I've never been injured before.
I actually only realized once it happened.
I actually only realized once it happened.
Seven years as a pro, and you'd never been injured.
Seven years as a pro, and you'd never been injured.
As a rule, throwing a ball is an activity that invites injury.
As a rule, throwing a ball is an activity that invites injury.
That's a natural part of being a pitcher.
That's a natural part of being a pitcher.
This is a sign that you were gifted with a hardy constitution.
This is a sign that you were gifted with a hardy constitution.
"The best ability is availability."
"The best ability is availability."
You may have your own amazing talent, in a way.
You may have your own amazing talent, in a way.
Be grateful to your parents.
Be grateful to your parents.
But I got injured this time!
But I got injured this time!
That happens with fifty-fifty plays.
That happens with fifty-fifty plays.
But outside of unforeseen disasters like that,
But outside of unforeseen disasters like that, you might have a physique that resists injury.
you might have a physique that resists injury.
Did Toku come here to cheer me up?
Did Toku-san come here to cheer me up?
Anyway, about that running...
Anyway, about that running...
It's not irritating the break, is it?
It's not irritating the break, is it?
It might be a little...
It might be a little...
But I think it should be okay.
But I think it should be okay.
Look, don't be in such a rush right now.
Look, don't be in such a rush right now.
You've gotta rest the break, okay?
You've gotta rest the break, okay?
Yes, I will!
Yes, I will!
Toku-san was right to warn me.
Toku was right to warn me.
The swinging upset the bone setting.
The swinging upset the bone setting.
You should avoid running for a little while longer.
You should avoid running for a little while longer.
What?
I'd set my major league comeback back by ten days.
I'd set my major league comeback back by ten days.
I finally lost the cast at the end of July.
I finally lost the cast at the end of July.
In August, I visited the minor league Toda Stadium in Saitama
In August, I visited the minor league Toda Stadium in Saitama for a little practice in real games.
for a little practice in real games.
Our team's managed to hang on at the top of the pack, but our pitching staff's in a bad way.
Our team's managed to hang on at the top of the pack,
but our pitching staff's in a bad way.
Come back to us soon, okay, Natsunosuke?
Come back to us soon, okay, Natsunosuke?
Right! I'll do my best!
Right! I'll do my best!
Sakota-san was right.
Sakota was right.
Osaka-Bunkyo-Jingu
Even by August, the Central League's top three teams were in a dead heat for the pennant,
Even by August, the Central League's top three teams
and we were hanging in at third!
Spiders Hanging in There!
were in a dead heat for the pennant, and we were hanging in at third!
Holding on to Third!
But when you return, you're back on middle relief.
But when you return, you're back on middle relief.
I'm back to being a handyman?
I'm back to being a handyman?
It makes sense, I guess.
It makes sense, I guess.
I messed up my chance to be a starter.
I messed up my chance to be a starter.
Well, don't feel too bad.
Well, don't feel too bad.
First things first: get yourself back in the game.
First things first: get yourself back in the game.
Train yourself for both one-man-outs and long relieving.
Train yourself for both one-man-outs and long relieving.
The top three teams still have thirty games left,
The top three teams still have 30 games left,
but the manager expects things to stay deadlocked for a while.
but the manager expects things to stay deadlocked for a while.
So in the late season when the pennant's at stake,
So late in the season when the pennant's at stake, that's when we'll really need you.
that's when we'll really need you.
The pennant...
The pennant...
The manager is counting on you as his ace middle reliever.
The manager is counting on you as his ace middle reliever.
That full-blast effort you put in before you got injured.
That full-blast effort you put in before you got injured.
Y-Yes, sir!
Y-Yes, sir!
My first beer in two and a half months... It tastes so good!
My first beer in two and a half months... It tastes so good!
Three more from the tap!
Three more from the tap!
Just help yourself, okay, Senpai?
Just help yourself, okay?
Shibuya-senpai and I will pick up the tab!
Shibuya and I will pick up the tab!
Yes, yes, yes!
Yes, yes, yes! Don't mind if I do!
Don't mind if I do!
You were so depressed when they first sent you to the hospital.
You were so depressed when they first sent you to the hospital.
It's a relief to see you back in good form.
It's a relief to see you back in good form.
Right, Yukio?
Right, Yukio?
Yes. You were totally inconsolable back then.
Yes.
You were totally inconsolable back then.
You bet I was!
You bet I was!
I'd made twenty appearances from the season opener to May!
I'd made 20 appearances from the season opener to May!
I thought I was gonna get to sixty this year!
I thought I was gonna get to 60 this year!
Then all of a sudden, I'm out of the game!
Then all of a sudden, I'm out of the game!
It was like dropping from heaven to hell!
It was like dropping from Heaven to Hell!
But now you're back to playing real games.
But now you're back to playing real games.
It's a great thing!
It's a great thing!
It is!
It is!
Anyway, Akira...
Anyway, Akira.
They keep skipping over you in the rotation.
They keep skipping over you in the rotation. You're not getting rusty, are you?
You're not getting rusty, are you?
Like hell!
Like hell! I'm not rusty!
I'm not rusty!
Are you drunk already? Don't start picking fights!
Are you drunk already?
Don't start picking fights!
Just get yourself back in the rotation and win a game or three!
Just get yourself back in the rotation and win a game or three!
Butt out! I'm doing my best, okay?
Butt out! I'm doing my best, okay?
You too, Yukio! Get that batting average up by .020!
You too, Yukio! Get that batting average up by .020!
That'll get you to .300!
That'll get you to .300!
Yeah, yeah. I'm doing my best!
Yeah, yeah. I'm doing my best!
I just need to do my best, right?
I just need to do my best, right?
Though .020 might be out of reach...
Though .020 might be out of reach...
You know, we did this to encourage you, but you're trying to fire us up instead.
You know, we did this to encourage you, but you're trying to fire us up instead.
Anyway, do your best, both of you! For the sake of the team!
Anyway, do your best, both of you!
For the sake of the team!
And for me!
And for me!
I mean, if we keep this up, we've got a real shot!
I mean, if we keep this up, we've got a real shot!
At the pennant!
At the pennant!
That's right!
That's right!
We've come this far! We've gotta get that pennant!
We've come this far! We've gotta get that pennant!
Yes! This is our big chance!
Yes!
Let's do it! Let's grab that pennant!
This is our big chance!
Let's grab that pennant!
Yeah, that's the way!
Yeah, that's the way!
Can't get that pay increase unless we get the pennant!
Can't get that pay increase unless we get the pennant!
C'mon, eat up, you guys! Don't hold back!
C'mon, eat up, you guys! Don't hold back!
Yeah, eat up!
Yeah, eat up!
Right!
Right!
Bring more, more!
Bring more, more!
Yes!
Yes!
Excuse me! Repeat for three!
Excuse me!
I pitched a few games in the farm.
Repeat for three!
I pitched a few games in the farm system.
Manager, we have word from Toda.
Manager, we have word from Toda.
How did things go?
How did things go?
He pitched three innings, three up and three down.
He pitched three innings, three up and three down.
Oh, wow!
Oh, wow!
That's eight straight perfect innings in four games!
That's eight straight perfect innings in four games!
Okay, looks like he made it in time.
Okay, looks like he made it in time.
He's been out of the action for four months.
He's been out of the action for four months.
He needs to make up for lost time.
He needs to make up for lost time.
Starting tomorrow, bring Natsunosuke back to the majors!
Starting tomorrow, bring Natsunosuke back to the majors!
Right!
Right!
In the unforgiving heat of September,
In the unforgiving heat of September, I'm back in the majors after four months away.
I'm back in the majors after four months away.
I got lucky.
I got lucky.
Akira and Yukio didn't especially distinguish themselves,
Akira and Yukio didn't especially distinguish themselves,
but the team worked hard and are still in the race for the pennant.
but the team worked hard and are still in the pennant race.
I said it before, but for a middle reliever, your appearance stat is everything.
I said it before, but for a middle reliever, your number of appearances is everything.
At best, I'll get to play ten games in the twenty-two we have remaining.
At best, I'll get to play ten games in the 22 we have remaining.
I got twenty appearances before I broke my wrist,
I got 20 appearances before I broke my wrist, which will give me a season total of 30.
which will give me a season total of thirty.
That won't get me much of a raise.
That won't get me much of a raise.
But...
But...
Hey, Natsunosuke.
Hey, Natsunosuke.
I might need to send you out in an inning or two!
