One year ago, in a Champagne-soaked clubhouse in Kansas City, Giants reliever Jeremy Affeldt began to cry when he learned he was declared the Game 7 winner of the World Series against the Royals, the team that drafted him, debuted him in the majors and ultimately traded him when he struggled so badly he started to hate baseball.
Affeldt always loved the city, though,
As Kansas City prepared to host a parade Tuesday that Affeldt experienced three times in San Francisco, he said by phone from his Idaho home he was thrilled for the Royals and their fans.