Buzz Break: 2019 Topps Archives baseball cards (blaster box)

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The box: 2019 Topps Archives baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 8 (seven standard packs, one coin pack)
Cards per pack: 7
Cards in this box: 58 (56 cards and two coins)
Base set completion: 
50 of 300 (17 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Ted Williams, Carlton Fisk, Randy Johnson, Gary Carter, Ozzie Albies, Roger Maris, Mariano Rivera, Early Wynn, Matt Olson, Lou Gehrig, Bobby Doerr, Don Sutton, Steve Carlton, Jose Altuve, Robin Yount, Juan Marichal, Mike Piazza, Johnny Mize

Rookie Cards (9) – Keston Hiura, Rowdy Tellez, Kyle Wright, Jake Cave, Francisco Arcia, Touki Toussaint, Griffin Canning, Corbin Burnes, Kyle Tucker

Inserts/short-prints: 8 (all inserts in gallery below with some base)
1975 Mini parallel (1) – Mel Ott
1975 Highlights (1) – Juan Soto
1993 Rookies (1) – Rowdy Tellez
1958 Sport Magazine All-Stars (1) – Javier Baez
1994 Future Stars (1) – Scott Kingery
Ichiro Suzuki Retrospective (1) – Ichiro Suzuki (2005)
Coins (2) – Juan Soto, Kolby Allard

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: This year's edition of Archives takes us from The Sandlot to the nostalgic-for-some fields of Montreal where a number of MLB notables once played for a franchise that got its start 50 years ago. This box included a Mini parallel -- one in 78 packs -- while a number of the "inserts" are really short-printed subset cards that aren't standard cards from 1958, 1975 and 1993. Coins are only found here, too, which helps but there just doesn't feel like there's a lot of non-base stuff here. Autographs in retail start at one in 87 packs so this is one that's more about a fun break and not the hits chase at retail -- hobby boxes guarantee ink so hit that link above. I like how the 1958 and 1975 cards are on Heritage-style stock this time but the 1993s are glossed and seemingly skinnier than the original set. The set is a mix of past and present players with a good amount of Rookie Cards, too. This one feels like it should be a better rip at retail in terms of what you get. I'll offer more thoughts on this one once I rip a hobby box.

Product Grade: B+
Box Grade: A
Fun Grade: B

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