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Oppool
"Sit#2 BUT under some circumstances I believing not moving maybe ruled intentional. This would be a judgement call by the ump."
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Are you mixing "apples and oranges" here? The situation that has been discussed is about the catcher attempting to make a throw to a base and whether or not the batter interfers with the throw. I think that everybody agrees that as long as the batter stands still, she can not be called for interference.
The rules you quoted relate to a play being made at the plate. Maybe the catcher is trying to retrieve a passed ball and wants to make the play or throws the ball to the pitcher covering home. If the batter does not vacate the playing area around home she can be called for interference.
The batter needs to do more than move; she needs to know where the play will occur so that she can be out of the way.
This happened to my partner last year. Runner at 3B, inside pitch bounces off cather's left to the backstop. Batter is scrunched over and is backing away from the plate. Catcher retrieves ball, whirls and throws to home plate expecting her pitcher to be there. Instead the batter has backed into her line of throw and the ball clanks off her helmet and bounces to first base. It was quite funny and everyone had a good laugh, but in the end it was "dead ball, batter out, runner returns to 3B."
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