Buzz Break: 2022 Topps Stadium Club MLB cards (blaster box)

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The box: 2022 Topps Stadium Club baseball cards (blaster)
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Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of highlights from this box.

Packs per box: 8 (plus one box-topper card)
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 42
Base set completion: 
32 of 300 (11 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Babe Ruth (with Lou Gehrig), Mike Piazza, Kris Bryant, Byron Buxton, Johnny Bench, Manny Machado, Don Mattingly (with Wade Boggs), Edgar Martinez

RC logo cards (9) – Seth Beer, Jake Burger, Seiya Suzuki, Brandon Marsh, Sammy Long, Jackson Kowar, Rodolfo Castro, Alfonso Rivas, Chas McCormick

Insert cards: 10 (all inserts and some base in gallery below)
Members Only parallel (1) – Seiya Suzuki
Black parallel (1) – Yoan Moncada
Sepia parallel (1) – Drew Ellis
Red parallel (2) – Johnny Bench, Bryan De La Cruz
Power Zone (1) – Albert Pujols
Team Of The Future (1) – Juan Soto
Triumvirates (1) – Ronald Acuña Jr.
Master Photo (2) – Aaron Judge, Bryce Harper (box-topper)

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: Bargain bin for the win once again here. Why? The Members Only parallels are rare -- only one per case in hobby boxes and one per case here, too -- and this one was of a good rookie. Atop that, this one oddly had two box-topper cards -- two top names -- as well as a rarer Triumvirate for a top name, too. It did have one less insert card than last time I ripped a blaster (it had a Chrome and one more Red but only one topper) but I think this one was still pretty strong even if this was ripped at regular price. From the bargain bin, it's the kind of box that makes me want to do more. ... As I noted previously, this one might not (or might given start price) be a money-maker right now but over time a lot of the non-basic stuff here will dry up and as collectors wanting their players' stuff or collectors building master sets (slowly but surely) find less they may pay more. ... I still really like the look of the Red parallels -- those just pop ... hard with a color that really stands out, though the stock here and the laminate/gloss seem a bit rough and a bit hit and miss. That's perhaps my only real worry here over time. (How might that foil/gloss age when it looks "off" a little bit to start? It won't be grading friendly in some cases based on this small sampling but overall this one has a really good feel to it -- and it's delivered well (over-delivered) for me really for 2022 boxes I have opened. In fact, it might be the best low-end release I've opened the last couple years for a few reasons. It's a photography showcase and one with a good collector vibe without breaking the bank. The hobby needs more affordable collector-friendly releases like this.

Product Grade: A
Box Grade: A+ (some long-odds finds and two box-toppers in a box from the bargain bin)
Fun Grade: A+

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