#-1: Lynx (Last Week: -2). I understand that they ran the table this screening Week. I know they've won four in a row. And I see that they remain tops in the league. I also see that in Monday's Win over Phoenix, Kayla McBride and Olivia Miles combined to score 70 Points. But as herculean an effort that was, they still beat a team that currently sits at 6-18 only by four Points. They toughed out a five-Point victory over New York Saturday afternoon and, in their annual camp Game, they beat Los Angeles by nine. These are only single-digit Wins, and frankly, I would be a lot happier thinking the club's a juggernaut if they were blowing other squads away by 15-20 Points. (Winning all those Games at home helps a lot; can't help but think that if the Lynx played on the road, they easily could have gone 0-3.) But that hasn't happened, at least not lately, and that scares me. Napheesa Collier can't come back fast enough, because I fear that other teams in the W are catching up with the Lynx.
They complete a four-Game homestand hosting Bridget Carlton and The Portland Fire (again) Saturday night. They then play two Games in Seattle, Monday night and Wednesday afternoon in the Storm's annual camp Game.
#-2: Twins (Last Week: -1). A 2-2 Week. But they have won their last five series, including, in this screening Week, Cleveland and Anaheim, both at home. They also are, technically, tied with Seattle for the final American League Wild Card spot. And they've done while still being a Game below .500. It speaks to 1) how ass the AL is and 2) how easy it is to be lulled back into supporting a poverty franchise that has continually slapped the state in the face with its steadfast commitment to parsimony and its refusal to take meaningful steps (i.e., spend money) to field a championship team. Look -- they sold the farm last Year and they can still make the playoffs this Year! These guys know what they're doing!
They start the second half of their season on the road -- at the Cubs for three beginning tomorrow/Friday, then in Cleveland for four starting Monday.
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