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Daily Madden: It's Hard To Dislike The Royals

SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) - John Madden will be rooting for the Giants as the World Series gets underway Tuesday night. But he's also a big fan of the way the Royals play the game.

"They're a likable team," Madden said. "You wish that they were the team that you could dislike when you're rooting for one team... But there's something about Kansas City -- you just look at them and you watch them play, and the way they play and coach and manage and everything, you can't dislike them."

John said the Royals present a new challenge for the Giants pitchers and defense.

"The Royals can run. Remember back in the day with the A's and Rickey Henderson? That was just so exciting when he would be up. Is he going to get on base? And if he got on base, when is he going to steal? And the Royals have a little of that. So you have kind of a game within a game... (The Giants) have to be able to handle the speed of the Royals." Madden said he hopes the Giants can do that. "I always go for the locals. Always do. Always have been, always will be." (7:00)

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Listen to the John Madden segment live weekday mornings at 8:15 and Monday and Friday mornings at 9:15 on KCBS All News 740 AM/106.9 FM.

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