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- Episode 30: Good Job, Good Effort. '89 Score Manages to Darken Gar's Brilliant Career
Host Matt Sammon deservedly talks more about Edgar Martinez's Hall-of-Fame-worthy career than the incredibly awful '89 Score set.
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41 min - Episode 29, Trash Canseco If You Want, But Give '89 Bowman Another Look
Host Matt Sammon looks back at the revival of the Bowman brand with the '89 Bowman set, and the laughably tragic career of Jose Canseco.
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47 min - Episode 28, As Mammoth as a Cecil Fielder Blast, Our Look at '89 Upper Deck!
Host Matt Sammon takes a deep dive in to the hobby-changing (for better or for worse) 1989 Upper Deck set with random pull (#346) Cecil Fielder.
We look in to some of the innovation and fallout from the set, and the unique role relief pitcher DeWayne Buice had in the card company's creation.
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1 hr 10 min - Episode 27, '88 Topps... About as Disappointing as Glenn Davis' Orioles Career
Host Matt Sammon looks at the "shaggy dog" of baseball cards, the unspectacular but memorable '88 Topps set. Plus we look back at Glenn Davis' rise in Houston, and fall in Baltimore as our random pull (#430).
29 min - Episode 26, The Thrill of Will Clark on the Not-So-Thrilling '88 Fleer Set
Host Matt Sammon looks at the '88 Fleer set that wasn't bad but wasn't good, and the good career of Rafael Palmeiro's shadow, Will Clark.
34 min - Episode 25, Jay Bell is Trying to Give '88 Donruss the Respect It Deserves
Sure there's enough '88 Donruss still in its original packaging to wallpaper San Francisco, but it's a nice looking set with some star power. Host Matt Sammon gives the often dumped-on set its props, and looks at the unique career of random pull (#637) Jay Bell.
36 min - Episode 24, Spanky and His Gang Shine on the Premiere '88 Score Set
Host Matt Sammon discusses the new entry in to the hobby in 1988, the very colorful Score set with random pull (#421) Mike LaValliere!
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36 min - Episode 23, '87 Topps Slays While Reggie Must Kill the Queen
Host Matt Sammon discusses the legendary '87 Topps set, and the legendary start to Reggie Jackson's Hall of Fame Career. With plenty of listener questions and comments on the '87 set!
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38 min - Episode 22, Is That Your Dad? Or Is It Kent Tekulve on the '87 Fleer Card?
Host Matt Sammon discusses the impressive '87 Fleer set, and the impressive but largely forgotten career of Kent Tekulve (#190)
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31 min - Episode 21, Remembering Jose Fernandez, and It's Eric The Red on '87 Donruss!
Host Matt Sammon shares his thoughts on the death of Jose Fernandez, and on a much lighter note looks at the '87 Donruss set with random pull Eric Davis (#265).
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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!