Buzz 8 in 8: Busting 2019 Topps Series 2 MLB cards (Hour 2)

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 2.

The box: 2019 Topps Series 2 baseball cards (hobby box)
The cost: Click here

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

Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 14
Cards in this box: 334
Base set completion: 
303 of 350 (87 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Bryce Harper, Shohei Ohtani, Mike Trout, Ronald Acuña Jr., Ozzie Albies, Alex Bregman, Albert Pujols, Giancarlo Stanton, Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger, Andrew Benintendi

Rookie Cards (44) – Notables include Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (SP), Pete Alonso, Yusei Kikichi, Fernando Tatis Jr.

Inserts/short-prints: 30 (all in gallery below with some base)
Short-print (1) – Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Photo variation (1) – Evan Longoria
Black parallel (1) – Kevin Kramer (/67)
Gold parallel (4) – Nick Martini, Hunter Dozier, Dellin Betances, Mikie Mahtook (/2,019)
Rainbow foil parallel (2) – Franchy Cordero, Christin Stewart
150 Years parallel (4) – Chris Sale, Nick Martini, Max Muncy, J.T. Riddle
Ballpark Evolution (1) – Houston Astros
Iconic Card Reprints (3) – Bryce Harper, Dennis Ecklersley, Ted Williams
Iconic Card Reprints 150 Years (1) – Ty Cobb (/150)
Faces of The Franchise (2) – Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians
Home Run Challenge (1) – Freddie Freeman
Greatest Seasons/Moments/Players (1) – Whitey Ford
Top Entrepreneurs in Baseball (2) – Bryce Harper, Alex Bregman
1084 Topps Rookies (5) – Patrick Wisdom, Yusei Kikuchi, Brad Keller, Jalen Beeks, Daniel Ponce de Leon
1084 Topps All-Stars (1) – Ryne Sandberg

Autographs/Memorabilia: 1
1984 Topps Relics 150 Years parallel (1) – Miguel Andujar (/150)

What's Buzz-worthy: While my jumbo box of this one delivered big, there was one notable thing that it did not include -- the Vladimir Guerrero Jr. SP Rookie Card. This box? It had him -- and that find, along with a number of inserts and a hit that's a one in 1,173 find (that's one in 49 boxes), help get this a top grade in my mind. Throw in a Black parallel -- one in every 78 packs -- and this one got better. Could it be topped? Yep, but it's still a good box odds-wise. All in all, the results here had me feeling a lot better about the flagship this year though I'm still not feeling aspects of the design. (Still don't like it.) The overall inclusions trump that, though, and it's on par with a number of recent releases.

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

What's next? Be back in an hour ...

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