Automated ball-strike system
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Automated ball-strike system has come up in 4 episodes across 2 podcasts in TMT, including The Bill Simmons Podcast, Pardon My Take. 3 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Bill SimmonsSportswriter and founder of The Ringer, host of The Bill Simmons Podcast
Simmons calls baseball's pitch clock the most successful new rule idea in sports.
“Baseball's pitch clock is the single most successful new idea I think anyone's come up with”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: Five NBA Playoff Takes, Plus David Letterman’s First-Ever BS Pod Appearance (We Did It!!!) (May 8, 2026) · Listen from 1:22:07
Billy GilThe Ringer podcaster and baseball fan, host on Ringer Tailgate
Gil described a theory that catchers now frame true strikes out of the zone to bait hitters into wasting ABS challenges.
“catchers can now do the opposite, where catchers can catch a ball in the strike zone and frame it out of the strike zone”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: Joker’s Out, and Boston Might Be Next. Plus, an MLB Cocktail Party and 'Survivor 50' With Rob Mahoney, Billy Gil, and Jason Concepcion. (May 1, 2026) · Listen from 1:24:25
Zach LoweRinger NBA analyst referenced repeatedly
Lowe said he likes baseball's challenge system because batters can trigger it themselves without consulting anyone.
“Roeddwn i'n hoffi bod y faterion yn gallu gwneud hynny heb gofyn i unrhyw un”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: UConn’s Miracle, Weirdest NBA Season Ever, A Scary Playoff Team Draft, and an Iffy Expansion Plan With Zach Lowe (Mar 30, 2026) · Listen from 1:37:58
Coverage over time
Podcasts
- The Bill Simmons Podcast · 3 episodes
- Pardon My Take · 1 episode
Episodes
Matthew And Brady Tkachuk, Taylor Twellman Talking World Cup, USMNT Sucks At Soccer Again + Mt Rushmore of Aquatic AnimalsPardon My Take · Jul 8, 2026 · 2 h 50 min
Pardon My Take hosts lament the USMNT's World Cup loss to Belgium, interview Matthew and Brady Tkachuk, and discuss the World Cup with Taylor Twellman.
Five NBA Playoff Takes, Plus David Letterman’s First-Ever BS Pod Appearance (We Did It!!!)The Bill Simmons Podcast · May 8, 2026 · 1 h 57 min
Bill Simmons shares NBA second-round playoff takes, then interviews David Letterman about retirement, late-night TV, yacht rock, comedy peers, sports rule ideas and Netflix.
- Joker’s Out, and Boston Might Be Next. Plus, an MLB Cocktail Party and 'Survivor 50' With Rob Mahoney, Billy Gil, and Jason Concepcion.
The Bill Simmons Podcast · May 1, 2026 · 2 h 17 min
Bill Simmons recaps a wild NBA playoff night with Rob Mahoney, runs through MLB's early storylines with Billy Gil, and dissects 'Survivor 50' with Jason Concepcion.
- UConn’s Miracle, Weirdest NBA Season Ever, A Scary Playoff Team Draft, and an Iffy Expansion Plan With Zach Lowe
The Bill Simmons Podcast · Mar 30, 2026 · 1 h 45 min
Bill Simmons and Zach Lowe react to UConn's buzzer beater over Duke, draft the scariest NBA playoff teams, and question the league's expansion plan.