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.
As of 1911 the average salary for the about 500 players in Major League Baseball was slightly more than $2,000 a season ($50,600 today). The star hitter Ty Cobb received $9,000 a season ($227,800 today), and sold automobiles in the off season.y 1941, Hank Greenberg was the highest-paid player in baseball, earning $55,000 a season ($881,900 today). Stan Musial 's $80,000 a season ($710,500 today) was the highest in 1952, while young star Mickey Mantle earned $10,000 a season ($88,800 today).