I might need to send you out in an inning or two!
Warm up that shoulder!
Warm up that shoulder!
Yes, sir!
Yes, sir!
I'm finally back!
I'm finally back!
We're a mere one game out of first place.
We're a mere one game out of first place.
Any of the top three could still snag the pennant.
Any of the top three could still snag the pennant.
If I can contribute to the win in this deadlock situation,
If I can contribute to the win in this deadlock situation, I might win brownie points with the management.
I might win brownie points with the management.
Now, the real test is coming!
Now, the real test is coming!
That's right, there's money buried under the pitch!
That's right, there's money buried under the diamond!
Money pitch!
Money Diamond!
Natsunosuke here!
Natsunosuke here!
There's another player who came up to the majors with me.
There's another player who came up to the majors with me.
Itsuki Roppa.
Itsuki Roppa.
He's my age, an outfielder recruited out of college, in his fourth year as a pro.
He's my age, an outfielder recruited out of college, in his fourth year as a pro.
His contract: 6.5 million.
His contract: 6.5 million.
But he's got that archetypal grass-lot baseball attitude.
But he's got that archetypal grass-lot baseball attitude.
He's married, and his wife is five months pregnant.
He's married, and his wife is five months pregnant.
He's a great guy who's a blast to have around,
He's a great guy who's a blast to have around, but he's lacking a lot of that pro fire!
but he's lacking a lot of that pro fire!
Next time: "The Softy"
Next time: "The Softy"
Seize tomorrow's success and today's money!
Seize tomorrow's success and today's money!
Money Pitch!
Money Diamond!
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I broke my right wrist just before interleague play started.
I broke my right wrist just before interleague play started.
Four months later, in September, I finally returned to the majors.
Four months later, in September, I finally returned to the majors.
Luckily for me, the three top CL teams are in a tight race for the pennant,
Luckily for me, the three top CL teams are in a tight race for the pennant,
Spiders
and my Jingu Spiders are in third, just one game back from the leading Osaka Tempters.
Mops
Tempters
W L T GB
Central League Standings
and my Jingu Spiders are in third, just one win behind the leading Osaka Tempters.
If I can contribute to a pennant win in this do-or-die moment,
If I can contribute to a pennant win in this do-or-die moment,
I can make up for the four months I spent out of action!
I can make up for the four months I spent out of action!
It's my third day back in the majors,
It's my third day back in the majors, and our showdown with the second-place Bunkyo Mops—
and our showdown with the second-place Bunkyo Mops—
the last of a three-game series—has begun.
the last of a three-game series—has begun.
Natsunosuke, enough.
Natsunosuke, enough. Swap out for Asai.
Swap out for Asai.
Huh? But I've only thrown five pitches.
Huh? But I've only thrown five pitches...
Just swap out.
Just swap out.
O-Okay...
O-Okay.
What the heck's going on here?
What the heck's going on here?
I was hoping to go all out now that I'm finally back in the game,
I was hoping to go all-out now that I'm finally back in the game, but I won't get an appearance today either.
but I won't get an appearance today either...
A guy who came up from the minors with me is playing in today's game.
A guy who came up from the minors with me is playing in today's game.
Batting eighth, right field, Itsuki.
Batting eighth, right fielder, Itsuki.
Roppa-kun!
Roppa!
Sonny boy!
Sonny boy!
Itsuki Roppa.
Itsuki Roppa.
He's twenty-six years old, just like me.
He's 26 years old, just like me.
He throws right and bats left.
He throws right and bats left.
He was recruited out of college four years ago.
He was recruited out of college four years ago.
His contract is 6.5 million.
His contract is 6.5 million.
He's been brought up to the majors after an amazing hot streak in the minors.
He's been brought up to the majors after an amazing hot streak in the minors.
Jingu Spiders Match Schedule August 22 Jingu vs. Tokorozawa Jaguars Today's match is at 13:00
Hey, batter! Hit it here!
Hey, batter! Hit it here!
Here it comes!
Here it comes!
It's going long!
It's going long!
It's coming right at me!
Crap!
I got it! I got it!
I got it! I got it!
Out!
Out!
Hey, nice play!
Hey, nice play!
Nice play!
Nice catch!
Yeah, yeah!
Yeah, yeah!
