>> THE VIKINGS HEAD TO GREEN BAY THIS WEEK AFTER REMAINING UNDEFEATED.

AND THE MINNESOTA LYNX SWEPT THEIR FIRST-ROUND PLAYOFF SERIES BY NAPHEESA COLLIER.

LARRY FITZGERALD IS BACK.

WHEN HE'S NOT VISITING US HERE IN STUDIO B, YOU CAN HEAR HIS RADIO WORK ON THE NATIONAL PROGRAMMING NETWORK.

>> Eric: ARE HEADS GOING TO ROLL FOR THE TWINS SEASON?

>> SOMETHING IS UP WHEN THEY REDUCED THE PAYROLL BY $37 MILLION.

IT LOOKED LIKE THEY COULD GET AWAY WITH IT.

BUT WHEN YOU START LOSING GUYS LIKE CORREA, BUXTON, AND THEN YOU HAVE A PITCHER, LIKE, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THEIR TOP GUYS GO DOWN, YOU KNOW, THAT TELLS YOU THAT YOUR PLAN IS NOT GONNA WORK WITH THAT KIND OF A BUDGET.

AND WE'RE SEEING IT.

THIS HAS BEEN A MISERABLE MONTH.

THEY CAN'T BEAT TEAMS FROM THE NATIONAL LEAGUE.

WE SAW THAT WITH THE MARLINS, 100-LOSS TEAM, COME IN HERE, TAKE TWO OUT OF THREE, WHEN THEY ABSOLUTELY HAD TO WIN.

AND IT'S JUST REALLY FRUSTRATING TO COVER A TEAM THAT'S PLAYING ARRESTED, BUT JUST DON'T HAVE THE -- PLAYING HARD, BUT JUST DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO GET IT DONE.

>> Cathy: I WAS NOTICING ON SOCIAL MEDIA, NOT THAT THAT'S ANY GREAT BAROMETER, FANS NOT HAPPY AT ALL, THERE WERE A NUMBER OF FANS CALLING FOR THE POHLADS TO SELL THE TEAM.

THEY WOULDN'T DO THAT, OBVIOUSLY?

>> NO.

THEY'RE THE RICHEST OWNERSHIP IN BASEBALL.

SO MONEY'S NOT AN ISSUE.

IT NEVER HAS BEEN.

THAT'S WHY IT SURPRISED ME THAT THEY WOULD DROP $37 MILLION ON THEIR PAYROLL THIS YEAR.

THAT TELLS ME THAT THEY WERE PLANNING ALL ALONG TO TRY TO DEVELOP GUYS THIS SEASON AND HOPE THAT THE GUYS THAT THEY LONG TERM WOULD BE ABLE TO PLAY 100 GAMES, 125 GAMES, THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN THIS YEAR.

CORREA WITH THE FOOT.

BUXTON CONTINUES TO HAVE INJURIES.

AND THEN YOU LOSE KEMPLER, ONE OF YOUR KEY GUYS IN RIGHT FIELD.

SO IT JUST HASN'T WORK OUT FOR THEM.

>> Cathy: HOW ABOUT ROCCO BALDELLI, SHOULD HE GO?

>> HE'S Mr. ANALYTICS, OKAY, HE BELIEVES IN HIS SYSTEM OF DOING THINGS.

>> Cathy: HOW THAT'S WORKIN'?

>> I JUST DON'T AGREE WITH SOME OF THE DECISIONS HE MADE THIS YEAR.

WHEN YOU HAVE A GUY ON SECOND, OR SECOND AND THIRD, NOBODY OUT, AND HE LET HIS GUYS GO UP THERE FREE SWINGING, HEY, PLAY BASEBALL THE WAY IT'S INTENDED.

YOU GET GUYS ON BASE, GET THEM AROUND.

BUNT SOMEBODY OVER, DO WHATEVER YOU GOT TO DO, SQUEEZE BUNT, BUT DON'T JUST THINK A GUY'S GOING TO HIT A HOMERUN.

THEY HIT THE RECORD A FEW YEARS AGO.

SO THAT'S HY HE LEANS THAT WAY.

>> Eric: BEFORE WE GET TO THE VIKINGS, THE LYNX ARE OVERACHIEVING FROM WHAT THE PRESEASON IS GOING TO TELL US.

