# [2026年9月19日(土)]放送分サンドウィッチマン ザ・ラジオショー サタデー - Show: サンドウィッチマン　ザ・ラジオショー サタデー【最新回のみ】 - Published: 2026-09-21 - Canonical: https://podc.club/en/episode/1589411607_1c50fcec9977.html - Audio: https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/67122501-9b17-4d77-84bd-a93d00dc791e/b223f2cd-52ef-4323-bf16-adb8008ab6f4/64e534b8-8813-45bd-8839-b4cb0009d43d/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=595985ea-cbc2-4285-8f10-b2a000757862 - Source: Edited from a machine transcript of the first 30 minutes of the episode. Not an official summary. With Date Mikio (伊達みきお) out on rehabilitation, Masuda Hidehiko (増田英彦) of the comedy duo Masuda Okada stepped in as a substitute co-host on the September 19 broadcast of Sandwich Man The Radio Show Saturday. A two-page email from Date was read aloud on air, and the episode was packed with laughs — from a heartwarming story about Moriwaki Kenichi's (森脇健児) extraordinary humanity, to the Hanshin Tigers' 'hotel-name jinx' for foreign players, to pitcher Otake Kotaro's (大竹耕太郎) legendary rain-man reputation. ## What this episode answers ### What did Date Mikio write in the lengthy email he sent to the show while he is on rehabilitation? He wrote that his rehabilitation is focused on sharpening his forkball but it only drops right in front of him so it'll take a bit longer, expressed delight over two airing commercials, joked about wanting to eat soy sauce on a tire once recovered, mentioned daily emails with a senior Sendai comedian called Morikumi-san joking they might be dating, and noted a signed shikishi from an admired baseball player, a letter from Eguchi Noriko wanting to appear on Kaere Monday, an email from his partner Okada Keisuke offering to take on work for him, and a jab at Wentz Eiji for declining a golf invite. ### What was the 'public viewing' episode that Moriwaki Kenichi pulled off while he was hospitalized? While hospitalized, Moriwaki discovered a J.League soccer player was in the same hospital and had him give live commentary on a match while the whole ward watched together as a full public viewing event. ### What is the 'hotel-name jinx' that surrounds the Hanshin Tigers' foreign players? It's the jinx that any foreign Hanshin batter whose name matches a real Japanese hotel name will not perform well — players named Hilton, Hyatt, and Conrad were all released mid-season, and one named Greenwell retired in May. ### In what moment did pitcher Otake Kotaro's 'rain man' legend strike again this season? On August 29, the day Hanshin clinched their magic number and Otake was the starter, rain suddenly began falling on the previously dry field the moment he stepped into the batter's box. ### How did Masuda Hidehiko's song 'Awajishima' come to be written and released? It originated from a poetry corner during one of Masuda's All Night Nippon appearances; he had originally intended a senior colleague to perform it, but a record-label representative encouraged him to release it himself, with lyrics blending childhood summer trips to Awajishima with his father and adult visits to his father's grave. ## Article ## Masuda Hidehiko Steps In as Substitute Co-host Fukazawa Takeshi (富澤たけし) and announcer Higashijima Ellie (東島エリー) led the broadcast, with Masuda Hidehiko of the duo Masuda Okada joining as a substitute helper. His regular partner Date Mikio remains absent due to ongoing rehabilitation. Masuda had tried to reach Date beforehand, but Date's email address bounced with an error. He then sent a short message — no name, just "Datechan?" — and received the reply "Who is this?" Masuda deadpanned that Date must have either ignored the message as suspicious or simply never received it, getting a big laugh from the studio. ## Date Mikio's Two-Page Email Date sent a two-page email that was read aloud in the studio. He reported that his rehabilitation is focused on sharpening his forkball but that "it only drops right in front of me — it looks like it'll take a little longer." He expressed delight that two of his TV commercials are currently airing, then threw in a gag line: "Once I'm better, I want to pour soy sauce on a tire and eat it (lol)." He also mentioned that he exchanges daily emails with a senior comedian from Sendai known as Morikumi-san, joking that "we might actually be dating," while expressing sincere gratitude. Other highlights: a signed shikishi board arrived from a baseball player he admires; actress Eguchi Noriko (江口のりこ) sent a letter expressing her wish to appear on the show Kaere Monday; and his Masuda Okada partner Okada Keisuke (岡田圭右) emailed him saying "What happened, you okay? I'll take work — even a commercial is