Track coverage

Nothing had ever seemed quite as ambiguous to Rock as what the paper wanted from him regarding his track and field coverage.
Was he to go to the meets or just request reports over the telephone? His boss, John Krupshaw, wouldn't tell him how much to write or when to turn it in ("Rock, just give us whatever you got, whenever you get it"). Furthermore, and most confounding, John couldn't decide whether he wanted Rock to report on the sexual orientation of the meets' female triple-jumpers.
"Just find out, best you can, whether or not they're lesbian," John said. "We'll decide later what do with it."
Rock was incredulous. "So what are you telling me, John? I'm supposed to ask those girls whether they're straight or lesbian? For christ's sake, man, how do you suggest I go about that?"
"Just play it by ear. If there's an easy way around it, then great. Otherwise, just let it lie."