Hong, as one of the idea's leading advocates, believed that the public was eager for more leisure activities yet had never been offered the chance to watch really high-level baseball over a season of games, so the time for a professional league had arrived.
以洪董為首的支持者認為，由於國內大眾對休閒生活的強烈渴求，及國內環境從未有過真正高水準的、持續性球賽可看，目前成立具聯賽性質的職業棒球隊正逢其時。