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Why do they keep this useless faggot?
That's not Furuta
Because he's a sidearm pitcher. Teams need variety or they get slaughtered.
>>137200373
Because in the real world you need more than one or two pitchers.
>>137201383
>has one or two other players who can and wants to play pitcher
What's their excuse again
>Learn a new pitch.
>Pitch well.
>Don't get any game time at all.
Why is being Eijun suffering.S3 please.
>>137201441
Probably because Kawakami is still better than them despite his confidence drama, but I imagine Toujou would also get to pitch if the first three were taken out of commission or needed resting. Professional teams use around five starting pitchers.
>>137201551
But he isn't that good they could just use furuta and MC while the new pitcher learns that way both their 2nd year are getting more play time and experience while the 1st year gains experience and learns
>>137201491
This is one series I don't see the MC beating his rival.
>>137201789
You serious? Furuya has no chance end game. All he's got is speed, and he's barely faster than Hongou who is far more godly in every way. Sawamura has special snowflake traits that give him a much higher ceiling.
It's more of a question of whether or not Seidou will ever win Koshien, cause muh Koshien is fucking sacred even in manga so at best they would only win during the final arc.
I don't think even among the rare baseball series where a MC does win Koshien do they do it multiple times on screen/panel in a fully featured arc instead of just skipping around epilogue like or off screen/panel.
>>137201789
The only way it's gonna happen is if some kinda plot twist occurs that prevents Furuya from being able to pitch.
>>137201976
>literally been spoonfed time and time again Sawamura has the highest potential out of all the Seidou pitchers
>doesn't understand Furuya won't cut it eventually
Furuya will have the most time as the ace throughout the series sure, but that's how most rival series work. Fucking Sasuke was ahead of Naruto all the way until the final arc.
>>137202606
Once Naruto got sage mode he was ahead of Sasuke for a long time.
I hope Kawakami doesn't get BTFO even more when new 1st years join
>>137203252
Kek, one of the new 1st years is a pitcher
Yo fellow sports bros. I need more sports shows/manga to get into. It's my drug.
>>137200373
He gets way too much fucking panel time for someone who's literally a filler character who plays when the plot forces Sawamura or Furuya out (which is too often). He has zero charisma and isn't entertaining to justify it, the mangaka really didn't put enough thought into his role.
>>137203345
Do you like the rare actually sports anime or the "just bros broing it up heterosexually" type
>>137202606
In the end Naruto and Sasuke became equals. Sawamura has potential and their talents rival each others. Didn't he say in the first episode that Furuya became his greatest rival or something?
>>137203797
Something in the vein of Ippo, Ace of Diamond or Shokugeki no Souma
>>137203797
Actual sports anime.
>>137200373
To be fair, he started to screw up because of Raichi's OP pitch.
>>137203901
> Shokugeki no Souma
This is not a sport anime. You can try Major, Eyeshield 21 and Yowamushi Pedal.
>>137203345
catch up on Oofuri
>>137203901
>Shokugeki no Souma
>>137203901
Baby steps
Does Sawamura end up banging Wakana or the other sport girl chick?
>>137203958
Yeah, that kid is OP as fuck. Beastly batter who suddenly starts throwing killer pitches all over the place.
>>137204022
I would disagree, It would certainly not fit a traditional frame of sports anime and while it doesn't use muscle or endurance, it pretty much is about competing whos skill is the best.
All the training, testing and competing doesn't tickle all your sports senses?
>>137204502
What do you think?
>>137203252
Naruto only got ahead when Sasuke wasn't doing jack shit. He never got to show up Sasuke at all that's like overtaking someone who retired.
>>137203299
That guy is a jobber no worries just look at the fucking lanklet.
>>137203539
You're retarded if you can't see what his role in the story is when it's spoon fed to you. Just because you hate him for being a loser doesn't mean you have to act all high handed with buzzwords you don't even know.
>>137203833
Yeah, because if you haven't noticed, Furuya was actively polishing his pitching since forever, while Sawamura was a casualfag right up until Seidou. Do you realize how huge the gap in refinement is?
