Phil Cuzzi - Major League Baseball Umpire

Inside Out with Paul Mecurio

A Jersey guy ex-teacher, salesperson ..Goes to a baseball game with buddies. ..notices an umpire and decides that life is short, I want to try that. This is the amazing life story of how Phil Uzzi became a Major League baseball Umpire. A fascinating and rare insider's look at the world of Major League Baseball from the vantage point of an umpire. Hear what it's like to go to umpire school, the hardest thing about umpiring and the pressure of umpiring some of the greatest athletes in the world. Phil has funny, outrageous stories about his days umpiring and talks about how he got his start umpiring, the keys to calling a good game, and the biggest surprises and challenges of being a major league ump.