Sports Cards and Memories: September 2018

So 2018 Heritage High was one of the most anticipated releases of the year thanks to a red hot rookie class and also it's the first product with Juan Soto Pack Issued Autos. Initially this stuff was selling around $110-$120 a box, but it has since come down to more reasonable prices. I decided I wanted to grab a case and I got it at what I thought was a reasonable price. I really wish I wouldn't have bothered because Spoiler alert and surprise surprise it SUCKED. So here's what I got

Box 1

1969 Buyback
Jose Herrera

Notable RC's
Shohei Ohtani
Ronald Acuna
Juan Soto
Gleyber Torres

Base SP's
Ichiro
Anthony Banda
Curtis Granderson
J.D. Martinez
Brandon Morrow
Lorenzo Cain
Jay Bruce
Yu Darvish

Rookie Performers
Chance Sisco
Shohei Ohtani
Amed Rosario

Deckle Edge
Christian Villanueva
Starling Marte

Now & Then
Mookie Betts
Patrick Corbin
GerritCole

Award Winners
George Springer
Aaron Judge
Jose Altuve

Miracle of 69
Cleon Jones

Reggie Jackson Highlights
1971 (RJH2)

Combo
Boston Bashers (Devers/Betts)

Clubhouse Collection Relics
Zach Davies

Action
Matt Kemp

Black Border

Steven Souza Jr.

Chrome Refractor
Jordan Hicks (#357/569)

Mini
Yonder Alonso (#78/100)

Box 2

Ad Panel
Lance Lynn/Anthony Santander/Daniel Palka

Notable RC's
Juan Soto
Gleyber Torres
Ronald Acuna

Base SP's
Gerrit Cole
Christian Yelich
Todd Frazier
Evan Longoria
Neil Walker
Andrew McCutchen
Carlos Santana
Yonder Alonso

Rookie Performers
Rhys Hoskins
Scott Kingery
Christian Villanueva

Deckle Edge
Charlie Blackmon
Corey Kluber
Jose Abreu

Now & Then
Ronald Acuna
James Paxton
Bryce Harper

Award Winners
Robinson Cano
Corey Kluber
Giancarlo Stanton

Miracle of 69
Tom Seaver

Reggie Jackson Highlights
1977 (RJH3)

Combo
Hammering Halos (Ohtani/Trout)

Clubhouse Collection Relics
Mike Trout

Action
Bartolo Colon

100th Anniversary

Bartolo Colon

Chrome
Yu Darvish (#146/999)

Box 3

Ad Panel
Seung-Hwan Oh/Austin Romine/Darren O'Day

Notable RC's
Juan Soto
Gleyber Torres
Shohei Ohtani

Base SP's
Randal Grichuk
Matt Kemp
Stephen Piscotty
Lewis Brinson
Eric Hosmer
Arodys Vizcaino
Jake Arrieta
Alex Cobb

Rookie Performers
Miguel Andujar
Ronald Acuna
Rafael Devers

Deckle Edge
Josh Donaldson
Gleyber Torres

Now & Then
Joe Panik
Christian Villanueva
Didi Gregorius

Award Winners
Giancarlo Stanton
Cody Bellinger
Jose Altuve

Miracle of 69
Nolan Ryan

Reggie Jackson Highlights
1967 (RJH1)

Combo
Charm City Sluggers (Chris Davis/Adam Jones)

Action
Lorenzo Cain

Chrome Refractor
Jake Odorizzi (#508/569)

Real One Autographs
Miguel Andujar

Box 4

69 Buyback
Pat Corrales

Notable RC's
Shohei Ohtani
Ronald Acuna
Gleyber Torres
Juan Soto

Base SP's
Lorenzo Cain
Jay Bruce
Eduardo Nunez
J.D. Martinez
Curtis Granderson
Ichiro
Yu Darvish
Brandon Morrow

Rookie Performers
Walker Buehler
Gleyber Torres
Victor Robles

Deckle Edge
Adrian Beltre
Jordan Hicks
Mike Moustakas

Now & Then
Yoenis Cespedes
Shohei Ohtani
Manny Machado

Award Winners
Max Scherzer
George Springer
Jose Altuve

Miracle of 69
Ron Swoboda

Reggie Jackson Highlights
1978 (RJH4)

Combo
Slam Central Station (Stanton/Judge)

Action
J.D. Martinez

Chrome
Arodys Vizcaino (#373/999)

Black Border
Dereck Rodriguez

Clubhouse Collection Gold Relic
Craig Kimbrel (#16/99)

Box 5
Ad Panel
Lance Lynn/Anthony Santander/Daniel Palka

Notable Base RC
Juan Soto
Gleyber Torres
Ronald Acuna
Shohei Ohtani

Base SP
Gerrit Cole
Evan Longoria
Neil Walker
Andrew McCutchen
Carlos Santana
Christian Yelich
Anthony Banda
Todd Frazier