Sawamura is also a flaky dolt who panics easier and can't make a poker face to save his life. He's got a lot of shit stacked against him versus just having simply more potential. That's why most people in the story don't bet on him being the ace, because it's unreasonable to expect a kid who only earnestly got into baseball during high school to overtake kids who have been aiming for that spot since they were in elementary.
Chances are if he's gonna overtake Furuya for the position of ace anytime before the final arc, it will bethe upcoming rematch against Narumiya since right now Mei is clearly vastly superior to Furuya.
>>137204634
I don't know what to think.
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Post your baseball husbandos
>>137204762
>Yeah, because if you haven't noticed, Furuya was actively polishing his pitching since forever, while Sawamura was a casualfag right up until Seidou. Do you realize how huge the gap in refinement is?
Sawamura pitching as he wanted since his childhood ended up being a foundation for his style though. Furuya was also doing the same with straights only.
>>137205050
There is a world of a difference between someone intentionally building it up and someone just doing it through playing around. When both joined Seidou, Furuya threw too high because he simply can't get it in his head that he needs to calm down and that throwing harder doesn't always mean throwing faster.
On the other hand, Sawamura's body simply couldn't handle controlling his throws. Period. Not a lack of stamina, simply a lack of technique and control. That was not the case with Furuya.
>>137205273
Haruichi is so tsundere.
>>137205273
damn son
>>137205273
I love how little development the two girls got. It's clear the author originally wanted to do something with them but then abandoned the idea because he realised nobody would care
>>137205273
Not Wakana then? He never answers to her.
>>137205454
>>137205495
He did actually but I can't find the page, basically he's too dense to realize she likes him
Pic unrelated
>>137205486
I haven't read the manga, but maybe he should have done something with them. Of course, the focus should clearly be on the sports and team aspects, but I thought that you end up not really caring about most matches because you proceed so quickly between them. It's like this in the show atleast. There is almost never 10 consequetive minutes where they aren't in some game.
Miyuki a best
>>137205848
The show does in less than 100 episodes what the manga has been doing for over 400 chapters. Think about it for a moment.
>>137205273
I prefer baseball girl.Kuramochi can take the other one.
Who is faster btw? Kuramochi or Carlos?
>>137205848
Madhouse pacing is pretty fucking slow to be honest
>>137206104
Kuramochi isn't black, so Carlos
>>137205853
See this what do
Best boy right here.
DON'T BULLY NORI
NORI DID NOTHING WRONG.
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wait what
>>137207725
he caught a grounder with his bare hand and flipped it behind his back
>>137203345
haikyuu is pretty good. just dont read the threads unless you're into homo shit.
>>137201441
>>137200373
>Confirmed for never having played baseball at a competitive level
The worst thing you could do for your arm in sports is pitch in baseball. The human are wasn't built to apply maximum throwing force for about 60-120 repetitions.
Add in the fact that these are high-schoolers who are still developing, forcing kids to pitch is even worse.
Japan is known for being good at baseball, but their methods for learning technique and applying are behind even Mexicos.
Few examples: Japan still has their players just go off and swing the bat. (Happens regularly inm the anime). This has been proven to do at its best, barely anything, and at it's worst it reinforces bad swinging habits. But back in the beginnings of baseball in Japan they did this and because it's Japan, tradition >practicality.
I planned on listing more things but I'm sick of typing. For reference I'm a sports physical therapist.
>>137201491
Is there even enough material for another season?
>>137211316
Nope
>>137206344
Just HGH my shit up senpai.
>>137203345
Hinomaru Zumou
>>137211410
What chapter did the anime adapted recently?
>>137212070
Chapter ~400
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I really hate how the author keeps pitchers for too long, just to change the state of the game. Kawakami should have been switched out immediately after that dead ball. It would have been better for both him and the team. Keeping him for that long is beyond retarded.
>>137212397
He didn't have the luxury of switching Kawakami out immediately after he started slipping, now all he's got is Sawamura and Furuya for one set. He was hoping that Kawakami would recover from this and pitch for longer so he kept him out there.
