Wednesday, December 28, 2011

UEFL 2012: League Registration and Appeals Board Nomination

The Umpire Ejection Fantasy League is pleased to announce the 2012 season's registration process.

Per Rule 1:
a.     A post announcing the opening of registrations shall appear on the UEFL website no later than two months prior to the start of the regular season. This post shall instruct members on the proper methods of signing up to participate in the UEFL for the upcoming season and will contain all appropriate pre-draft deadlines.
b.     Once the registration period is closed, a draft order shall be pre-assigned (see Rule 1-1-c and 1-1-d). Four umpires shall be drafted by each UEFL member in the form of one (1) crew chief per Rule 1-2, one (1) primary umpire per Rule 1-3 and two (2) secondary umpires per Rule 1-4.
c.     The draft will be conducted in two phases: Phase one encompasses the crew/primary round while phase two encompasses the secondary draft.

For more information about the UEFL draft and selection process, see the 2012 UEFL Rules Book. Note that the draft will occur in March 2012, no umpires will be selected until a draft order has been determined in March.

Any visitor, guest or user may become a league member. There is no cost to register for this league. If you would like to register for the 2012 season, please respond to this post with your requested username. If you participated during the 2011 season, please use the same username or otherwise mention what your username was last season. Do not select umpires during the registration process.

Important: It is recommended that UEFL members be placed on an e-mail list so that we may expeditiously communicate important site-related news, including UEFL draft order. If you wish to be included, click here to e-mail the primary UEFL Commissioner with your username and registration information.

For verification purposes, we also highly recommend that all league members do not post anonymously or with a write-in (Name/URL) username. Blogger's comment system accepts Google, Livejournal, Wordpress, TypePad, AIM and OpenID accounts. The reason for this is so that we may verify your identity during the registration, draft, challenge and case play processes.

Per Rule 6-4-a, the UEFL announces the creation of an Appeals Board that shall routinely rule on issues of Quality of Correctness. Any visitor, guest or user may become an Appeals Board member and may or may not also be a league member. The Appeals Board operates on a voluntary basis only and is a one-year term (no term limits). To apply, you must e-mail the primary UEFL Commissioner with your nomination. If you are interested in nominating yourself for the two at-large Appeals Board vacancies, please consider the following requirements:
  • Ability to separate subjectivity from objective analysis;
  • Extensive rules knowledge or ability to attain exceptional proficiency without significant disputation of UEFL rule interpretations;
  • Ability to objectively and thoroughly analyze plays to determine Quality of Correctness
  • Availability to respond to the "Office of the UEFL Commissioner" in a timely fashion. Generally, within 48 hours of being notified of the appeal.
  • Board members, including Commissioners, will be required to abstain from ruling on plays involving their drafted umpires (or crews, if applicable);
  • Board members with no drafted umpires may request ample abstention from a limited number of appeals if so desired, which may be comparable to appeals abstained from by Board members with drafted umpires.
The UEFL pre-sesason shall commence in observance of the following schedule. Note that all deadlines, except otherwise noted, will extend to 11:59 PM Pacific Time on the date indicated:
  • November 27, 2011 (Sunday): Registration and Appeals Board nomination processes open
  • March 5, 2012 (Monday): Registration process closed
  • March 9, 2012 (Friday): Draft order decided and distributed after registrations closed; latest of March 9.
  • March 10, 2012 (Saturday): Crew and Primary rounds of the draft open. These rounds will run concurrently.
  • March 16, 2012 (Friday): Crew and Primary rounds of the draft closed.
  • March 17, 2012 (Saturday): Secondary round of the draft open. This round is conducted publicly and operates according to the draft order that was sent out by March 9, 2012.
  • March 23, 2012 (Friday): Appeals Board nominations closed.
  • March 24, 2012 (Saturday): Appeals Board voting begins
  • March 30, 2012 (Friday): This is the latest day the non-live Secondary draft may close.
  • March 30, 2012 (Friday): Appeals Board voting ends
  • April 1, 2012 (Sunday): Live Secondary draft. Time TBD. For those participating in the Live Secondary draft, Primary picks may be submitted at this time as well.
  • April 2, 2012 (Monday): UEFL rosters and draft results posted
  • April 3, 2012 (Tuesday): Last day for roster changes (retirements, pre-season injuries)
  • April 4-6, 2012 (Wednesday): Opening Day(s), MLB season begins
If you have any questions, please post here. As you can see, registration will remain open for over four months while Appeals Board nominations will remain open for close to five months. We hope you enjoy this registration process for the 2012 season.

87 comments :

clement30 said...

Returning from 2011...clement30

shtuck91 said...

shtuck91, newcomer

Anonymous said...

2011's runner-up... sachmet.

jrd said...

First time competitor, JRD

Anonymous said...

2011 Champion...kickersrule

yawetag said...

Coming back for my third year: yawetag.

Anonymous said...

hitit2me, newcomer

cyclone14 said...

cyclone14...third time's a charm!

Cricket said...

Cricket.

Long-time listener, first time caller.

KTurner14 said...

Hoping to finish higher than 22nd place! KTurner14

Travis & Tiffany said...

Umptm4, newcomer.

NKCAUmp said...

nkcaump - newcomer

RCM said...

