Buzz Break: 2017 Topps Allen & Ginter baseball cards (blaster box)

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The box: 2017 Topps Allen & Ginter baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 8
Cards per pack: 6
Cards in this box: 48
Base set completion: 
27 of 300 (9 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Corey Seager, Stephen A. Smith, Rod Carew, Randy Johnson

Rookie Cards (5) – Andrew Benintendi, Yoan Moncada, Jose DeLeon, Robert Gsellman, David Dahl

Insert cards: 21 (most in gallery below along with some base cards)
Short-prints (Nos. 301-350) (5) – Drew Smyly, Hisashi Iwakuma, Hanley Ramirez, Lorenzo Cain, Fernando Rodney
Mini parallel (3) – Don Mattingly, Andrew McCutchen, Laurie Hernandez
Mini Allen & Ginter back parallel (1) – Brooks Robinson
Mini black parallel (2) – Jayson Stark, Vashti Cunningham
World's Dudes (1) – Deep Sea Dude
Horse in the Race (1) – Belgian Horse
Revolutionary Battles (1) – Battle of Bunker Hill
Sport Fish & Fishing Lures (1) – Bluefin Tuna & Metal Jigs
World's Fair (1) – Telephone
What a Day! (5) – Derek Jeter, Frank Thomas, Dansby Swanson, Adam Jones, Jake Arrieta

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: Buzz found this among the bargain bin boxes at retail (but oddly not marked down), so if you're still looking for Aaron Judge Rookie Cards or somebody else from last year's set, you might do some looking. (Hobby boxes are still available here -- check out the link above -- they'll probably include those cards and more.) Other than some big retired names and a couple of good rookies, this box felt a little flat. It didn't even include any rarer mini cards other than an extra Black version. Ginter boxes eventually always dry up and there are hits possible in these blasters (albeit at long odds) and there are things like books, printing plates and more possible here. If you see them, it's worth considering -- at least before we get more of the 2018 baseball boxes arriving.

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

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