Let's face it. Umpiring is not an easy or happy way to make a living. In the abuse they suffer, and the pay they get for it, you see an imbalance that can only be explained by their need to stay close to a game they can't resist.

Robert George "Bob" Uecker (pron. He was the voice of the "head of Bob Uecker" in the Futurama episode "A Leela of Her Own. On October 14 2010 the Brewers announced Uecker would again undergo heart surgery this time to repair a tear at the site of his valve replacement.

: /ˈjuːkər/ EWK-ər; born January 26 1935) is a retired American Major League Baseball player later a sportscaster comedian and actor. Baseball" by TV talk show host Johnny Carson.