One of baseball's greatest sluggers -- and overlooked superstars on in the hobby -- is gone.

Hall of Famer Frank Robinson was a Triple Crown winner, the only player in MLB history to win the MVP in both leagues, a social pioneer on the managerial side, and one of the top home run hitters in the game. He retired fourth on the career list with 586 back in 1976 -- behind only Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth and Willie Mays -- before continuing his life in baseball as a manager and MLB executive. He lost an ongoing battle with cancer on Thursday at age 83.

"Frank Robinson's résumé in our game is without parallel, a trailblazer in every sense, whose impact spanned generations," MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said. "He was one of the greatest players in the history of our game, but that was just the beginning of a multi-faceted baseball career."

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Have you seen the latest cool cards from a new or recent release? With so many options for collectors of all kinds arriving every week it's possible you haven't. That's where Buzz comes in -- well at least on one brand you'll see here from time to time in what we're calling Buzz's Pick Six. Simply put, here are six cards from a new arrival that seemed interesting to this collector and we think they might interest you, too.

This week's release: 2018 Panini Contenders football cards

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UNIFORM NUMBER PREMIUM?
The Card: Baker Mayfield 2018 Panini Contenders Draft Class Gold Autograph (/18)
The Price: $1,999.95 Buy-It-Now (or best offer)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: I didn't choose this card because of the serial-number that matches his uniform -- that might be partly behind the asking price here as it's a one-of-a-kind card from the 18 that exist -- instead it's simply because I think there might be more upside for his non-standard autographs in this one as people chase the regular autographs and their various parallels more for this brand. Those are pricey (and this is, too) but over time if he continues to build upon his rookie year it's the rarer cards that could have the most movement or interest vs. those that everybody chased and more people might have. I also picked this one because I think the design is solid and the photo works so well I'd almost slap the "cardboard perfection" tag on this one. In fact, I can't do that. It is perfect.

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What: 2019 Panini Contenders Draft Picks football cards
Arrives: April 17
Box basics: Six autographs per six-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: The hit-per-pack approach to NFL Draft hopefuls' new cardboard is back for another year with some new looks but the same familiar ticket touches,

Keep reading for more info as well as some early images.

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What's Buzzing Today: NBA trade deadline chatter, MLB box breaks, Todd Gurley, an NFL box-breaking marathon, grading issues and ... what to do with Tom Brady Rookie Cards?

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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: 2019 Topps Garbage Pail Kids We Hate the '90s (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 192
Base set completion: 
153 of 220 (70 percent)
Duplicates: 0

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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: 2019 Topps Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Black & White trading cards
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 8
Cards per pack: 7
Cards in this box: 56
Base set completion: 
40 of 150 (27 percent)
Duplicates: 0

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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 Today: NBA trade deadline chatter, big pulls and plenty more in today's edition.

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Have you seen the latest cool or interesting items on eBay? If not, you just might see some of those here every week as we're launching a weekly version of our eBay Buzz pieces that pop up from time to time. We’ll spotlight some items that have a story or just wow us with how much interest it might have — and we’re not just talking baseball cards, either.

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HOW YOU LIKE ME NOW?
The Item: Tom Brady 2000 Bowman Chrome Refractor (RC parallel) BGS 9.5
The Price: $19,499 Buy-It-Now
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: Think this price is crazy? It is, but it isn't -- check out that link below. You should know by now that Brady has won yet another Super Bowl ring after Sunday's snoozefest in Atlanta and you need to know that his Rookie Cards are easily some of the priciest football cards out there in top condition and in slabs. This one isn't the flashiest of them -- other big ones have autographs and command much more cash -- but this is one (non-Refractor) that I managed to pull from a pack back in the day so it gets my pick here. The pop report for this particular version shows 28 others in this grade and just one getting a 10. Just 207 Refractors have been slabbed by BGS while mine is pushing 3,000 with 103 BGS 10s and two getting a BGS Black perfect 10. Some of Brady's RCs have been faked, so slabbed is the way to go unless you want to pay big bucks to chase wax (not easy to find anyway). He's expensive but there's no doubt that he's atop the mountain right now. Is he a safe buy? Traditional thought might say that he's too pricey to get in on right now, but when Brady is the top guy in NFL history there should continue to be more attention and speculation money pumped into his cards from beyond the typical collecting base.
Similar Pieces: Other 2000 Tom Brady Rookie Cards on eBay
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Keep reading for four more interesting items in this week's roundup ...

