Was going for hyperbole not mathematical accuracy but your point is noted.

Re: (1) I’ve seen intentional walk pitches thrown way off target resulting in advancement of bases by runners. You still have to make the pitches. Just sending a runner to first without pitching is some powderpuff softball shit.

I’m not a huge, knowledgable fan of the show but my girlfriend loves it. So I generally watch pretty passively. Even so, the resurrection of Snow was deus ex machina in the most shameless and lazy way. The drama disappears when death has no real impact because a preistess can mutter some gibberish and bring people…

I would nominate Koufax’s perfect game for that trophy, but my reverence for Koufax complicates my logic. He is the Platonic ideal of a pitcher. But Wood was unhittable in this game. It wasn’t even fair.

My GF is in her thirties and I inherited her group friends, many of whom are getting married. The beauty of being north of 40 is that it is sufficient excuse to never go to a bachelor party again. “Honey, are you going to Joe’s bachelor party?” Nope, I’m 44.