[Tru_in_Blu]

I think it would be a stretch to call MC in a scenario such as this. Depending upon the level of play and the game, it seems more likely to me that the defender is simply rushing to try and make the play.

I saw it twice last evening working men's SP wreck league. Both times it was at HP and both times the catcher tried to make a tag before he had the ball. And both times he was muttering to himself: "catch the ball first, dummy".

That said, I do believe that OBS is the correct call in the OP. I can just envision a young JO player becoming nervous about trying to make such a play and forgetting to get the ball first.

Not everyone that falls down gets hurt, and sometimes people who don't fall down at all get seriously hurt [Dan Marino?].