Buzz Break: 2021 Topps Series 2 baseball cards (hobby box)

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The box: 2021 Topps Series 2 baseball cards (hobby box)
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Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.

Packs per box: 25 (24 standard, one Chrome)
Cards per pack: 14 (four in Chrome)
Cards in this box: 334
Base set completion: 
307 of 350 (88 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Randy Arozarena, Kris Bryant, Corey Seager, Ozzie Albies, Giancarlo Stanton, Vladmir Guerrero Jr., Fernando Tatis Jr., Mike Trout, Shohei Ohtani, Ronald Acuña Jr., Pete Alonso

Rookie Cards (62) – Notables include Jazz Chisholm, Alex Kirilloff, Ke'Bryan Hayes, Daz Cameron ... not the greatest crop (at least right now)

Insert/short-print cards: 26 (all in gallery below with some base)
Home Run Challenge (1) – Jorge Soler
Holofoil parallel (3) – Estevan Florial, Luis Urias, Jose Ramirez
Gold parallel (3) – Elvis Andrus, Luis Arraez, Shed Long (/2,021)
Green Foilboard parallel (1) – Alec Mills (/499)
Orange parallel (1) – Keone Kela (/299)
Black parallel (1) – Tanner Houck (/70)
Zero to Sixty (1) – Fernando Tatis Jr.
DH Debuts (1) – Christian Yelich
70 Years of Topps (3) – Anthony Rizzo, Anthony Rendon, Yu Darvish
1986 Topps (3) – Matt Olson, Sixto Sanchez, Jake Cronenworth
1986 Topps All-Stars (3) – Tony Gwynn, Yadier Molina, Ivan Rodriguez
Platinum Players (1) – Kirby Puckett
1986 Chrome (4) – Bo Bichette, Alex Kirilloff, Jazz Chisholm, Trevor Bauer

Autographs/Memorabilia: 1
Significant Statistics Relics (1) – Kevin Kiermaier (/99)

What's Buzz-worthy: At a glance, this seems like an average box -- and it might be based on who was found -- but the odds for some of these card types were demolished here. Green parallel? One in 54 packs. Orange? One in 90. Black? One in 155. Even Gold parallels over-delivered here as they are one in 14 and I got three in a 24-pack box. Now, did I land anybody truly big on them? Perhaps not. The Chrome topper pack was pretty good here with a Bichette and two rookies of note, while the inserts had their moments but weren't as impressive as, say, the results of a good blaster (there are some retail exclusives there to add variety). Now, had I found notable RCs or stars among my parallels? This box could have been monstrous. The base set is a little lean -- perhaps to load up for Topps Update -- and it's a little heavy on star pitchers (some either hurt or having plenty to say about sticky stuff ... to the point I didn't include them as I don't want to see 'em) but the design is pretty nice here. As I said before, I think it will look really, really good on Chrome. My Relic was, surprisingly, a numbered version but not a parallel -- I think showing how standard Relics here are rarer than people might think is a good move -- though nothing that wowed me. I think jumbo boxes are your definite way to go here with a guaranteed auto and two other hit-level cards (a Relic or manufactured Relic) along with plenty more. The release isn't perhaps as meaty as Series 1 for the base card basics but the overall inclusions here are still pretty impressive -- rip a jumbo box for the best experience.

Product Grade: A-
Box Grade: A- (not flashy but check the odds on some of those parallels above)
Fun Grade: B- (relatively dry break -- some packs with no inserts ... needs more)

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