>>137212501
You realize how retarded you sound? He didn't have the luxury of losing 3 runs just because his pitchers might start feeling the tips of his fingers again. It is stupid. It is obviously not happening. Also it is a huge overstatement of the situation and much Furuya. Sawamura can keep on pitching for the rest of the game no problem. He has the stamina. Hell, he could pitch a whole game as long as the author doesn't decide he suddenly can't perform.
>>137212010
pretty meh overall
>>137205848
Its still here and there. Just not as shoved in your face like some other "sports" series.
>>137212170
So I take it this shit is wrong?
>>137213033
The first manga finished
Act II has 20 chapters so far
>>137211410
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK, I can't live with out my DnA Mondays.
What sport show is going to replace this beauty ;_;
>>137201789
Furuya is who you'd want now but Eijun will surpass him with ease over time so it's fair.
I love Raichi anyway that guy is just cool as fuck.
>>137213190
Just read the manga, it's weekly and the art is better
>>137210663
I'm interested, what common problems do pitchers get in their arms after they retire?
>>137213808
Not being able to masturbate as well as they did before playing baseball
>not watching the greatest baseball anime of all time
>>137214013
Major was based as fuck but it was ruined by that rushed last arc, what the fuck were they thinking putting the world series into 1 small OVA and skipping a billion plot points?
>>137214013
>>not watching the greatest baseball anime of all time
One Outs?
>>137214225
One Outs isn't a baseball anime.
>>137213033
I wonder if this means the anime will end next month.
>>137214013
But I already watched and read One Outs.
>>137214266
It almost certainly will, unless they start doing anime only stuff.
Which they could, because between acts 1 and 2 there's about a six month gap with at least one major tournamenr (two if they adapt Senbatsu).
>>137214013
The first season was the best part of it and after he finished school it was all over the place.
>>137213808
Pro pitchers don't have it too bad because if they play in the MLB then they have access to world class trainers, pt facilities, nutritionists, etc. but once they retire it's not so great.
They'll probably have to deal with having a sore shoulder even though they've done minimal work (shoulder hurts after cooking dinner, helping someone move, etc.) for the rest of their life. Also, depending on the types of surgery they have and whether they are successful or not, they may never be able to pitch again or do anything active without pain. That may not sound bad, but I encourage you to think about how you use your arms every day. Something as simple as bending your elbow to type on the keyboard could cause spasms and pain that require meds. I hear it from every new patient at least once, "I never knew how much I used my hands/legs/feet/etc. until I couldnt use it". Combined with the plethera of psychological problems retired athletes develop in the first few years of stopping sports, the joint pain becomes pretty bad. Prime example is that these guys made their life amazing because of their pitching arm, but after retiring that same arm causes them nothing but pain. It's not a fun situation.
>Girls excited when Furuya plays
>Girls bored and looking at their phones with Sawamura on the mound.
;_;
>>137214536
>mangareader
Just fucking why
>>137214596
/a/ is the epitome of cancer at this point.
>>137212684
How was the coach to know that Kawakami got injured from batting previously and couldn't feel his fingertips. From his perspective Kawakami just fell into a slump and could recover from it, the same way Raichi did this episode.
>>137215184
Everyone knew that was a hard hit. People asked him after it happened. Miyuki even said it this episode. And the reason and if you know it very irrelevant. You just switch out before it turns into the mess it turned. Stop excusing badly written coaching.
No one mentions the best sports anime
>>137215298
>>137215184
Too be fair this is just some anime plot device. Hitting a hard pitch off the handle hurts like shit, but the pain goes away after a minute or two (unless it's really cold out) and then you're fine. If a kid lost feeling in his fingertips that long after a hit in real life you need to get him to a hospital cause he having a stroke or some shit
>>137216339
The author likes injuring people left and right. Just think about how many injuries have been happening. It is his favourite kind of bad writing.
>>137216255
Not sports.
>>137216452
Fight me.
>>137216452
Wanna fight?
>>137207500
I miss him ;_;
>>137216527
>>137216532
Did I say it was a bad show?
It's a great show, but not sports.
