Episode 89, O Say Can You See '76 Topps?
Host Matt Sammon looks back at the incredibly popular and sharp '76 Topps set, with a look at the incredibly patriotic Rick Monday as our random pull! Follow us on Twitter at @WaxAndGumStains
55m Aug 01, 2017
55m
Episode 88, IN LIVING COLOR! The Unforgettable '75 Topps Set
Host Matt Sammon looks back at the legendary (though extremely tacky) '75 Topps set, the time he passed on a '75 Topps rack pack, and the underappreciated career of Vida Blue. Follow us on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains
1hr 4m Jul 25, 2017
1hr 4m
Episode 87, It's "Little D" on the "Big T" as Topps Rolls Out the Single Series '74s!
Host Matt Sammon looks back at the first full-series release from Topps, the clean '74 set. Despite the great cards and rookie class, the set is hampered by a negated move of the San Diego Padres to Washington D.C. Plus, we look back at the very underrated career of Hall of Famer Don Sutton! Follow us on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains
51m Jul 18, 2017
51m
Episode 86, '73 Topps Gets as Ambitious as an Oscar Gamble Afro
Host Matt Sammon looks at the many pros and cons of the ambitious '73 Topps set, with some laughable action shots but qualities that have stood the test of time as the last of the "vintage" card sets. Plus, a look back at Oscar Gamble-- the player better known for his hair than his stats. Follow us on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains
1hr 3m Jul 11, 2017
1hr 3m
Episode 85-- You Can't Go Wrong With Wright! A Look at the Zany '72 Topps Set
Host Matt Sammon looks at the flawed but much-loved 1972 Topps set, one of the most iconic if dated sets in baseball card history. Plus, a look at random pull Clyde Wright. Follow us on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains
54m Jul 04, 2017
54m
Episode 84, The Powerful Deron Johnson and the Powerful Look of '71 Topps
Host Matt Sammon takes a deep look at the game-changing '71 Topps set, the game-changing power of Deron Johsnon, and some baseball games he recently attended. Follow us on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains
1hr 7m Jun 27, 2017
1hr 7m
Episode 83-- Bob Aspromonte is a Hero, While '70 Topps is a Zero
Host Matt Sammon looks back at the 1970 Topps set, which some collectors love, but it still leaves a lot to be desired. Also, a look at the "Blind Faith" story of random pull Bob Aspromonte. Follow us on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains
48m Jun 20, 2017
48m
Episode 82, Get Your First Real Six-String and a Plain Set of '69 Topps at the Five & Dime
Host Matt Sammon looks at the simple yet plain '69 Topps set, looks back at the '69 MLB expansion, and the incredible summer of '69 for Cleon Jones.
57m Jun 13, 2017
57m
Episode 81, '68 Topps? It's in the Bag!
Host Matt Sammon looks back at the "burlap set" from 1968, the career of steady shortstop Ed Brinkman, and how these little pieces of cardboard tie us to history. Follow us on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains
56m Jun 06, 2017
56m
Episode 80, Is '67 Topps a Masterpiece or Boring?
Host Matt Sammon is an outlier in the common thought that '67 Topps is a masterpiece. He feels it's a poor attempt at replicating '57 Topps. Meanwhile, we also look back at the booming Boog Powell!
59m May 30, 2017
59m
Episode 79, Art Shamsky Bulldogs His Way Through the Business-Like '66 Topps
Host Matt Sammon discusses how Topps got back to business with the clean '66 set, and how pinch-hitter extraordinaire Art Shamsky ended up in a class with Mantle, Musial, Bo, and others. Follow us on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains
55m May 23, 2017
55m
Episode 78, A Classic Hitter on a Classic Card, Tony Oliva stars on '65 Topps!
Host Matt Sammon looks back at one of his favorite baseball sets ever made, 1965 Topps, with a look at one of the most underrated hitters in Major League history. Follow us on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains
53m May 16, 2017
53m
Episode 77, Giddyup! It's Rusty Staub's Colt .45s and '64 Topps!
