i know the guy to my left, tom verducci would not.ure as this game unfolds. we have said there hasn't been really one guy other than madison to step out and be an mvp to this world series at this point. one guy who might be on the short list is the catcher salvador perez. >> listen. not a lot of constant in the ultimate chess match in today's game but salvador perez is the constant guy for the royals. starting number 158 on the year. . the most ever by a catcher. really struggled in the alcs and days off he has come back and hit .381 in the world series. look for him to play a key role in this game. if you want one more constant in this game you can count on, how about this? kelvin herrera will be the first pitcher out of ned yost's bull pen and might not be the seventh inning but could be as early as the second inning. >> the whole seventh and eighth and ninth formula, ball it up and throw it out the window. tonight is different than any other night of the year in major league baseball. kevin, guys, back to you. >> joe, can't wait, t

tom verducci, you get to go first. what jumps out you from this world series?> you can't say enough about the obvious. madison bumgarner. wasn't he came back on two days rest to pitch five innings in this game it was the ninth inning the tying run was on third base. he's in his 40th game, 270 innings into the season and still has something left to win the world series and get the last out. oh, by the way, let's not forget, a lot of this core of giants home ground have three world series championships in five years. the first national league franchise to do that in the free agent era. >> yeah, first national league franchise to do it since the 1940s. the franchise has their eighth championship. i'll go to you, harold. what stands out to you? >> well, i look at the fact that, obviously, madison bumgarner but i go also the fact that how they continued to compete. the wildcard was designed to knock off the starter, the number one guy, and make it difficult for that wildcard team to get to the world series. you had to play more games and be more competitive. i think