Jess' Favorite Sports Moment

Let's see... a young baseball fan who lives in New York. I wonder what Jess Gannarelli's favorite sports moment is...

The 2009 World Series was a pretty special moment for any Yankees fan, especially since they won it in their brand new Yankee Stadium, and Gannarelli is no exception. As a fan "since [she] knew what baseball was," Gannarelli is no fair weather fan. This latest Yankee title, however, was slightly different for her than the rest. "I'm not sure it means more," Gannarelli said. "But since I'm older now I think I appreciated it more."

Gannaelli had some adversity to overcome before she could act out that appreciation. She was very sick on that fateful day, and as a result fairly medicated. Highly emotional, she called her mom to vent about the possibility of her falling asleep and not being able to enjoy the game. Gannarelli had a feeling that the Yanks would take that Game 6 and prayed that she would be conscious when that final out of the ninth went down. Luckily for her, she powered through, and when Matsui drove in his late inning runs, she called her mom again, this time to say "I told you so."

You can see her eyes light up as she talks about Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada, Mariano Rivera, and yes, even Alex Rodriguez. When asked about her favorite moment from the playoff run she simply stated, "Every time A-Rod saved our ass."

"It was nice to see A-Rod have a nice October, since he usually doesn't," Gannarelli said. "I'm glad he finally got his ring."

As a previous resident of Georgia, she also has feelings for the Atalanta Braves, which made Mark Texiera's success on the Yankees equally fun to enjoy. "It was cool to see one of my favorite Braves players win it with my team," Gannarelli said.

It seems like a perfect storm of happiness in this particular sports moment for Gannarelli, except for the fact that she watched it all happen from the comfort of the great state of Massachusetts.