Leon Allen (Goose) Goslin was named to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1968. A great player, he hit left and pitched right.
In the 1924 World Series, Goose hit a sensational home run. The fans cheered wildly. Fellow players poured out of the dugout to shake his hand and slap his back after he slid into home plate in a great cloud of dust.
Then the umpire shouted, "Yeerr out!"
It seems that Goose had done a superb job hitting the ball, but he hadn't touched first base. He had neglected one important part of the scoring process.
Though it has been a long time since that day, the experience of Goose Goslin still stands out as one that people in all kinds of jobs should consider. Even if your work is outstanding on most parts of a job, if you neglect to do one basic part of it, the whole thing may be for naught.
Goose and his team were lucky to find out right away that something important was missing. On some jobs, it doesn't happen until much later. That can cause some big problems.
If you remember to touch all the bases, you'll score for sure.
