1. adjective. If you are restless, you are bored, impatient, or dissatisfied, and you want to do something else. By 1982, she was restless and needed a new impetus for her talent. ...a major new initiative to placate the country's restless intellectuals.
One of the most critical roles relievers play is to protect starting pitchers who are closely monitored, held to strict pitch counts and given plenty of rest between games. Reason: their ballooning paychecks, which averaged $4.4 million last year, compared with $3.2 million for the average big-leaguer.
A Major League umpire's starting salary is around $120,000, with the senior umps earning up to $350,000. That may sound like a lot for what seems to be six months' work, but the umpire's season is considerably longer than that with Spring Training, All-Star Games and postseason play added into the mix.