Award Winners
Robinson Cano
Corey Kluber
Aaron Judge

Deckle Edge
Alex Bregman
Albert Pujols

Rookie Performers
Jordan Hicks
Joey Lucchesi
Ozzie Albies

Reggie Jackson Highlights
RJH5 (1984)

Now & Then
Joe Mauer
Sean Manaea
Albert Pujols

Miracle of 69
Al Weis

Combo
Capital City Crushers (Juan Soto/Bryce Harper)
Phenomenal Phillies (Rhys Hoskins/Odubel Herrera)

Clubhouse Collection Relic
Josh Donaldson

Chrome
Corey Dickerson (#234/999)

Action
Stephen Piscotty

Team Color Swap
J.D. Martinez

Box 6
69 Buyback
Gene Oliver

Notable Base RC
Juan Soto
Gleyber Torres
Ronald Acuna
Shohei Ohtani

Base SP
Yonder Alonso
Arodys Vizcaino
Jake Arrieta
Alex Cobb
Eric Hosmer
Lewis Brinson
Randal Grichuk
Stephen Piscotty

Award Winners
Giancarlo Stanton
Jose Altuve
Cody Bellinger

Deckle Edge
Miguel Cabrera
Didi Gregorius

Rookie Performers
Amed Rosario
Shohei Ohtani
Chance Sisco

Reggie Jackson Highlights
1971 (RJH2)

Now & Then
Gerrit Cole
Patrick Corbin
Mookie Betts

Miracle of 69
Cleon Jones

Combo
Windy City Wonders (Addison Russell/Javier Baez)

Chrome Refractor
Lucas Duda (#265/569)

Action
Jordan Hicks

Real One Autographs Red Ink
Rollie Fingers (#1/69)

Box 7
Ad Panel
Cameron Maybin/Will Smith/Rajai Davis

Notable Base RC
Juan Soto
Gleyber Torres
Ronald Acuna
Shohei Ohtani

Base SP
Brandon Morrow
Curtis Granderson
J.D. Martinez
Jay Bruce
Yu Darvish
Lorenzo Cain
Matt Kemp

Award Winners
Jose Altuve
Max Scherzer
Giancarlo Stanton

Deckle Edge
Freddie Freeman
Javier Baez
Patrick Corbin

Rookie Performers
Christian Villanueva
Scott Kingery
Rhys Hoskins

Reggie Jackson Highlights
1977 (RJH3)

Now & Then
Bryce Harper
James Paxton
Ronald Acuna

Miracle of 69
Tom Seaver

Combo
Rocking Indians (Lindor/Encarnacion)

Chrome
Anthony Banda (#667/999)

Action
Gleyber Torres

Black Border
Kevin Plawecki

Clubhouse Collection Relic
Anthony Rizzo

Box 8
Ad Panel
Miguel Montero/Andrew Suarez/Tim Beckham

Notable Base RC
Juan Soto
Gleyber Torres
Ronald Acuna
Shohei Ohtani

Base SP
Andrew McCutchen
Neil Walker
Evan Longoria
Gerrit Cole
Christian Yelich
Ichiro
Anthony Banda
Todd Frazier

Award Winners
Robinson Cano
Aaron Judge
George Springer

Deckle Edge
Noah Syndergaard
Andrew McCutchen

Rookie Performers
Miguel Andujar
Ronald Acuna Jr.
Rafael Devers

Reggie Jackson Highlights
1967 (RJH1)

Now & Then
Joe Panik
Christian Villanueva
Didi Gregorious

Miracle of 69
Nolan Ryan

Combo
Breakout Braves (Freddie Freeman/Ronald Acuna Jr.)

Chrome Refractor
Matt Adams (#129/569)

Action
Todd Frazier

Trade Variation
Todd Frazier

Clubhouse Collection Relic
Rhys Hoskins

Box 9
69 Buybackl
Wilbur Wood

Notable Base RC
Gleyber Torres
Juan Soto

Base SP
Stephen Piscotty
Matt Kemp
Eduardo Nunez
Eric Hosmer
Lewis Brinson
Alex Cobb
Randal Grichuk
Jake Arrieta

Award Winners
Cody Bellinger
Jose Altuve
Giancarlo Stanton

Deckle Edge
Shohei Ohtani
Christian Yelich
Trey Mancini

Rookie Performers
Ozzie Albies
Gleyber Torres
Victor Robles

Reggie Jackson Highlights
1978 (RJH4)

Now & Then
Albert Pujols
Shohei Ohtani
Manny Machado

Miracle of 69
Ron Swoboda

Combo
Boston Bashers (Betts/Devers)

Chrome
Steven Souza Jr. (#144/999)

Action
Carlos Santana

Black Border
Leonys Martin

Real One Autographs
Paul DeJong

Box 10
69 Buyback
Ray Washburn

Notable Base RC
Gleyber Torres
Juan Soto
Ronald Acuna Jr.
Shohei Ohtani

Base SP
Curtis Granderson
Ichiro
Anthony Banda
Brandon Morrow
J.D. Martinez
Yu Darvish
Lorenzo Cain
Jay Bruce

