Registration is now open for the 2016 Umpire Ejection Fantasy League season.
Preliminary registrants will appear on the 2016 UEFL Membership Roster. If you submit registration and do not see your username on the roster within four days of submission, please register again.
Pursuant to UEFL Rule 1, as first adopted prior to the 2013 season:
b. Five umpires shall be drafted by each UEFL member in the form of one (1) crew chief per Rule 1-2, two (2) primary umpires 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. Members have the option of drafting all umpires during the first phase.
For more information about the UEFL draft and selection process, see the 2016 UEFL Rules Book. Note that the draft will occur in March 2016; no umpire will be selected until the draft begins 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 2016 UEFL season, please complete the 2016 UEFL Registration Form. If you experience technical difficulties, please respond to this post with your requested username. If you participated during the 2015 season, you may use the same username or otherwise mention what your username was last season. Do not select umpires during the registration process.
Important Note: To register for the 2016 Umpire Ejection Fantasy League, please indicate your desired username and e-mail address, the combination of which shall serve as user verification. Pursuant to Rules 4-7 and 6-1, users must be logged in to initiate challenges. The UEFL uses DISQUS for this purpose. To register, view any post on the website and scroll to the comments section. Click the "Join the discussion" text box and a variety of sign in options will appear. You can sign in with Facebook, Twitter or Google, or create an account with DISQUS. Your DISQUS sign in (whether Facebook, Twitter, Google or DISQUS itself) must match your UEFL username.
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March 11, 2016 (Friday): Preliminary and standard registration processes closed, draft opens.
March 25, 2016 (Friday): Last day to submit unrestricted Primary umpires.
March 26, 2016 (Saturday): Last day to submit unrestricted Secondary umpires.
April 1, 2016 (Friday): Last day to submit unrestricted Crew Chief selections.
April 2, 2016 (Saturday): Last day for roster changes (retirements, pre-season injuries, etc.).
April 3, 2016 (Sunday): Baseball's Opening Night (3 MLB Games)
Any late submissions will be "restricted," meaning umpire selection will be limited to a list as determined by the Commissioner and based on timely league drafting activity.
Appeals Board: Rule 6-4-a mandates the establishment and maintenance of an Appeals Board to rule on disputed issues, such as Quality of Correctness. Any visitor, guest or user may become an Appeals Board member and may or may not also be a concurrent league member. The Appeals Board operates on a voluntary basis only and is a one-year term (no term limits). To apply, please access this form. If you are interested in nominating yourself for the one at-large Appeals Board vacancy, please consider the following requirements:
➤ Ability to separate subjectivity from objective analysis;
➤ Extensive rules knowledge or ability to attain exceptional proficiency;
➤ Acceptance of prior and willingness to form UEFL precedent and rule interpretations;
➤ Ability to objectively and thoroughly analyze plays to determine, among others, Quality of Correctness;
➤ Availability to respond to the "Office of the UEFL Commissioner" in a timely fashion;
➤ Board members must abstain from ruling on plays involving drafted umpires (if applicable).
Link: 2016 Appeals Board page on the UEFL Portal
Permanent Appeals Board members are: Gil Imber (Commissioner, Chair), Jeremy Dircks (Deputy).
Appeals Board members re-elected via the 2015 Rules Summit are: Arik G, cyclone14, RichMSN, tmac, Turducken.
Vacancy: Seat 8, Seat 9 [2 vacancies].
Appeals Board nomination and election procedures, deadlines:
February 4, 2016 (Thursday): Appeals Board nominations opened.
March 18, 2016 (Friday): Appeals Board nominations closed and voting begins.
March 25, 2016 (Friday): Appeals Board voting ends, 2016 Board finalized.
If you have any questions, please post here. As you can see, registration will remain open for over four weeks while Appeals Board nominations will remain open for over six weeks. We hope you enjoy this registration process for the 2016 season.
