OBS then INT

[mbyron]

A case for your consideration:

PLAY: With a runner on second, the batter hits a line drive to the left center field wall. The runner from second is obstructed by the third baseman after he has rounded third and headed to home. The plate umpire announces “That’s Obstruction,” and the play continues. The catcher, who now has the ball heard the obstruction call and cocks his arm back to attempt to throw to second for a play on the advancing batter-runner. As the obstructed runner passes the catcher, he knocks the ball from the catcher’s hand. The plate umpire now announces “That’s interference,” and makes the ball immediately dead. RULING: We will enforce the two violations in the order in which they occur. The runner from second is awarded home due to the obstruction by the third baseman. Since we just scored him, we cannot call him out for his interference. As the plate umpire judges that there was a possible play at second base on the batter-runner, the batter-runner is called out for the interference.

Assume that R2 interferes before touching HP. Thoughts?