Buzz Break: 2019 Topps Fire baseball cards (collector's box)

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The box: 2019 Topps Fire baseball cards (collector's box)
Checklist: Click here
Where to buy: Initially only at Target (here when available)

Packs per box: 20
Cards per pack: 6
Cards in this box: 119
Base set completion: 
99 of 200 (50 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Cody Bellinger, Bryce Harper, Ronald Acuña Jr., Juan Soto, Kyle Schwarber, Aaron Judge, Jose Altuve, Christian Yelich, Justin Verlander, Clayton Kershaw, David Ortiz, Walker Buehler, Corey Seager, Rhys Hoskins, Jim Thome, Gleyber Torres, Giancarlo Stanton, Todd Helton, Max Scherzer, Cal Ripken Jr., Mariano Rivera, Albert Pujols, Buster Posey

Rookie Cards (29) – Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Fernando Tatis Jr., Pete Alonso, Eloy Jimenez, Ramon Laureano, Taylor Ward, Jonathan Loaisiga, Heath Fillmyer, Chris Shaw, Cal Quantrill, Griffin Canning, Michael Kopech, Corbin Burnes, Sean Reid-Foley, Cedric Mullins, Enel De Los Santos, Steven Duggar, Rowdy Tellez, Jeff McNeil, Ryan Borucki, Carter Kieboom, Christin Stewart, Danny Jansen, Jon Duplantier, Luis Urias, Jake Cave, Justus Sheffield, Touki Toussaint, David Fletcher

Insert cards: 18 (all inserts and some base in gallery below)
Flame parallels (5) – Ronald Acuña Jr., Pete Alonso, Giancarlo Stanton, Sonny Gray, Griffin Canning
Orange parallels (2) – Nelson Cruz, Khris Davis (/299)
Green parallels (1) – Jeff McNeil (/199)
Fired Up (2) – Juan Soto, Carlos Correa
Flame Throwers (1) – Max Scherzer
Smoke & Mirrors (1) – Aaron Nola
En Fuego (3) – Clayton Kershaw, Anthony Rizzo, Starling Marte
Maximum Velocity (2) – Mark Trumbo, Matt Chapman
Lasting Legacies (1) – Derek Jeter & Aaron Judge

Autographs/Memorabilia: 2
Purple Fire Autographs (1) – Jose Martinez (/50)
Fire Relics (1) – Trevor Story

What's Buzz-worthy: This brand is a retail-only creation for Target and it's one that delivers a pair of hits every time in this format. The design is often a colorful and frenzied one but this year's seems a little more bright vs. last year and that bumps it up a tad to me. It's a release loaded with rookies so that also helps out a lot and you can land rookie ink as well as Rookie Cards in this one. There are also parallels that are easy to spot here -- look for foilboard and numbering -- and the inserts also stand out from the wild pack. Only drawback? Knowing what those sets are called isn't obvious at all without having a wrapper handy to figure them out based on the card numbering. Some of the insert sets work really well and their concepts would be even bolder (obvious) if they were noted even with a small line on the back noting the set. Check out that checklist link above for the names you can find -- it's pretty strong -- and the gallery below gives you a glimpse at a little bit of everything. The auto I pulled here was a tougher one -- one in 215 packs -- but it's not all that more dynamic than the rest of the box. I still liked this one better than last year, though I will admit that the design is a little different than my typical likes. That said, I think this one could have some longer-term sleepers for key cards and key guys as retail-exclusives can sometimes tend to be tougher finds than the typical stuff in hobby boxes.

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

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