As part of our Memorabilia and Collecting week, we reached out to Brad Balukjian, author of The Wax Pack. He graciously allowed us to run two excerpts of the freshly-minted L.A. Times best-seller. The ...

Brad Balukjian was sitting in the upper deck at an Oakland A’s game a few years ago, when a mixture of adventure and nostalgia sent him down an unexpected path. He ordered a pack of 1986 Topps ...

NEW YORK — Brad Balukjian tore open a pack of 1986 Topps baseball cards, chewed the stale, brittle bubblegum and then planned a road trip most sports fans could only dream about. The college biology ...

Brad Balukjian’s concept for his first book — tear open a pack of 1986 Topps baseball cards, chomp the ancient pink rectangle of gum-ish substance, then hit the road to unwrap the post-baseball lives ...

With the 1962 set, Topps used its generic wood-grain design for the All-Stars and then shelved the cards until 1968. The late ...

Former pitcher and current Rockies manager Bud Black talks about several former teammates with Yahoo Sports' Mike Oz while sifting through packs of 1986 Topps and 1990 Donruss trading cards. -The 0-2 ...

For the packs that survived and remained sealed, times have changed. The nostalgia and desire to own a piece of Americana from the "Nifty Fifties" fueled the rise in value of vintage sealed wax. In ...

He has the 1955 Frank House, the 2009 Dontrelle Willis, the 1975 Dick Sharon and the 1986 Dave Bergman. He has the 1994 Skeeter Barnes, the 2022 Zack Short, the 1962 Ron Nischwitz and the 2016 Jose ...

What a ride Jose Canseco took us all on during his storied career. He started off with a bang in the most literal sense - hitting home runs at a crazy pace, alongside his "Bash Brother", Mark McGwire.

NEW YORK — Brad Balukjian tore open a pack of 1986 Topps baseball cards, chewed the stale, brittle bubblegum and then planned a road trip most sports fans could only dream about. The college biology ...