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- Episode 39, Better Dead Than Red... The Hot Mess That Is 1990 Donruss
Host Matt Sammon looks at the rather forgettable 1990 Donruss set, one of the worst and most overproduced sets of the era. Plus we look at the rather commendable career of Robin Ventura, despite his penchant for running head-first in to Nolan Ryan's fists.
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38 min - Episode 38, Trade You a Doyle Alexander for a John Smoltz? A Look at the All-American 1990 Fleer Set
Host Matt Sammon looks back at a favorite set of his, the clean and classy 1990 Fleer set, and the great playing and broadcast career of John Smoltz.
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41 min - Episode 37, Bottoms Up! It's "Boomer" Wells and the Totally 1990-riffic Score Set
Host Matt Sammon looks back at the tipsy career of David Wells, the return to "great" for the Score set of 1990, and your favorite team's worst trade!
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39 min - Episode 36, Pre-Pinstripe Paul O'Neill and 1990 Bowman!
Host Matt Sammon takes a second look at the underrated 1990 Bowman set, and the rather interesting career of Reds castoff Paul O'Neill.
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40 min - Episode 35, BRING IN VAUGHN! It's Greg Vaugn and the Shiny New 1990 Leaf Set
Host Matt Sammon looks back at the first serious attempt at a card set by Leaf, and the lost history of baseball smacker Greg Vaughn.
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24 min - Episode 34, Matt "The Bat" Williams and the Latest Innovation from 1990 Upper Deck
Host Matt Sammon looks at the 1990 Upper Deck set, which wasn't as splashy as 1989 but kept raising the bar in the hobby.
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36 min - Episode 33, Rockin' with Tim Raines and the Classic '89 Topps!
Host Matt Sammon looks back at the classic '89 Topps set, Tim Raines' career, and what are some potential stumbling block for Raines getting in to the Hall of Fame?
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42 min - Episode 32, A Card That's Half the Age of Jamie Moyer! It's '89 Fleer!
Host Matt Sammon discusses the likeable '89 Fleer set, the legendary Billy Ripken card, and he pulls out his Harry Caray impression when talking about Jamie Moyer's dating life.
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36 min - Episode 31, An '89 Donruss Card Even Grumpy Kevin Brown Will Sign!
Host Matt Sammon looks at the colorful and underrated '89 Donruss set, and shares stories about running in to a grumpy Kevin Brown... and helping Jose Canseco get laid?
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38 min - Episode 1, Unearthed! An Introduction to Wax Ecstatic
Back by popular demand! We found episode #1, the back story to host Matt Sammon's introduction to baseball collecting in 1989, and why he got back in to the hobby. Plus we go in to detail on why the Wax Ecstatic got started.
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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!