What: 2015-16 Panini Flawless basketball cards
Arrives: Sept. 14
Box basics: Seven autographs, two jewel cards and one Jumbo Patch memorabilia card per 10-card briefcase (two boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Flawless returns with all the things collectors have come to expect from the ultra high-end brand and every card in 2015-16 Flawless will be numbered to no more than 25 copies.

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One of baseball's top prospects is getting the call on Monday.

The Houston Astros will call up former LSU star Alex Bregman after a solid second season in the minor leagues where he's hit .306 with 20 homers and 61 RBI in 80 games between Double-A Corpus Christi and Triple-A Fresno.

"We feel like this is a good time to add him to a good team," Astros manager A.J. Hinch told the Houston Chronicle. "We're rolling along pretty well. He doesn't have to come up here and be anything but himself and contribute at a couple different positions."

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What's Buzzing Today: Griffey to Cooperstown, Chris Sale & his scissors, new breaks, 2016 Topps Allen & Ginter, The National & more.

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What: 2016 Afterworld Genesis trading card game
Arrives: Sept. 30
Box basics: 20 10-card packs per box (12 boxes per case via two inner cases)

What's buzz-worthy: Panini America unleashes a new TCG, which we'll let them sum up like this: "In the Afterworld, the greatest champions from the civilizations of Atlantis, Viking legend, Ancient Egypt, and Ancient Japan are pitted against each other for dominance. With stunning original artwork and exciting gameplay, Afterworld offers players the best of both worlds, a complete and compelling game experience with the fun of chasing rare cards to enhance the experience."

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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: 2013 Panini Cooperstown baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 6 (five standard packs and one Green Crystal Shard parallel pack)
Cards per pack: 6
Cards in this box: 33
Base set completion: 
20 of 100 (20 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notable players on base cards – Ty Cobb, Rogers Hornsby, Carl Yastrzemski, Jimmie Foxx, Warren Spahn, Lou Gehrig

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Call it a modern throwback -- modern in that it's printed on non-traditional acetate and a throwback in that it's not all about hits.

(But those hits can be pretty sweet.)

It's 2016 Panini Clear Vision football, and it's a set that packs just one hit per box and just four autographs in every 18-box case.

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What's Buzzing Today: Nothing but the breaks -- old & new NBA, MLB, Goodwin & more.

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Panini America's newest baseball card brand -- 2016 Donruss Optic -- is here with an Optichromed take on 2016 Donruss with some new twists and new takes on cards from the past.

And a new twist just mentioned by Panini last night is that there are Hot Boxes that include five autographs and a number of extra parallels.

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What's Buzzing Today: Fishing for Trout, TTM autos from Hall of Famers, The National, Elite autos, a Wolverine 1/1 and ... Sandy Koufax ink in a retail repack?

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Panini America's Noir line of basketball cards arrives on Wednesday with a distinct feel and a deep checklist heavy on the hits.

Each box of 2015-16 Panini Noir includes 12 cards -- and seven of those are autographs or memorabilia cards. A look at the final checklist arrived today in advance of its release.

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What's Buzzing Today: Super collections, an alleged Alex Bregman eBay scammer, one legendary Colts auto, redeeming values and The National.

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What's Buzzing Today: Rare food issues, redemption replacements, Olympic cards & more.

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The Golden State Warriors lost one of the greatest players in team history on Saturday as Hall of Famer Nate Thurmond lost his battle with leukemia. He was 74.

Named to the NBA at 50 squad and elected to the Hall of Fame in 1985, Thurmond was a seven-time All-Star in his 14 seasons spent with the Warriors, Bulls and Cavaliers. He averaged 15.0 points and 15.0 rebounds a game for his career. He still ranks 11th on the NBA's career rebounds list with 14,464, while his career average ranks fourth-highest in league history.

“We’ve lost one of the most iconic figures in the history of not only our organization, but the NBA in general,” Warriors owner Joe Lacob said in a statement. “Nate represented this franchise with class, dignity and humility as both a player and community relations ambassador for over 40 years. Without a doubt, he is one of the most-beloved figures to ever wear a Warriors uniform and both a Hall of Fame player and Hall of Fame person, hence his No. 42 jersey hanging from the rafters at Oracle Arena. On behalf of the entire Warriors organization, our thoughts and prayers go out to his entire family, including his wife, Marci. We’ll miss his presence in his customary seats at our games next season, but his legacy will live forever.”

