Buzz Break: 2019 Topps Heritage baseball cards (hobby box)

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

Packs per box: 25 (24 plus one box-topper)
Cards per pack: 9
Cards in this box: 217
Base set completion: 
197 of 400 (49 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – David Price, Mookie Betts, Stephen Strasburg, Felix Hernandez, Josh Donaldson, Dansby Swanson, Bryce Harper, Mike Trout, Manny Machado, J.D. Martinez, Jose Altuve, Cody Bellinger, Yasiel Puig, Andrew Benintendi, Christian Yelich, Justin Verlander

>>> For variation details, click here

Rookie Cards (17 cards, 37 rookies) – Notables include Kyle Tucker, Michael Kopech, Ramon Laureano (see all in gallery)

Insert/short-print cards: 19 (gallery of these and more below)
Action variation (1) – Ronald Acuña Jr.
Short-prints (Nos. 401-500) (8) – Juan Soto, Gleyber Torres, Jose Altuve, Albert Pujols, Yadier Molina, Salvador Perez, Jordan Hicks, Felipe Vasquez
New-age Performers (4) – Ronald Acuña Jr., Aaron Nola, Gleyber Torres, Mike Trout
Baseball Scratch Off (1) – Robinson Cano
Baseball Flashbacks (1) – Johnny Bench
News Flashbacks (2) – Marshall football team, American Top 40
Then & Now (1) – Bob Gibson & Max Scherzer
Stamped buyback (box-topper) (1) – John Kennedy

>>> For a checklist and other details, click here

Autographs/Memorabilia: 1
Clubhouse Collection Relics (1) – Salvador Perez

What's Buzz-worthy: Here's another hobby box of this one -- this time I landed one of the better names for an Action variation and a Relic as well as some good names among the short-prints. Otherwise, not the flashiest box but still an A box. ... The journey back to 1970 baseball cards begins here with the gray-bordered entrance to a new decade represented here in great detail. I'll be the first to admit this one departs from what I liked in the 1960s but it's true to the original and it's Heritage, meaning there are plenty of highlights to look for that could and should surprise value-wise (at least early on) because this one is a brand that is collected in full. ... I won't do as much as I did for 1969, but there are a few things to look for here -- Mystery autograph redemptions for starters -- that could set the stage for a strong Heritage High Number set again this year. All in all, 1970 is far from one of my favorites, but this one is strong.

Product Grade: A-
Box Grade: A- (thanks to the Action and Soto SP)
Fun Grade: B+

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