Buzz Break: 2018 Topps Stadium Club MLB cards (blaster box)

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The box: 2018 Topps Stadium Club baseball cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 8
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 40
Base set completion: 
35 of 300 (12 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Bryce Harper, Trea Turner, Chipper Jones, Derek Jeter, Carlos Correa, Yu Darvish, Alex Bregman, Mookie Betts, Jose Canseco, Adrian Beltre

Rookie Cards (5) – Rafael Devers, Rhys Hoskins, Alex Verdugo, Parker Bridwell, Tomas Nido

Insert cards: 5 (all inserts and some base in gallery below)
Red parallel (1) – Dallas Keuchel
Beam Team (1) – Noah Syndergaard
Never Compromise (1) – Anthony Rizzo
Power Zone (1) – Manny Machado
Special Forces (1) – Aaron Judge

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: This blaster was right on par with the others busted here (though fewer rookies than one previous box) and it delivered a couple of names there, but it just felt a little bland this time. As said previously, depending on why you collect, there might be different ways to collect this one. A hobby box will get you two autos and a bunch of base and inserts, while blasters will help you finish off a set and give you an auto one in every 14 boxes (one per case) but not a big array of stuff. There are a number of interesting inserts to be found in Stadium Club that weren't in this one. The bummer in this box? There once again a few cards with slight roller damage -- slight gloss scuffing or loss and/or slightly lifted edges in that same spot (middle bottom or top edge). If these blasters had some kind of guaranteed hit or insert that felt beyond a standard card, they might be a no-brainer to rip every time you see them. As it is now, it's a good collector break that can run lean or run hot -- and it's one I just wish had larger blasters or something extra. A mega box of these with an oversized photo-driven box-topper bonus, for example, might have me busting a lot more.

Product Grade: A-
Box Grade: B (slight damage on some cards, including Jeter)
Fun Grade: B

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