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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 Today: Nothing but big pulls, including this misplaced Alexa Bliss 1/1, in today's edition.

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What: 2019 Leaf Metal Draft football cards
Arrives: March
Box basics: Five autographs per hobby box (15 boxes per case) or nine autographs and one slabbed proof per jumbo box (eight boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf Metal Draft is back with a new jumbo box option while showcasing new pro hopefuls on the gridiron.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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What: 2019 Historic Autographs The Streak
Arrives: Feb. 27
Box basics: Two slabbed cut autographs per box (11 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Historic Autographs focuses on Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak with this release that includes ink from the Hall of Famer, every teammate during that time as well as pitchers he took down during that history-making run.

Keep reading for more information.

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What: 2019 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Game Changers autographed baseballs
Arrives: March 13
Box basics: One autographed baseball per box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's autographed baseball chase narrows its focus to greats in the game with a focus on Hall of Famers, active stars and others of note.

Keep reading for details and a gallery of what's possible in this one.

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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: 2019 Topps Series 1 baseball cards (three hanger boxes)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby and other formats)
Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 67
Cards in this lot: 201
Base set completion: 
153 of 350 (44 percent)
Duplicates: 30

Base cards of note – Mookie Betts, Brandon Nimmo, Kris Bryant (2), Clayton Kershaw, Shohei Ohtani (2), Christian Yelich (2), Dansby Swanson, Max Scherzer, Joey Votto, Corey Seager, J.D. Martinez, Carlos Correa, David Price, Francisco Lindor

Rookie Cards (15) – Kolby Allard, Kohl Stewart, Danny Jansen, Pablo Lopez, Francisco Arcia, Enel De Los Santos, Nick Burdi, Ryan O'Hearn, Brad Keller, Ranger Suarez, Luis Urias, Jake Bauers, Duane Underwood Jr, Brandon Lowe, Steven Duggar, Sean Reid-Foley

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and break down 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: 2018 Topps WWE Women's Division wrestling cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: Click here (for hobby)

Packs per box: 11 (10 standard packs and one hit pack)
Cards per pack: 7
Cards per box: 71
Base set completion: 
31 of 50 (62 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards: Shayna Baszler, Lita, Charly Caruso, Sasha Banks, Alexa Bliss, Stephanie McMahon, Kairi Sane, Nia Jax, Mandy Rose, Kayla Braxton, Lacey Evans, Carmella, Maryse, Bayley, Charlotte Flair

Rookie/First NXT cards (5) – Ronda Rousey, Ruby Riott, Asuka, Billie Kay, Sarah Logan

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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 Today: Tom Brady, Tom Brady, Tom Brady along with retro NFL rips, new MLB boxes and a Prizm NBA box with Silver in every single pack? (Yep.)

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and break down 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: 2018 Panini Playoff football cards (hanger box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 60
Base set completion: 42 of 200 (21 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards: Cam Newton, Drew Brees, Alvin Kamara, Mark Ingram, Julio Jones, Derrick Henry, George Kittle, Sammy Watkins, Larry Fitzgerald, Marcus Mariota, Marlon Mack, A.J. Green, Adam Thielen

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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 Today: Super Bowl, Super Bowl, Super Bowl ... NFL breaks and more on this gameday.

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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 Today: A long-running MLB debate, pre-Super Bowl NFL chatter, Evan Longoria collections and more in today's edition.

