But in Taiwan at the end of the year 2001, the election has not been the only thing getting people excited. The hosting of the Baseball World Cup unexpectedly generated a new baseball fever.
二○○一年歲末的台灣，在選舉的喧囂之外，因為世界棒球錦標賽的舉行，意外地掀起一股棒球熱潮，使得十一月的台灣很國際。