How baseball imitates life: Authors share tips for sports parents

While chasing the long odds, have you ever thought about how baseball and softball imitate finding success in life? Rotbart and Davidoff, a veteran sportswriter, have teamed to explore that question. We spoke with them and picked out 10 tips for parents about how they can apply lessons from baseball for sports and life success. YOUTH SPORTS SURVIVAL GUIDE: Order Coach Steve's new book1. Step into the box: Being comfortable and confident is being successful The book is about 15 years in the making, after Rotbart coached his two sons (now 34 and 38) through high school, taking meticulous notes that became a manuscript. He connected with Davidoff, who covered Major League Baseball for 30 years...