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In a photo provided by Brad Balukjian, Brad Balukjian poses for a photo. Balukjian tore open a pack of 1986 Topps baseball cards, chewed the stale, brittle bubblegum and then planned a journey most sports fans could only dream about. The college biology professor set out to meet every player in the pack from Garry Templeton to Rick Sutcliffe to Carlton Fisk and see what life after baseball has been like for them. The self-funded trip in 2015 cost about $8,000 and took him across 30 states over 11,341 miles in 48 days. The lessons he learned far beyond the diamond are vividly documented in Balukjian’s recently published book, “The Wax Pack.&quot; (Amber Shepp via AP)

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This undated booking photo provided by the New Lenox Police Department in New Lenox, Ill., shows baseball Hall of Fame catcher Carlton Fisk. Fisk, 64, was charged Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012 with driving under the influence and other misdemeanors after his pickup truck was found in a central Illinois cornfield. New Lenox Deputy Chief Robert Pawlisz said Tuesday officers late Monday found the 64-year-old Fisk asleep behind the wheel and an open liquor bottle on the floor. (AP Photo/New Lenox Police Department)

Carlton Fisk: Hall of Fame catcher charged with DUI in Illinois

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