In the 1987-1988 TV season, the show ALF captured an 18.8 rating, meaning somewhere around 40 million people watched an episode every week. Just think about that.&nbsp;
We also talked about Ron Karkovice.&nbsp;
<ul>
 <li>Card #86 on <a href="https://marketplace.beckett.com/item/760/1988-topps-86-ron-karkovice_23400622" target="_blank">Beckett</a></li>
 <li>Card #86 on the <a href="http://88topps.blogspot.com/2008/01/86-ron-karkovice.html" target="_blank">88 Topps Blog</a></li>
 <li>ALF <a href="https://alf.fandom.com/wiki/Bouillabaseball " target="_blank">Cards</a></li>
 <li>SABR Article about Joe Cowley's "not impressive" <a href="https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/september-19-1986-joe-cowley-tosses-a-not-impressive-no-hitter-for-white-sox/ " target="_blank">no-hitter</a></li>
 <li>Ron's inside-the-park <a href="https://www.mlb.com/video/karkovice-s-inside-the-parker" target="_blank">slam</a>!</li>
 <li>Special retirement <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZH4t1OR0MM" target="_blank">sendoff from the Sox</a></li>
 <li>Ron a top <a href="https://whitesoxpride.mlblogs.com/the-10-best-white-sox-first-round-draft-picks-9b6d47b2594a" target="_blank">first-round pick</a>?</li>
</ul>

Tim Wallach (#560/399)

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