Host Matt Sammon looks back at the somewhat unpopular '64 Topps set, featuring young Rusty Staub of the Houston Colt .45s in the sweltering Colt Stadium. Follow us on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains
53m May 09, 2017
53m
Episode 76, Like a Frank Howard Moon Shot, Topps Muscles Out a Winner in '63
Host Matt Sammon looks back at the epic '63 Topps set, the battle Topps had with Fleer, and the monster career of the monster Frank Howard! Follow us on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains
57m May 02, 2017
57m
Episode 75, Topps Breaks Out the Lumber in 1962
Host Matt Sammon looks back at the legendary '62 Topps set, which handled the challenges of the 1961 set much better the second time around. Plus, we look back at four decades of baseball and the career of Tim McCarver! Follow us on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains
55m Apr 25, 2017
55m
Episode 74, Topps Keeps It Common in 1961
Host Matt Sammon looks back at the plain 1961 Topps set, and why Topps had to hold back on card design that season. Plus the not-so-common (Canadian) Hall of Fame career of Ted Bowsfield. Follow us on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains
58m Apr 18, 2017
58m
Episode 73, Topps Starts the 60s With an Ode to the 50s
Host Matt Sammon looks at how Topps went from artsy to business in 1960, but with a mixture of several previous sets in one card. Plus the all-star career of Johnny Temple, that went downhill quick. Follow us on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains
47m Apr 11, 2017
47m
Episode 72, Better Ed Than Red! A Mad Men-Esque Set for Topps in 1959
Host Matt Sammon looks back at another Madison Avenue inspired set from Topps in 1959, and the not-so-ordinary career of utility infielder Eddie Miksis and the Cincinnati Redlegs. Follow us Twitter @WaxAndGumStains
52m Apr 04, 2017
52m
Episode 71, Who Needs Color TV When You Have '58 Topps?
Host Matt Sammon looks back at the colorful 1958 Topps set, and the interesting career path of Jerry Staley. Plus, the unique way Matt got this card 25 years ago. Follow us on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains
54m Mar 28, 2017
54m
Episode 70, "Pee Wee" Reese and Topps Hit it Big in 1957
Host Matt Sammon looks back at the groundbreaking '57 Topps set, and how this Pee Wee Reese card is rather appropriate for looking back on "Dem Bums", the Brooklyn Dodgers
55m Mar 21, 2017
55m
Episode 69, To the Binder We Go! The "New" Baltimore Orioles and a New Look for Topps
Host Matt Sammon looks back at the 1954 Topps set, with random pull Joe Coleman. A major change in the Topps design, stories of Bill Veeck and Charlie Finley, and some news on the podcast! Follow us on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains
55m Mar 14, 2017
55m
Episode 68, Mucho Miscellania! All-Stars, No-Logos, and a Baseball Theme Park
Host Matt Sammon makes one more dig through the "miscellaneous" box to look at glossy All-Stars, no-logo cards, and Boardwalk & Baseball. Follow us on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains
50m Mar 10, 2017
50m
Episode 67, Talking Team Sets, and One Particularly Bad Team
Host Matt Sammon looks at the fan-favorite team-issued sets, with a deep dive in to his own 2002 Tampa Bay Devil Rays team set that was filled with various miscreants from the Rays' bad old days. Follow us on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains
51m Mar 07, 2017
51m
Episode 66, Minor League Baseball Becomes Major League Business
Host Matt Sammon looks back at minor league baseball cards, which started innocently in the 1940s, grew in the 1970s, then exploded in the 1990s with major league cards. Follow us on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains
51m Mar 03, 2017
51m
Episode 65, The End of the Monster Box! '93 Topps Puts Out a Monster Set with a Future Monster in the Making
Host Matt Sammon closes out the "big ole monster box" with a look at '93 Topps, and how the Dodgers whiffed on Pedro Martinez. Follow us on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains
52m Feb 28, 2017
52m
Episode 64, Upper Deck Keeps Its Quality Streak Going in '93, as Does Cal Ripken Jr.
Host Matt Sammon looks back at the great answer Upper Deck had for the competition in 1993, the great career of Cal Ripken Jr., and our Wax Ecstatic survey results! Follow us on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains
47m Feb 24, 2017
47m
Episode 63, Checking Out the Forgettable '93 Score Set With "the Professor", Greg Maddux!
Host Matt Sammon looks back at the rather forgettable '93 Score set, the unforgettable Greg Maddux, and the dying breed that is the 300-game winner? Follow us on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains
53m Feb 21, 2017
53m
Episode 62, '93 Ultra Makes Mets Fans Forget About Jim Fregosi... Maybe
Host Matt Sammon looks back at another sharp set in '93: Fleer Ultra. Plus, were the Mets really in the wrong in '71 when trading Nolan Ryan? Follow us on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains
55m Feb 17, 2017
55m
Episode 61, My Brother From Another Mother, Tim Salmon and the '93 Donruss Set!
