Buzz 8 in 8: Busting 2012 Panini Cooperstown (Hour 7)

Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 8 in 8 -- a series of a eight breaks of wax boxes and wax packs in as many hours today. We'll post one every hour ... this is Hour 7.

The box: 2012 Panini Cooperstown baseball cards (hobby)
The cost: Click here (when available)

What's inside this one? Keep reading ...

Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 120
Base set completion: 
85 of 150 (57 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Ted Williams, Christy Mathewson, Frank Robinson, Jackie Robinson, Joe DiMaggio, Walter Johnson, Honus Wagner, Johnny Bench, Al Spalding, Connie Mack and a number of other Hall of Famers ... that's all that is found here.

Insert cards: 33 (sampling in gallery below with some base)
Short-printed color photo (2) – Dizzy Dean, Eddie Plank
Crystal Collection parallel (3) – Tris Speaker, Jim Rice, Jesse Burkett (/299)
Ballparks (3) – Exposition Park, Shibe Park, Bennett Park
Bronze History (3) – Monte Ward, John Clarkson, Sam Thompson (/599)
Credentials (2) – Ernie Banks, Gaylord Perry
Famous Moments (3) – Cy Young, Ted Williams, Mickey Mantle
Field Generals (2) – Bill Dickey, Carlton Fisk
Hall History (2) – Hall of Fame, Ted Williams
High Praise (2) – Yogi Berra, Johnny Mize
Induction (2) – Ted Williams, Tony Gwynn
Induction Year (1) – Al Kaline (wood card)
Museum Pieces (2) – Mel Ott, Buck Leonard
The Village (2) – Otsego Lake, James Fenimore Cooper statue
Voices of Summer (3) – Joe Garagiola, Jack Buck, Harry Kalas
With Honors (1) – Whitey Ford

Autographs/Memorabilia: 2
Cooperstown Signatures (2) – Pat Gillick, Gene Elston (/500)

What's Buzz-worthy: The last time I busted one of these, I pulled arguably the most-important autograph in the product, Vin Scully's first certified sig. This time? Not quite -- I did pull two autographs instead of one, though. My first? Former GM Pat Gillick and later in the mix an auto for broadcaster Gene Elston. I hadn't ripped into this past favorite of mine latest but it's still worth a look for a baseball fan -- I'm at the point where I'm just looking for the ink and the numbered inserts since I've ripped so much. Why did I revisit it? The boxes for all of the Panini Cooperstown releases might be drying up more than ever -- so I figured I'd rip while I could at a modest price. ... As said before, this was the first Panini Hall of Fame set and it's perhaps the best in terms of a comprehensive look at the game as seen in Cooperstown. The base cards carry pretty extensive bios and stat totals, while an array of inserts (gallery of some possibilities are below) takes you there to see artifacts and explore other facets of the game, too. ... From a collecting standpoint, this brand holds up as one of the best ever made when focusing on the Hall in all aspects -- info, design, inclusions, autographs. It's a Cooperstown-worthy release.

Product Grade: A
Box Grade: B- (helped by an extra auto)
Fun Grade: A

What's next? Be back in an hour ...

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