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	 Volume 19
	  Chapter 10 (189)
	   An Error on Purpose?

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(Ch. 10) An Error on Purpose?

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Girls: Waa!
	Kyaa!
	Waa!
	Kyaa!

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Girls: Tachibana-san!
	Kyaa!
	Kyaa!

Hideo: I'm sorry.
	We're in a hurry.
	Hikari,
	get the TV on.

Hikari: Right away.

Meiwa Coach: Hey,
	you must be sweaty after practice.  Why don't you take a shower?

Hideo: I'll be fine.

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Noda: (Bam)

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Announcer: A routine fly to left.
	But listen to the crowd...
	This is only the second ball to reach the outfield today.
	And it's the 8th inning.
	Gonan's first-year pitcher Kurimaru continues his excellent performance.
	He's thrown 14 strikeouts and 1 walk against 22 batters.

Hideo: If it wasn't against Hiro, it would be a stunning Koshien debut.

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Announcer: Oops,
	that'll be an out, too!

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Announcer: That's the third out!

Koga: Nice pitching.

Announcer: Senkawa has no hits through 8 innings!

Kurimaru: Tamotsu's doing well today.

Minatogawa: I had counted on this.
	...however,

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Scoreboard: Senkawa
	Gojitsu

Announcer: However!
	Senkawa's pitching has been perfect!
	Not a single Gonan batter has stepped on first base before Kunimi.
	Kagoshima's Gonan Jitsugyo hit .340 as a team in their prefectural tournament.  They're no slouches at the plate.

Minatogawa: Exactly!

Announcer: Batting fourth, firstbaseman Kanzaki.

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Announcer: He connects solidly!

Minatogawa: No he didn't!
	They LET him hit it!

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Announcer: Two out in the 8th!

Hideo: Extra innings.
	And he's pitching in preparation for long innings.

Hikari: Perfect...

Hideo: It won't count if they don't score any runs.

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Hideo: At this rate, it could turn into a bombshell.
	Gonan is the home team.
	From the 9th inning on, any runner is the winning runner.

Minatogawa: Aha!

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Announcer: Foul ball!

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Koga: Damn.
	If you're going to make an error, do it now.

<<Yanagi: An error on purpose?

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<<Hiro: Yeah.  It removes the perfect game and the pressure.  It allows everyone to relax.
	That's why I need you, our best fielder, to make an error.
	If anyone else makes an error first, they're going to be shaken.
	And walks or letting guys get hits throws off my pitching rhythm.

<<Yanagi: Why don't we go for a perfect game?

<<Hiro: I'd consider it if we were home,
	but now we'll have to protect to win.
	Plus, it's our first Koshien game.
	You know how hard those last three outs will be.

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Hiro: Second!

<<Hiro: Just something to consider.

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Yanagi: {...no,
	it would be rude to our opponents.}

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Announcer: Error!
	Error!
	The perfect game is broken at 8 and 2/3 innings!
	Kunimi slumps to the ground!

Hiro: (slump)

Yanagi: Hey, you.

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