Now, bring it on!
Now, bring it on!
Yeah!
Yeah!
C'mon, drop! Drop!
C'mon, drop! Drop!
It dropped!
It dropped!
It's fair! It's fair!
It's fair! It's fair!
Yes! A double!
Yes! A double!
Safe!
Safe!
That hit gets me up to .300!
That hit gets me up to .300!
Hey, I'm taking a lead! I'm taking a lead!
Hey, I'm taking a lead!
Yeah, a hit! I'm going all the way home!
Better watch out!
Yeah, a hit!
I'm going all the way home!
That's gonna be dicey!
That's gonna be dicey!
Back home!
Catcher!
Run, legs! Run!
Run, legs! Run!
Out!
Out!
What's the call?
What's the call?
Out! Out!
Out! You're out!
Heck, go figure!
Damn, go figure!
And here I thought I'd make it.
And here I thought I'd make it.
He's so cheerful after getting tagged out at home.
He's so cheerful after getting tagged out at the plate.
Boy, he got me good!
Boy, he got me good!
It's a fair-weather Sunday.
It's a fair-weather Sunday.
On this beautiful day...
On this beautiful day...
That dusty uniform...
That dusty uniform...
That sun-baked smile...
That sun-baked smile...
What are you, an old man playing grass-lot ball?!
What are you, an old man playing grass-lot ball?!
Sonny boy's having another active day.
Sonny boy's having another active day.
Itsuki's wife and his father-in-law.
Itsuki's wife and his father-in-law.
They live nearby,
They live nearby, so they'd always come to Toda Stadium to cheer him on for his minor league games.
so they'd always come to Toda Stadium to cheer him on for his minor league games.
By the way, even among pro ballplayers, you sometimes see people with husky builds.
By the way, even among pro ballplayers,
you sometimes see people with husky builds.
They also tend to be real jacked in the nude, but not this guy.
They also tend to be real jacked in the nude, but not this guy.
Boy, it's hot today!
Boy, it's hot today!
This guy really has the physique of an old man in grass-lot ball!
This guy really has the physique of an old man in grass-lot ball!
When you make baseball your living, you see more bad times than good.
When you make baseball your living, you see more bad times than good.
The guys on the farm team always have a slight whiff of tragedy about them.
The guys on the farm team always have a slight whiff of tragedy about them.
But there's none of that from this guy.
But there's none of that from this guy.
He really plays baseball because he enjoys it!
He really plays baseball because he enjoys it!
I can't believe I'm a grown-up getting to play baseball every day!
I can't believe I'm a grown-up getting to play baseball every day!
I get paid for it, too!
I even get paid for it!
And I just love the slow pace of the farm!
And I just love the slow pace of the farm system!
That's what it feels like.
That's what it feels like.
Personality-wise, he's the quintessential "guy not cut out for the pros."
Personality-wise, he's the quintessential "guy not cut out for the pros."
"How is he not cut out for it," you ask?
"How is he not cut out for it," you ask?
He's got a good batting average, but he has precious few RBIs.
He's got a good batting average, but he has precious few RBIs.
He bats sixth, which is a good place in the order for RBIs,
He bats sixth, which is a good place in the order for RBIs,
but this season, he only has four!
but this season, he only has four!
"Is he the type to buckle under pressure," you ask?
"Is he the type to buckle under pressure," you ask?
No, that would actually be preferable!
No, that would actually be preferable!
This guy just doesn't think about anything!
This guy just doesn't think about anything!
He just hits whatever they throw at him!
He just hits whatever they throw at him!
Doesn't matter if there's a runner or not!
Doesn't matter if there's a runner or not!
As a result, he has precious few walks, too.
As a result, he has precious few walks too.
Incredibly, he only has one this season!
Incredibly, he only has one this season!
Though the fact that he still bats at .300
Though the fact that he still bats at .300 suggests the incredible potential he has.
suggests the incredible potential he has.
His physique makes him look like he trots along when he runs,
His physique makes him look like he trots along when he runs,
but he's actually got surprising speed.
but he's actually got surprising speed.
So he's got a surprising number of infield hits.
So he's got a surprising number of infield hits.
And because he's fast, he's a perfectly reliable fielder, too.
And because he's fast, he's a perfectly reliable fielder too.
That beer was great!
