That was a nice two-game sweep of the Chicago White Sox earlier this week. The Twins are getting close to a .500 winning percentage and -- believe it or not -- first place.

I think the Twins' schedule is fairly tough this month, but it seems the Twins are ready to respond to the pressure of playing their best foes.

Maybe they're ready to face Detroit, Chicago (again), Boston, Colorado, and New York, as well as Kansas City and Texas, teams with which they've had more of a difficult time than I thought they would. All of those teams play the Twins in May.

So here's hoping for another sweep this weekend -- this time, against the Detroit Tigers.

That should help start off a few good things.