The Weekly Minnesota Sports Survey

#-1: Lynx (Last Week: -1).  Well, unfortunately the Jynx (and man, I haven't used that insult, "Jynx," in a long time -- but hey, if you're going to be on the Weekly Minnesota Sports Survey, you're going to have to get insulted) weren't going to go the regular season undefeated.  In their first road game of the year, they lose 85-80 in Washington, a franchise who I thought was being so cut to the bone that they, like, have volunteers for ushers like minor league baseball teams.  I can't name a star on the Mystics -- but then again, I don't think most sports fans can name one WNBA player, like, on any team.

Oh well.  The Lynx did throttle Brittney Griner and the Phoenix Lifelock Mercury before that loss, 99-79.  (The season premiere, by the way, of the WNBA on free ABC was supposed to showcase Griner as they visited defending champions the Indiana Fever, who whipped the Jynx in the Finals.  But just before Saturday's game Griner was announced as out.  I smell the female version of Greg Oden!)  For her rebounding efforts in both the victory and the defeat, Rebekkah Brunson was named Western Conference Player Of The Week.

Don't know what else to say, beyond that as of press time they trail San Antonio at home in tonight's game, 16-14, after the end of the first quarter.  They then begin a three-game roadtrip in Tulsa Friday.

#-2: Twins (Last Week: -2).  2-4 week.  Dispiriting that they've come down after their recent winning ways; after a 3-0 shutout in Kansas City courtesy of a guy I slagged not too long ago, Samuel Deduno, they've lost four-of-five, punctuated by a doubleheader sweep Sunday in the place the Twinks were taken from and should still be in, Washington, D.C.

I'm surprised to see some publicity on Byron Buxton, the organization's first-round pick in last year's Major League Baseball Draft, second overall.  The outfielder is hitting the cover off the ball, and this past week he was promoted to AA New Britain, along with another of the club's blue-chippers, Miguel Sano.  But, of course, the most noteworthy news was this year's MLB Draft held on Thursday.  Picking fourth, the squad went back to the high school ranks (Buxton came from a Georgia high school) and picked some youngster named Kohl Stewart, a Pitcher from Houston.  The rule of thumb is to trust high school batters, but not high school pitchers because their arms haven't developed and they haven't honed their skills yet.  Therefore, I'm wary.  Of course, this point could all be moot because Stewart signed a Letter Of Intent to play Quarterback at Texas A&M, and I think he's leaning that route.

They have started a nine-game, ten-day homestand tonight with three against Philadelphia and a pair of former Twinks, Ben Revere (hey, Ben!) and Delmon Young (Young, you suck, you anti-Semitic son-of-a-bitch!).  They play Detroit over the weekend.  The Saturday match will be shown on Fox free, and I assume/hope I will be hired by the production crew to help them out that evening.