Host Matt Sammon (no relation) looks back at Tim Salmon's career, and the very good but not great '93 Donruss set. Plus plenty of listener tweets on the hobby! Follow us on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains
47m Feb 14, 2017
47m
Episode 60, The Stunning '93 Leaf Studio Set, and the Stunning End to Kirby Puckett's Career and Life
Host Matt Sammon looks back at one of the best sets not only from 1993, but in the history of baseball cards, Leaf Studio. Plus, a look back at the tragic life and career of Kirby Puckett. Follow us on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains
42m Feb 10, 2017
42m
Episode 59, '93 Bowman Doesn't Go Away Like the Dinosaurs
Host Matt Sammon looks back at the outstanding set Bowman put together in 1993, plus the sordid career of Carl Everett, and some fun from a pack of 2017 Topps. Follow us on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains
44m Feb 07, 2017
44m
Episode 58, Topps Grows Up in 1992, Showing Off Scott Erickson's Black Socks
Host Matt Sammon looks at the major upgrades to the Topps set in 1992, while also looking back at that one magical year for Scott Erickson. Follow us on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains
46m Feb 03, 2017
46m
Episode 57, Like a Larry Walker Home Run, '92 Stadium Club Creates Another Smash Hit
Host Matt Sammon looks back at the '92 Topps Stadium Club set, and the Hall of Fame-worthy career of Larry Walker. Follow us on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains
45m Jan 31, 2017
45m
Episode 56, The "Big Hurt", and Could '92 Upper Deck Keep Up?
Host Matt Sammon looks back at the nice but "standard" '92 Upper Deck set, Frank Thomas' career, and the inanity of one-day contracts. Follow us on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains
43m Jan 27, 2017
43m
Episode 55, '92 Score is Too Safe at Home
Host Matt Sammon reviews the '92 Score set which wasn't bad, but was too safe during a progressing hobby. Plus, we look back at the kid who was too skinny to get drafted... Jim Thome! Follow us on Twitter at @WaxAndGumStains
35m Jan 24, 2017
35m
Episode 54, '92 Fleer Ultra Proves to Be One of the Best, and a Guy Not Named "Joey"
Host Matt Sammon looks back at the stellar '92 Fleer Ultra set, and the tumultuous but later redeemed life of Albert Belle. Follow us on Twitter, at @WaxAndGumStains
44m Jan 20, 2017
44m
Episode 53, An Appetizing Set for Fleer in '92, and Mo Vaughn!
Host Matt Sammon looks back at one of the winning sets of 1992-- Fleer. Plus the controversial career and nice rebound for Mo Vaughn. Follow us on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains
36m Jan 17, 2017
36m
Episode 52, The Sharp '92 Donruss, and Juan "Gone" Gonzalez!
Host Matt Sammon looks at Donruss' much-improved '92 set, even if it couldn't quite catch up to the competition. And the "tragic" career of Juan Gonzalez. Follow us on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains
40m Jan 13, 2017
40m
Episode 51, The Kid-Tested & Mother-Approved '92 Triple Play, and "Killer B" Jeff Bagwell!
Host Matt Sammon looks at the '92 Donruss Triple Play set which was a good idea that probably came out at the wrong time. Plus we look at Jeff Bagwell's career, and maybe the 2nd-worst trade in Red Sox history. Follow us on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains
33m Jan 10, 2017
33m
Episode 50, Fool's Gold with '92 Leaf, and BIG Dave Winfield!
Host Matt Sammon looks at the "safe" '92 Leaf set, and how Dave Winfield went from "Mr. May" to "Mr. Jay". Follow us on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains
45m Jan 06, 2017
45m
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
50m Jan 03, 2017
50m
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. Follow us on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains
51m Dec 30, 2016
51m
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!
49m Dec 27, 2016
49m
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. Follow us on Twitter, @WaxAndGumStains
43m Dec 23, 2016
43m
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. Follow us on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains
43m Dec 20, 2016
43m
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! Follow us on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains
46m Dec 16, 2016
46m
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. Follow us on Twitter at @WaxAndGumStains
46m Dec 13, 2016
46m
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. Folllow us on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains
45m Dec 09, 2016
45m
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. Follow is on Twitter @WaxAndGumStains
33m Dec 06, 2016
33m
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. Follow us on Twitter at @TBLPowerPlay
35m Dec 02, 2016
35m