With these Ticket Stud or Ticket Dud stories I'm turning just a tiny bit of that energy just a few degrees away from cards (we'll still have plenty of them here) for a different kind of cardboard. What am I doing? Simple ... this is an occasional dip into some random ticket lots -- a show and tell showing something small with a story.

This time? A game from this week -- but back in the day -- in New York.

Keep reading to see the details this time ... and tell me if you think it's a Ticket Stud or a Ticket Dud.

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With these Ticket Stud or Ticket Dud stories I'm turning just a tiny bit of that energy just a few degrees away from cards (we'll still have plenty of them here) for a different kind of cardboard. What am I doing? Simple ... this is an occasional dip into some random ticket lots -- a show and tell showing something small with a story.

This time? A big night for one rookie six years ago tomorrow night in The Bronx.

Keep reading to see the details this time ... and tell me if you think it's a Ticket Stud or a Ticket Dud.

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With these Ticket Stud or Ticket Dud stories I'm turning just a tiny bit of that energy just a few degrees away from cards (we'll still have plenty of them here) for a different kind of cardboard. What am I doing? Simple ... this is an occasional dip into some random ticket lots -- a show and tell showing something small with a story.

This time? A home run ticket from an MLB notable of today.

Keep reading to see the details this time ... and tell me if you think it's a Ticket Stud or a Ticket Dud.

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Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 12 in 12 -- a series of a dozen breaks of wax boxes and wax packs in a dozen hours. We'll post one every hour all day long ... this is Hour 3.

The box: Fanatics Authentic Los Angeles Angels game-used baseball mystery box
The cost: $39.95 here

What's inside this one? Keep reading ...

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What: 2018 Topps Big League baseball cards
Arrives: May 9 July 11
Box basics: 24 10-card packs per box (20 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: A new card line "providing a perfect entry into the world of collecting" arrives in May packed with 400 cards, a parallel in every pack, some surprises and some potential hits, too.

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

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