That beer was great!
Even the way you drink beer...
Even the way you drink beer...
You're such an old man!
You're such an old man!
Are you really the same age as me?
Are you really the same age as me?
Yeah!
Yeah!
Maybe the reason you seem like such an old man
Maybe the reason you seem like such an old man is because you're hitched?
is because you're hitched?
I'm a child by comparison.
I'm a child by comparison.
That's what I said, but that's sarcasm.
That's what I said, but that's sarcasm.
The real reason he seems like an old man
The real reason he seems like an old man is because he's an old man playing grass-lot ball at heart!
is because he's an old man playing grass-lot ball at heart!
I'm more than just hitched!
I'm more than just hitched!
I've also got a kid coming at the end of September!
I've also got a kid coming at the end of September!
Really?
Really?
That's just a month and a half away!
That's just a month and a half away!
Izakaya Yama-ariki
I see, I see. You're gonna be a daddy?
I see, I see. You're gonna be a daddy?
You'd better get up to the majors soon, then!
You'd better get up to the majors soon, then!
I thought I'd go up when you came down, yeah.
I thought I'd go up when you came down, yeah.
But of course, they wanted a southpaw pitcher.
But of course, they wanted a southpaw pitcher.
Good for you, though! You finally get to pitch in a game!
Good for you, though! You finally get to pitch in a game!
You'll be back in the majors in ten days, I bet!
You'll be back in the majors in ten days, I bet!
There are moments that make me think,
There are moments that make me think,
"No matter how well this guy hits in the farm,
"No matter how well this guy hits in the minors, he'll never make it to the majors again."
he'll never make it to the majors again."
He's just not cut out to be a pro, personality-wise.
He's just not cut out to be a pro, personality-wise.
For instance, when he's not hitting well,
For instance, when he's not hitting well,
and he comes up to bat with the bases loaded,
and he comes up to bat with the bases loaded,
could he take the walk to force a runner in?
could he take the walk to force a runner in?
When there's a runner on third,
When there's a runner on third, could he hit a grounder to second to bring the runner home?
could he hit a grounder to second to bring the runner home?
Both cases would get him an RBI.
Both cases would get him an RBI.
Both win-wins.
Both win-wins.
But in both cases, he'd swing away and strike out in three!
But in both cases, he'd swing away and strike out in three!
He's the type of guy where that's so easy to imagine.
He's the type of guy where that's so easy to imagine.
Guys cut out to go pro will hang in there and do what it takes to eke out the run.
Guys cut out to go pro will hang in there and do what it takes to eke out the run.
You know...
You know...
For the sake of my incoming kid,
For the sake of my incoming kid,
I gotta get my first hit as a pro on the board.
I gotta get my first hit as a pro on the board.
What, you've never gotten a hit in the majors?
What, you've never gotten a hit in the majors?
Yeah, sad to say.
Yeah, sad to say.
That's right.
That's right.
In his four years as a pro, he only spent one month in the majors, so...
In his four years as a pro, he only spent one month in the majors, so...
Well, I guess that makes sense.
Well, I guess that makes sense.
Roppa-kun.
Roppa.
Sonny boy.
Sonny boy.
Hey, Yui. Dad.
Hey, Yui. Dad.
We came to pick you up.
We came to pick you up.
Thank you, Bonda-san, for looking after him.
Thank you for looking after him, Bonda.
No problem.
No problem.
Excuse us.
Excuse us.
Take care!
Take care!
Take care.
You too.
Piyopiyo Honpo
Piyopiyo Honpo is a Japanese-style confectionery chain with fifteen stores in Saitama Prefecture.
is a Japanese-style confectionery chain with fifteen stores in Saitama Prefecture.
Itsuki married the only daughter of the owners, and they live with his in-laws.
Itsuki married the only daughter of the owners,
and they live with his in-laws.
So whenever he quits baseball,
So whenever he quits baseball,
he'll have a job lined up as president of Piyopiyo Honpo!
he'll have a job lined up as president of Piyopiyo Honpo!
You can see how a guy like that wouldn't bend over backwards to get to the majors.
You can see how a guy like that wouldn't bend over backward to get to the majors.
Not that I envy him or anything.
Not that I envy him or anything.
