Lowenstein

During the past two years, John Lowenstein has been seen all over the western United States and Canada. From cigar festivals in Arizona to Alaskan cruises to trips through British Columbia, the iconoclastic former Orioles outfielder-turned television analyst has been in more places than Waldo.Where he hasn't been, since the end of the 1996 season, is the Orioles' broadcast booth, and from just outside the hot tub at his Las Vegas home yesterday, Lowenstein said he's tanned, rested and ready to get back to calling the action.

SOFTBALL Player of the Year Nicole Lowenstein John Carroll The senior catcher was one of the most feared hitters in the metro area, hitting .472 with 20 runs and eight RBIs to lead the Patriots to an 11-8 season in the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland A Conference. Perhaps most telling of the respect she earned from opposing teams was the 32 times she was walked this season, many intentionally. A four-year starter and captain, Lowenstein was sturdy behind the plate and also provided leadership to the Patriots' inexperienced pitchers.

Whatever yesterday's Orioles home opener telecast lacked in excitement and suspense, it more than made up for in hilarity, thanks to everybody's favorite wacky, iconoclastic analyst, John Lowenstein.Listening to Lowenstein work a broadcast is the television equivalent of watching Dennis Rodman play basketball in that both are totally unpredictable, which can be good or bad.Lowenstein, in his 11th season as an Orioles analyst, was a font of twisted syntax, malaprops and just flat-out daffiness yesterday on Channel 13 during the Orioles' 7-0 loss to Milwaukee.

John Carroll junior catcher Nicole Lowenstein forms one of the area's top batteries with pitcher Angela DiBeneditto. Lowenstein is hitting .436, leads the team with 14 RBIs, has three home runs and two doubles and has thrown out four out of seven runners attempting to steal. She also has been intentionally walked five times. Lowenstein, an intense player who is one of three team captains, worked on her catching skills six days a week last fall with Ed Lynch, a former minor-league catcher who coached Lowenstein last summer on the Maryland Legends.

John Carroll junior catcher Nicole Lowenstein forms one of the area's top batteries with pitcher Angela DiBeneditto. Lowenstein is hitting .436, leads the team with 14 RBIs, has three home runs and two doubles and has thrown out four out of seven runners attempting to steal. She also has been intentionally walked five times. Lowenstein, an intense player who is one of three team captains, worked on her catching skills six days a week last fall with Ed Lynch, a former minor-league catcher who coached Lowenstein last summer on the Maryland Legends.

If you've paid any attention to the Sunday letters section of this newspaper, you've undoubtedly noticed that the absence of John Lowenstein from Home Team Sports and O's TV telecasts this season has been noted and lamented by a variety of readers.To be certain, the iconoclastic Lowenstein brought a spirit of wackiness and a sense of mirth that the too-rigid game of baseball can use, and his presence has been missed.But that's not to say that the man who has replaced him, former Orioles pitcher and pitching coach Mike Flanagan, hasn't been a joy to listen to, because he has.Flanagan was brought in by HTS officials, presumably because of his more immediate connection to the game than Lowenstein's, yet the best thing the 1979 Cy Young Award winner brings to the booth is a old-fashioned attention to detail and a willingness to teach the game to his audience.

The first thing to know about this year's baseball Hall of Fame ballot is that Pete Rose isn't on it (don't get excited; he's not eligible until next year) and that John Lowenstein is.Lowenstein, a 16-year veteran, is a long shot, of course, to be elected to Cooperstown, although he can visit any time he wants. Still, the former Oriole has two very important legs up on Rose:* He has never cheated on his taxes (at least, he's never been caught).* And he's not in prison.That may not be enough.

The Jan. 2 phone call from Home Team Sports general manager Jody Shapiro to John Lowenstein, informing the former Orioles outfielder that his services as an analyst on the channel's baseball telecasts would no longer be desired, caught him like a fastball to the noggin, and he still hasn't recovered from the blow."

From the pompous Dr. Leo Marvin portrayed by Richard Dreyfuss in "What About Bob?" to the suave but murderous Dr. Hannibal Lecter in "The Silence of the Lambs," psychiatrists on film suffered from an image problem in 1991. Not the least of the notable doctors is Dr. Susan Lowenstein, the psychiatrist played by Barbra Streisand in "The Prince of Tides."In the film, based on a Pat Conroy novel, Dr. Lowenstein becomes romantically involved with Tom Wingo (Nick Nolte), a Southerner who comes to New York after his sister, Savannah (Melinda Dillon)

The curious career of Abraham Korotki as a faith healer came to an unceremonious end yesterday when he was found guilty of assault in Dundalk District Court.The Towson lawyer was accused of striking Debra Jane Lowenstein on the forehead and shouting "Heal!" to cure her of her smoking habit in a Timonium restaurant the night of May 15.He had also directed his son, Harry, to tie Ms. Lowenstein's belt loop to her chair with a kite string while he distracted her with his evangelist imitation, according to testimony.

