Introducing the 2015 UEFL Appeals Board

The 2015 UEFL Appeals Board roster is now final. Introducing the following members of the board who, throughout the 2015 season, will contribute to cases and other matters referred to the Board as prescribed rule, such as all check swing ejections and matters of UEFL challenge. Appeals Board decisions and pending cases will be posted to the UEFL Portal's Appeals Board page. The following members were selected to represent the Appeals Board for the 2015 UEFL season:


UEFL Commissioner Gil Imber, Chair and Appellate Interpreter - Ex-Officio Member
» Founder and owner, Umpire Ejection Fantasy League's The Left Field Corner (2006-11) and Close Call Sports (2011-present)...Rules Featured Columnist, Bleacher Report (2011-2013)...Former football and baseball, present basketball official...UEFL Appeals Board (2012-present).

Deputy UEFL Commissioner Jeremy Dircks - Ex-Officio Member
» Umpire Ejection Fantasy League and Close Call Sports Staff (2011-present)...Former Kern County football, basketball and baseball official...Officer, United States Navy...UEFL Appeals Board (2012-present).

Charter Member RichMSN - Elected via 2014 UEFL Rules Summit ballot
» 25 years umpiring experience, high school and college...Ardent student of the rules; Jim Evans Annotated, Jaksa/Roder, Wendelstedt Manual, PBUC Manual, Childress BRD, MLB Umpire Manual Rule Interpretations...Returning for a fourth term on the UEFL Appeals Board (2012-present).

Charter Member tmac - Elected via 2014 UEFL Rules Summit ballot
» Former baseball official...Has worked with several present MiLB and MLB umpires...Author of several key 2012 UEFL Appeals Board decisions...Returning for a fourth term on the UEFL Appeals Board (2012-present).

Senior Member Arik G - Elected via 2014 UEFL Rules Summit ballot
» Nearly 20 years of umpiring experience, youth through college and semi-professional...Formerly a 2012 Appeals Board candidate...Returning for a third term on the UEFL Appeals Board (2013-present).

Senior Member Turducken - Elected via 2014 UEFL Rules Summit ballot
» Has officiated high school baseball and, professionally, Single-A MiLB...Former UEFL observer and 2012 participant...Returning for a third term on the UEFL Appeals Board (2013-present).

Ranking Member JD - Elected via 2014 UEFL Rules Summit ballot
» Graduate of the Jim Evans Academy of Professional Umpiring (JEAPU), former MiLB Umpire and JEAPU apprentice instructor...Holds a juris doctor (hence JD) and clerks for a federal judge in Manhattan...Returning for a second term on the UEFL Appeals Board (2014-present).

Ranking Member cyclone14 - Elected via 2014 UEFL Rules Summit ballot
» High school umpire and UEFL participant since The Left Field Corner...Surgical resident located in Ontario, Canada...Returning for a second term on the UEFL Appeals Board (2014-present).

Member Steve Holt - Elected via 2015 UEFL Appeals Board ballot
» Has officiated collegiate (including Division I) baseball and, professionally, four seasons...Astute familiarity with MLB and PBUC (now MiLB-UD) interpretations, Pitch F/X...Inaugural term on the UEFL Appeals Board.

Non-Voting Member brettjwhaley - Elected via 2015 UEFL Appeals Board ballot
» Has officiated collegiate and high school baseball and volleyball, and high school basketball...Graduate of the Wendelstedt School (2011)...Operator of a local umpire camp...Inaugural term on the UEFL Appeals Board.