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	 Volume 28
	  Chapter 4 (272)
	   Stand Out Too Much

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(Ch. 4) Stand Out Too Much

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Ball: (bam)

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Announcer: One run!
	Two runs!
	And...

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Announcer: Three!

Scoreboard: Senkawa
	Hamako

Announcer: Noda hits a three-run homer in the top of the 1st!
	Senkawa High takes an immediate lead in the Invitational Championship Game!

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Player: Bad pitch?

Hideo: No,
	that wasn't a home run ball in particular.

Player: Was he always that skilled a batter?

Hideo: A really skilled batter would chip away and foul the ball off.
	It's only a home run because he's "unskilled."

TV: A nice hit down the line for Sagawa!

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Announcer: Hamako's ace Minatogawa is having trouble with Senkawa early!

Koga: Excellent.
	Yesterday's meeting was a rousing success.

Players: What was it called again?  English biscuits?
	Basket, right?
	No, it's "casket."

Haruka: What are they talking about?

Hiro: Sorry,
	I'm afraid I simply cannot tell you that.

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Coach: Oh come on,
	give us a break.

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Player: Uh-oh.

Scoreboard: Senkawa
	Hamako

Player: This game just got lopsided.

Hideo: The game hasn't even begun yet.
	Hiro hasn't thrown a single pitch.
	The other team still has nine innings of batting left.

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Koga: Hoooo!
	Hoooo!

Haruka: Settle down.

Coach: Whew.

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Announcer: Top of the 1st, Senkawa gets a 3-run homer from Noda and a 2-run homer from Ohtake,
	Two home runs totaling five runs in all!
	This is going to be a tough hurdle for Hamako to overcome!

Coach: Oh dear.
	This is a big debt to pay.
	Well, we'll do it bit by bit.
	We've got 9 separate payments.

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Noda: Those five runs
	stand out too much...

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Player: Ah, Coach,
	have a seat.

Coach: Thanks.
	So,
	How's it going?

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Player: They've got a run on Kunimi.

Coach: They hit him?

Players: Just one infield hit.
	You almost wonder how they scored at all.

Ump: Strike three!

Announcer: That will finish the side!

Scoreboard: Senkawa
	Hamako

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Coach: Hamako's got them where they want them.

Player: It's 5-1, sir.

Coach: Point different aside, Hamako's style of winning is letting the other team lead and then coming from behind.
	Senkawa isn't the kind of team that scores five runs in an inning.

Hideo: Exactly.

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Coach: ...unfortunately,
	he's as good as they say.
	Clearly we can't afford any deeper debt.
	Work hard, boys.

Sign: Hanshin Koshien Stadium

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Scoreboard: Senkawa
	Hamako

Koga: Huh?

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