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Originally Posted by DG
Sounds like a money grab. If the teams paid to be there and did not get what they paid for, they should get some of their money back, IMHO. Not your fault, the tournament's fault.
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That's tricky though. There may not be money to give back. After all, the tournament has to pay it's costs, which aren't that much less for rainouts than it is for games played. Depending on the deal with the umpires, they likely only save game fees on the umpires.
Add to that the fact that they lose concession sales and they make less money when the cancel games than when they play them.
Finally, that's the chance you take when you're playing a game that can't be played in heavy rain. If you don't come into the tournament understanding that you can't play if it rains hard, you might need to find another sport to participate in.