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Flashback : An interview with John, post-2014 PEBA season!
Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2019 10:22 pm
by Reg
So ... I was surfing the OOTP boards for most of the evening, and came across this cool thread, from 2011 (in-game post-2014). It was an interview with none other than John, about PEBA in it's early days, and how it got started!
The PEBAverse Rises From the Ashes of MLB's Demise
The interview is so fascinating, and is a really great reminder about what this league is all about! The amount of thought and effort, sheer number of articles, twists and turns, and imagination from the 100+ GM's that have participated in this league over the last 22 seasons, is nothing short of incredible!
Re: Flashback : An interview with John, post-2014 PEBA seaso
Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2019 11:59 pm
by Leones
Wow that was a fun trip to the past. Thanks for posting that Reg!
Re: Flashback : An interview with John, post-2014 PEBA seaso
Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2019 12:24 am
by DrewV
What an awesome interview. So glad you posted it!
It's much more than a baseball simulator: It's a narrative platform.
This is the biggest thing for me as a brand new member. The storylines are so rich, and so intriguing. The other OOTP sims I'm in pretty much boil down to slack messages. I can definitely tell John is a tabletop guy--I've told my wife that PEBA is baseball meets tabletop RPG.
Really enjoyed this.
Re: Flashback : An interview with John, post-2014 PEBA seaso
Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2019 1:28 am
by Borealis
mtopham wrote:I found a community that cared, that participated, and communicated with one another. That's what I want to push to others. The sense of community that on-line leagues can bring.
Be patient with a league. Talk it up with the others. Be active. Draw others into the experience though your efforts and build something special. I'm no 'geek' by any stretch of the imagination - unlike some of my self-proclaimed brethren in the PEBA. I never in a hundred years expected to have been drawn into this game and world that John created as I have. That can be you! OOTP provides an amazing array of possibilities, but it takes you - the players, to make it what it can be: immersive, imaginative, fulfilling.
So, I wrote that nearly 7.5 RL years ago (after having been involved for 2.5 RL years), as a response in the above link. I find it's amazing that I still believe this to be true, and that it resonates still, today, as we went through the recruitment process that has brought us our recent group of excellent GMs. It's truly amazing!
Thanks Reg for your digging, discovery, and sharing!
Re: Flashback : An interview with John, post-2014 PEBA seaso
Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2019 11:41 pm
by Vic
Thanks for posting this, Reg. This captures so much of what I love about the PEBA - it’s as much a creative platform as it is a baseball league and the stories our members come up with make the league a living, breathing community. The other thing, which John mentions in the interview and is still true today, is that PEBA is a supportive, welcoming group - which makes it easy to take chances with story lines, etc.
I don’t know how much John keeps track of his creation these days, but I hope he’s well pleased with how things have evolved. I think today’s PEBA very much fits into his original vision.
Well done, guys!
And thanks again, Reg. This was really fun to read.
Re: Flashback : An interview with John, post-2014 PEBA seaso
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2019 8:35 pm
by John
Claymores wrote:I don’t know how much John keeps track of his creation these days, but I hope he’s well pleased with how things have evolved.
In truth, I visit these forums virtually every day, and I never miss a new file.
And yes, I'm very well pleased at how this league and its GMs have stuck together. It's a special community, a rich creative environment. That's all down to you guys. You're the PEBA. I'm just living in your world.
Re: Flashback : An interview with John, post-2014 PEBA seaso
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 3:02 am
by Sandgnats
Thanks for creating it JR!