Buzz 8 in 8: Busting 2019 Panini Diamond Kings FOTL (Hour 1)

Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 8 in 8 -- a series of a eight breaks of wax boxes and wax packs in as many hours today. We'll post one every hour ... this is Hour 1.

The box: 2019 Panini Diamond Kings baseball cards (FOTL hobby)
The cost: BlowoutCards.com

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

Packs per box: 12
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 96
Base set completion: 
74 of 100 (74 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Ted Williams, Joe Jackson, Christy Mathewson, Lou Gehrig, Roger Maris, Yogi Berra, Jackie Robinson, Miguel Andujar, Vladimir Guerrero, Ichiro Suzuki, Nolan Ryan, Pee Wee Reese, Justin Verlander, Jose Altuve, Ozzie Albies, Rhys Hoskins, Juan Soto, Tris Speaker, Andrew Benintendi, Johnny Bench, Mookie Betts, Jimmie Foxx, Carl Hubbell, Tony Gwynn, Mel Ott, Roberto Clemente, Alex Bregman, Hank Greenberg, Chipper Jones, Al Simmons, Rickey Henderson, Brooks Robinson, Rogers Hornsby, Stan Musial, Roger Clemens, Joe Sewell

Rookie Cards (21) – Kevin Newman, Enyel De Los Santos, Dakota Hudson, David Fletcher, Cedric Mullins, Garrett Hampson, Brandon Lowe, Jonathan Loaisiga, Bryse Wilson, Justus Sheffield, Brad Keller, Jake Bauers, Jonathan Davis, Kyle Wright, Josh James, Jeff McNeil, Michael Kopech (no logo), Jacob Nix, Ryan O'Hearn, Corbin Burnes, Chance Adams

Insert/short-print cards: 20 (all inserts/short-prints and some base in gallery below)
Short-prints (Nos. 101-150) (2) – Trevor Story, Myles Straw
Artist Proof (1) – Ted Williams
Variations (1) – Gleyber Torres (gray back borders instead of brown)
Plum Frame parallel (2) – Al Simmons, Justus Sheffield
Plum Frame variations parallel (1) – Gleyber Torres
2003 DK Retro (1) – Hideki Matsui
DK Flashbacks (2) – Albert Pujols, Mark McGwire
1919 Diamond Kings (1) – Eddie Collins
Portraits (1) – Yadier Molina
The 300 (2) – Nolan Ryan, Warren Spahn
Heirs To The Throne (2) – Matt Chapman & Adrian Beltre, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. & Josh Donaldson
Gallery of Stars (3) – Aaron Judge, Walker Buehler, Christian Yelich
DK205 (1) – Nolan Arenado

Autographs/Memorabilia: 2
DK Materials Purple (1) – Kevin Kramer (/10)
Jumbo DK Materials Signatures Purple (1) – Rhys Hoskins (/10)

What's Buzz-worthy: While my first DK FOTL box was distinctly vintage with its hits, this one delivered current young players for the hits and one of the best-looking patch cards I've ever pulled. The rest of the box delivered just as it did before in terms of volume and variety -- a meaty and impressive break that really only lacks serial-numbering cards. ... As said before, the base set feels crisper than recent releases, though it's still really busy, and it's absolutely loaded with legends of the game and stars of today. It seems the variations have been trimmed down some. The inserts flow well here and they are a mix of big names from the past and present on some re-dos of recent designs and some DK takes on cards that never were in the distant past. Some work better than others but together it feels like a good mix. This isn't an old-timer's brand as you will also see modern hits in the mix. Standard DK boxes deliver two hits every time at a lot lower price (FOTL guarantees Purple hits that are rarer) but if the regular ones deliver anywhere near as much as these (beyond hits) they are a no-brainer to try. There are a lot of good names for young players -- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. among them -- as well as big names from the past.

Product Grade: A
Box Grade: A
Fun Grade: A

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