Fast Five is a quick list that might offer a basic starting point for a themed collection or new focus -- five things that could be fun for a beginner or a new way to add something to your stash if you're a grizzled veteran.

This time? Five MLB names I'm watching in the postseason ...

THE NEW KID ...
Julio Rodriguez, Seattle Mariners (prospect cards since 2019, RC in 2021)
I've been sold on him since early in the year, but the postseason and anything this newcomer does will get a lot more attention with the Mariners' successes already surprising some and with more prime time attention to come. His first season in The Show got him a new monster deal (12 years, $209M) before it was even over -- so he'll be a key in Seattle for some time -- after a year that had him hitting .284 with 28 homers and 75 RBI in 132 games. His RC logo cards this year have been trickling out in SP form for the most part but there will be more to come -- and then there's his Rookie Card and prospect cards to look for, too, from past years. He's hyped and he's pricey but if he and his team can get things done in the postseason -- something the Hall of Famer called Kid didn't -- he'll be a money guy even more than now and for some time. (I'm not sure that'll happen, though, but it could.) I'm not a big fan of how his autograph looks so I won't overpay there, but I think we'll see a lot of good cardboard coming for him to go with fun stuff from the past.

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What's Buzzing: Logofractor box breaks, MLB postseason match-ups, a Halloween-related question, this week in the NFL and more.

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What: 2022 Topps Garbage Pail Kids X MLB
Arrives: Now via Topps.com
Box basics: One chase card per six-card pack ... or the same format in a five-pack box
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here (when available)

What's buzz-worthy: The Garbage Pail Kids have been taken over by the stars of Major League Baseball in a new online release that's a twist on, well, everything.

Keep reading for more as well as a full gallery of images.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing: MLB postseason chatter, a stats-filled NFL Sunday, new pulls and more on this Monday.

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What's Buzzing: Postseason baseball, NFL chatter, Logofractor breaks, Bray Wyatt and WWE's white rabbit and plenty more.

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What's Buzzing: MLB postseason chatter, comparing top MLB rookies, Draymond Green vs. Jordan Poole, Logofractor breaks and more.

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Topps' silver-pack fix to the missing rookie short-prints in 2022 Topps Chrome are now live with the five missing players slowly arriving from these packs in Refractor form.

Breakers started receiving the packs yesterday as noted on the forum -- one for every box purchased -- from Topps. Blowout Cards customers' packs will ship no later than this Tuesday after they arrived here today. Tracking will be emailed the day that silver-pack shipments are processed.

The cards that were inadvertently not put into packs by its printing/packing company are card Nos. 221-225 -- short-printed cards of rookies Bobby Witt Jr., Julio Rodriguez, Spencer Torkelson, Hunter Greene and C.J. Abrams. The silver packs will include these cards inserted randomly with others. These rare cards were late additions to the checklist as SPs but didn't get put into hobby packs.

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What's Buzzing: A surprising thrift-store find, Spencer Strider, Hall of Fame cardboard, NFL chatter, Logofractor breaks and more in this Friday edition.

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What's Buzzing: MLB and NFL chatter, a Topps Gallery blaster delivers big, oldschool ink in 2022 Score, an old problem and opening some new NASCAR.

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What's Buzzing: Aaron Judge hits No. 62, collectors react to an ESPN story, Tom Brady, Zion Williamson, inside some Logofractor boxes and more.

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What: 2022 Super Break Super Duper Baseball Edition
Arrives: Sept. 14
Box basics: One buyback card per box (five boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Super Break takes its buyback line to a high-end multi-sport stage and packs only baseball cards inside for this one -- a release that "will pack a serious punch."

Keep reading for more info and a selection of images.

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What's Buzzing: Mascots getting paid, pondering investment QBs, MLB and NFL chatter, Immaculate WWE and new pulls.

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What's Buzzing: New QBs arrive in the NFL, new breaks, Antonio Inoki, Formula 1 and new autographs free with purchases.

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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 this month's grading diary here on The Buzz ... and it's one of the biggest months ever.

A MONSTER MONTH ...
The Card: Bo Bichette 2020 Topps Archives Snapshots Archives Autographs
The Reason Graded: I've been buying up Bo Bichette cards relatively heavily by my standards -- second perhaps only to some top favorites and people with school ties -- but of all my pick-ups only one was an autograph. These were, I believe, via a redemption and that's how I landed mine -- at least in a sealed Topps top-loader -- and I opted to slab it in a recent submission. (Even though I generally don't grade a lot of autos as I don't want to get a dreaded grade on a card I like.)
The Grade: CSG 9

Reality Check: I'm fine with nines, but this one seemed like a slight bummer as I didn't see anything dramatically wrong with it -- so there must have been a couple of minor issues that dropped it down in tandem. The design here is one that doesn't have a lot of perfectly center-able features ... so maybe part of that was just a judgment call, too.

Keep reading for more of this month's pick-ups and new slabs for Buzz.

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What's Buzzing: Shohei Ohtani flirts with a no-hitter, Tua Tagovailoa takes another big hit and is out, defining vintage cards, NBA chatter and more.

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What's Buzzing: Aaron Judge ties Roger Maris at 61, NFL chatter, Impeccable WWE, vintage paper loss and more.

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What: 2022 Topps Chrome Logofractor Edition baseball cards
Arrives: Today via Topps.com & via MLB Flagship Store in NYC
Box basics: Five five-card packs of 2022 Topps Chrome and two five-card Logofractor packs per box
Checklist: Click here ("top 110 cards" from regular set)
Order: Click here (when available)

What's buzz-worthy: Move over Sapphire? (Maybe, maybe not.) Topps Chrome has a new parallel edition that is only being sold via Topps' site and the MLB Flagship Store in New York City.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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What: 2022 Topps X Bobby Witt Jr. Crown Collection baseball cards
Arrives: Live now via Topps
Pack basics: 25 cards per pack (hits every other box)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Via Topps.com; Click here (when available)

What's buzz-worthy: Bobby Witt Jr. gets to curate his own baseball card set that has plenty of big-leaguers, some family ties and more inside every box.

Keep reading for more info and a gallery for this one.

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What's Buzzing: Predicting MLB's top hitter in the next decade, NFL Week 4, new pulls, back in the game and should cash in cards make a comeback?

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2022 Topps Chrome baseball cards (hobby box)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: Click here (a few formats)

Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing: Single-card spending, MLB chatter, a stolen card is found, Pro Bowl changes, show thoughts and WWE chatter.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing: Jalen Hurts, NFL Week 3, an MLB prediction, new pulls and will anybody else hit 700 homers?

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What's Buzzing: Predicting the future in MLB, talking NFL for Week 3, sketch cards, NFL pulls and more.

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What's Buzzing: Aaron Judge waits for another day, the WWE's White Rabbit mystery, NFL chatter, Star Wars, MLB and more.

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2022 Topps Museum Collection baseball cards
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.

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