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North Shore Tavern Mound Visit: The worst ball and strike calls of the 2022 season

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In the world of technology, the "singularity" is a hypothetical future where computer and artificial intelligence growth can no longer be controlled. It theorizes that technologies will unpredictably and irreversibly alter our environment, perhaps to detrimental results to all living beings.

It's a terrifying potential future, but it's one we don't have to worry about now. Not as long as Angel Hernandez is still calling balls and strikes in major-league games.

The Pirates' 2022 season is in the books, giving every analytics nerd what we all secretly long for: A full season's data set. And what better way to celebrate not having to write the phrase "small sample size" for five months than reliving the worst calls of the season?