All hands on deck in winner-take-all Game 7

This was the way it had to be. For the two Wild Card-winning clubs that could not be denied. For the World Series loaded with punches and counterpunches. For the legion of fans invested either in the Giants’ drive for dynasty status or the Royals’ scintillating storyline. These two teams have given us so much entertainment in this event, and now they’ve given us baseball’s ultimate gift: Game 7.