jasonxctf Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 for no particular reason, was thinking of him last night in a Baseball forum chat. Somehow he had 10 SB in 1992, which would have nearly made him the team leader in 2022. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wegner Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 Officer Karkovice breaking the laws of physics with that stat and his speed. Can you imagine how many stolen bags he would have had with the larger bases?? Maybe 11. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mighty Mite Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, wegner said: Officer Karkovice breaking the laws of physics with that stat and his speed. Can you imagine how many stolen bags he would have had with the larger bases?? Maybe 11. I'll go with 12. Officer Karkovice hit one of the longest and hardest hit homers I saw in person at old Comiskey, IIRC it was in 1989 and we were sitting way out in left centerfield in the upper deck about 5 rows up and Karko hit a laser that went over our heads by about 4 or 5 rows. When you think about it, it should have been a roof shot but as I said it was a laser shot, more of a line drive than a moon shot. Edited January 5, 2023 by The Mighty Mite 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lip Man 1 Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 Jeff Torborg told me the best bunter on the team was Karkovice and that Torborg had no issues with using him on squeeze bunts or suicide squeeze bunts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kleedawg Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 I remember officer Karkovice stealing 3 bases in a game at Yankee stadium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lip Man 1 Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 29 minutes ago, kleedawg said: I remember officer Karkovice stealing 3 bases in a game at Yankee stadium. He stole two bases according to the record in the game you are talking about June 26, 1992. Sox won 2-1 in new York. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 (edited) Karkovice waited a long time to get the starter's job at catcher. Not a bad player. No Bill Nahorodny but not half bad. ... As far as catchers go, how can a Sox fan not just love Fisk? My gosh he was a ballplayer. He wouldn't quit til he couldn't see/catch the ball anymore. What a stud. Where does Karko live now? Where does Fisk live now? Edited January 6, 2023 by greg775 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lip Man 1 Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 12 hours ago, greg775 said: Karkovice waited a long time to get the starter's job at catcher. Not a bad player. No Bill Nahorodny but not half bad. ... As far as catchers go, how can a Sox fan not just love Fisk? My gosh he was a ballplayer. He wouldn't quit til he couldn't see/catch the ball anymore. What a stud. Where does Karko live now? Where does Fisk live now? I think Fisk and his wife still live in suburban Chicago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshPR Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 14 hours ago, greg775 said: Karkovice waited a long time to get the starter's job at catcher. Not a bad player. No Bill Nahorodny but not half bad. ... As far as catchers go, how can a Sox fan not just love Fisk? My gosh he was a ballplayer. He wouldn't quit til he couldn't see/catch the ball anymore. What a stud. Where does Karko live now? Where does Fisk live now? Last I saw he owned a deli in Orlando Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snopek Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 This thread rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kleedawg Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 22 hours ago, kleedawg said: I remember officer Karkovice stealing 3 bases in a game at Yankee stadium. I am almost certain it was 3 stolen bases, and I'm not sure this is the game to which I'm referring. if it is, I suspect the discrepancy might be be due to an official score erroneously ruling a passed ball/wild pitch when not noticing Karko was running on the play or maybe a defensive indifference that was inappropriate. Besides, it takes a big man to admit when he is wrong and I am not a big man - Erwin Flecther "Fletch" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grinder Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 Lots of respect for Officer Karko Not just another pretty face 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mighty Mite Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 (edited) On 1/5/2023 at 11:50 PM, greg775 said: Karkovice waited a long time to get the starter's job at catcher. Not a bad player. No Bill Nahorodny but not half bad. ... As far as catchers go, how can a Sox fan not just love Fisk? My gosh he was a ballplayer. He wouldn't quit til he couldn't see/catch the ball anymore. What a stud. Where does Karko live now? Where does Fisk live now? Nahorodny better than Karkovice, no way. I’d take Karko 7 days a week with twice on Sunday. Edited January 8, 2023 by The Mighty Mite 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 6 hours ago, The Mighty Mite said: Nahorodny better than Karkovice, no way. I’d take Karko 7 days a week with twice on Sunday. I was just kidding bout Naha. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Side Hit Men Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 11 hours ago, The Mighty Mite said: Nahorodny better than Karkovice, no way. I’d take Karko 7 days a week with twice on Sunday. Yes. Not to disparage Bill, but he was a starter for one season (308 MLB games over 9 seasons) whereas Karkovice was a solid defensive catcher, and a full time starter for 5 straight seasons (1992-1996), after splitting the job for three years once he turned 25 (1989-1991). Karkovice: 939 G, 13.7 fWAR Nahorodny: 308 G, 1.0 fWAR 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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