BUT I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT-OUT TO CANDICE WILLALS, SHE SEESMS LIKE A REAL SPARK PLUG.

>> SHE'S A TERRIFIC POINT GUARD.

THIS IS THE WINNINGEST TEAM IN LYNX HISTORY.

THE SCHEDULE WAS INCREASED THIS YEAR TO 40 GAMES, AND THEY WON 30 GAMES, 30-10, AND WON SEVEN OF THEIR LAST EIGHT AND THEY DIDN'T EVEN PLAY ANYBODY AGAINST THE LOS ANGELES SPARKS IN THE LAST GAME.

BUT NAPHEESA COLLIER, TWO-TIME OLYMPIAN, IT'S TIME TO GIVE THAT LADY SOME LOVE.

SHE IS AN OUTSTANDING FUNDAMENTAL BASKETBALL PLAYER.

SHE PLAYED AT CONNECTICUT.

THEY'RE RUMORED TO WIN CHAMPIONSHIPS LOAFER THERE.

SHE'S -- OVER THERE.

SHE'S GOT A MISSION ON BUILDING HER OWN.

THESE TWO FIRST GAMES HAVE BEEN ABSOLUTELY UNBELIEVABLE.

TO SCORE 37 AND 41 IN PLAYOFF GAMES AND FOR THEM TO SCORE 100 POINTS IN EACH GAME.

NO TEAM IN THE HISTORY OF THE WNBA HAS DONE WHAT THIS TEAM HAS DONE.

SO I'M EXCITED TO SEE HOW THEY FAVOR GAINST A VERY EXPERIENCED CONNECTICUT TEAM COMING IN ON SUNDAY.

>> Cathy: BIG HAT TIP TO CHERYL REEVE, SHE'S A GREAT COACH.

>> OLYMPIC COACH.

SHE'S TRYING TO DO THE DOUBLE, WIN THE OLYMPICS, THEN WIN THE WNBA CHAMPIONSHIP.

I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY'S EVER DONE THAT.

>> Eric: VIKES FOR REAL?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

THIS TEAM IS COMMITTED.

YOU OT TO GIVE THE GUYS AT THE TOP CREDIT.

YOU KNOW, O'CONNELL ND KWESI, MAN, THEY PUT THIS TEAM TOGETHER PIECE BY PIECE.

THEY LEANED ON A GAME LIKE SAM DODGE, KNOWING THAT HE HAD N UPSIDE FROM THE FACT THAT HE GOT PICKED NUMBER ONE OVERALL.

HE'S BEEN IN THE LEAGUE SEVEN YEARS.

AND I SAID EARLIER ON THIS PROGRAM, THAT IF HE DON'T TURN IT OVER, THEY'RE GOING TO BE GOOD BECAUSE HE'S GOT A HECK OF AN ARM AND HE THROWS THE FOOTBALL AND CAN DO WHAT THEY NEED HIM TO DO AND THAT IS, GET IT TO JUSTIN JEFFERSON.

>> Cathy: I'M SORRY.

>> THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

>> Cathy: PRETTY TOUGH GAME, THOUGH, DON'T YOU THINK, AT LAMBEAU?

>> GREEN BAY SAY GOOD TEAM.

THEY WERE IN -- IS A GOOD TEAM.

THEY WERE IN THE PLAYOFFS.

THEY CAME IN HERE LAST YEAR, 6-7, SMASHED THE VIKINGS, WENT ON TO WIN FOUR IN A ROW.

THAT'S WHY THEY'RE ONE OF THE FAVORITES GOING INTO THIS YEAR.

THE VIKINGS WON DOWN THERE LAST YEAR WHEN KIRK COUSINS TORE HIS ACHILLES.

THIS YEAR, IF THEY CONTINUE TO STAY HEALTHY, CONTINUE TO PLAY THE WAY THEY'VE BEEN PLAYING ON DEFENSE, THIRD DOWN, THERE'S NO TEAM IN FOOTBALL AS GOOD AS THE VIKINGS.

THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY STOPPING PEOPLE ON THIRD DOWN AND THAT'S THE DOWN YOU HAVE TO WIN IN FOOTBALL.

>> Eric: THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR EXPERTISE, YOUNG MAN.

>> IT'S GOO