Still chilly in the Windy City

The projected game-time temperature tiday is 37 degrees, a bit warmer than Saturday, but not noticeably.

Juan Rincon is nursing a sore neck. He wasn't available to pitch yesterday because of it, and manager Ron Gardenhire said Rincon still seemed pretty sore today. Gardenhire said he didn't know if Rincon would be available for use today.

Rondell White said his calf is feeling a little better today. He spent Saturday evening icing, soaking it in hot water in his hotel bathtub, and watching We are Marshall. He's still day to day.

Jeff Cirillo is again available to pinch hit, though Gardenhire said if Cirillo gets on base, he'll have to pinch run for him.

With that, lineups.

Minnesota
Luis Castillo 2B
Nick Punto 3B
Joe Mauer C
Michael Cuddyer RF
Justin Morneau 1B
Torii Hunter CF
Mike Redmond DH
Jason Tyner LF
Jason Bartlett SS
Johan Santana P

White Sox
Pablo Ozuna LF
Darin Erstad CF
Paul Konerko 1B
Jim Thome DH
Jermaine Dye RF
Joe Crede 3B
A.J. Pierzynski C
Tadahito Iguchi 2B
Juan Uribe SS
John Danks P

White scratched, Tyner in

Rondell White strained his right calf muscle during pre-game warmups. He's day to day. Jason Tyner is replacing him in left field.

The lineup is now:
Castillo 2B
Punto 3B
Mauer C
Cuddyer RF
Morneau 1B
Hunter CF
Kubel DH
Tyner LF
Bartlett SS

Cold in Chicago!

It is quite chilly here in Chicago. The snow showers forecasted haven't come yet, but we'll see how this all ends up.

Jeff Cirillo said his agility work went well on Friday, and he's available to pinch hit today. Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said he'd like to keep Cirillo out of action because of the cold weather.

Not too much going on here at U.S. Cellular right now, so I'll leave with the lineups.

Minnesota
Luis Castillo 2B
Nick Punto 3B
Joe Mauer C
Michael Cuddyer RF
Justin Morneau 1B
Torii Hunter CF
Rondell White LF
Jason Kubel DH
Jason Bartlett SS
Carlos Silva P

Chicago
Scott Podsednik LF
Darin Erstad CF
Jim Thome DH
Paul Konerko 1B
Jermaine Dye RF
Joe Crede 3B
A.J. Perzynski C
Tadahito Iguchi 2B
Juan Uribe SS
Javier Vazquez P

One down, 161 to go

The rotation in Chicago this weekend will go Carlos Silva, Sidney Ponson and Johan Santana. That gives Santana an extra day's rest, something manager Ron Gardenhire said the ace needs after sitting through long offensive innings on Monday.

Jeff Cirillo is nursing a sore left knee. He's still available to pinch hit if necessary, but will receive a cortisone injection to help heal an injury he said flares up once in awhile.

Check out tomorrow's notebook for more on both those subjects and much, much more. Here are your lineups ... enjoy the game.

Minnesota
Luis Castillo 2B
Nick Punto 3B
Joe Mauer C
Michael Cuddyer RF
Justin Morneau 3
Torii Hunter CF
Rondell White LF
Jason Kubel DH
Jason Bartlett SS
Boof Bonser P

Baltimore
Brian Roberts 2B
Melvin Mora 3B
Nick Markakis RF
Miguel Tejada SS
Aubrey Huff 1B
Jay Gibbons LF
Kevin Millar DH
Corey Patterson CF
Alberto Castillo C
Daniel Cabrera P

Opening Day lineups

The Twins have black armbands sewn onto the sleeves of their jerseys tonight in remembrance of Herb Carneal, who died yesterday. Eventually, the armbands will be replaced by patches the team will wear the whole season.

Just saw Brad Radke, who's throwing tonight's ceremonial first pitch, outside the Twins clubhouse, where he greeted each of his former teammates with hugs. Radke should be relaxing in retirement, but tonight, he said, "I'm nervous."

"Hopefully, I can either not airmail it or ... shorthop it."

With that, your lineups ...

Minnesota
Luis Castillo 2B
Nick Punto 3B
Joe Mauer C
Michael Cuddyer RF
Justin Morneau 1B
Torii Hunter CF
Rondell White LF
Jeff Cirillo DH
Jason Bartlett SS
Johan Santana LHP

Baltimore
Brian Roberts 2B
Melvin Mora 3B
Nick Markakis RF
Miguel Tejada SS
Aubrey Huff 1B
Jay Gibbons LF
Kevin Millar DH
Corey Patterson CF
Paul Bako C
Erik Bedard LHP

A voice gone: Herb Carneal, 83, dies

Twins radio broadcaster Herb Carneal died Sunday morning at his home in Minnetonka because of congestive heart failure, the team said today.

"This is a sad day for the Minnesota Twins organization and millions of baseball fans across the Upper Midwest," Twins president Dave St. Peter said. "Herb Carneal's voice was the signature element of Twins baseball for multiple generations of fans.

"Clearly, he was one of the most beloved figures in Minnesota sports history. The Twins will proudly dedicate the 2007 season to the memory of Herb Carneal."

Carneal, a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, started calling Twins games in 1962, the team's second season in Minnesota. Since 1998, he had been calling only home games.

Twins finalize 25-man roster

The Twins finalized their 25-man roster today after pitcher J.D. Durbin was claimed off waivers by Arizona and Josh Rabe was reassigned to minor league camp. Rabe will stay with the team through Saturday, when camp breaks.

Roster:
Joe Mauer
Justin Morneau
Luis Castillo
Nick Punto
Jason Bartlett
Jeff Cirillo
Luis Rodriguez
Mike Redmond
Chris Heintz
Michael Cuddyer
Torii Hunter
Rondell White
Jason Tyner
Jason Kubel
Johan Santana
Boof Bonser
Ramon Ortiz
Sidney Ponson
Carlos Silva
Joe Nathan
Juan Rincon
Matt Guerrier
Jesse Crain
Dennys Reyes
Pat Neshek