Daily News - Stan Hochman http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/stan_hochman RSS Feed for DN Col Stan Hochman en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 18:45:36 GMT Dallas Green still tells it like it is http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/stan_hochman/20130519_Green_still_tells_it_like_it_is.html Former Phillies skipper told his 1980 team how to play, and still has a lot to say in his new memoir. Tyson delivers riveting one-man show about his life http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/stan_hochman/20130505_Tyson_delivers_riveting_one-man_show_about_his_life.html Notorious boxer Miker Tyson spares audience nothing as he talks of his rise, fall and renewal. Frazier statue funding goal reached http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/stan_hochman/20130424_Frazier_statue_funding_goal_reached.html Bernard Hopkins helps put fundraising for tribute to Smokin’ Joe over the top. New film explores the breaking of baseball's color barrier http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/stan_hochman/20130412_New_film_explores_the_breaking_of_baseball_s_color_barrier.html Why did Branch Rickey sign Jackie Robinson? There may be more than one reason. Turning the page on a new baseball season http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/stan_hochman/20130331_Turning_the_page_on_a_new_baseball_season.html Pale purple crocuses out front. A robin at the bird feeder. The dashboard clock finally clicked 1 hour ahead. You pick your signs of spring, I'll pick mine. Gambling with society's well-being http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/stan_hochman/20130303_Stan_Hochman__Gambling_with_society_s_well-being.html It took Alicia Keys 2 minutes, 36 seconds to butcher the national anthem before the Super Bowl. There are farmers who can butcher a hog in 2 minutes, 36 seconds and have time left over to set six strips of bacon sizzling in the skillet. Stan Hochman: Controversial sports moments do little to change world around them http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/stan_hochman/20130217_Stan_Hochman__Controversial_sports_moments_do_little_to_change_world_around_them.html John Carlos says that Tommie Smith wore the black leather glove to the victory stand in the 1968 Olympics because he didn't want to shake hands with Avery Brundage. Stan Hochman: Larry Merchant seeks the truth in business of fun and games http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/stan_hochman/20130210_Stan_Hochman__Larry_Merchant_seeks_the_truth_in_business_of_fun_and_games.html By Stan Hochman Larry Merchant says the best postfight interview he ever did started with 20 seconds of silence. Twenty seconds of silence! Anything past 2 seconds of silence is dreaded "dead air." Stan Hochman: Play looks at football's violent nature http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/stan_hochman/20130120_Stan_Hochman__Play_looks_at_football_s_violent_nature.html 'Assassin," a crisp two-character play by David Robson, is in previews at the Adrienne Theatre, 2030 Sansom St. It opens on Wednesday, and it is not about John Wilkes Booth or Lee Harvey Oswald or even Gavrilo Princip, the zealot who shot Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and triggered World War I. Stan Hochman: Schayes recalls Syracuse Nationals' move to Philly http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/stan_hochman/20130111_Stan_Hochman__Schayes_recalls_Syracuse_Nationals__move_to_Philly.html DOLPH SCHAYES was nearing the creaky-knee end of a Hall of Fame career when his team, the Syracuse Nationals, moved to Philadelphia 50 years ago. Surprised?