Newcomer: FearlessFixxer

BrooklynUmp said...

I'd like to participate in the upcoming season, and I'd also like to nominate myself for a review an appeals board position.

Anonymous said...

BrooklynUmp said...

I'd like to participate in the upcoming season, and I'd also like to nominate myself for a review an appeals board position.

BONZ_kansascity said...

Returning from 2011

BONZ_kansascity

Canadian_Scott said...

Three-year follower, but first-time participant... Canadian_Scott

nwsquid said...

newbie-noober...after years of lurking, I'll now try my hand at it.

nwsquid

Turducken said...

Newcomer - Turducken

zcr57 said...

2011 participant...zcr57

jhagen88 said...

jhagen88 back for a second year.

Would also like to nominate myself for the appeals board.

amccormick99 said...

amccormick99... newcomer

Anonymous said...

RadioBlue ... newcomer

Anonymous said...

Total nube ... RadioPearl. Disregard my anonymous entry as RadioBlue.

Dan said...

DanNJ316 returning from last year.

blue1923 said...

Ready to give it a try this year.Sign me up!

Greg Pickel said...

Been following this thing for two years, want to finally get in. Username: The Peoples Champ

jvump said...

jvump ... newcomer

Scumpire said...

Scumpire returns...

UmpAtty said...

Ready to give it a ride - UmpAtty

Gsdesbiens said...

I'm in,

Gsdesbiens

Anonymous said...

josh7377 returning from last year

mbosschaart said...

I'd like to join up. Username mbosschaart

Anonymous said...

Spence 1222 returning for a second year in 2012.

Anonymous said...

Pumped about joining the league this year!

username: umpire21

Anonymous said...

new member - majessa

SPballsandstrikes said...

Would like to come back if I could,from last year.

SPballsandstrikes

constable said...

constable- new guy this year.

Tony Hendrix said...

TonyTheRed Returning

Kid Chicken said...

New Member - Kid Chicken

Mike Gambino said...

bino..im a returnee

Rich Fronheiser said...

Returning from last year, Rich MSN

Anonymous said...

Returning IWU_Titan

Drew said...

newcomer, wvumpire1807

Arik said...

new comer:

BT_Blue

I would also like to nominate myself for the appeals board.

Anonymous said...

BSBALLUMP back for another year

Anonymous said...

SnakesSnakes - Long awaited newcomer.

Adam said...

youthministeradam (highschoolump last season). Would also like to be on the appeals board.

BJ said...

Newcomer -- MrBlue2U

I've been following this league for several years and would like to be a member this year. Looking forward to it!

dwlockman said...

dwlockman - newcomer

During the season this is the first website I visit every morning.

Anonymous said...

TheDrakeOne_30 - newcomer

Fikester said...

Fikester - newcomer

TT49 said...

tt49 - 2nd year

JohnShulockFan said...

JohnShulockFan - newcomer

Anonymous said...

SportsNut88 - Newcomer

fallschum04 said...

fallschum04 - newcomer

ump_24 said...

ump_24 back again

Bearded_Beast said...

Bearded_Beast

Newcomer...been coming to this site for past 3 years.

Anonymous said...

marvin16 is returning from last year. Hopefully I can do better than finish 2nd last

Anonymous said...

I am a newbie here but wish to register as millerump18.

Anonymous said...

TXWrangler....newbie, but excited to join!

Craig said...

New registration
clawdad

Tiznownes said...

Three-Ballin'

First Season Participating

umpire87 said...

umpire87

First season.....

sarge3097 said...

sarge3097

rookie season

Nathan said...

I'm in. Returning from least year where I was mtn335.

dannyrocket said...

First timer....dannyrocket

Anonymous said...

First timer, but long-time follower. MSNUMP

Mwmoney0810 said...

First Timer: MWmoney0810

bluecoral5 said...

New to the league: Bluecoral5

BigCatch22 said...

First Timer: BigCatch22

Betsy said...

First timer: Betsy18

millerump18 said...

New User; millerump18@gmail.com

Sword said...

First time signing up...

My name is "Sword"

walker1976 said...

newcomer: walker1976

jbird15 said...

Jbird15

Chewy6294 said...

newcomer: chewy6294

youngblue said...

Newcomer: youngblue

mojo_workin said...

newcomer: mojo_workin

Anonymous said...

late again. returning from 2011 (if I can get in this late) jdbr78

Anonymous said...

jdbr78 back from 2011

Lindsay said...

Welcome all! We now move from Standard Registration to Late Registration. Basically, Late Registration means you will be placed last on the Secondary Draft order list. Late Registration shall be open until March 29. After that point, we will still accept signups, but those will be considered April Registrations. April Registration means you will be subjected to a limited list of Primary, Crew and Secondary umpires to choose from, as opposed to having the option to choose any Primary and Crew umpires.

Anonymous said...

Late registrant... Scuba29

Lindsay said...

Hi Scuba29, feel free to go straight to the Crew/Primary draft and submit your crew and/or primary umpires.

Anonymous said...

Late registrant...carpenterc001. Also, a first timer.

Lindsay said...

Welcome, anyone who registers prior to April 1: Submit your Crew and/or Primary selections selections at this time.

Anonymous said...

NorthStarUmpire2

New to the league

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