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Buzz buys and busts a lot of boxes right here for Buzz Breaks, but one of my goals just might be to rip fewer blasters this year and talk more about cardboard that I -- and you -- might like. One way to do that? Simple show and tell -- present a few pick-ups and say why they captured my attention. Would they capture yours? I'd be interested to know -- sometimes they might, sometimes they won't and that's fine. It's a buyer's market out there with plenty of options and bargains as well as high-end gems to chase.

So, with all that said, here are a few Buzz Buys.

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NOT A FIRST ... BUT SHE'S FINALLY ARRIVED 
The Card: Lacey Evans 2018 Topps WWE NXT Autographs
The Price: $5
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: This former U.S. Marine is a newcomer to the main roster in WWE after making her debut in the No. 1 spot in this week's Royal Rumble match, but she's appeared on NXT cards since 2017 and had her first autographs back in that year, too. (The First NXT Card logo used here? Simple mistake.) I picked this one up partly because of the price (this card has sold for up to $20 ... even more for parallels) but also because of her anticipated arrival. Debut WWE ink can sell well -- I clicked and bought thinking it was her first -- but ultimately I added this one for a simple reason ... I didn't yet have any of her autos. One bonus here besides the price? This release is the home of her first on-card autos -- the previous ones have been stickers.
Grab a box right here: 2018 Topps WWE NXT wrestling cards

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Have you seen the latest cool cards from a popular release? With so many options for collectors of all kinds arriving every week it's possible you haven't. That's where Buzz comes in -- well at least on one brand you'll see here from time to time in what we're calling Buzz's Pick Six. Simply put, here are six cards from a new arrival that seemed interesting to this collector and we think they might interest you, too.

This week's release: 2018-19 Panini Prizm NBA

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THE KING OF BLASTERS
The Card: Luka Doncic Green Pulsar parallel (/25) BGS 10
The Price: $15,999 Buy-It-Now (or best offer)
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: There's no doubt that it's this rookie who is the cream of the crop right now when it comes to Prizm Rookie Cards, but this one is here for you to consider one simple fact about tis pricey piece of cardboard. It came from a blaster. Now, if it could sell for that price, it's even more impressive ... but it's still a solid card. Only 24 others exist and only five others have been slabbed. This is the only 10 -- and there are only 21 other 10s for any Doncic Prizm card to get that grade. Fun fact: His Silvers have been slabbed 421 times and 216 of those have gotten a BGS 9.5. Just two got 10s. Meanwhile, his base RC has only been slabbed 301 times and there are six 10s ... more 10s than any other card.

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Make your picks with a click ... and free stuff could be yours.

Blowout Cards launched today YourDozen.com, a new hot spot for your shot at free stuff -- store credit, boxes, memorabilia and other prizes.

This week's first prize? A $200 Blowout store credit.

How does it work? Keep reading ...

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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 Today: Big deals, big pulls, big grades and more as we count the hours until the Super Bowl.

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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 ...

The Card: 2017 Donruss Rookie Gridiron Kings #2 Patrick Mahomes II
The Reason Graded: His break-out campaign started off so strong I had to revisit my past pulls from Donruss last year -- I busted a ton -- and I submitted a trio of his cards. You saw one last month, you see this one here and you'll see another in March. (Call that a spoiler.) This insert isn't the most-striking of cards but it looked very clean in my pre-examining of cards so it made the cut.
The Grade: BGS 9.5

Reality Check: None have graded higher but this one is not alone on the pop report. That surprises me a bit as grading seems to be all about standard RCs, rare numbered parallels and the ol' big mojo hits, but it seems that a season like the one he had could be prompting anything from his first year on cardboard to get another look. (Ironically you can still grab boxes of this one and others relatively cheap, too. To me that all spells fun ... and wax will dry up over time.)

Keep reading for the rest of this month's new grades and additions.

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