[Steven Tyler]

I'm trying to figure how some posters are implying if the runner goes past the plate he is good to go if he doesn't try to return to touch base and no appeal by the defense. By this, they are essentially saying the runner has touched the base. Now, they want to reverse themselves into a time play by implying that when the runner goes back to touch the plate they would take the run off the board. This play is either an appeal or time play, not an either/or play.

If you're going to make it a time play call the runner out the moment the B/R is out, even if the runner doesn't return to touch the plate and make the appeal process a moot point. By going back and touching the plate, all the runner has done in actually touch the plate twice if being considered past the plate is considered a touch until upon appeal.

This clearly is an appeal play once the runner went past home, not a time play.