As a mere pro baller with an uncertain future,
As a mere pro baller with an uncertain future,
and his body as his only resource,
and his body as his only resource,
I know I can't stay here forever!
I know I can't stay here forever!
I need to get back to the majors as soon as possible...
I need to get back to the majors as soon as possible.
Or I'll get a pay cut next season!
Or I'll get a pay cut next season!
Today, Itsuki is starting, batting eighth and playing right field.
Today, Itsuki is starting, batting eighth and playing right field.
This is his third time at the plate.
This is his third time at the plate.
His last two at-bats, he made good contact,
His last two at bats, he made good contact, but the defense's amazing fielding kept him in check.
but the defense's amazing fielding kept him in check.
You know...
You know...
For the sake of my incoming kid,
For the sake of my incoming kid,
I gotta get my first hit as a pro on the board.
I gotta get my first hit as a pro on the board.
Yui, how are you feeling?
Yui, how are you feeling?
I'm just fine.
I'm just fine.
The baby's kicking a lot!
The baby's kicking a lot!
Going...
Going...
Going...
At last, my first hit...
At last, my first hit...
...in the pros!
...in the pros!
The center-fielder robbed the home run!
The center fielder robbed the home run!
What an amazing play!
What an amazing play!
Oh, Roppa-kun...
Oh, Roppa...
Sonny boy...
Sonny boy...
Itsuki, in his first start in a year, has been robbed of three hits today!
Itsuki, in his first start in a year, has been robbed of three hits today!
Rotten luck for him, huh, Tokunaga-san?
Rotten luck for him, huh, Tokunaga?
Yes, it's a terrible shame.
Yes, it's a terrible shame.
But that center-fielder's moves were amazing, weren't they?
But that center fielder's moves were amazing, weren't they?
That homer would've given them the lead.
That homer would've given them the lead.
What rotten luck.
What rotten luck.
Itsuki...
Itsuki...
Itsuki, don't get discouraged.
Itsuki, don't get discouraged.
Give us your best on defense.
Give us your best on defense.
Sure!
Sure!
Itsuki's 0 and 3, but they're still letting him play?
Itsuki's 0-3, but they're still letting him play?
Well, it stands to reason. He should've had three hits.
Well, it stands to reason.
And I've heard that since they brought him up,
He should've had three hits.
his batting practice performance has been amazing.
And I've heard that since they brought him up, his batting practice performance has been amazing.
W-Wow... Itsuki...
W-Wow... Itsuki...
At this rate, can't not put Itsuki in the starting lineup.
At this rate, I can't not put Itsuki in the starting lineup.
But while everyone might be thinking, "Itsuki's had some rotten luck today,"
But while everyone might be thinking, "Itsuki's had some rotten luck today,"
I can't help but think his poor results come from a lack of real pro spirit.
I can't help but think his poor results come from a lack of real pro spirit.
You could call it "The determination to get a hit."
You could call it "the determination to get a hit."
When a player with that determination comes up for their third at-bat,
When a player with that determination comes up for their third at bat, they might go for a cheap hit.
they might go for a cheap hit.
Like clipping it just over the shortstop's head, you know?
Like clipping it just over the shortstop's head, you know?
Itsuki just hits like it's an extension of batting practice.
Itsuki just hits like it's an extension of batting practice.
At the same time, I can't deny that Itsuki is in the zone.
At the same time, I can't deny that Itsuki is in the zone.
And I'm in the zone, too!
And I'm in the zone too!
I was producing results in the farm. That's why they called me up.
I was producing results in the farm system. That's why they called me up.
But for two days, they haven't put me in the game.
But for two days, they haven't put me in the game.
Natsunosuke, our pitching staff's in a bad way.
Natsunosuke, our pitching staff's in a bad way.
Come back to us soon, okay?
Come back to us soon, okay?
That's what he said.
That's what he said.
But both yesterday and the day before,
But both yesterday and the day before, there have been moments when I thought, "Is this my turn?"
there have been moments when I thought "is this my turn?"
Yet they called in a different southpaw instead.
But they called in a different left-hander instead.
Anyway, I'm back now.
Anyway, I'm back now. Be patient!
Be patient!
Do the job you're given, for the sake of the team!
Do the job you're given, for the sake of the team!
The accomplishments will follow!
The accomplishments will follow!
Natsunosuke.
