This article is based on media reports and comments on the performance of Taiwan's adult baseball team before, during and after its participation in the 2004 Athens Olympics. In this article, certain comments made by baseball professionals and experts on the opinions of baseball commentators, fans and mass media are discussed. Taiwan's baseball team's involvement in previous world baseball games is also reviewed to draw forth certain results that suggest the future direction of Taiwan's baseball. According to these results, several suggestions are made to hopefully provide the related authorities with ideas that can help shape their future strategies of developing the nation's baseball sport.