On March 29, 2006, MILDRED A. (nee Airey); beloved wife of the late Albert L. Lowenstien, II; devoted mother of Barbara A. Therres and the late Mildred A. Krebs; dear sister of Eugene Airey. Also survived by four grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and other relatives and friends. Friends may call at the family owned PAUL STELLA FUNERAL HOME, P.A., 7527 Harford Road (410) 444-4433 on Sunday and Monday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M., where services will be held on Tuesday at 11 A.M. Interment in Gardens of Faith Cemetery.

On May 18, 2003, DIANA LEE KING (nee Lowenstein), beloved wife of the late Charles E. King, Jr., devoted mother of Grant King and his wife Kathi, Tracey Seitz and her husband Douglas and the late Christopher King. Dear sister of Minnie Skaroff, Betty Hahn, Ellen Lowenstein and the late Aaron Lowenstein. Dear grandmother of Glenn, Garrett, Maggi, Tori, Delaney, Charles and Caroline. A Memorial Service will be held at the family owned Ruck Towson Funeral Home, Inc., 1050 York Road (beltway exit 26A)

An open letter to Comcast chairman Brian Roberts: Dear Mr. Roberts, Congratulations on buying Home Team Sports the other day. In case you didn't already know it, you picked up a pretty decent television property, and in this day and age, when people like sludge peddler, er, wrestling chief Vince McMahon, are pushing into the mainstream, there's something to be said for respectable. The thing is, not so long ago, HTS used to be more than pretty decent. It was something special, the envy of regional sports channels nationwide (and that includes those puffed-up New York stations like Madison Square Garden and Fox Sports New York)

The 1990s will be over in 70 days, but the decade's cash-happy, technology-obsessed spirit shows no sign of dying. Yesterday, yet another high-technology company went public and made a serious boatload of money.The latest grabber of the brass ring: Aether Systems Inc. of Owings Mills. The 3-year-old wireless data company saw its shares more than triple in value -- from $16 to a close of $48.4375 on the Nasdaq market. Thanks to this steep rise, Aether now has a market value of $1.26 billion.

Psychologists say it is important to feel something when you kill." That's how Logitech International of Fremont promotes Wingman Force -- a joystick for computer games that simulates sensations ranging from the force of gun recoil to the undulations of cobblestones on a medieval street.But the creators of such deafening hits as Resident Evil and Tomb Raider are quiet.The industry is in serious conflict: It is trying to distance itself from mayhem -- most recently the high school shootings in Littleton, Colo.

Sprint PCS, a wireless telephone company, is unveiling a new service today that will allow its customers to stay on the firm's network when they roam out of the Baltimore-Washington area.The new line of digital telephones uses a different operating standard than Sprint PCS has employed in the past for its Baltimore-Washington Sprint Spectrum customers.Sprint Spectrum had relied on a digital standard called GSM in the Baltimore-Washington market.However, other standards have surpassed GSM on U.S. networks.

The Page 1A "Remembering victims" caption in yesterday's editions misidentified Michael Lowenstein. Mr. Lowenstein is chairman of the Baltimore Jewish Council's World JewryCommittee.The Sun regrets the errors.

The Page 1A "Remembering victims" caption in yesterday's editions misidentified Michael Lowenstein. Mr. Lowenstein is chairman of the Baltimore Jewish Council's World Jewry Committee.The Sun regrets the errors.

During the past two years, John Lowenstein has been seen all over the western United States and Canada. From cigar festivals in Arizona to Alaskan cruises to trips through British Columbia, the iconoclastic former Orioles outfielder-turned television analyst has been in more places than Waldo.Where he hasn't been, since the end of the 1996 season, is the Orioles' broadcast booth, and from just outside the hot tub at his Las Vegas home yesterday, Lowenstein said he's tanned, rested and ready to get back to calling the action.

Senior travelers and senior tennis pros will be looking to Baltimore's Bozzuto-Lowenstein Marketing Group for promotional help this year.BLMG announced agreements this week to provide marketing and sponsorship sales services for three national organizations.The 5-year-old Baltimore company will assemble sponsors for this year's Nuveen Tour, Champions of Tennis, which will feature such bygone greats as Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe and Bjorn Borg.Broadcast nationally on the Fox TV network, the 10-city tour draws more than 250,000 fans a year, the company said.