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Just a quick note, that I'm gonna be taking the weekend off from the blog. Be sure to check up on the Clubhouse for all the great Twins coverage it has to offer.

Despite winning the final two series of the road trip the Twins ended up with a losing record of 4-5 on the trip thanks to the sweep by Cleveland. The Twins defeated the Rangers in the third game of that series by a score of 5 to 3 on Wednesday and will now get a day of rest on Thursday before opening up the weekend series at home against Toronto.

The lack of posts over the past few games are a result of me being in Milwaukee for the series. Unfortunately, the Hilton didn't offer free wifi, so I was able to use that as an excuse to completely stay away from computers for a couple days.

In the series preview on Monday I said C.C. Sabathia was a bad match up for the Twins offense right now, and that certainly proved true on Wednesday night. The game started after a 30 minute rain delay, but the Twins' bats weren't ever able to get much going off of Sabathia. They managed just 1 run on 5 hits and a walk through eight innings and were defeated handily by a score of 7-1.

The big news in baseball on Sunday was the return of Clemens to baseball and the Yankees. In Minnesota, the Yankee's main rival, the Red Sox, were taking care of business against the struggling Twins. While the Yankee fans were getting good news, we were learning that Joe Mauer will head to the 15 day DL with a sore quad muscle that has apparently been bothering him all season.

The high-powered Yankee lineup was no match for...Ramon Ortiz??? I fully expected another beating from the Yankees, but Ortiz stepped up big-time for the longest Twins start of the season. He allowed just three hits and a walk through eight innings. The Twins offense came around just in time with four runs in the eighth inning to give Ortiz the win. The first two starts of the season for Ortiz have been about as encouraging as possible.

The Twins roster is set for opening day, so it's time to give a player by player rundown of the team. 25 players is a lot, so I'll start with the hitters in this entry.

The Twins picked up Phil Nevin from the Chicago Cubs with just a few hours remaining in the waiver trading deadline. Will Nevin be a difference maker or will he just be another subpar option for the DH spot? Probably a little of both.