Sunday Story…The tie goes to the runner

Why is that? Why does the runner win the tie? Really, it’s a tie. Why doesn’t the baseman win every other time? Who determined that the runner gets the benefit of the doubt? Because a tie means the outcome is in doubt. We don’t know who really won. But we have arbitrarily or capriciously determined that the runner should get the benefit of the doubt and win the tie.

Or is it really that capricious? Maybe the runner gets that benefit of the doubt because they are the one in motion…they are the one in action. Maybe they are actually earning and worthy of the benefit of the doubt. By virtue of the effort put forth the runner gets rewarded when the outcome is a tossup. On several levels, this makes sense to me.

When I am handed the benefit of the doubt it is a gift to be prized. I need to capitalize on the gift I have been given. When you get the benefit of the doubt you really need to keep moving and do all the things you can do to keep earning that gift.

Take the gift, say thank you, and then work overtime so you don’t waste it.

John Mariotti
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