recreating the moment

The article I read was about the Red Sox, Yankees game. The game was recreated much through quotes. By getting the player's perspective on particular plays it allowed a more personal look at the game and helped define the intensity of the final homerun that won it all. A second thing that helped recreate the game was that the writer did focus on the winning homerun, a moment that fans of either team would probably have the most emotion over.

"When Varitek struck, rifling a 1-2 pitch into the seats, the Yankees' emotions were raw. George Steinbrenner, the principal owner, sitting alone in his box, was biting his fingernails before the pitch and threw his hands in the air when Varitek connected. Rivera turned to follow the flight of the ball, bending at the waist, shouting no, then swiping the dirt with his hand. It was a rare display of frustration."

I think this paragraph, about an earlier play, is very descriptive of an individual moment most people who watched the game would remember. By adding Rivera's frustration it gets inside the moment better. Also by writing about a finger-biting Steinbrenner it adds more tension, which I'm sure there was before this moment. The details help imensely.