Two incredible — regarded as virtually impossible — feats by the teams. For the Royals, the first team ever to make it to the Series without a loss. For the Giants, the first team to ever win a seven game series with only three wins.
I'm not sure that's true. The Royals are the first team to make it from Wild Card to the Series without a loss, i.e. win 8 straight. But I think other teams have done it in 7.