Jake T. O’Donnell
@jaketodonnell.bsky.social
Husband. Cat Dad. Baseball writer and podcaster. Co-founder of Wax Pack Wisdom on YouTube. I dig music.
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New WPW: ‘59 Topps Friday this week features the set’s lone HOF player rookie in Bob Gibson, the most intimidating pitcher of his era and Cardinals World Series hero. Watch + subscribe: youtu.be/amzId2ups7M?...
April 25, 2025 at 12:38 PM
New WPW: ‘59 Topps Friday this week features the set’s lone HOF player rookie in Bob Gibson, the most intimidating pitcher of his era and Cardinals World Series hero. Watch + subscribe: youtu.be/amzId2ups7M?...
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Mail day arrivals! youtu.be/LPMMJq98vx8?...
MAIL DAY! PSA Return, T206 HOF Pitcher, Rare Yaz Bazooka and a Red Sox Gift from @MidLifeCards!!!
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April 24, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Mail day arrivals! youtu.be/LPMMJq98vx8?...
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New WPW: Thrilled to be joined by RI dealer/shop owner Paul Borges to hear the story of an incredible 1950s baseball collection he recently purchased! Check out the link to the interview and don’t forget to subscribe! youtu.be/dIWLtu8jT0o?...
April 23, 2025 at 11:58 AM
New WPW: Thrilled to be joined by RI dealer/shop owner Paul Borges to hear the story of an incredible 1950s baseball collection he recently purchased! Check out the link to the interview and don’t forget to subscribe! youtu.be/dIWLtu8jT0o?...
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New WPW: Pack rip time!!! Opening a pack of 1981 Fleer and we get MULTIPLE Hall of Famers! Find out who we get and don’t forget to subscribe! youtu.be/RM4Iakxcy_0?...
April 21, 2025 at 1:14 PM
New WPW: Pack rip time!!! Opening a pack of 1981 Fleer and we get MULTIPLE Hall of Famers! Find out who we get and don’t forget to subscribe! youtu.be/RM4Iakxcy_0?...
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New WPW: We finish up the low-number series on ‘59 Topps Friday by covering Al Dark and Tony Kubek, two RoY winners and NY baseball stars. Watch here and subscribe!
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April 18, 2025 at 12:06 PM
New WPW: We finish up the low-number series on ‘59 Topps Friday by covering Al Dark and Tony Kubek, two RoY winners and NY baseball stars. Watch here and subscribe!
youtu.be/mnemkU2lWx4?...
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New WPW: Pickups and table footage from the last day of the Shriners card show in Wilmington MA on Sunday! Several big Red Sox cards purchased! Watch here and subscribe! youtu.be/dmA5PJoQzCw?...
April 14, 2025 at 11:42 AM
New WPW: Pickups and table footage from the last day of the Shriners card show in Wilmington MA on Sunday! Several big Red Sox cards purchased! Watch here and subscribe! youtu.be/dmA5PJoQzCw?...
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New WPW: This week on ‘59 Topps Friday covers Johnny Podres, whose heroics in Game 7 of the 1955 World Series won the Dodgers their first-ever World Championship. Watch here and subscribe! youtu.be/sWoCu4crzTo?...
April 11, 2025 at 12:29 PM
New WPW: This week on ‘59 Topps Friday covers Johnny Podres, whose heroics in Game 7 of the 1955 World Series won the Dodgers their first-ever World Championship. Watch here and subscribe! youtu.be/sWoCu4crzTo?...
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New WPW: A phenomenal birthday gift, Post Cereal cards bought decades ago, and some thoughts on Strongsville/Shriners. Watch here and subscribe! youtu.be/uvr6atzJEcU?...
April 8, 2025 at 11:25 AM
New WPW: A phenomenal birthday gift, Post Cereal cards bought decades ago, and some thoughts on Strongsville/Shriners. Watch here and subscribe! youtu.be/uvr6atzJEcU?...
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New WPW: '59 Topps Friday covers All-Stars Ryne Duren, Sammy White and Frank Thomas as well as Gene Conley, who won championships in two pro sports. Watch here and subscribe: youtu.be/SAFSrBf0oc4?...
April 4, 2025 at 12:18 PM
New WPW: '59 Topps Friday covers All-Stars Ryne Duren, Sammy White and Frank Thomas as well as Gene Conley, who won championships in two pro sports. Watch here and subscribe: youtu.be/SAFSrBf0oc4?...
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New WPW: Thrilled to be joined by our friend Dan @nyctaper.bsky.social of Dan's Vintage Baseball PC to rip packs of 1983 Topps! See who we pull and don't forget to subscribe! youtu.be/T75kuMnn5Yk?...
April 2, 2025 at 11:57 AM
New WPW: Thrilled to be joined by our friend Dan @nyctaper.bsky.social of Dan's Vintage Baseball PC to rip packs of 1983 Topps! See who we pull and don't forget to subscribe! youtu.be/T75kuMnn5Yk?...
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New WPW: Picked up this sweet prewar Bruins card at the big show in Quincy MA over the weekend. Check out show footage, other pickups and more here and subscribe! youtu.be/Q_vycQFwO0Q?...
March 31, 2025 at 10:39 AM
New WPW: Picked up this sweet prewar Bruins card at the big show in Quincy MA over the weekend. Check out show footage, other pickups and more here and subscribe! youtu.be/Q_vycQFwO0Q?...
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New WPW: On ‘59 Topps Friday we cover two Hall of Famers: Roberto Clemente, the hero of Puerto Rico and Pittsburgh, and Red Schoendienst, whose name became synonymous with St. Louis. Watch and subscribe: youtu.be/aVRKXEiM_BU?...