Natsunosuke.
Get warmed up.
Get warmed up.
Yes, sir!
Yes, sir!
And then, in the 8th inning...
And then, in the eighth inning...
It broke out through left center!
It sneaks through into the left-center gap!
It's a double!
It's a double!
There's two outs, but the man on deck has had two hits today.
There's two outs, but the man on deck has had two hits today. It's their three-hole, Tomoto!
It's their 3-hole, Tomoto!
You gotta assume the Spiders will bring out a lefty here.
You gotta assume the Spiders will bring out a lefty here.
Natsunosuke, you're up.
Natsunosuke, you're up.
It's here!
It's here!
It's finally here!
It's finally here!
The Spiders are announcing a change of pitcher.
The Spiders are announcing a change of pitcher.
Now pitching: Bonda!
Now pitching: Bonda.
Jersey 39.
Jersey number 39.
His broken right wrist now healed,
His broken right wrist now healed, left-hander Bonda is finally back after four months!
left-hander Bonda is finally back after four months!
I'm finally...
I'm finally...
I'm finally back...
I'm finally back...
Back here!
Back here!
You did it, Natsunosuke!
You did it, Natsunosuke!
Having Bonda back is a major win for the Spiders, huh?
Having Bonda back is a major win for the Spiders, huh?
Yeah, good thing he made it back in time.
Yeah, good thing he made it back in time.
He was their ace middle reliever before he broke his wrist.
He was their ace middle reliever before he broke his wrist.
And the last four months have probably been really hard on him.
And the last four months have probably been really hard on him.
Hopefully, he'll make up for the four months he spent out of action.
Hopefully, he'll make up for the four months he spent out of action.
That's right.
That's right.
Go for it, Senpai!
You've got this!
Take him out, Natsunosuke!
Take him out, Natsunosuke!
Time to get a fresh start.
Time to get a fresh start.
Crawl your way back to the top, Natsunosuke.
Crawl your way back to the top, Natsunosuke.
It's the top of the 8th, and the game is tied.
It's the top of the eighth, and the game is tied.
There's two outs and a runner on second.
There's two outs and a runner on second.
This is definitely a place where a pitcher earns his keep.
This is definitely a place where a pitcher earns his keep.
I guess the management really does trust me!
I guess the management really does trust me!
I'm gonna get you out!
I'm gonna get you out!
I've got it! I've got it!
I've got it! I've got it!
Got him! Pop fly to second!
Got him!
No, I've got it! Leave it to me!
Pop fly to second!
No, I've got it!
Leave it to me!
No, second! Second!
No, second! Second!
Itsuki, leave this to me!
Itsuki, leave this to me!
No, I've got this!
The runner scores from second!
The runner scores from second!
The Mops take the lead!
The Mops take the lead!
A clutch hit to shallow right field!
An RBI single to shallow right field!
A hit!
A hit!
I... I gave up the hit that put them in the lead!
I... I gave up the hit that put them in the lead!
Itsuki!
Itsuki!
Don't say you're gonna catch it and then pull out!
Don't say you're gonna catch it and then pull out!
Roppa-kun...
Roppa...
Sonny boy...
Sonny boy...
The Spiders are announcing a change of pitcher.
The Spiders are announcing a change of pitcher.
Segawa will be pitching for Bonda.
Segawa will be pitching for Bonda.
Determination.
Determination.
Itsuki, you don't have enough determination for catching the ball.
Itsuki, you don't have enough determination for catching the ball.
Someone with determination would never pull out on the catch.
Someone with determination would never pull out on the catch.
They'd go for it, even if it meant a collision!
They'd go for it, even if it meant a collision!
That ended up being the winning run.
That ended up being the winning run.
With the pennant on the line,
With the pennant on the line, I was unable to help my team today.
I was unable to help my team today.
Daddy's fourth at bat was a grounder to first!
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He wasn't able to get his first pro hit.
But, Hiroshi, Daddy will get his hit tomorrow!
If they let me play, that is!
Given how you played today, I'm sure they will.
Hiroshi! Daddy's big boy, Hiroshi!
Will he play tomorrow? Whaddya think?
He's been so worked up since he learned the baby was a boy.
He's even picked out the name, and they both call him that.
But actually, Roppa, at my check-up today...
What happened at your check-up?
W