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I would suspect that it wasn't a true 90 degree angle if the umpire interfered. Where did the throw come from? Unless the catcher threw directly from the plate angle or from foul territory (usually a bunt goes out further into fair territory) there would be no need to go as far as the 1b-2b baseline, which is a true 90 degrees (intersection of foul line with 1b-2b line). If the 1b is stretching towards the throw from the catcher that would take them even further into the diamond...and if umpire still interfered...they could have been out of position. That would be on the umpire..not the preferred mechanic...I saw the Bandit-Force game, if that is the one you are talking about...didn't see this play.
Be that as it may...if a play (or subsequent play) takes you out of your prefered situation..by all means..move somewhere else. Thats like straddling a passed ball at home and not allowing catcher to get to it because you are in "your position?"
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