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What's Buzzing: Yep, it's Wander Franco ... yep, it's Raymond. (No, it's not a Rookie Card.) Plus plenty more ...

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The box: 2022 Topps Series 2 baseball cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
First Buzz preview with checklist: Click here

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What: 2022 Historic Autographs Trivia Game World Series Cut Signature Edition
Arrives: July 20
Box basics: One cut autograph, 220 trivia question/answer cards, one gameboard poster and four game chips (32 sets per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Historic Autographs takes a gaming twist with its next release -- an affordable release that lets baseball fans chase cut autos from World Series players while also testing their trivia mettle.

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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 Panini Absolute Baseball cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

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Minor league baseball cards from the past can include some weird stuff ... stuff you wouldn't imagine to be found on a baseball card. Here are some some new oddities in this latest edition of MiLB Madness. 

FACES OF FOLEY
The Cards: Chris Mudd 2009 Multi-Ad Reading Phillies #28 & Reading Phillies Update #34
The Buzz On This One: Between all of his personas -- Cactus Jack, Mankind and Dude Love -- pro wrestler Mick Foley has a lot of cardboard appearances but there are others out there that, well, might surprise you. These surprised me as they're from nowhere near a wrestling ring and they're more than a decade old -- and yet I had never seen them before. This card of a minor-league team trainer has a cameo for Foley who was at the Reading game for a guest appearance with his TNA championship that year -- April 22, 2009, to be exact -- and it's actually not even the only Phillies card to show wrestlers or others of note. Why are there two versions? One is from early in the year and toward the end of the season the team opted to release an update set with more players (hence the card number changes) and to change the typography. So, really, there were two Mick Foley baseball cards I didn't know about. You'll see more of Mudd here next month.

Keep reading for more examples of some weird or fun baseball cards you can (almost) only find in MiLB.

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What's Buzzing: The Warriors win it, Steph Curry cards, jersey swaps, new pulls and "was Moneyball overrated?"

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What: 2022 Best of BenchWarmer trading cards
Arrives: July
Hobby box basics: Eight cards per box (16 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: BenchWarmer's newest release includes more than 200 stars all in one spot with a mix of standard cardboard, gems and autographs.

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What: 2022 Topps Heritage Minor League baseball cards
Arrives: Nov. 23
Box basics: Two autos per box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Collectors can turn back the clock to 1973 for a third time this year following the minor-league season with this release that celebrates the prospects of the game.

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

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What: 2022 Bowman Inception baseball cards
Arrives: March 3, 2023
Box basics: Two autographs per seven-card box (16 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Bowman Inception returns for another season with more colorful looks at prospects as part of a 100-card base set and plenty more.

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What: 2022 Leaf Autographed Football Jersey Edition
Arrives: Sept. 30
Box basics: One autographed custom jersey per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: A new football season will include a new batch of Leaf signed football jerseys to collectors via a blind-box release that includes players from the past and present.

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What: 2021-22 Panini National Treasures basketball cards
Arrives: July 20
Box basics: Four autos, four mem cards, one printing plate and one base/parallel card per 10-card box (four boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: National Treasures returns with its familiar format but with a new crop of rookies and legends from the past all in one hits-heavy spot.

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This ball isn't that ball ... but imagine if it was.

That was my first thought when I dug out this one from my reserves for this Collecting Game-used series last night as St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Miles Mikolas was two outs away from a career game -- a no-hitter that came up one strike short of reality -- Tuesday against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

My second thought was, man, how much has the game-used world changed in just a few years with a couple new touches from MLB and MLB Authentication? The MLB Film Room didn't exist back when this baseball was used -- details below -- and the notation on the authentication is pretty basic ... real basic. That's been improved since then, too. This is a game-used ball with some nice use to it (came from a grab-bag style box) and with a couple of MLB All-Stars attached from a game a little earlier in their careers. Since there was no Film Room then I can't instantly call up a clip of the play and see it in action ... though there's a chance the game is online somewhere. I've been spoiled being able to photo-match or at least see videos for almost every ball I've had here recently ... I'll let the basics tell the story on this one this time.

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What's Buzzing: Big sales, big pulls, big questions, The National and more in this mid-week edition.

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What: 2022 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Game Day Greats Football Jerseys National Edition
Arrives: July 27
Box basics: One autographed football jersey per box (five boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Hidden Treasures line takes the field for the National Sports Collectors Convention with its familiar format from the past.

