PEBA : the immersive, fictional, writing-friendly league has openings! (moving to 18 in offseason)
ONE OF OOTP'S MORE IMMERSIVE LEAGUES HAS OPENINGS!
League Origin Story
The year was 2007, and America was starved for its National Pastime. The PED Scandal and greed on all fronts broke the nations trust in Major League Baseball, and an Institution of well over 100 years folded up shop and closed their doors. In came John Rodriguez, Sr and a group of wise business men who brought baseball back to the forefront – eschewing the big city lights and bringing the game back to the people.
It's hard to believe that was over 18 years ago.
Since it opened its doors, PEBA has had its share of controversy and tragedy; dynasty and Cinderella. It’s the home to
‘Fireworks’,
‘Tugboat’,
‘El Chupacabra’ and
‘Moon Dog’. It is a shared dynasty of 26 like-minded souls who have crafted a universe – a PEBAverse, like none other – and now you can become part of that legend.
What We're Like
League Structure
Each major league team has 4 minor league affiliates (AAA, AAA, full season A, short season A)
Four feeder leagues: 2 college (1 international and one US), and 2 high school (again, 1 international and one US)
4 independent AI leagues.
Playoff Structure
10 teams make the playoffs (3 division winners and 2 wild cards in each league)
Division Winners in each league advance directly to the Division Series.
Wild Card round is best of 5; divisional, league championship, and Rodriguez Cup each best of 7.
The PEBA is a unique participation-based league – we pride ourselves with quality writing that not only covers the game, but takes us out of the dugout and, at times, into the sublime. Two sims a week means we move fast enough to enjoy ourselves, but give you enough breathing space to explore the depths of your team. Nowhere else do you find a GM running his club from a mental hospital, a team broadcaster heading to a foreign land to rekindle his game – only to be hunted for drug smuggling, a team hiring a GM and world-travelling manager, both trying to revive 'dead ball' baseball in modern times, and
a pair of buddies heading out on the road to visit every ball park – and ending up becoming a real life published book! We use a Contribution Points reward system that allows members to make teams their own – be it through ballpark adjustments, sending players to winter ball to ‘hone their skills’, or simply giving your favorite player a nickname – Just ask Michel ‘Train Arollin’ Provost about that!
Our goal is to produce an environment that reflects realism. We play with Coaching and Scouting ON. Make personnel decisions that matter and prepare for the "fog of war" when judging prospects! It will be your skill and keen eye for talent that will separate you from the pack. Every GM has to rely on his scout’s opinion and his own gut feeling – everyone has their own opinion about a player – no cookie-cutter ratings here! Do you like to trade? Our bustling trade environment shows that if you can't swing a trade here, you can't swing a trade anywhere!
As part of our participation concept, we conduct our winter meetings and amateur draft live in our unique chat room. Shoot the breeze with your fellow GMs or lay the groundwork for that blockbuster deal. We have been fortunate to attract a quality group of friendly owners – a stable core group that has been together long enough to create an extremely rewarding environment, and now you can find out why for yourself!
We're always interested in getting to know more like-minded individuals with an interest in joining in our fun and would love to hear from you.