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Originally Posted by bluezebra
BAD call. If the slide was legal, there is no justification for calling interference.
Bob
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This was my first thought also...but go back and re-read the scenario...(bold emphasis is mine)
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"Quick throw to the plate for an out, catcher takes two steps to throw the ball to first, retired runner slides into catcher feet, throw goes askew. I rule Dead ball interference by a retired runner, runner closest to home is out. End of the inning. Team B coach asks me was the slide legal, I told him it was because if it was not his player would have been ejected."
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This tells me that the catcher has moved away from the plate after retiring the runner from third. If the runner is sliding into the catcher, she is not attempting to slide at the plate, but is trying to disrupt the catcher's throw.
Sounds like the right call to me.