Buzz Break: 2022 Topps Stadium Club MLB cards (blaster box)

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The box: 2022 Topps Stadium Club baseball cards (blaster)
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Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of highlights from this box.

Packs per box: 8 (plus one box-topper card)
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 41
Base set completion: 
31 of 300 (10 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Rickey Henderson, Ken Griffey Jr., George Brett, Hank Aaron (with Willie Mays), Greg Maddux, Ryne Sandberg, Brooks Robinson, Albert Pujols, Ichiro Suzuki

RC logo cards (10) – Spencer Strider, Josh Lowe, Cal Raleigh, Emmanuel Rivera, Matt Brash, Ryan Vilade, Andre Jackson, Jonathan Heasley, Connor Wong, Reid Detmers

Insert cards: 10 (all inserts and some base in gallery below)
Black parallel (1) – Brooks Robinson
Sepia parallel (1) – Alex Verdugo
Red parallel (3) – Frank Thomas, Matt Vierling, Jo Adell
Power Zone (1) – Francisco Lindor
Team Of The Future (1) – Yordan Alvarez
Dynasty (1) – Cal Ripken Jr.
Chrome (1) – Mariano Rivera
Master Photo (1) – Bryce Harper (box-topper)

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: This one is hard to pass up in the bargain bin and this box, while not flashy with some money find shows why -- there's a lot of quality names and other stuff here and a key name in a key spot could make any box (bargain bin or not) a win. This time? Nothing too flashy but still a solid little box ... for the price. Chrome is the rarer find here but I actually don't think they are among the better types of cards to find among those parallels. I still really like the look of the Red parallels -- those just pop ... hard with a color that really stands out, though the stock here and the laminate/gloss seem a bit rough and a bit hit and miss. That's perhaps my only real worry here over time. (How might that foil/gloss age when it looks "off" a little bit to start?) It won't be grading friendly in some cases based on this small sampling, but overall this release has a really good feel to it -- and it's delivered well (over-delivered) for me really for 2022 boxes I have opened. That's why I will still go there. In fact, it might be the best low-end release I've opened the last couple years for a few reasons. It's a photography showcase and one with a good collector vibe without breaking the bank. The hobby needs more affordable collector-friendly releases like this.

Product Grade: A
Box Grade: A- (Strider is a cheap highlight and that run of Hall of Famer base is decent ... inserts had some highlights, too)
Fun Grade: A- (only since this was a bargain-bin box)

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