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Buzz 12 in 12: Busting a 2016 Fanatics Authentic Under Wraps Series 1 autographed baseballs box (Hour 6)
Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 12 in 12 -- a series of a dozen breaks of past wax boxes and wax packs in a dozen hours. We'll post one every hour on the hour all day long today ... this is Hour 6.

The box: 2016 Fanatics Authentic Under Wraps Series 1 autographed baseballs
The cost: BlowoutCards.com

What's inside this one? Keep reading ...
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This entry was posted in Autograph Collecting, Baseball, Buzz 8 in 8 and tagged Atlanta Braves, autographs, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, MLB, California Angels, Fanatics Authentic, Hall of Famers, Milwaukee Brewers, MLB Authentication, MLB autographs, Oakland A's, 2016 Fanatics Authentic Under Wraps Series 1, 2016 Fanatics Authentic Under Wraps Series 1 autographed baseballs, autographed baseballs, Don Sutton on January 15, 2018 by BlowoutBuzz.
Former AL MVP Don Baylor doesn't appear on a lot of cardboard
One generation might know him as a bit of a slugger and the 1979 American League MVP, while another might know him as a manager and coach.
Either way, Don Baylor was a man who lived his life in baseball -- his career that spanned from the 1960s until 2015. He died on Monday at age 68 after a battle with multiple myeloma.
"Don Baylor: 14 teams as player, coach and manager. Countless lives influenced. There's a hole in the universe, its expanse without end," said J.G. Taylor Spink Award-winner Claire Smith on Twitter. "Deepest love and condolences to Becky Baylor and the Baylor family who are mourning a man whose heart was as big as all of Texas."
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This entry was posted in Baseball and tagged Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Colorado Rockies, New York Yankees, 1972 Topps, Baltimore Orioles, California Angels, Minnesota, Oakland A's, 1971 Topps, Don Baylor, Dusty Baker, Johnny Oates on August 7, 2017 by BlowoutBuzz.
Making the Grade II: Corey Seager Pristine, a WrestleMania upstart, two legends & Sheldon Cooper's shirt
Like many collectors, Buzz is a fan of grading and knows that there are many reasons that collectors choose to slab cards. Sometimes it's to enhance the appeal and protect them when selling. Other times it's to protect an investment for the long-term or to protect for sentimental reasons. Or, it might be just for fun or curiosity about a potential grade.
Here's the second grading diary here on The Buzz ...
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This entry was posted in Baseball, Football, Non-sports, Pro Wrestling, Making the Grade and tagged Barry Sanders, Beckett Grading Services, BGS, Corey Seager, Cryptozoic, Los Angeles Dodgers, Nolan Ryan, NXT, Panini America, Sasha Banks, Texas Rangers, The Big Bang Theory, Topps, USA Baseball, WWE, WWE Divas, 1990 Pro Set, 2012 Big Bang Theory Seasons 3-4, 2012 Panini Cooperstown, 2015 Panini USA Baseball Stars & Stripes, 2015 Topps WWE Heritage, California Angels, Detroit Lions, Grading DIary, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Pro Set, Sheldon Cooper, WrestleMania 32 on March 29, 2016 by BlowoutBuzz.

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