March 28, 2025 at 12:06 PM
New WPW: On ‘59 Topps Friday we cover two Hall of Famers: Roberto Clemente, the hero of Puerto Rico and Pittsburgh, and Red Schoendienst, whose name became synonymous with St. Louis. Watch and subscribe: youtu.be/aVRKXEiM_BU?...
Finally made a Bluesky for @waxpackwisdom.bsky.social - please give it a follow! And subscribe to our channel too! youtube.com/@waxpackwisd...
Wax Pack Wisdom
Welcome to Wax Pack Wisdom! Here we tell the history of baseball through the cards we love. We open wax packs from baseball (and other sports too!) and share our collecting journey. Our channel was fo...
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March 23, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Finally made a Bluesky for @waxpackwisdom.bsky.social - please give it a follow! And subscribe to our channel too! youtube.com/@waxpackwisd...
Got another.
December 30, 2024 at 10:11 PM
Got another.
Ordered this months ago, kinda forgot about it, showed up today.
My favorite album by my favorite artist.
My favorite album by my favorite artist.
December 21, 2024 at 3:40 PM
Ordered this months ago, kinda forgot about it, showed up today.
My favorite album by my favorite artist.
My favorite album by my favorite artist.
My 14th annual Top 10 albums of the year write-up. There was a lot of great music in 2024. medium.com/@jaketodonne...
LIST: My 10 Favorite Albums of 2024 + Albums of the Half-Decade!
It’s now time to share my 10 favorite albums of the year! I posted my top 30 favorite songs of 2023 earlier this month. You can also find…
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December 18, 2024 at 1:23 AM
My 14th annual Top 10 albums of the year write-up. There was a lot of great music in 2024. medium.com/@jaketodonne...
Over on Wax Pack Wisdom, my interview with Jeff Gross, the MA-based collector who stumbled into the find of a lifetime: two wildly rare Babe Ruth Morehouse Baking rookies and a lot more. Jeff was awesome to speak with, this was so fun. Watch here and please subscribe: youtu.be/FxrfAitYfWY?...
Babe Ruth Rookies Unearthed! Inside the EPIC 1916 Morehouse Baking Cards Find and More w/Jeff Gross!
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December 4, 2024 at 1:55 AM
Over on Wax Pack Wisdom, my interview with Jeff Gross, the MA-based collector who stumbled into the find of a lifetime: two wildly rare Babe Ruth Morehouse Baking rookies and a lot more. Jeff was awesome to speak with, this was so fun. Watch here and please subscribe: youtu.be/FxrfAitYfWY?...
Huge addition to my Yaz collection finally arrived today!
December 2, 2024 at 7:18 PM
Huge addition to my Yaz collection finally arrived today!
My annual list of my 25 favorite songs of the year posted to my Medium this morning, with links to Spotify and Apple Music playlists within: medium.com/@jaketodonne...
LIST: My 25 Favorite Songs of 2024
It’s time for my annual favorite songs of the year list!
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December 2, 2024 at 1:08 PM
My annual list of my 25 favorite songs of the year posted to my Medium this morning, with links to Spotify and Apple Music playlists within: medium.com/@jaketodonne...
If you have not done so, please subscribe to my YouTube channel, Wax Pack Wisdom. There, we celebrate the history of baseball (and other sports) through the cards we love. It’s my favorite thing I’ve ever done. Please check it out, thank you. youtube.com/@waxpackwisd...
Wax Pack Wisdom
Welcome to Wax Pack Wisdom! Here we open packs and tell the history of baseball through the cards we love. Wax packs from all through different eras of baseball. We'll do non-baseball packs from time ...
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November 27, 2024 at 8:34 PM
If you have not done so, please subscribe to my YouTube channel, Wax Pack Wisdom. There, we celebrate the history of baseball (and other sports) through the cards we love. It’s my favorite thing I’ve ever done. Please check it out, thank you. youtube.com/@waxpackwisd...
I would say I’m pleased with my progress on T206 Hall of Famer action poses so far.
November 24, 2024 at 5:54 PM
I would say I’m pleased with my progress on T206 Hall of Famer action poses so far.
My pickups from the show in Quincy. Think I’m gonna collect all the ‘61 Fleer Celtics.
That incredible Foxx was from an outstanding deal with the great Paul Borges.
That incredible Foxx was from an outstanding deal with the great Paul Borges.
November 23, 2024 at 11:44 PM
My pickups from the show in Quincy. Think I’m gonna collect all the ‘61 Fleer Celtics.
That incredible Foxx was from an outstanding deal with the great Paul Borges.
That incredible Foxx was from an outstanding deal with the great Paul Borges.
Mixed bag with new SGC grades per usual, but this was a score. This card was marked as trimmed and priced at $40, I bought it in a lot of other cards at Shriners. To my eye, it was *barely* smaller than other Diamond Stars I have. Thankfully, SGC did not agree it was trimmed!
November 19, 2024 at 6:05 PM
Mixed bag with new SGC grades per usual, but this was a score. This card was marked as trimmed and priced at $40, I bought it in a lot of other cards at Shriners. To my eye, it was *barely* smaller than other Diamond Stars I have. Thankfully, SGC did not agree it was trimmed!
Didn’t end up getting anything in the REA auction last night but I did win this at a different auction house and was thrilled with the price.
November 18, 2024 at 2:34 PM
Didn’t end up getting anything in the REA auction last night but I did win this at a different auction house and was thrilled with the price.