Minneapolis ? The New York Yankees will turn to Roger Clemens in a big game, possibly for the final time.

It would be hard to imagine a better choice — the Rocket doesn’t figure to get rattled by the deafening din at the Metrodome, where the Twins are 13-3 in the postseason.

“He’s one of the best pitchers to ever put on spikes,” Minnesota first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz said.

Clemens could be lacing ’em up for the last time today, when Minnesota and New York meet in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series after splitting a pair at Yankee Stadium.

The 41-year-old winner of 310 career games is adamant that 2003 will be his final season. If the Yankees can’t win at least once this weekend, it will be his final start.

“I haven’t thought of it that way,” said Clemens, who is 23-12 against the Twins in his career. “I always think positive, so I’m going to think that we are going to win.”

Even if New York makes it to the World Series, the last hurrah will come sometime this month.

“Hopefully, it’s not tomorrow,” Clemens said Friday before the Yankees took batting practice and tried to adjust to the dome’s baseball-colored roof and extra-bouncy artificial turf.

It’s a quirky, dingy place that’s tough on opponents — especially with a loud, capacity crowd that’s expected to come close to 56,000.

“We hope they drop every popup we hit, but the odds aren’t good,” Mientkiewicz said.

These are, after all, the Yankees, a team that won 101 regular-season games.