Kuo Chih-hui's Bid for Baseball Association Presidency 'Like Throwing a Straight Ball to Blue and White'? Li Cheng-hao Reveals One Incident That Makes His Scalp Tingle: A Time Bomb for the Green Camp's Election Campaign

Former Minister of Economic Affairs Kuo Chih-hui recently announced his candidacy for the 14th president of the Chinese Taipei Baseball Association. Kuo stated that he aims to promote sports science and establish a comprehensive support system to better protect athletes. In response, political commentator Li Cheng-hao posted on Facebook today (22), asserting that if Kuo is truly elected, it will undoubtedly become a major political time bomb for the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in the upcoming 2026 and 2028 elections, saying, "I get chills just thinking about it."

The current baseball association president, Koo Tsai-cheng (Chairman of CTBC Foundation), has completed two terms since taking office in the 12th term and being re-elected in the 13th. Therefore, the 14th term will see a leadership transition. Deputy President Lin Hua-wei has already expressed his intention to run, and Kuo Chih-hui officially announced his candidacy on the 21st, setting up a cross-sectoral contest against Lin and others.

Kuo emphasized that Taiwan baseball does not lack people who understand the game, nor outstanding players and coaches. If given the opportunity to serve as president, his role would not be to "teach professionals how to play baseball," but rather to leverage his business management expertise to build systems and integrate resources, enabling true baseball experts to focus on their specialties with peace of mind.

Regarding this, Li Cheng-hao expressed shock, stating that yesterday's news of Kuo's candidacy nearly made him faint. He noted that one need not question Kuo's qualifications—the overwhelmingly negative reactions on the PTT baseball forum speak volumes. While Li holds no personal bias against Kuo, he warned that if Kuo is elected, it will surely become a super time bomb for the DPP's electoral prospects in 2026 and beyond.

Li stressed that Sports Minister Lee Yang's high popularity stems solely from the principle of "sports for sports, politics for politics." However, Kuo's identity as a "former cabinet member" makes it difficult to separate him from politics. Combined with his strong personal style, there is genuine concern that a single offhand remark could enrage baseball fans nationwide. "Just thinking about it makes my scalp tingle," Li said. He added that Kuo's candidacy is "like throwing a straight down-the-middle pitch for the Blue and White to hit for a home run."

Li even pleaded, "Can someone tell me this is fake news, or that it's all just a hallucination?"