Sinopsis
Matt Sammon is the host of "Wax Ecstatic", a very nerdy but fun look at the baseball cards of the 1980s and early 90's.Matt is the director of broadcasting for the Tampa Bay Lightning. He is married to a wonderful wife with two beautiful children.
Episodios
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Episode 49, The Coming of Age of Bowman in 1992... and Donnie Baseball!
03/01/2017 Duración: 49minHost 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
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Episode 48, The Last "Fun" Baseball Card Set... It's '91 Topps
30/12/2016 Duración: 50minHost 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. Follow us on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains
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Episode 47, The Bar in the Hobby Gets Raised Again with '91 Stadium Club, and Future HOFer Robbie Alomar!
27/12/2016 Duración: 49minHost 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!
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Episode 46, The Tony! Toni! Tone! '91 Donruss Set, and the Incredible Career of Ken Griffey Jr
23/12/2016 Duración: 42minHost Matt Sammon looks at the great career of Ken Griffey Jr., and the not great but better '91 Donruss set. Follow us on Twitter, @WaxAndGumStains
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Episode 45, Awkward Luis Gonzalez on the Awkward '91 Fleer set
20/12/2016 Duración: 42minYellow! Host Matt Sammon looks at the rubber ducky Fleer set from 1991, and discusses the productive yet somewhat dark-shadowed career of Luis Gonzalez. Follow us on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains
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Episode 44, The Last Time Upper Deck Ruled the Premium Roost, and Royce Clayton's "Entertaining" Career
16/12/2016 Duración: 46minHost 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! Follow us on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains
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Episode 43, The Set That Was Too Big AND Failed-- '91 Score and Slammin' Sammy Sosa!
13/12/2016 Duración: 45minHost 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. Follow us on Twitter at @WaxAndGumStains
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Episode 42, The 1991 Killer B's-- Biggio and Bowman!
09/12/2016 Duración: 45minHost 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. Folllow us on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains
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Episode 41, "Neon" Deion Sanders Shines With '91 Leaf
06/12/2016 Duración: 32minHost 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. Follow is on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains
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Episode 40, It's "Jumbo" Joe Magrane, and the MTV-like 1990 Topps!
02/12/2016 Duración: 34minHost 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. Follow us on Twitter at @TBLPowerPlay
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Episode 39, Better Dead Than Red... The Hot Mess That Is 1990 Donruss
29/11/2016 Duración: 37minHost 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. Follow us on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains
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Episode 38, Trade You a Doyle Alexander for a John Smoltz? A Look at the All-American 1990 Fleer Set
25/11/2016 Duración: 40minHost 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. Follow us on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains
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Episode 37, Bottoms Up! It's "Boomer" Wells and the Totally 1990-riffic Score Set
22/11/2016 Duración: 38minHost 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! Follow us on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains
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Episode 36, Pre-Pinstripe Paul O'Neill and 1990 Bowman!
18/11/2016 Duración: 39minHost Matt Sammon takes a second look at the underrated 1990 Bowman set, and the rather interesting career of Reds castoff Paul O'Neill. Follow us on Twitter @waxandgumstains
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Episode 35, BRING IN VAUGHN! It's Greg Vaugn and the Shiny New 1990 Leaf Set
15/11/2016 Duración: 23minHost Matt Sammon looks back at the first serious attempt at a card set by Leaf, and the lost history of baseball smacker Greg Vaughn. Follow us on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains
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Episode 34, Matt "The Bat" Williams and the Latest Innovation from 1990 Upper Deck
11/11/2016 Duración: 35minHost Matt Sammon looks at the 1990 Upper Deck set, which wasn't as splashy as 1989 but kept raising the bar in the hobby. Follow us on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains
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Episode 33, Rockin' with Tim Raines and the Classic '89 Topps!
08/11/2016 Duración: 41minHost 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? Follow us on Twitter, @WaxAndGumStains
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Episode 32, A Card That's Half the Age of Jamie Moyer! It's '89 Fleer!
04/11/2016 Duración: 35minHost 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. Follow us on Twitter, at @WaxAndGumStains
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Episode 31, An '89 Donruss Card Even Grumpy Kevin Brown Will Sign!
01/11/2016 Duración: 37minHost 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? Follow us on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains
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Episode 1, Unearthed! An Introduction to Wax Ecstatic
01/11/2016 Duración: 29minBack 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. Follow us on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains