Pete Croatto
@petecroatto.bsky.social
Accidental sportswriter (NYT, Andscape, GQ, Poynter, The Athletic, etc.) and intentional author (From Hang Time to Prime Time). Pardon the typos. He/him. Tips or inquiries: pscroatto@gmail.com.
Finishing up the last big story of 2025. And, folks, there's a star-studded cast for this one.
November 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Finishing up the last big story of 2025. And, folks, there's a star-studded cast for this one.
Without my thumb…
November 3, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Without my thumb…
For me, it was the World Series, seeing my kid’s Halloween parade, and reading a string of good books, including Jonathan Mahler’s latest.
Plus, I made this pizza!
Plus, I made this pizza!
November 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
For me, it was the World Series, seeing my kid’s Halloween parade, and reading a string of good books, including Jonathan Mahler’s latest.
Plus, I made this pizza!
Plus, I made this pizza!
My kid, trick or treating: “I like this kind of party!”
October 31, 2025 at 10:35 PM
My kid, trick or treating: “I like this kind of party!”
There are days when I wish I had heeded my dad's advice and gone into air-conditioning repair.
October 28, 2025 at 5:29 PM
There are days when I wish I had heeded my dad's advice and gone into air-conditioning repair.
Shooting my shot...underhand.
October 15, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Shooting my shot...underhand.
Anyway, here’s what I’m working on next.
October 14, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Anyway, here’s what I’m working on next.
Honestly, the only way to find freelance assignments is to reach out to people, because the job search engines clearly want to frame me for murder.
October 10, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Honestly, the only way to find freelance assignments is to reach out to people, because the job search engines clearly want to frame me for murder.
Backstory: I had written for this publication for years. The stories were fun; the pay was solid. The editor was a friend. They left. Their replacement reached out over the summer. We exchanged some emails. So far, so good.
Then, yesterday morning, I was smacked across the face with a dead cod.
Then, yesterday morning, I was smacked across the face with a dead cod.
October 2, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Backstory: I had written for this publication for years. The stories were fun; the pay was solid. The editor was a friend. They left. Their replacement reached out over the summer. We exchanged some emails. So far, so good.
Then, yesterday morning, I was smacked across the face with a dead cod.
Then, yesterday morning, I was smacked across the face with a dead cod.
Is this where Harold Robbins lived?
September 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Is this where Harold Robbins lived?
I see what you did there, @joeynolfi.bsky.social.
September 25, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I see what you did there, @joeynolfi.bsky.social.
“It’s Daddy in Philadelphia magazine!” Nothing beats print, man.
September 20, 2025 at 8:32 PM
“It’s Daddy in Philadelphia magazine!” Nothing beats print, man.
That's a hell of an ask, subscription verification prompt.
September 18, 2025 at 12:17 PM
That's a hell of an ask, subscription verification prompt.
Post a movie you like with a terrible Rotten Tomatoes score.
September 17, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Post a movie you like with a terrible Rotten Tomatoes score.
Next up, Mike "You're in Good Hands With" Alstott!
September 16, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Next up, Mike "You're in Good Hands With" Alstott!
Worked on two big stories over the summer. The Terry Gross oral history was the first. Here is a tease of the second.
September 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Worked on two big stories over the summer. The Terry Gross oral history was the first. Here is a tease of the second.
A little joy: Five bucks at a white elephant sale at the town fair.
September 7, 2025 at 8:41 PM
A little joy: Five bucks at a white elephant sale at the town fair.
Thank you, @thepressbox.bsky.social!
September 4, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Thank you, @thepressbox.bsky.social!
I’ve started a “guys not on their best known teams” collection of Starting Lineups. Picked up two more, a gift from my brother. (I had no idea Deion was on the Giants.)
August 27, 2025 at 8:21 PM
I’ve started a “guys not on their best known teams” collection of Starting Lineups. Picked up two more, a gift from my brother. (I had no idea Deion was on the Giants.)
I give it a year, tops, before Trump urges Congress to lower the age of consent.
August 24, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I give it a year, tops, before Trump urges Congress to lower the age of consent.
At my first destination wedding, so here is a moment of zen.
August 23, 2025 at 8:13 PM
At my first destination wedding, so here is a moment of zen.