Award Winners
Jose Altuve
Max Scherzer
Giancarlo Stanton

Deckle Edge
Joe Mauer
Scott Kingery

Rookie Performers
Amed Rosario
Joey Lucchesi
Jordan Hicks

Reggie Jackson Highlights
1984 (RJH5)

Now & Then
Gerrit Cole
Sean Manaea
Joe Mauer

Miracle of 69
Al Weis

Combo
Charm City Sluggers (Chris Davis/Adam Jones)
Hammering Halos (Trout/Ohtani)

Chrome
Brandon Morrow (#320/999)

Action
Shohei Ohtani

Clubhouse Collection Relic
Ender Inciarte

Box 11
Ad Panel
Logan Forsythe/Jessie Biddle/Jordan Hicks

Notable Base RC
Gleyber Torres
Juan Soto
Ronald Acuna Jr.
Shohei Ohtani

Base SP
Todd Frazier
Christian Yelich
Evan Longoria
Neil Walker
Andrew McCutchen
Yonder Alonso

Award Winners
George Springer
Aaron Judge
Robinson Cano

Deckle Edge
Justin Verlander
Stephen Piscotty
Matt Chapman

Rookie Performers
Shohei Ohtani
Chance Sisco
Rhys Hoskins

Reggie Jackson Highlights
1971 (RJH2)

Now & Then
Patrick Corbin
Mookie Betts
Ronald Acuna

Miracle of 69
Cleon Jones

Combo
Slam Central Station (Stanton/Judge)

Chrome Refractor
Tyler O'Neill (#564/569)

Action
Jonathan Lucroy

Team Color Swap
Jonathan Lucroy

Clubhouse Collection Relic
Paul Goldschmidt

Box 12
69 Buyback
1968 ERA Leaders (Bob Gibson/Bobby Bolin/Bob Veale)

Notable Base RC
Gleyber Torres
Juan Soto
Ronald Acuna Jr.
Shohei Ohtani

Base SP
Randall Grichuk
Stephen Piscotty
Lewis Brinson
Alex Cobb
Eric Hosmer
Arodys Vizcaino
Yonder Alonso
Jake Arrieta

Award Winners
Giancarlo Stanton
Corey Kluber
Robinson Cano

Deckle Edge
Mike Moustakas
Josh Donaldson

Rookie Performers
Gleyber Torres
Victor Robles
Walker Buehler

Reggie Jackson Highlights
1977 (RJH3)

Now & Then
Ronald Acuna
Mookie Betts
Patrick Corbin

Miracle of 69
Al Weis

Combo
Boston Bashers (Betts/Devers)

Chrome Purple Refractor
Yu Darvish
Christian Arroyo
Eric Hosmer
Austin Meadows
Jay Bruce
Evan Longoria
Joey Lucchesi
Lorenzo Cain
Ichiro
Tim Beckham
Yonder Alonso
Pat Neshek
Jordan Hicks
Wade Davis
Christian Yelich
Steven Souza Jr.
Juan Soto
Matt Kemp
J.D. Martinez
Jonathan Lucroy
Brandon Morrow
Anthony Banda
Jake Odorizzi
Jose Martinez

Chrome
Carlos Santana (#61/999)

Action
Todd Frazier (of course I get a double action)

Clubhouse Collection Relic
Kris Bryant

Overall Thoughts: 2nd worst case break behind Finest. So frustrating. First of all (and I did know this, so it's not like it caught me by surprise) the set is small (like 225 cards) and the base set outside of the top 4 rookies is VERY WEAK. Like Ichiro and J.D. Martinez are the only stars so expect a TON of no namers and basically a box completes a set so lots a repetition. The only way that works in your favor is you basically get the big 4 in every box (most of the time). I ended up with 12 Sotos, and I believe 10 Ohtanis, 10 Acunas, and 11 Gleybers so that's good. Unfortunately..for most boxes THOSE are the BEST CARDS YOU GET. Or at least that's how it was for me. Yes, the Andujar auto is a SUPER solid hit, and the Fingers Red Auto is OK, but that's just not even close to being enough to carry a break. I'm not even upset at the hits (though I am pissed that of course, because my luck tends to side on the awful side, I got a 3 autograph case when most cases average 4) it's the PARALLELS and VARIATIONS that should help carry a break and they did me NO favors. Yes, I pulled the easier 1 per box actions of Ohtani and Gleyber, but that's literally it. The Chrome shit sucked (outside of the 1 easy purple refractor of Soto) the other variations were shitty. It was just a bad, unenjoyable break and it basically ruined my mood for the weekend. I wish I had never bought this crap. I'll never learn my lesson..sigh..the negatives about being a breaker. I don't even feel like showing the cards really. I'm just going to show the "better" ones so to speak