So yeah: big game tonight. People are writing about it on the Internet. Here, for you, is a compilation of those people writing about it on the Internet. A novel concept, for sure.

“The Sox hate playing in the Dome to the point where they feel they the Twins can’t beat them at The Cell. I’m not kidding. Sox officials told me last week that they can’t wait until the Twins move out the Dome because the Twins get away with bloops and chop hits and luck - I guess they’ve forgotten the 90-something horseshoes they had up their rears in 2005.

But they are convinced that the Twins are a different team out of the Dome. I agree. The home-road splits back that up. But it’s not because of bloop hits, it’s because their pitchers - especially the relievers - have been awful at times on the road.” – La Velle E. Neal III, Star-Tribune

“The White Sox have a tough southpaw on the mound and are 53-28 at home while the Twins are 35-46 on the road and have the league’s fourth-worst OPS against lefties. Beyond that, Chicago’s ballpark significantly boosts homers and the wind will reportedly be blowing out at 30 miles per hour. Given that the White Sox hit the league’s most homers with 234 and the Twins hit the league’s fewest homers at 111, conditions also clearly favor Chicago.” – Aaron Gleeman

“At this point, the Sox have nearly exhausted every trick in the bag.  Mark Buehrle and Gavin Floyd have delivered on short rest, and now it’s John Danks’ turn to be a mensch on only three days’ rest.  Danks is only coming off his second-worst outing of the season.

No. 2:  Matt Thornton and Bobby Jenks might finally have some help.” — Jim, Sox Machine

“Which brings us to Tuesday. The Twins are a bad team. At the Cell, anyway, and that’s all that matters Tuesday, thanks to a coin flip that decided the potential playoff site. The Twins are 2-7 here, having lost the last five. Twins starter Nick Blackburn beat the Sox last week in Minnesota, but in his last two road games, he allowed 12 earned runs. In his last start in Chicago, Blackburn gave up seven earned runs in four innings. You have to believe the Sox will get to this guy.

I can’t believe I’m writing that after writing them off. I guess that’s why the people at Six Flags warn you not to exit the ride until your car has come to a complete and total stop.” — Steve Rosenbloom, Chicago Tribune