In tough times, major league players talk of keeping things in perspective. A game based on surviving failure teaches that. While that may be difficult, they have to do the same when things are going very well.
Kansas City Royals starter Danny Duffy has seen both sides of the equation in his 10-year career with the team.
He made his debut in 2011 when the Royals lost 91 games. He was there when the team started to climb into contention, and he was there when they went to back-to-back World Series in 2014 and 2015, winning it the second time.