Abnormal phenomena like stealing players from other teams, playing over aged kids, or excessive training made many school principals cool to the idea of organizing teams any more. Distressed, many parents were not willing to let their kids participate, and baseball came to be increasingly divorced from the spirit of education.
為了打棒球可以不顧學業，為了勝利可以不擇手段；挖角、超齡球員參加比賽、過度訓練等不正常發展，使得不少校長心灰意冷，不願再組球隊；家長在痛心之餘，不願再讓孩子打棒球。