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Ticket Stud or Ticket Dud? You decide ... here's Chapter 16

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With these Ticket Stud or Ticket Dud stories I'm turning just a tiny bit of that energy just a few degrees away from cards (we'll still have plenty of them here) for a different kind of cardboard. What am I doing? Simple ... this is an occasional dip into some random ticket lots -- a show and tell showing something small with a story.
This time? An MLB match-up that was in the headlines in the last few days.
Keep reading to see the details this time ... and tell me if you think it's a Ticket Stud or a Ticket Dud.
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This entry was posted in Baseball, Ticket Stud or Ticket Dud? and tagged Aaron Judge, Cleveland Indians, MLB, New York Yankees, Carlos Santana, Gleyber Torres, tickets, Brett Gardner, D.J. LeMahieu, Didi Gregorius, Cleveland Guardians on October 19, 2022 by BlowoutBuzz.
Buzz Break: 2021 Donruss Optic baseball cards (blaster)

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2021 Donruss Optic baseball cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (other formats)

Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of images.
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This entry was posted in Baseball, Buzz Break and tagged Carlos Correa, Ken Griffey Jr., Kris Bryant, Mookie Betts, Panini America, Cal Ripken Jr., J.P. Crawford, Joey Gallo, Nolan Arenado, Trevor Bauer, Trevor Story, Cody Bellinger, D.J. LeMahieu, Hunter Greene, Evan White, Luis Gonzalez, Pavin Smith, Walker Buehler, Nelson Cruz, Anthony Santander, Spencer Howard, Isaac Paredes, Daniel Lynch, Brandon Lowe, Tyler Stephenson, 2021 Donruss Optic, Ha-Seong Kim, Yiddi Cappe on November 2, 2021 by BlowoutBuzz.
Buzz Break: 2021 Topps 206 Series 5 MLB cards (two boxes)

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.
The box: 2021 Topps 206 Series 5 baseball cards (two boxes)
First Buzz Preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (when available)

Keep reading to see a full breakdown of what was in this one as well as a gallery.
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This entry was posted in Baseball, Buzz Break and tagged Jacob deGrom, Jose Altuve, MLB, Topps, Eloy Jimenez, Fernando Tatis Jr., Joey Votto, Jose Berrios, T206, Tris Speaker, Chad Pinder, Christian Arroyo, D.J. LeMahieu, Ryan McMahon, Kevin Newman, Jose Trevino, James Paxton, Brandon Lowe, Rube Waddell, William Contreras, 2021 Topps 206, 2021 Topps 206 Series 5, Simon Nicholls, Harry Steinfeldt, Jiggs Donahue on September 15, 2021 by BlowoutBuzz.
Buzz Break: 2021 Topps Finest baseball cards (hobby box)

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.
The box: 2021 Topps Finest baseball cards
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of images from this one.
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This entry was posted in Baseball, Buzz Break and tagged Aaron Judge, Bryce Harper, Jacob deGrom, Mike Trout, MLB, Mookie Betts, Topps, Bo Bichette, Christian Yelich, Edgar Martinez, Fernando Tatis Jr., Gleyber Torres, Ian Anderson, Matt Chapman, Robin Yount, Tom Seaver, Alex Kirilloff, Cody Bellinger, D.J. LeMahieu, Luis Garcia, Shohei Ohtani, Jo Adell, Luis Campusano, Sixto Sanchez, Patrick Corbin, Casey Mize, Nick Madrigal, Juan Soto, Jesus Sanchez, Yordan Alvarez, Joey Bart, Alec Bohm, Shane Bieber, Ryan Mountcastle, Deivi Garcia, Ronald Acuña Jr., Ke'Bryan Hayes, Daulton Varsho, Dylan Carlson, William Contreras, 2021 Topps Finest on June 8, 2021 by BlowoutBuzz.
Buzz Break: 2021 Panini Diamond Kings (blaster box)

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2021 Panini Diamond Kings baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby & FOTL)

Keep reading to see a breakdown and gallery of what's in this one.
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This entry was posted in Baseball, Buzz Break and tagged Buster Posey, Jose Altuve, Manny Machado, Mike Trout, Panini America, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Fernando Tatis Jr., Honus Wagner, Javier Baez, Joe Jackson, Joe Morgan, Rafael Devers, Rickey Henderson, Ryne Sandberg, Satchel Paige, Ted Williams, Anthony Rendon, D.J. LeMahieu, Clarke Schmidt, Joe Wood, Luis Gonzalez, Sixto Sanchez, Andres Gimenez, Juan Soto, Jahmai Jones, Shane McClanahan, Ke'Bryan Hayes, Nick Neidert, Sherten Apostel, 2021 Panini Diamond Kings, Jose Garcia, Anderson Tejada, Jared Oliva on May 17, 2021 by BlowoutBuzz.
Buzz Break: 2020 Topps Chrome baseball cards (mega box)

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.
The box: 2020 Topps Chrome baseball cards (mega box)
First Buzz preview & checklist: Click here
Where to buy: Click here (a few formats)

Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.
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This entry was posted in Baseball, Buzz Break and tagged Brendan Rodgers, Masahiro Tanaka, Michael Conforto, Miguel Cabrera, MLB, Topps, Bo Bichette, Freddie Freeman, Gavin Lux, Javier Baez, Kyle Lewis, Mariano Rivera, Rafael Devers, Brendan McKay, Cody Bellinger, D.J. LeMahieu, Matt Olson, Rhys Hoskins, Bryan Reynolds, Junior Fernandez, Bobby Bradley, Yordan Alvarez, Justin Dunn, Ronald Acuña Jr., Whit Merrifield, Brusdar Graterol, Pablo Lopez, Aristides Aquino, Oscar Mercado, 2020 Topps Chrome, Seth Brown, Robel Garcia, Tony Gonsolin, Austin Nola, Abraham Toro, Mauricio Dubon on August 14, 2020 by BlowoutBuzz.
Buzz Break: 2020 Panini Prizm baseball cards (Mega Box)

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.
The box: 2020 Panini Prizm baseball cards (Walmart Mega Box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Keep reading to see a full breakdown of what was in this one as well as a gallery.
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This entry was posted in Baseball, Buzz Break and tagged Aaron Nola, Clayton Kershaw, George Springer, Jacob deGrom, Josh Donaldson, Mike Trout, MLB, MLBPA, Panini America, Trea Turner, Bo Bichette, Christian Yelich, Matt Carpenter, Matt Thaiss, Rafael Devers, Trey Mancini, Zack Collins, Anthony Rendon, Cody Bellinger, D.J. LeMahieu, Domingo Leyba, J.D. Martinez, Shin-soo Choo, Luis Castillo, Mike Soroka, Ken Giles, Tommy Pham, Lance Lynn, Daniel Lynch, Jonathan Gray, Whit Merrifield, Brusdar Graterol, David Fletcher, Adley Rutschman, Yonathan Daza, Patrick Sandoval, Sam Hilliard, Abraham Toro, Zac Gallen, Mauricio Dubon, Gio Urshela, 2020 Panini Prizm, Hanser Alberto, Braden Shewmake, Willi Castro, LaMonte Wade Jr. on July 2, 2020 by BlowoutBuzz.
Buzz Break: 2020 Topps Gypsy Queen MLB cards (mega box)

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2020 Topps Gypsy Queen baseball cards (mega box)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
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This entry was posted in Baseball, Buzz Break and tagged Alex Bregman, Bryce Harper, Giancarlo Stanton, Mike Trout, MLB, Topps, Trea Turner, Eloy Jimenez, Gleyber Torres, Justin Verlander, Lucas Giolito, Rickey Henderson, Stephen Strasburg, Willson Contreras, D.J. LeMahieu, Eric Thames, Isan Diaz, Josh Staumont, Adrian Morejon, Harrison Bader, J.D. Davis, Scott Kingery, Walker Buehler, Juan Soto, Jesus Luzardo, Yordan Alvarez, Nico Hoerner, Shane Bieber, Shed Long, Sean Murphy, Jonathan Hernandez, Mike Yastrzemski, 2020 Topps Gypsy Queen, Mauricio Dubon, James Marvel, Rangel Ravelo, Kean Wong, Jake Fraley, Brandon Dixon on March 27, 2020 by BlowoutBuzz.
Buzz Break: 2019 Topps Chrome Update MLB cards (mega box)

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.
The box: 2019 Topps Chrome Update baseball cards (mega box)
Checklist: Click here
Where to buy: Initially at Target; Click here (when available)
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This entry was posted in Baseball, Buzz Break and tagged David Ortiz, Edwin Encarnacion, MLB, Tim Raines, Topps, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Austin Riley, Cal Ripken Jr., Cavan Biggio, Eloy Jimenez, Freddie Freeman, Harold Ramirez, Lucas Giolito, Trevor Story, Willson Contreras, Charlie Blackmon, D.J. LeMahieu, Hunter Pence, Michael Brantley, Michael Chavis, Zack Britton, Bryan Reynolds, Chris Paddack, Jon Duplantier, Shaun Anderson, Nate Lowe, Mike Yastrzemski, 2019 Topps Chrome Update, Zach Plesac on November 5, 2019 by BlowoutBuzz.
Buzz Break: 2017 Donruss baseball cards (blaster box)

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2017 Donruss baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 8
Cards per pack: 7
Cards in this box: 56
Base set completion:  41 of 195 (21 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Short-prints (Nos. 1-45; Diamond Kings & Rated Rookies) (1) – Madison Bumgarner (DK), David Dahl (RR)
Notables on base cards – Tom Seaver, Mike Trout, Kris Bryant, Jim Palmer, Jose Altuve, Miguel Cabrera, Kirby Puckett, Willie Stargell, Cal Ripken Jr., Clayton Kershaw
>>> For a variation gallery, click here
>>> For a checklist & general gallery, click here
Rookie Cards (1) – David Dahl
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This entry was posted in Baseball, Buzz Break and tagged Clayton Kershaw, Eric Hosmer, Frank Thomas, Jose Altuve, Kris Bryant, Masahiro Tanaka, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Piazza, Mike Trout, MLB, MLBPA, Panini America, 2017 Donruss, Cal Ripken Jr., Christian Yelich, Corey Ray, David Dahl, Eddie Murray, Kirby Puckett, Madison Bumgarner, Max Kepler, Nolan Arenado, Rougned Odor, Stephen Piscotty, Todd Frazier, Tom Seaver, Willie Stargell, D.J. LeMahieu, Jim Palmer on September 25, 2017 by BlowoutBuzz.

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