Buzz 8 in 8: Busting 2019 Topps Heritage Hot Box (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 Topps Heritage baseball cards (blaster Hot Box)
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What's inside this one? Keep reading ...

Packs per box: 8
Cards per pack: 9
Cards in this box: 72
Base set completion: 
57 of 400 (14 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Mookie Betts, Ryan Zimmerman, Corey Seager, Aaron Judge, Willson Contreras, Javier Baez, Matt Kemp, Andrew Benintendi, Mookie Betts, Nolan Arenado, Jose Altuve

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Rookie Cards (5 cards, 12 rookies) – Williams Astudillo, Stephen Gonsalves, Kohl Stewart, Austin Dean, Isaac Galloway, Pablo Lopez, Caleb Ferguson, Dennis Santana, Ramon Laureano, Jeff McNeil, Drew Smith

Insert/short-print cards: 15 (gallery of these and more below)
Short-prints (Nos. 401-500) (3) – Bryce Harper, Buster Posey, Khris Davis
New-age Performers (2) – Khris Davis, Aaron Judge
News Flashbacks (1) – Diana Ross & The Supremes
Baseball Scratch-off (1) – Jose Altuve
Purple Refractors (8) – Michael Kopech & Caleb Frare, Carlos Correa, Miguel Cabrera, Mitch Haninger, Aroldis Chapman, Chris Archer, Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Kevin Kiermaier

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Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: The Cardboard Gods out there must want me to break more Heritage as I just followed up my first blaster (which had a hit) with a Hot Box that has a Purple Refractor in every pack. Nothing super-flashy among those but this box was helped with some good names among the other inserts and the short-prints. ... As said previously, the journey back to 1970 begins here with the gray-bordered entrance to a new decade re-presented in great detail. I'll be the first to admit this one departs from what I liked in the 1960s but it's true to the original and it's Heritage, meaning there are plenty of highlights to look for that could and should surprise value-wise (at least early on) because this one is a brand that is collected in full. I won't open as much of this one compared to what I ripped for 1969, but there are a few things to look for here -- Mystery autograph redemptions in hobby boxes for starters. (Vladimir Guerrero Jr? Bryce Harper as a Phillie?) This one will set the stage for a strong Heritage High Number set again this year, too. All in all, 1970 is far from one of my favorites, but this release is strong.

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

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