And even if THAT's the reason ... it's legal. Assuming the penalty for not playing his players is forfeiture, he's giving up 2 outs to give himself a chance to win.

...until a OOO plate ump FORFIETS the game on him cuz he 'didnt like what he saw.' :rolleyes:

I have coached in a league that had time limits and umpired leagues with time limits. I didn't like either one of them very well. I believe if you play a game that is started and ended with a time limit, there should be a clock on the scoreboard for all to see. You have to finish an inning that was started if the home team is behind or tied. If the horn goes off during the bottom of the inning, game over.(If the home team is winning)

This is the reason that most time limits here in SD have a "no new inning can start after ____," and a "drop dead time," where no matter where you are in an inning, the game is over, and reverts back to the last inning's score no matter what. It is always 15 minutes from the "no new inning" time to the "drop dead time."