Buzz Break: 2022 Topps Chrome Update MLB cards (hanger)

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The box: 2022 Topps Chrome Update baseball cards (hanger)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: Click here (for hobby)

Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.

Packs per box: 5
Cards per pack: 4 or 5
Cards in this box: 23
Base set completion: 
17 of 200 (9 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Kris Bryant, Sonny Gray, Rowdy Tellez, Josh Rojas, Chris Archer, Gio Urshela, Jonathan Villar, Michael Pineda, Kenley Jansen, Marcus Stroman, Javier Baez

RC logo cards (6) – Spencer Torkelson, Steven Kwan, Edward Cabrera, Gabriel Arias, Josh Lowe, Diego Castillo

Insert cards: 6 (everything from box in gallery below)
Diamond Greats (1) – Chipper Jones
Generation Now (1) – C.J. Abrams
Sepia Refractors (1) – Jazz Chisholm Jr.
Pink Wave Refractors (3) – Julio Rodriguez, Niko Goodrum, Adrian Martinez

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: The thrill of victory, the agony of the centering. This was my absolute first rip of this brand despite its hobby boxes being dirt cheap (hit that link up top to grab one with a ton more guaranteed there) and, well, it delivered well ... except for, well, that centering on a lot that mattered here. Well, all that mattered really. I pulled a couple of better names for the rookies but since they all have so much stuff made these days really only the Pink J-Rod matters here. It pays for the pack and potentially maybe a hobby box, though prices can be all over the place like that centering. A lot of them are rough so a clean one in a top-grade slab should be a long-term hold as long as he delivers. The erratic printing (cuts, bends, scratches, etc.) was a massive turn-off with other available late-2022/early 2023 releases so that killed my interest on some of those and it definitely hampered my interest here, too, atop price but now that you can find this one more affordably it's time to rip ... less risk and still the chance of big reward.

Product Grade: B+ (huge auto checklist hurts in my view and base checklist feels at times hit/miss as this pack shows)
Box Grade: A+ (Pink J-Rod is a win ... even with that centering)
Fun Grade: B+ (centering, centering, centering ... centered and this hanger was a perfect banger)

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