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- Episode 79, Art Shamsky Bulldogs His Way Through the Business-Like '66 Topps
Host Matt Sammon discusses how Topps got back to business with the clean '66 set, and how pinch-hitter extraordinaire Art Shamsky ended up in a class with Mantle, Musial, Bo, and others.
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56 min - Episode 78, A Classic Hitter on a Classic Card, Tony Oliva stars on '65 Topps!
Host Matt Sammon looks back at one of his favorite baseball sets ever made, 1965 Topps, with a look at one of the most underrated hitters in Major League history.
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53 min - Episode 77, Giddyup! It's Rusty Staub's Colt .45s and '64 Topps!
Host Matt Sammon looks back at the somewhat unpopular '64 Topps set, featuring young Rusty Staub of the Houston Colt .45s in the sweltering Colt Stadium.
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53 min - Episode 76, Like a Frank Howard Moon Shot, Topps Muscles Out a Winner in '63
Host Matt Sammon looks back at the epic '63 Topps set, the battle Topps had with Fleer, and the monster career of the monster Frank Howard!
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57 min - Episode 75, Topps Breaks Out the Lumber in 1962
Host Matt Sammon looks back at the legendary '62 Topps set, which handled the challenges of the 1961 set much better the second time around. Plus, we look back at four decades of baseball and the career of Tim McCarver!
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55 min - Episode 74, Topps Keeps It Common in 1961
Host Matt Sammon looks back at the plain 1961 Topps set, and why Topps had to hold back on card design that season. Plus the not-so-common (Canadian) Hall of Fame career of Ted Bowsfield.
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58 min - Episode 73, Topps Starts the 60s With an Ode to the 50s
Host Matt Sammon looks at how Topps went from artsy to business in 1960, but with a mixture of several previous sets in one card. Plus the all-star career of Johnny Temple, that went downhill quick.
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47 min - Episode 72, Better Ed Than Red! A Mad Men-Esque Set for Topps in 1959
Host Matt Sammon looks back at another Madison Avenue inspired set from Topps in 1959, and the not-so-ordinary career of utility infielder Eddie Miksis and the Cincinnati Redlegs.
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53 min - Episode 71, Who Needs Color TV When You Have '58 Topps?
Host Matt Sammon looks back at the colorful 1958 Topps set, and the interesting career path of Jerry Staley. Plus, the unique way Matt got this card 25 years ago.
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54 min - Episode 70, "Pee Wee" Reese and Topps Hit it Big in 1957
Host Matt Sammon looks back at the groundbreaking '57 Topps set, and how this Pee Wee Reese card is rather appropriate for looking back on "Dem Bums", the Brooklyn Dodgers
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About Wax Ecstatic
From the publisher's feed
Have you rediscovered your childhood baseball cards, or do you have that "90s nostalgia" itch you've been looking to scratch? Come take a trip down memory lane as we take a second look at some famous (and not so famous) baseball cards from the 1990s all the way back through the 1950s. Wax Ecstatic is hosted by long-time collector Matt Sammon, who always has a fun look back at some of that classic cardboard in your collection!