The photographers responsible for capturing the moment were frantically reviewing their shots, searching for that one picture among a mass of photos that captured the most tension: Was it the instant when Lin Guanglai's bat connected with the baseball? Or was it his majestic roar to the sky after hitting the home run? Or perhaps the scene where he was engulfed by the crowd, being lifted high into the air by his teammates?
Each photo required careful selection, as every single one of them could potentially become tomorrow's front-page headline candidate.
Meanwhile, some journalists from international media outlets were furiously writing: As reporters from the birthplace of baseball, the United States, they usually carried an inherent sense of superiority towards Asian baseball; but at this moment, such condescending expressions had vanished without a trace from their faces.
