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You wonder why people get confused. Why do you feel the need to read things into or out of a scenario that was quite specific.
The runner was "foot tripped on purpose". That is intentional, it cannot be questioned as the umpire there has made that determination. If you don't eject a player for doing that, you are going to have a tough career.
The umpire responsible for making the judgment for this obstructed runner states, "I call dead ball , obstruction safe on third". That's it, this runner was protected to 3B. No other options or opinions, the runner in this play was protected to 3B.
Yes, a runner is protected between the bases with a few exceptions. One of them is leaving a base too soon on a batted ball caught in flight or off another offensive player or attached equipment. The coached properly appealed the play and the runner is out.
Debeau nailed this play from start to finish. The only possible question can be where did Senor Partner get his training and does he really know the rules.
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