Interferrence?

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by Rich Ives

A real stretch.

Unless we're talking about an enormous firstbaseman, SITTING on the bag waiting to make this catch, I don't see this as a stretch at all. In fact, what he describes is what I saw in my head while reading the initial post.

Anyway - the answer to your question sans sarcasm or silliness is that the runner MUST AVOID interfering with the catch. What she has to do to get back is her problem to solve.