Buzz Break: 2022 Topps Allen & Ginter baseball cards

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The box: 2022 Topps Allen & Ginter baseball cards
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Keep reading for a full breakdown of what was in this one as well as a gallery of highlights.

Packs per box: 8
Cards per pack: 6
Cards in this box: 47
Base set completion: 
26 of 300 (9 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Hank Aaron, Ernie Banks, Chipper Jones, Ichiro Suzuki, Hank Greenberg, Mel Ott, Steve Carlton, Larry Doby, Clayton Kershaw, Bryce Harper, Anthony Rizzo, Walker Buehler, Michelle Wie West

RC logo cards (5) – Steven Kwan, Shane Baz, Emmanuel Rivera, Alek Thomas, Matt Manning

Insert cards: 20 (all in gallery below with some base)
Short-prints (4) – Liam Hendriks, Luis Gonzalez, Bradley Zimmer, Jeimer Candelario
Mini parallel (2) – Rod Carew, Jarred Kelenic
Mini short-prints parallel (1) – Liam Hendriks
Mini Gold parallel (1) – Jacob deGrom
Mini A&G back parallel (1) – Paul Goldschmidt
Mini Rookie Variation (1) – Chas McCormick
Inside The Park Mini (2) – North Cascades, Bryce Canyon
Pitching a Gem (2) – Walker Buehler, Mariano Rivera
Banner Season (3) – Mark McGwire, Fergie Jenkins, Reggie Jackson
Famous Rivals (1) – England & France
What's Cookin'? (1) – Apple Cider Vinegar
Get That Bread (1) – Italian Sub

Autographs/Memorabilia: 1
Version A Relics (1) – Blake Snell

What's Buzz-worthy: I wasn't going to rip any of this one for the first time in the 17-year history of the brand but after a lean selection at the retail aisle here we are ... and the Cardboard Gods really want me to rip more with this one including a Relic (one in nine boxes) and, well, some cleanly crafted cards. The slight addition of some texture to the outer edges here make this one feel a little different than the other years and helps frame things a little better than the blank-slate approach. I like the feel here and the crop of rookies isn't bad, either, but Ginter hobby boxes sometimes being three hits without ink remains a bummer for the price. (That's why I did a pair of Ginter X and called it good ... they had ink every time for less at their original price.) If you beat the odds and land a good name on a good hit then you can win here ... but that's not all that easy in a hobby box, let alone a blaster. Over time, the good stuff here will dry up -- as will boxes -- and then prices on all of that stuff will look better. Why? The power of a brand that has been going since 2006.

Product Grade: B (good stuff here as usual but I feel like it needs an autograph in every box and more formula tweaks)
Box Grade: A- (hits don't flow easily here ... but I found one)
Fun Grade: B

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