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The annual Blowout MegaMix has a remix of sorts going on this year -- and there's plenty that hasn't yet been revealed for the new mystery box coming for the National Sports Collectors Convention.

And, as usual, you don't have to go to the show to land one (click here to pre-order). There's a new approach this year that ups the variety to ideally hit more collectors' interest sweet spots while lowering the price point to let more fans dig into the chase. That simple change? Packs.

The left side of the sellsheet you see above is just the start of what's up for grabs in this edition -- this time it's a box with at least 10 packs inside as the starting point. New this year there also will be sealed cases of these boxes -- six boxes per case -- that offer up some smaller bonuses and a surer shot at some of the bonus items that are planned to land every third box with this one. The bonuses this time? See the right side above ... and that's the start.

Over the coming days, we'll take a look at more of what's in store for this year's MegaMix. Today, we look at packs ...

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What: 2022 Topps Update baseball cards
Arrives: Oct. 26
Box basics: One auto, one Relic and one manufactured Relic per HTA jumbo box; one auto or Relic per hobby box
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: The third wave of the Topps flagship brand will arrive with veterans in new uniforms, some new names and plenty of the energy and inclusions from the first two releases -- along with the return of All-Star Game and Home Run Derby highlights from this season.

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YourDozen.com is back for another week with free cardboard up for grabs to one lucky winner. This time, we're predicting Saturday MLB and NHL Stanley Cup action and you have until 7 p.m. Eastern on Saturday to get your picks and predictions in. (Do it now -- one of the tiebreakers is who entered first.)

This week's prize is a mystery once again and it could be revealed at any time between now and then. Or, it may only be known to the winner, which could be you ... if you take the minute to make 13 simple predictions at the link below.

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Did you get in on last week's action? Check the leaderboard and contact fish@blowoutcards.com to claim your prize if you're the winner.

How does it work? It's short and simple. Register and you'll get a dozen questions where your answers will be compiled and compared to others. Whomever gets the most correct gets the prize -- or at least a shot at it if there's a tie.

The goal with YourDozen.com? Have a little fun and get free stuff into some of your hands.

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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: New pulls, tips for a beginning collector, Ozzie Albies, cardboard normalcy and an alleged Panini points problem?

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What: 2022 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Autographed Mini Helmet National Edition
Arrives: July 27
Box basics: One autographed mini helmet per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (when available)

What's buzz-worthy: Hidden Treasures brings its blind-box product to The National once again with a number of legends in the mix and some current college stars, too.

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What's Buzzing: New breaks, WWE Revolution, The National, investment portfolio chatter, football cards that should exist and Pete Alonso ... Hall of Famer?

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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 pack: Mad Max: Fury Road Funko Mystery Minis
Where to buy: Will take some looking ... BlowoutCards.com for non-sports cards

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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 boxes: 2021 Topps WWE Women's Division wrestling cards (two blasters)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

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I think I have said this before right here, but ... sometimes, it's all about timing and some dumb luck.

Collectors of game-used memorabilia for the traditional sports can land things easily -- sometimes right after games they just watched -- in a team gift shop for baseball, football, basketball and so on. But, for other sports or even stuff used in TV shows and movies? Well, you have to know where to look and be ready when auctions or items might pop up by being plugged in.

My latest item in this Collecting Game-used series is a little different than a lot of the baseball, football and other stuff that arrives here each month. I landed this month's item just a week ago today and it all started with a simple Instagram story notice that's come and gone ... but in essence it was a message that said "I'm moving and cleaning out my closet."

I smashed the link and saw what was up for grabs, then I did a deep dive on (Where else?) Instagram, to see what I could find that was photo-matchable and unique (or at least seemed familiar) for a colorful personality and competitor out there in the world of pro wrestling -- and a favorite star of mine for sure. This time, it was something very affordable (not match-used ... I missed on that) and something that still feels right for a star known for a colorful and energetic look with plenty of attitude -- and a piece that seems to kind of pre-date where she's at now in the ring.

Keep reading to see the details ... and the item in action.

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What's Buzzing: NBA Finals and league opinions, showing off Joe Montana cards, The National and more.

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What's Buzzing: New MLB & NFL breaks, one for women's soccer collectors, The National, Blowout MegaMix and more.

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