Even then baseball people all knew that his real purpose in forming the squad was to serve as a warmup for a genuine professional team, but they still refused to believe that the right time was at hand.
其實當時棒壇人士都知道，洪董成立兄弟隊的真正目的，其實是為將來職業隊作熱身，但是當年棒界人士都還不大相信，可以在這個年代成立職業隊。兄弟隊成立的幾年，在業餘甲組成棒中頻頻綻放光彩，除了成績好，球迷也最多。