With this grand occasion in mind, the Taichung City Government allocated funds to build a new stadium and asked Yankee superstar Wang Chien-ming, who snatched 19 wins while pitching in US Major League Baseball this year, to act as a spokesman for the tournament. The late autumn was marked by nothing less than baseball fever.
為了迎接盛事，台中市府還撥款蓋了新球場，更請來今年在美國職棒大聯盟拿下 19 勝佳績的洋基巨投王建民代言，炒熱一波秋末棒球熱。