Despite lackluster batting and gloomy predictions from the Japanese press, La New managed to stay neck and neck with the Ham Fighters throughout the championship game, forcing countries around Asia to take a second look at Taiwan baseball.
冠軍賽中，先前被日本媒體「看衰」的 La New 雖然打擊熄火，卻一路與火腿隊僵持到最後才落敗，也讓亞洲各國重新評價我國職棒水準。