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- Episode 10, Mike "F'n" Torrez and the 1983 Topps Set
Host Matt Sammon discusses the stellar 1983 Topps set, and looks at our random pull-- how one bad pitch elevated average pitcher Mike Torrez to fame.
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25 min - Episode #9, The Redemption of '83 Fleer and "Sky King" Kingman
Host Matt Sammon discusses how the '83 Fleer set was not only a bounce back from '82, but a trend setter for the next few Fleer sets. Plus the rather colorful career, on and off the field, of Dave Kingman (#548).
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27 min - Episode 8, the Non-Descript Career of Von Hayes on the Non-Descript '83 Donruss
Host Matt Sammon talks about the amazing similarities between '82 and '83 Donruss, and the under-appreciated career of the effective Von Hayes.
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21 min - Episode 7, The Hockey Side of '82 Topps
Host Matt Sammon discusses what "sticks" out about the '82 Topps set, a confusing design saved only by Cal Ripken Jr.
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19 min - Episode 6, "Hittin" Hisle and the '82 Donruss set
Host Matt Sammon discusses the latest pull-- '82 Donruss Larry Hisle (#358), the improved but still lacking '82 Donruss set, and his favorite rookie card pack pull from that same set.
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23 min - Episode 5, The Blah that is '82 Fleer
Host Matt Sammon pulls a random '82 Fleer card, a set that even dependable journeyman Larry Biittner can't save.
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15 min - Episode 4, The Dreaded Manager Card!
Host Matt Sammon discusses the dreaded manager card, and the equally dreadful 1981 Donruss set. The only redeeming factor in this pull, the greatness that is Red Schoendienst.
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16 min - Episode 3, Screamin' Tim Stoddard and 1981 Topps
Host Matt Sammon discusses the 1981 Topps cards, and wonders what Tim Stoddard is shouting about.
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30 min - Episode #2, The Bittersweet Story of Sad Larry Cox
Host Matt Sammon discusses the 1981 Fleer set, and the bittersweet story of his random pull (#604), sad Larry Cox.
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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!