Like many collectors, Buzz is a fan of grading ... so here's this month's grading diary.

SHINE ON YOU CRAZY DIAMANTE
The Card: Roki Sasaki 2025 Topps Series 2 Diamante -- Rookie Card parallel
The Reason Graded: In my mind, this parallel that arrived for the Topps flagship sets last year is one of the most-dynamic options in an over-foiled lineup and this one made the cut for a grading sub after I found it in a hanger box. (These parallels are only in hanger boxes -- two at a time, every time.) The textures here can make cards look funky or even mangled to the naked eye on some corners or edges thanks to the texture and pattern, so your best bet for grading these (and other stuff, of course) is to make sure you have a loupe.
The Grade: CGC 10

Reality Check: Lone copy graded and only one slot on the scale ahead of it that could top it ... works for me. I need to scout these singles more -- that’s how much I like them -- and they are back this year.

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The box: 2025 Topps Series 2 baseball cards (hanger)
First Buzz preview & checklist/odds: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (a few formats)

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The box: 2025 Topps Series 2 baseball cards (hanger)
First Buzz preview & checklist/odds: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (a few formats)

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The box: 2025 Topps Series 2 baseball cards (hanger)
First Buzz preview & checklist/odds: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (a few formats)

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The box: 2025 Topps Series 2 baseball cards (hanger)
First Buzz preview & checklist/odds: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (a few formats)

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The box: 2025 Topps Series 2 baseball cards (hanger)
First Buzz preview & checklist/odds: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (a few formats)

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The box: 2025 Topps Series 2 baseball cards (hanger)
First Buzz preview & checklist/odds: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (a few formats)

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The box: 2025 Topps Series 2 baseball cards (hanger)
First Buzz preview & checklist/odds: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (a few formats)

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The box: 2025 Topps Series 2 baseball cards (hanger)
First Buzz preview & checklist/odds: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (a few formats)

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What's Buzzing: Talking 2025 Score football cards, Jac, Trout, Topps Series 2, the National and still talking young pitchers.

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1 -- Talking 2025 Score NFL

2 -- Reel Big Fish

3 -- Is hobby legend Jac back?

4 -- Pondering futures for MLB pitchers

5 -- Ripping into Topps Series 2

6 -- All your National chatter

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What's Buzzing: Pondering the future for some new MLB pitchers, The Miz, Aaron Judge, The National and more.

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1 -- Pondering futures for MLB pitchers

2 -- The (MLB) Miz is awesome

3 -- Talking Aaron Judge

4 -- Ripping into Topps Series 2

5 -- Thoughts on a blind-bag comic ...

6 -- All your National chatter

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The box: 2025 Topps Series 2 baseball cards (hanger)
First Buzz preview & checklist/odds: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (a few formats)

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What's Buzzing: Big things coming for Caitlin Clark collectors, Chase Burns, 2025 Topps Series 2, The National, MLB chatter and "the flood of 1/1s."

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1 -- Panini is readying a massive Caitlin Clark release ... (teaser video here)

2 -- "The flood of 1/1s"

3 -- Still talking 2025 Topps Series 2

4 -- More MLB chatter is here

5 -- Chase Burns debut reactions

6 -- The National section

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The box: 2025 Topps Series 2 baseball cards (hanger)
First Buzz preview & checklist/odds: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (a few formats)

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What's Buzzing: Chase Burns arrives, 2025 Topps Series 2, The National, that new Brewers SP with a long name and more in this edition.

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1 -- All your MLB chatter is here

2 -- Still talking 2025 Topps Series 2

3 -- Chase Burns gets the call

4 -- Living in a bubble?

5 -- Talking that new Brewers SP with a long name

6 -- All your National chatter

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What's Buzzing: Kevin Durant traded, NBA champs crowned, new card chatter and more for a new week.

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1 -- Thunderstruck: We've got new NBA champs

2 -- Kevin Durant to the Rockets

3 -- 'Fest chatter

4 -- The Lakers have a new owner

5 -- All your National chatter

6 -- Still talking 2025 Topps Series 2

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What's Buzzing: The NBA Finals end tonight, 2025 Topps Series 2, James Wood cards, The National and more.

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1 -- New NBA champs take throne tonight

2 -- A Series 2 break

3 -- Still talking 2025 Topps Series 2

4 -- James Wood cards are worth the look

5 -- All your National chatter

6 -- Big-picture thoughts these days

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What's Buzzing: The NBA Finals head to Game 7 on Sunday, new MLB pulls, 2025 Topps Series 2, "nerd stats did this" and more in this Saturday edition.

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1 -- New NBA champs take throne on Sunday

2 -- "Nerd stats did this"

3 -- Still talking 2025 Topps Series 2

4 -- Case hits ...

5 -- New MLB pulls

6 -- All your National chatter

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The box: 2025 Topps Series 2 baseball cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview & checklist/odds: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (a few formats)

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What's Buzzing: The NBA Finals head to Game 7, 2025 Topps Series 2 and more on collectors' minds.

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1 -- NBA Finals are going seven games

2 -- Still talking 2025 Topps Series 2

3 -- Feeling 'Festive ... 

4 -- Talking Ken Griffey Jr. cards

5 -- Tampa Bay Rays to be sold

6 -- All your National chatter is here

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What's Buzzing: 2025 Topps Series 2, NBA Finals, inside some 2025 Donruss, new pulls, Nick Kurtz and more.

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1 -- Breaking down a Donruss box

2 -- Talking Nick Kurtz

3 -- A Hall of Fame question 

4 -- Still talking 2025 Topps Series 2

5 -- New MLB pulls

6 -- NBA Finals working toward a champion

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What's Buzzing: Shohei Ohtani or Aaron Judge? That's the question leading the way in this midweek edition.

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1 -- Ohtani or Judge?

2 -- Still talking 2025 Topps Series 2

3 -- This thread is kind of a big deal

4 -- New MLB pulls are here

5 -- A slab question

6 -- NBA Finals chatter

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The box: 2025 Topps Series 2 baseball cards (hanger)
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What's Buzzing: The NBA Finals heat up, new pulls, NFL chatter, The National, Rafael Devers and, of course, 2025 Topps Series 2.

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1 -- NBA Finals reactions

2 -- New MLB pulls are here

3 -- The National is coming

4 -- Lots of NFL topics 

5 -- Still talking 2025 Topps Series 2

6 -- Reactions: Rafael Devers to the Giants

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What's Buzzing: Rafael Devers to the Giants, Shohei Ohtani returns to the mound tonight, 2025 Topps Series 2, NBA Finals, The National and ... a lesson for the future?

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1 -- Reactions: Rafael Devers to the Giants

2 -- Talking 2025 Topps Series 2

3 -- Shohei Ohtani makes Dodgers pitching debut tonight 

4 -- A lesson for the future?

5 -- NBA Finals chatter

6 -- The National section is open

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