However, in the new book The Wax Pack by Merritt College professor and UC Berkeley alum Brad Balukjian, it’s the unsung, the forgotten, the underdogs who are celebrated. From the leadoff hitter to the guy riding the pine, everyone gets equal shrift in The Wax Pack. Navy?’ and she goes, ‘No, you’ve been drafted by the Dodgers!’”The Wax Pack celebrates the underdogs and the forgotten players, though not necessarily by design. In the absence of stars, the underdogs have their day in The Wax Pack. “Their strength comes from their willingness to be vulnerable.”Balukjian is the first to admit that the The Wax Pack is no Eat, Pray, Love.