From J/R:
"This section invovles interference by offensive team personnel other
than the batter during a pitch, the batter-runner, runners, or base
coaches -- in other words, offensive personnel who should not be
participating in (and in fact should be avioding) live ball action on
the playing field. Examples of 'offensive teammates' include:
(c) a player who had been a runner but has touched home and is
signaling to a following runner.
It is interference if an 'offensive teammate'
(1) blatantly and avoidably hinders a fielder's try to field a fair or
catchable batted ball or thrown ball.
Offensive teammates must try to avoid a fielder trying to
field. If an offensive teammate tries to avoid, but contacts a
fielder, it is not interference. In most cases an offensive teammate
who does not try to avoid contact with a fielder will have interfered.

(2) intentionally hinders or impedes a fielder's try to field a fair
or catchable batted ball or thrown ball."

In your case, the "offensive teammate" tried to avoid interfering.
Therefore, no interference.

Travis






On Jul 5, 2009, at 7:39 PM, Jerry McKissack wrote:

>
>
> What about rule 7.09(e)
>
> (e) Any batter or runner who has just been put out, or any runner
> who has just scored, hinders or impedes any following play being
> made on a runner. Such runner shall be declared out for the
> interference of his teammate;
>
> Umpire's judgement - did he hinder or impede?
>
> Jerry
>
> -- In llumpires@yahoogroups.com, Travis Brown <wmllump@...> wrote:
> >
> > He is an "authorized person" and must interfere intentionally for
> > interference to be called. What you described was not intentional
> > interference. Instead, he was trying to avoid interfering.
> >
> > Travis
> >
> > On Jul 5, 2009, at 5:10 PM, MichaelWmWalsh@... wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > After a runner scored, he set up on the 3rd base extended line to
> > > direct a following runner to stay up or slide. The throw to F2 was
> > > off-line and hit the runner who had scored. He was attempting to
> avoid
> > > the throw but couldn't get out of the way. I had the plate and
> did not
> > > consider it interference, but later my partner insisted that,
> unlike a
> > > base coach, he had no right to be there and it would be
> interference
> > > if
> > > he affected the play. Well, if so, it would have to be dead
> > > immediately, before seeing if the play was affected, but I
> cannot find
> > > any support in the rules. What do you think? Thanks.
> > >
> > > Mike
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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> >
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