i went about this the wrong way - front to back instead of back to front

after a fair amount of searching, i finally picked up a set of 1978 fleer hi gloss stickers.  it was a master set,  which means that it includes all of the different team logos, as well as the background color variations.  yes, apparently there were pink, white, and blue background variations for some of the stickers.  for instance, here is a yankees sticker.

isn't it pretty in pink?  yeah, i know - scoreboard.

now, i know you know all about this release because you read about it over at the fantastic fleer sticker project blog.  right?  well, i'm still going to show you some of the different stickers.  all the teams had at least two different stickers - the city/state name and logo, and the hat logo and team name.  here's the twins, for example:

minny and paul are back for good at target field, and the twins have worn their red caps now and again, i think.

and how about the astros:

they have had some pretty bad logos.

brewers:

those logos are even worse than the astros'

rangers:

the rangers'  logo with the cowboy hat always makes me think of that cartoon psa character that had a hankering for a hunk of cheese.  it's the combination of the hat and the round ball.

and, of course, i have to show the dodgers:

the guy who sold me the set also included a wrapper.  luckily for me, it was one of the wrappers that featured the national playoff teams from 1977 rather than the american league teams.

here's the mlb sticker just for fun:

but, as i am sure you are aware, i was interested in this set because of the backs.  i desperately wanted to own the complete puzzle of dodger stadium, even though i would be reminded of their defeat in the 1977 world series.  this puzzle back tells the tale all too well

as in 4 games to 2.  but, we have the unmistakable pitched roof of the left field pavilion to enjoy.  here are four stickers put together to identify just who the 1977 national league champions were, in case you were unsure.

excellent.  so, i put the puzzle together on the counter, and what did i find?

i'm missing two backs.  goldangit.  i should have asked the seller if it was a complete puzzle, rather than a complete master sticker set.  i don't suppose anyone out there has any 1978 fleer grand slam hi-gloss sticker lying around?  anyone?  i'll check with the seller to see if he has any, but rest assured that these will be on the nefarious 9 very soon.

as an aside, i can't tell who is in the field and who is batting, but i am assuming the image is from the 1977 fall classic.  if i had to guess, i would say that jim gilliam is in the first base coaches box, and so the dodgers are up to bat.  anyone have any better ideas?