>>137216440
Probably because injuries happen a lot in sport
>>137216708
Try saying this after you get your shit wrecked in a match.
>>137203345
ginga e kickoff
kuroko no basake
ro kyu bu
haikyuu
ping pong
yowapedal
>>137212684
If the Coach put Sawamura in and Sawamura fucked up, he'd be out of options since Furuya was only cleared for one inning. At that point in time he was just hoping that Nori would last a little bit longer.
>>137216866
Thank god you are not some team's coach.
>>137216911
Nigga, pro ball teams do the exact same shit if the bullpen is tired and they want to save them for the next game.
>>137216255
Karuta is a shit sport, nobody wants to watch that boring shit
A friend of mine told me to check out Ace of Diamonds. I want gayshit. Is this homo enough?
>>137217822
Go watch Free or Prince of Stride.
>>137218314
I'm watching Prince of Stride right now. It's pretty terrible.
I still don't understand why is Furuya the ace when he can only throw fucking fastballs and he gets gassed at the middle of the match.
Sawamura is clearly superior,has more type of pitches,has more stamina, he only needs experience but instead they give it to the one trick pony.
>>137218370
ace of diamond is way better
no gay shit, unless you squint real hard
>>137212070
>>137212170
>>137213033
I'm assuming Raichi team will win then?
>>137218837Sawamura beats the shit out of them
>>137217822
Go with Oofuri instead.
>>137218903Well, that's disappointing. I really prefer Raichi.
>>137218571
>only throw fastballs
It's Japan. American high schoolers are bigger and stronger on average and can throw faster. Japanese high schoolers who can throw upper 80's and low 90's are a dime a dozen
I haven't kept up with this show since summer 2014. What is best boy Raichi up to?
>>137219363
Destroying Seido.
Why is Seidou so awful compared to the other teams? I still hate all of the new characters and miss the seniors.
>Kawakami trains for years and is average at best
>Raichi is high tier after pitching for a couple months
Kawakami will probably kill himself when no college will take him for baseball.
>>137219570
raichi isn't actually that good a pitcher
he just throws hard and is getting relatively lucky, he barely makes it through seidou's lineup once
>>137219564
Because the real talent joins in the second part of the manga
>8 points ahead
>bring in Kawakami to finish the last inning
>end game 1 point ahead
every fucking time
>>137219832
He's literally the reason they lost the summer tournament.
>>137219564
as >>137219708 says they get some real players in second season, literally the best catcher and the best 4th batter of middle school join Seidou plus the blonde furuya and glasses guy with him
>>137218571
Can't he throw splitters too? He had some other ball in his repertoire but I can't remember now. Anyway 150km/h is a solid speed even for a pro and is absolutely ridiculous for a 15 year old Japanese boy. He'll gain control with time. It's a fact that his pitching has better results than Sawamura. This becomes pretty evident early Act 2 of the manga.
>>137219878
I'm real hype for Tetsu Junior to be honest, fuck the Japanese obsession with pitchers. Hitters are where it's at.
>>137219691
>>137219363
>>137218837
>people like raichi
I cant get over him laughing at fucking everything. It bothers the shit out of me, if someone laughed after striking out people that much irlpeople be charging the fucking mound
>>137220488
He just really likes baseball, man.
>>137220488
He just likes to have fun maggle
>>137203345
Hmm there's this Waterpolo manga i forgot the name, you should try it.
>>137220488
you can kinda tell by his face that he doesn't mean it in a mocking way, he just enjoys the game
obviously it's played up a bit though
>>137220543
>>137220585
>>137220810
Yea I know thats why, but still. Add into the fact that swinging a really heavy bat wouldnt do shit..nvm man im being nitpicky and its a good anime, ima chill
>>137221371
Give him a break, he's a good boy.
Anyone reading the spinoff?
>>137207500
Sawamura pls.
This shit will end with Furuya making it big overseas and Sawamura ending up a little league coach or something. I can literally smell it.
>>137223388
No, it'll be Sawamura vs Furuya as the aces of their respective teams at the Japan equivalent of the World Series.
