Stat-Man,
I see SD Steve caught the drift of your question and I did not.
You are correct in your understanding on the question you pose.
The reason it is NOT "splitting hairs", is because no runners can advance on the "dead ball strike three", while if the BR is thrown out on a fair batted ball (assuming less than two outs at the time) any other runners would be free to attempt to advance.
JM
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