fine," which Date described as "the only truly ridiculous email I got." He also couldn't resist a dig at Wentz Eiji (ウェンツ瑛士), who had declined a golf invitation by saying "I've never played at all — would it be okay if I just walked along?" ## Moriwaki Kenichi's Extraordinary Humanity, via the KBS Kyoto Connection The show also airs on KBS Kyoto (KBS京都), where Moriwaki Kenichi's program runs in the slot just before it. Moriwaki apparently closes his show every week by saying "Up next is Sandwich Man," but because Sandwich Man is live at that moment, they never actually hear it. Fukazawa laughed that Moriwaki might think they have a poor impression of him. The real highlight was a series of stories from Masuda about Moriwaki's almost superhuman warmth. While hospitalized, Moriwaki befriended every patient in his ward, effectively turning it into a green room. He gave everyone nicknames, and when he happened to discover that a J.League soccer player was in the same hospital, he had the player provide live commentary for a match while the whole ward watched together — a full public viewing event. Masuda said all the patients came away energized, and the group continues to hold reunions even after discharge. Outside the hospital, Moriwaki apparently congratulates strangers in kimono on Coming-of-Age Day, and whenever he eats something delicious he calls the customer service number on the packaging just to say thank you. "A grateful call to a complaints hotline is almost unheard of — they must be deeply moved," Masuda said. On the flip side, Moriwaki frequently mishears or mispronounces words. He has called carbonara "carbolaana" for years, and he read a listener's message about Matryoshka dolls as "matori-yo shiryoku" ("visual acuity for Matori") throughout the segment. Masuda summed it up: "The Matryoshka conversation had somehow turned into Russian physical fitness testing." ## Baseball Talk: The Hanshin Jinx and Otake's Rain-Man Legend Wentz Eiji was set to join as a guest later in the show, and Date's email had predicted, "He'll definitely end up talking about the Lions." Fukazawa and Masuda, however, drifted from Rakuten talk into Hanshin Tigers territory. They introduced the 'hotel-name jinx': any foreign batter whose name matches a real hotel in Japan will not perform well. Players named Hilton, Hyatt, and Conrad all checked out — i.e., were released — mid-season. A player named Greenwell retired in May, and it was only later discovered that a Hotel Greenwell actually exists in Sendai. The verdict: "But the hotel was apparently built after Greenwell retired, so it doesn't count." They also noted a separate jinx: pitchers whose names end in "-son" (Vogelsong, Johnson, Atchison, etc.) tend to succeed, which Fukazawa capped with a Japanese pun: "If you've got 'son' at the end, nothing goes wrong." Next came Otake Kotaro, whose walk-up music is Yashiro Aki's (八代亜紀) "Ame no Bojo" (Rain Longing) — fitting, because his scheduled starts this season have been rained out one after another. On August 29, the day Hanshin lit up their magic number, Otake was the starter. The moment he stepped into the batter's box, rain suddenly began falling on a previously dry field, sending the entire stadium into hysterics. Fukazawa noted that the date also happened to be a certain late person's birthday, calling it "magic in more ways than one." ## Masuda Hidehiko Sings of His Hometown, Awajishima Following a listener request, Masuda introduced a song called "Awajishima" that he wrote and composed himself. It originated from a poetry corner during one of his All Night Nippon appearances. He had originally intended for a senior colleague to perform it, but a record-label representative encouraged him to release it himself. Awajishima is Masuda's birthplace, and the lyrics weave together two images: visiting the island with his father during summer vacation as a child, and returning as an adult to visit his father's grave — with the ferry crossing giving way, over the years, to the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge. ## Takeaways - Rehabilitating Date Mikio sent a two-page email full of humor — reporting on forkball practice, a letter from actress Eguchi Noriko, and partner Okada Keisuke's shameless 'give me work' message. - Stories about Moriwaki Kenichi's remarkable warmth — including organizing a ward-wide public viewing from his hospital bed and calling customer service lines just to say thank you — were the comedic heart of the episode. - A rich stretch of baseball talk covered the Hanshin Tigers' hotel-name jinx for foreign players and the ever-reliable rain-man legend of pitcher Otake Kotaro.