
Editor's note: The video above is from the Giants' 2015 regular-season finale.
Count Giants manager Bruce Bochy among the many individuals impressed with the Royals' 2015 World Series championship.
Bochy was very complimentary of Kansas City's successful return trip to the Fall Classic in a phone interview with the San Francisco Chronicle, even comparing Ned Yost's team to his own ball club.
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“I’m an NL guy, but when a team gets there both years, I think you have to pull for them a little bit.
"You have to love the way they played the game, how hard they fought. ... Their club reminds me of us. They don’t give up."
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The Giants and Royals fought tooth and nail in 2014's seven-game Series, with ace Madison Bumgarner carrying San Francisco to its third title in five seasons.
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The Royals defeated the Astros, Blue Jays and Mets to be crowned MLB champions for the first time in 30 years.