Buzz Break: 2018 Topps Opening Day baseball cards (hanger)

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The box: 2018 Topps Opening Day baseball cards (hanger box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (a few formats)

Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 37
Cards in this box: 37
Base set completion: 
31 of 200 (16 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – David Price, Kris Bryant, Trea Turner, Javier Baez, Todd Frazier, George Springer, Matt Kemp, Ryan Braun, Anthony Rizzo, Albert Pujols, Jose Altuve

Rookie Cards (4) – Clint Frazier, Andrew Stevenson, J.P. Crawford, Harrison Bader

Insert/short-print cards: 6 (gallery of these and more below)
Opening Day parallel (1) – Jason Kipnis
Mascots (1) – Slider
Team Celebrations & Traditions (2) – Home Run Apple, Home Run Train
Opening Day Ballparks (1) – Washington Nationals
Before Opening Day (1) – Buster Posey

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: This hanger box was less than $5 and delivered at basically half the rate of a blaster, save for far fewer Mascots inserts (one here, four in blaster). As said in that past break, Opening Day has a big draw this year -- the first Rookie Card of Japanese star Shohei Ohtani -- and then a number of the cool quirks that help draw fans in, both young and old. Want mascot cards, autos and Relics? They're in there. Cards of unique oddities like the Home Run Apple in New York and The Freeze down in Atlanta? They're in here. The printing quality, photo selection and even the stock here feel slightly better than Series 1 at times with some strong photos we'll see in Series 2 also teased here. ... Like the blaster, this box also felt closer to an average one. For the price, this one is tough to beat, though the blaster won the battle of these two. Odds-wise, though, hangers may be the way to go if you want to chase a few things.

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

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