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Originally posted by Tim C
Is a greater "leeway" extended if home plate is involved?

It just seems to me that I have seen a much larger allowance when say, the plate is missed and the tag is missed, and the catcher/base runner "dance" begins.

Tee

Yes, there is greater leeway at home plate. A runner can miss home and walk 50 feet away to the dugout. He can then return and touch home as long as he has not entered the dugout (which would be abandoning his effort).

The "dance" can go on as long as the runner is trying to reach the plate.