Okay, now we're back in the middle of the action. It's the last warm-up before the first pitch of the game. The umpires are getting ready to start the game, but they're interrupted by the sound of a bat hitting the ground. Uh-oh, it's Hiroshi's turn to hit the ball, and he's about to do so when the head umpire comes in and tells him to cool it. Hiroshi doesn't want to get into a fight with the umpire, so he tells the guy to chill out. The head umpire tells him that Hiroshi is nervous, but Hiroshi says that's just normal for him. He's got an off-speed pitch that he uses to close the gaps between the batter and the pitcher. The guy is nicknamed "the first year pitch" because he'll be pitching for the first time in his life. The dude tells Hiroshi that he should watch out for this guy, because he might be a threat to the other team's pitching staff. He says Hiroshi has been getting a lot of hits off of him lately, and that he can use that to his advantage. The other team is trying to get Hiroshi to hit a short for a run, so they'll try to pitch him into a double-play. Okay, Hiroshi, we know you're not a fan of this kind of thing, but you've got to admit that this is a pretty good plan. The next thing you know, the umpire is talking to Hiroshi about how Hiroshi might be able to get another run on the board if he strikes out the batter. He tells the umpire that he'd like to see Hiroshi strike out, too, but the umpire says it'd be better if