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This year's Panini VIP party at the National Sports Collectors Convention in Atlantic City, N.J., will have a Super twist -- as in SuperVIPs that get plenty of extras -- but BlowoutCards.com wants to help others get in on the action without heading to the coast.

Details have not yet been revealed for the party, but only a handful of SuperVIP tickets will be available.

Each SuperVIP will get 800 silver wrapper redemption packs. They will get double the Gold VIP packs, too, a number that remains elusive (but it will be impressive). They will get two VIP Black Boxes. They will get a set of autographed photos from the athletes in attendance at the party as well as a piece of memorabilia from Panini Authentic and a SuperVIP box.

How is Blowout making this more attainable to you even if you're not at the show or a VIP?

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Panini America's Prizmed take on retro brands of the past -- as well as this year's Donruss brand -- arrives on Wednesday with plenty of surprises in tow inside packs of 2016 Donruss Optic.

Some of those surprises have, however, been spoiled as we've gotten our hands on a final checklist for the first-time brand.

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What: 2016 Panini Torque NASCAR cards
Arrives: Aug. 31
Box basics:  Three autographs and two memorabilia cards per five-pack box (16 boxes per case via two-inners)

What's buzz-worthy: Panini America's second NASCAR release arrives with a hit in every pack for a suggested retail price of only $30 per pack with three on-card autographs in every box.

Keep reading for more info and a full gallery of images released so far.

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What: 2016 Panini Infinity football cards
Arrives: Sept. 21
Box basics: Three autographs or memorabilia cards per box (15 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: This new line from Panini America offers a mix of new looks and "a star-studded autograph checklist that showcases rookies, veterans and retired players" with a suggested retail price of only $100 per box.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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The new greats and the past greats are both part of the forthcoming Panini America promo card packs that will be available at this year's National Sports Collectors Convention.

On-card autographs from this year's rookie class and the 2014 Pro Football Hall of Fame induction class will be stamped and included in the wrapper redemption packs, according to a company announcement released on Thursday.

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Unless the Supreme Court opts to hear his case, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady will be suspended for the first four games of this season for his alleged role in the Deflategate scandal.

This puts the focus solely on Jimmy Garoppolo and the franchise in his hands. He's a guy who has completed 20 of 31 passes for 188 yards and a touchdown in 11 games over two seasons. As a recently drafted rookie found throughout 2014 brands, he's got plenty of cardboard for collectors to speculate with and that got Buzz wondering what you guys thought ...

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What's Buzzing Today: Nothing but big breaks of new, old and the memorable.

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Panini America's Black Gold brand is changing gears for its next release.

The previously solicited 2016 Panini Black Gold Collegiate was set to arrive as a multi-sport set on July 27 with four autograph or memorabilia cards per two-pack box. Now, it will be a football-only release with the same case price and suggested retail price but with better content for what the company calls an "extremely limited release."

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What's Buzzing Today: Another day with nothing but the breaks from the forums.

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Panini America has plenty of products coming up packed with plenty of ink -- and it unleashed a gallery of images to prove it.

The company's big three sports are represented and some of the biggest names in the games are in there, too.

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Plenty has changed in the sports card world in the last decade and BlowoutTV had a group break on Monday afternoon that proved it.

The break was a case of 2006 National Treasures football cards -- a case that was made by a company that no longer exists but a lineage that continues today with Panini America.

Getting in on the break wasn't bad -- a four-box case ran just over $100 for two teams per spot -- and it reinforced the notion that old wax can still pack surprises no matter what changes in the hobby.

In fact, the final card in the final box was of a Hall of Famer -- a 1/1 autograph of a Super Bowl-winning quarterback.

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Panini's Noir basketball line brings its brand of mystery to the masses in about 11 days with high-end potential aplenty.

Each box of 2015-16 Panini Noir basketball includes 12 cards and seven of those are autographs or memorabilia cards.

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