Buzz Break: 2022 Panini Capstone baseball cards

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The box: 2022 Panini Capstone baseball cards
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Cards per pack: 5
Packs per box: 6
Cards per box: 30
Base set completion: 
14 of 100 (14 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards: Luis Robert, Alex Bregman, Jazz Chisholm, Jesse Winker, Taylor Rogers, Corbin Burnes

Rookie Cards (8) — Jeremy Pena, Bryce Elder, Oneil Cruz, Joe Perez, Drew Ellis, Alejo Lopez, Greg Deichmann, Otto Lopez

Insert cards: 15 (all cards from box in gallery below)
Luxury Suite (Nos. 101-200) (1) — Shane Bieber
Luxury Suite Blue parallels (Nos. 101-200) (1) — T.J. Friedl
Blue parallels (6) — Bryon Buxton, Kyle Muller, Liam Hendriks, Jhoan Duran, Austin Hays, Joe Musgrove
Gold parallels (1) — Lucius Fox
Crest (1) — Bryce Harper
Déjà Vu (1) — Ryne Sandberg & Jose Altuve
New Age (2) — Julio Rodriguez, Ozzie Albies
Summit (1) — Clayton Kershaw
Velo (1) — Nick Lodolo

Autographs/Memorabilia: 1
Capstone Autographs (1) — Jaxx Groshans

What's Buzz-worthy: I found a pair of these on the cheap, which made them a no-brainer with a hit (autograph or memorabilia card) in every box. Beyond that, why? This one, while not overly flashy of a break experience, surprised me with its stock quality and, well, flashy touches (literal flashy stock) and then a touch of other things here and there that give a nod to later-1990s Fleer and other thick-stock, premium-feel brands of the past. ... As I said before, they say don't let the cover fool you with books -- and I think that thought applies here with the Padres brown boxes ... that just isn't the right feel here. This one feels like something from the Fleer years with some touches of Pacific Trading Cards with some nods to stuff like Black, Crusade and Elite all rolled into one. If the basic look here works for you it should all work for you as a cheaper break with some potential. ... My player selection once again wasn't that great among the basics -- the 100 base cards and the 100 Luxury Suite cards atop that seem like there's a deep checklist here based on these names -- but this one had more RCs than my last box and it had enough "names" per se that it wasn't that uncomfortable at a bargain-bin price.

Product Grade: A- (a very premium feel ... but simple in feel)
Box Grade: B+ (hit in every box helps here)
Fun Grade: B (not a ton of visual variety here among base/parallel cards)

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