Buzz Break: 2022 Topps Gallery baseball cards (monster box)

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The box: 2022 Topps Gallery baseball cards (monster)
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Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of highlights from this one.

Packs per box: 20
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 100
Base set completion: 
84 of 200 (42 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Aaron Judge, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Juan Soto, Mookie Betts, Ozzie Albies, Yordan Alvarez, Luis Robert, Joey Votto, Clayton Kershaw, Bo Jackson, Ty Cobb, Cal Ripken Jr., Greg Maddux, Rickey Henderson, Ernie Banks, Bob Gibson, Chipper Jones, Tony Gwynn, Mariano Rivera, Johnny Bench

Rookie Cards (24) – Notables include Spencer Strider, Bobby Witt Jr. (RC), Wander Franco (RC), Jeremy Pena, Seth Beer, Brandon Marsh, Jake Burger, Jose Siri, Shane Baz

Insert/short-print cards: 14 (all inserts in gallery below with some base)
Rainbow foil parallel (7) – Jeremy Pena, Lars Nootbaar, Kirby Puckett, Salvador Perez, Xander Bogaerts, Rafael Devers, Anthony Rendon
Private Issue parallel (1) – Roger Clemens (/250)
Blue Pattern parallel (1) – T.J. Friedl (/50)
Next Wave (2) – Jonathan India, Vidal Brujan
Masterstrokes (1) – Miguel Cabrera
Modern Artists (1) – Wander Franco
Portrait Gallery (1) – Aaron Judge

Autographs: 2
Gallery Autographs (2) – Andrew Benintendi, Alek Manoah

What's Buzz-worthy: For a second year in a row, this one drops its emphasis on artwork in the base set but still plays with a gallery aesthetic to present a pretty strong delivery of cards showcasing past and present players. This premium-box approach includes more packs and two autographed cards every time from a deep checklist packed with big stars (probably at lower volumes) and a ton of rookies, which is perhaps what you'll find more often. This one included ink from a couple of veterans -- one older, one not -- but I don't think they were highlights really here over some of the other stuff. I landed a few damaged cards here and there (this box was dropped) but nothing really dramatic but enough to nix some grading potential on cards like that Franco insert. (A bummer.) Meanwhile, centering was a bit all over the place here, too, as you can see on Strider (up-down) and Witt (left-right). The RC volume here was nice and I landed a few of the key names there but I feel like this one came up short of a bigger A-level card -- but it had a lot of volume of solid stuff. And there were a ton of Hall of Famers and retired guys not mentioned here, too, to balance out the rookies volume-wise. Odds-wise, this one delivered pretty much the standard stuff. All in all, since there are only two formats -- it's retail-only -- I might try one of these again if it presents itself as there is some strong potential here without a high-end price.

Product Grade: A- (departs from artwork for a second year in row)
Box Grade: B+
Fun Grade: B+

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