Missed Home Plate

[AtlUmpSteve]

Originally Posted by archangel

Im curious as to the wording of said caseplay. I can understand the catcher touching home and verbally appealing missed base for an out when the runner has passed home and is making no attempt (or his team is starting to tell him to "touch home!", and he heads back to the plate....but in the OP it stated "immediately" going back to touch home..In that case of continuing play, Im waiting to see what happens before ruling (tagged or not).
Example: runner passes home-missing the plate but diving back to touch, but not before the catcher (making no attempt to tag), yells the appeal while standing on home- I dont think Id honor the appeal, and rule Safe...

Then, as stated above, you would be wrong in ASA. A missed base is subject to immediate live ball appeal, which can be made by tagging the runner or touching the base and indicating an appeal. There is no such thing as a continuing play; it is either a live ball, or a dead ball.