lˈeɪɾɚ, nˈɑːkəm, sˈiːmɪŋli bˈækɪŋ ˈændeɪəz ɐsˈɜːʃən ðætðə sˈʌbstɪtˌuːts wɜː nˌɑːt tʃˈoʊzən tʊ ˌɑːɹɾɪfˈɪʃəli ɪnflˈeɪt ðə tˈiːmz pɚfˈoːɹməns, tˈoʊld spˈoːɹts ˈɪləstɹˌeɪɾᵻd ðæt hæd ðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl zˈæmboʊŋɡə sˈɪɾi tˈiːm pɑːɹtˈɪsᵻpˌeɪɾᵻd ɪnðə wˈɜːld sˈɪɹiz, ðeɪ wʊdhɐv tɹˈaʊnst lˈɔŋ bˈiːtʃ baɪ æt lˈiːst θˈɜːɾi fˈoːɹ.
Later, Nocum, seemingly backing Andaya's assertion that the substitutes were not chosen to artificially inflate the team's performance, told Sports Illustrated that had the original Zamboanga City team participated in the World Series, they would have trounced Long Beach by at least 30–4.