The players have come before society not to talk up and advertise their teams, not to talk about their personal achievements or skills, and not to talk about winning and losing on the field. They feel they should be seen as other laborers are seen, as "elements within a corporate system."
球員這次的發言，不是為球團做廣告，不是講戰績、球技、勝負之類的棒球話題，而是講身為一個勞工，「作為企業體系下的一份子」，該怎樣被看待。