FanHouse Teacharmandofish

We at The Dugout are always thankful for the off-season. While baseball's going on, we occasionally feel compelled to post chats based upon real-world happenings. But once November hits, we screw around. We screw around boldly and without remorse.

To "kick off" (insider term) Thanksgiving festivities today, here is a Dugout in which Kyle Farnsworth attempts to make sense of Detroit Lions football. It's after the jump.

With Hurricane Gustav hitting the coast recently and Hurricane Ike using Great Aether on a bunch of Texas, we were bound to get horrible weather throughout the United States. Thankfully rain delays are only slightly more boring than the actual game of baseball, so when there's no real news to be had one can make fun out of what they have. I was lucky enough to have the White Sox and the Tigers in the same place when the doubleheaders started getting scheduled.

Additional Dugout Universe notes:

- If you haven't already, don't forget to read Mike's article about his trip to Tropicana Field over at Progressive Boink.
- Dugout T-shirts are still on sale, and can be worn over the head like a thin hat to guard you from rain
- In lieu of a better archiving system, you can now click most players' photo for an easy link to their Fanhouse tag, where you can read all of the other Dugouts featuring that player.
- Tonight's murky Dugout is after the jump.

Despite the crackdown on performance-enhancing drugs, pitchers are throwing harder than ever. Eamonn recently passed along speculation that they're managing this thanks to, among other things, energy drinks.

So hey, let's give Kyle Farnsworth half a case of Red Bull and see what happens. This evening's Dugout is after the jump.