Justin Morneau has been scratched from today’s lineup because of an illness. Brian Buscher will start in his place.

Knuckleballer R.A. Dickey will get his big chance tomorrow when he starts against Chan Ho Park and the Phillies in Clearwater. That’s a pretty good test for him - even with J-Roll and Shane Victorino away at the World Baseball Classic.

Hopefully, hopefully, hopefully the Twins will announce their plans to treat Joe Mauer’s sore lower back so we can move on. We all know it’s not a serious or long-term problem, so there’s no reason for this to drag on any longer.

Finally, this man has ranked Prince 10th on the list of greatest Minnesotans. Just 10th? Seth, puhleeze. And that No. 13 pick…

Lineup

Yankees: 1, Brett Gardner, CF. 2. Robinson Cano, 2B. 3. Mark Teixeira, 1B. 4. Hideki Matsui. DH. 5. Jose Molina, C. 6. Shelley Duncan, RF. 7. Eduardo Nunez, SS. 8. Austin Jackson, LF. 9. Ramiro Pena 3B. Pitching; Phil Hughes

Twins: 1. Span, RF. 2. Casilla, 2B. 3. Kubel, DH. 4. Buscher, 1B. 5. Crede, 3B. 6. Young, LF. 7. Gomez, CF. 8. Redmond, C. 9. Punto, SS. Pitching: Perkins, with  Mijares, Jones, Keppel, Duensing, Gosling, Nathan and Ayala scheduled. Wouldn’t be surprised if a couple pitchers pitch in the minor league game today.

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