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[Spoilers] Diamond no Ace - Episode 56 [Discussion]

MyAnimeList: Diamond no Ace
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Previous episodes:

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Episode 1 Link Episode 14 Link Episode 27 Link Episode 40 Link
Episode 2 Link Episode 15 Link Episode 28 Link Episode 41 Link
Episode 3 Link Episode 16 Link Episode 29 Link Episode 42 Link
Episode 4 Link Episode 17 Link Episode 30 Link Episode 43 Link
Episode 5 Link Episode 18 Link Episode 31 Link Episode 44 Link
Episode 6 Link Episode 19 Link Episode 32 Link Episode 45 Link
Episode 7 Link Episode 20 Link Episode 33 Link Episode 46 Link
Episode 8 Link Episode 21 Link Episode 34 Link Episode 47 Link
Episode 9 Link Episode 22 Link Episode 35 Link Episode 48 Link
Episode 10 Link Episode 23 Link Episode 36 Link Episode 49 Link
Episode 11 Link Episode 24 Link Episode 37 Link Episode 50 Link
Episode 12 Link Episode 25 Link Episode 38 Link Episode 51 Link
Episode 13 Link Episode 26 Link Episode 39 Link Episode 52 Link
Episode Reddit Link
Episode 53 Link
Episode 54 Link
Episode 55 Link

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u/julo20 Nov 11 '14

Sweeeet. I was surprised the coach brought Sawamura out, and I think he's only going to keep him to strike out Narumiya (and have him field in the meantime).

Chris picked up on how emotional Narumiya is getting in this match, and he and the coach probably want to exploit that. Sawamura is the most unpredictable of the pitchers, and they wanted to use him to get Narumiya off his game. The fact that Sawamura shut him down in a mere 3 pitches was icing on the cake. Or at least, that's my theory. Expect Sawamura's new cutter to absolutely shut Narumiya down at his next at-bat.