Rules are Just That; Rules

I'm both a umpire (baseball) and referee (hockey). In both of these positions; I'm there (I won't say paid, 'cause that sounds bad even though it's true) to enforce the rules, and penalize those who choose not to follow them.

Hockey (in some minor league levels) has a fifty minute curfew time. Meaning you have fifty minutes on the ice, and then you have to get off for the next group.

Then there's all the other technical ones that I really don't need to get into at the moment. But know that I do know them, and enforce them.

Baseball is similar with the curfew time. You get two hours on the field. You cannot start an inning after those two hours. Now, you cannot play on the field at, or after dusk; for reasons of safety AND common knowledge. (I say "common knowledge" as there is no such thing - scientifically - as a "common sense." Blame it on high school science.)

So, say an inning takes - on average - 40 minutes to play (at the Minor National level). Sunset is at 8:11. You finish an inning (doesn't matter which one) at 7:45. Is there time for a full other inning before sunset?

The correct answer is, "No."

Therefore, "No coach. The game is over because those are the rules." Deal with it.

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