It came towards the home-plate and Marmaduke, as fast as an arrow.    From Wordnik.com.  [Half-Past Seven Stories] Reference

Rickey was Rickey when slid into home-plate after hitting a home run.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dan Abramson: Rickey Henderson's Hall of Fame Induction Speech] Reference

Baseball fanatics want to say the word is home home-plate, broken-home, home-shot?!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Choke] Reference

O'Malley renamed Lee Street which is on the home-plate side of Camden Yards Ripken Way.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Content Ripken headed to retirement] Reference

For a while longer we stood in the timeless time zone hovering around the home-plate plaque.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Mall of America] Reference

Plus Leslie Neilson singing theNational Anthem and being the greatest home-plate umpire ever.    From Wordnik.com.  [10 Fictional Sporting Events You’d Want To Be At | Manolith] Reference

But home-plate umpire Brian Gorman ruled it a wild pitch, allowing A-Rod to score from third.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rangers Leave No Doubt] Reference

He froze at the end of his delivery when home-plate umpire Jon Byrne didn't give him a close call.    From Wordnik.com.  [Stephen Strasburg takes first professional loss, still impresses Nationals officials] Reference

Natalies,: home-plate bat smash: on that rat with a club-limb was worth wathing 3-4 or more times.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jeff Probst blogs 'Survivor: Samoa': episode 9 | EW.com] Reference

He worked it well to Houston's disadvantage and with the approval of home-plate umpire Chuck Meriwether.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Glavine, Smoltz pitch rare shutout at Enron] Reference

An illustration shows what the home-plate entry into a proposed stadium in Northern Virginia might look like.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - D.C. area MLB's likely favorite] Reference

But when I saw the home-plate plaque, I forgot about that for a moment and sat down on a rustic log bench nearby.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Mall of America] Reference

Cardinals manager Tony La Russa had a conversation with home-plate umpire Alfonso Marquez before the second inning.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rogers steers Tigers to 3-1 victory over Cardinals in Game 2] Reference

Mr. Maddon argued with home-plate umpire Angel Hernandez over a timeout being denied to Carlos Pena during his at-bat.    From Wordnik.com.  [Baseball's Crazy Week] Reference

A man and a woman pushing a crying baby in a stroller stopped on top of the home-plate plaque, unaware of where they were.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Mall of America] Reference

It happened again in May of the following season when he suffered a concussion in a home-plate collision with catcher Bill Haselman.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Banged-up Brewer attempts to salvage career] Reference

But after protests and consultation with home-plate umpire Ed Rapuano, Marsh reversed the decision and Escobar was charged with an error.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - White Sox arms go great lengths for crown] Reference

I will apologize now to those who may have written something on this, but I promise to make it up with links when I get back to home-plate.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-04-01] Reference

Monday, Girardi was screaming at home-plate umpire.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Santana was hurt Monday night in a home-plate collision with Boston's.    From Wordnik.com.  [ESPN.com] Reference

Santana was hurt Monday night in a home-plate collision with Boston's Ryan Kalish.    From Wordnik.com.  [daytondailynews.com - News] Reference

Dioner Navarro has been injured in a home-plate collision and taken in an ambulance for.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference

Casilla, hurt in a home-plate collision Saturday, said he hopes to play in a few days.    From Wordnik.com.  [Red Sox & MLB - BostonHerald.com] Reference

Bradley began arguing with home-plate umpire Larry Vanover and allegedly made contact with him.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

During games, Long positions himself on the home-plate end of the Yankees 'first-base-side dugout.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Angels manager Mike Scioscia was ejected for arguing the warning with home-plate umpire Bill Hohn.    From Wordnik.com.  [Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz] Reference

Then again, Bench's career was never quite the same after a home-plate collision with Gary Matthews in 1975.    From Wordnik.com.  [Postbulletin.com Local News]

Dioner Navarro sustained what the team called a nerve contusion in his left leg during a home-plate collision.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference

"It doesn't bother me," said Carpenter, who brought the matter up to home-plate umpire Mike Reilly during the game.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yahoo! Sports - Top News] Reference

Geovany Soto drew a leadoff walk in the fifth, although Chris Carpenter wasn't happy with home-plate umpire Bob Davidson's call.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chicago Cubs News] Reference

Remember when Joe Blanton hit Alex Rodriguez in the first inning of Game 4, motivating home-plate umpire Mike Everitt to warn both benches?.    From Wordnik.com. Reference