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- Episode 49, The Coming of Age of Bowman in 1992... and Donnie Baseball!
Host Matt Sammon looks at the pinnacle of Bowmna baseball cards, the sharp and still valuable '92 set. Plus a look at the great career of Don Mattingly.
Follow us on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains
50 min - Episode 48, The Last "Fun" Baseball Card Set... It's '91 Topps
Host Matt Sammon looks back at the last "fun" baseball card set, with gum stains and cheap cardboard stock, 1991 Topps. Plus we look at your least favorite sets, and the rather controversial career of Gary Sheffield.
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51 min - Episode 47, The Bar in the Hobby Gets Raised Again with '91 Stadium Club, and Future HOFer Robbie Alomar!
Host Matt Sammon discusses the groundbreaking '91 Stadium Club set, set even Upper Deck had to adjust to. Plus the HOF career of Roberto Alomar, and the 1991 Sears catalog!
50 min - Episode 46, The Tony! Toni! Tone! '91 Donruss Set, and the Incredible Career of Ken Griffey Jr
Host Matt Sammon looks at the great career of Ken Griffey Jr., and the not great but better '91 Donruss set.
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43 min - Episode 45, Awkward Luis Gonzalez on the Awkward '91 Fleer set
Yellow!
Host Matt Sammon looks at the rubber ducky Fleer set from 1991, and discusses the productive yet somewhat dark-shadowed career of Luis Gonzalez.
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43 min - Episode 44, The Last Time Upper Deck Ruled the Premium Roost, and Royce Clayton's "Entertaining" Career
Host Matt Sammon looks at the steady, consistently classy '91 Upper Deck set, the more productive post-baseball career of Royce Clayton, and more fan throwbacks!
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47 min - Episode 43, The Set That Was Too Big AND Failed-- '91 Score and Slammin' Sammy Sosa!
Host Matt Sammon looks at the '91 Score set which had some nice design elements, but had massive overproduction for a gluttonous 893-card set. We also look at the career of Sammy Sosa, which also had its good points, but now goes down as a failure.
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46 min - Episode 42, The 1991 Killer B's-- Biggio and Bowman!
Host Matt Sammon looks back at the set that proved to be a turning point for Bowman, and the position change that was a turning point in Hall of Famer Craig Biggio's career.
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46 min - Episode 41, "Neon" Deion Sanders Shines With '91 Leaf
Host Matt Sammon looks at the great sophomore set from Leaf, and the somewhat great 2-sport career of Deion Sanders, who clearly took off in football after a handful of productive seasons in MLB.
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33 min - Episode 40, It's "Jumbo" Joe Magrane, and the MTV-like 1990 Topps!
Host Matt Sammon looks at the colorful but memorable 1990 Topps set, and the colorful Joe Magrane who has made a name for himself in the TV studio.
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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!