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It's both! Time for more daily-ish stuff, SI for longer things. (I think I have a thing in the SI coming out on Wednesday, but I don't know for sure...) Read more

There's a whole This American Life story, from three years ago, about dog-poo DNA testing. It's a real, live booming business, because of all sorts of uptight homeowners' associations (and inconsiderate dog owners). But it's controversial and embarrassing, too, so the threat of testing alone often does the trick. Read more

UPDATE: Gaudin's defense has arrived, and it's an unexpected one. According to his lawyer, Gaudin was disoriented (and in the hospital in the first place) because of rhabdomyolysis, a condition where one's muscles break down and then the components of those muscles enter the kidneys. It can happen to athletes who Read more

This sounds gross, but it's also totally captivating. I shall try it soon! Read more

The easiest way to lighten his workload is for Terry to stop sending him out for one last inning when he's already over 100 pitches and looking out of gas. (The seventh against the Giants, the seventh against the D-Backs, the eighth against the Braves, the seventh against the Reds—perhaps there are others I'm Read more

It's 7! Not so early. And I changed my display to reflect my true identity. Read more

I'll take this one, because I wrote the gem in question and I saw this strain of response elsewhere on the internet. What in the hell do Craggs's post and mine have to do with one another? Read more

Leaving aside everything else you wrote: If you think we posted that Simmons column because we adore it, you are very far from correct. Read more

Angry Flyers fans would like me to point out that Chris Pronger's $4.9 million cap hit will come off the cap once the season starts. It will (provided he doesn't retire or come back). The point stands that they are fucked. Read more

A racist *whoremonger*, Sean. Come on. Give the man his due. Read more

How did Scott freaking Miller get that invite? Was Danny Knobler still hungover from the BET Awards afterparties? Read more