Buzz Break: 2017 Panini Diamond Kings cards (blaster box)

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The box: 2017 Panini Diamond Kings baseball cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 7
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 35
Base set completion: 
19 of 100 (19 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, Roger Maris, Ty Cobb, Stan Musial, Chipper Jones, Bryce Harper

Insert/short-print cards: 16 (all inserts/short-prints and some base in gallery below)
Short-printed veterans (Nos. 101-125) (2) – Kyle Hendricks, Matt Carpenter
Rookies (Nos. 126-175) (3) – Yoan Moncada, David Dahl, Manuel Margot
Image variations (2) – Josh Donaldson, Corey Seager
The Ted Williams Collection (1) – No. 2
Originals (2) – Dave Winfield, Mike Schmidt
Heritage Collection (2) – Frank Thomas, Jim Rice
Aurora (2) – Mike Trout, Nolan Arenado
Memorable Moment (1) – Ted Williams 
Green Frame parallels (1) – Jackie Robinson

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: With the new edition of Diamond Kings to be busted here soon in some form, here's a look at last year's from the bargain bin. Some solid names and strong images help out the mix here with a number of inserts and variations to help add to the variety, though these boxes just aren't that interesting when they run hitless. ... As said before, the variations are easily spotted as they have a round photo frame on the back of the card for non-rookies. Standard cards have rectangular frames. There are some solid photos and, in turn, card creations in this one that help make a number of standard cards feel impressive. If you're a long-time collector of this brand, you should like it. There are some big inclusions here that have helped hobby boxes disappear a bit, but these blasters also have seemed to deliver at times, too. This wasn't one of those super-impressive times, particularly with some of the same exact insert cards found in previous blasters busted here, but it's one to consider at its lower price.

Product Grade: B+
Box Grade: B
Fun Grade: B

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