Buzz Break: 2018 Topps Allen & Ginter baseball cards (blaster)

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The box: 2018 Topps Allen & Ginter baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

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

Notables on base cards – Joc Pederson, Champ Pederson, Joey Votto, Manny Machado, Ryne Sandberg, Jim Thome, Andre Dawson

Rookie Cards (2) – Sandy Alcantara (SP), Amed Rosario

Insert cards: 20 (most in gallery below along with some base cards)
Short-prints (Nos. 301-350) (4) – Sandy Alcantara, Andy Pettitte, Matt Chapman, Elvis Andrus
Mini parallel (3) – Total Solar Eclipse, Michael Brantley, Noah Syndergaard
Black Mini parallel (1) – Luke Weaver
Mini Allen & Ginter back parallel (2) – Sonny Fredrickson, Edwin Encarnacion
Indigenous Heroes (1) – Joseph The Younger
Baseball Superstitions (1) – Baseball cards
Fantasy Goldmine (2) – Lou Gehrig, Cal Ripken Jr.
World Talent (2) – Shohei Ohtani, Jose Abreu
World's Greatest Beaches (2) – Bondi Beach, Bora Bora
Magnificent Moons (1) – Moon
Baseball Equipment of the Ages (1) – Modern Glove

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: This second blaster is perhaps a bit closer to reality vs. the one you saw here on Friday night as the rookie volume was way down and the number of Hall of Famers and active stars was down, too, in this hitless box. The biggest highlight might be the Ohtani insert card followed by the dual appearance of Gehrig and Ripken and the card that's about baseball cards being a baseball superstition. (I'll admit it, that one had me wondering what the story was ... now I know.) Look for a hobby box break of this one on either Monday or Tuesday where I'll say more.

Product Grade: A
Box Grade: B- (feels closer to average but helped with some names among inserts)
Fun Grade: B+

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