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WTR Mailbag – On Night Games

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Everything is better at night.

It's cooler – both literally and figuratively, the post-noon fatigue has evaporated, so too have the cobwebs from the night before.

Throughout Toronto FC's history, Saturday afternoons have become the customary kickoff time. It was awkward.

Not only was it out of sync with the rest of the league, who would play later that evening or on Sunday, barring the occasional Friday night contest, but it was also a little uncomfortable. It can be hot and steamy, or the sun, beginning to dip beyond the horizon, could be blinding.