# 26: The Juice Is in the Ambiguity

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Podcast: [Side Story](https://stenobird.com/podcast/side-story-7274458)
Published: 2026-05-12T21:48:45+00:00
Episode link: https://sidestory.show/26-the-juice-is-in-the-ambiguity
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With spring turning into summer, Art, Jack, and Austin have found that it's time to once again drink the Potion of Liking Baseball. Well, no, it's not that broad: It's the Potion of Liking the Weird Ludic Corners of Ambiguity at the Heart of Officiating, Especially With Regard to the Use of Automated and Mechanical Tools, As in the MLB's Newly Arrived Automated Ball-Strike System. But that's unfortunately a little too long for an episode title. Show Notes The First Instant Replay Jerar Encarnacion challenge mentioned at 38:00 Minutes Cam Smith Challenge mentioned at 38:30 Watch Jack, Austin, and Sylvi Play Thomas Colthurst's 2025 Game Pt.1 Media Club Plus Soprano's Screenshot Stream Late Pledges Still Available for Realis Chapters 00:00 Introduction 05:07 How Is the Baseball Going 12:59 Wait, What Is Baseball? 22:57 The Instant Replay World 31:41 ABS: The Automated Ball-Strike System 42:10 The Referee Is Part of the Pitch 54:58 Why Is Baseball Like This? 59:53 The Spectator Experience of ABS 01:04:20 Instant Replay and Referee Bias in Video Games Featuring Austin Walker , Art Martinez-Tebbel , and Jack de Quidt , Produced by Austin Walker Cover Art by A Liang Chan Music by Jack de Quidt

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