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: 47
Base set completion: 
26 of 300 (9 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Mike Trout, John Smoltz, Michael Rapaport, Ted Williams, Cryptocurrency, Frank Thomas, Ben Lecomte, Reggie Jackson, Roger Clemens

Rookie Cards (5) – Ozzie Albies, Walker Buehler, Lucas Sims, Clint Frazier, J.P. Crawford

Insert cards: 20 (most in gallery below along with some base cards)
Short-prints (Nos. 301-350) (4) – Rickey Henderson, Tyler Glasnow, Max Kepler, Kevin Kermaier
Mini parallel (2) – Michael Fulmer, Garrett Cooper
Black mini parallel (1) – Charlie Blackmon
Mini Allen & Ginter back parallel (2) – Khris Davis, Ryan Braun
Mini Allen & Ginter back short-print parallel (1) – Nomar Mazara
Indigenous Heroes (1) – Charles Eastman
Exotic Sports (1) – Disc golf
Fantasy Goldmine (2) – Brooks Robinson, Steve Carlton
World Talent (2) – Aaron Judge, Yadier Molina
World's Greatest Beaches (1) – Bay of Angels
Magnificent Moons (2) – Ganymede, 10
Baseball Equipment of the Ages (1) – Batting shin guards

Autographs/Memorabilia: 1
Full-size Relic Version B (1) – Xander Bogaerts

What's Buzz-worthy: My third Ginter blaster of the year once again coughed up a Relic (one in 66 packs this time) along with a pretty strong run of names in the Rookie Cards. It once again delivered in some solid inserts and this one is an A box, though not that flashy. The lineup of inserts in Ginter, which has been a monster since 2006, is simple and in line with the past but just seems crisper and more focused than past years. This year's base card design feels like a real improvement over last year's ovals (still a strong Ginter set, just not my thing on that photo frame) and the baseball-oriented inserts add a good feel as part of an insert lineup. I'll be ripping into this one a bit this year thanks to some of the solid baseball auto potential among the rookies and some of the oddballs.

Product Grade: A
Box Grade: A- (rookies and Relic help a lot)
Fun Grade: A-

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