Amid the news of this scandal, it was both surprising and moving that more than 3000 passionate fans packed the stands for the opener in Luotung, despite the wind and rain. Quite a few students pedaled to the game on their bicycles to root their teams on. For another hot game in Taichung with no advanced sales, more than 1000 tickets were sold the day of the game.
在醜聞一陣中，令人訝異和感動的是，羅東開打的中華職棒首場熱身賽仍見超過三千以上的宜蘭球迷熱情捧場，當天寒風冷雨，羅東棒球場還是擠得滿滿的，不少學生騎著腳踏車來看球加油，另一場台中的熱身賽也在沒有預售票的情況下來了一千多人。