Tommy

Singer Tommy Vann, who opened what seems like 100 acts at the old Civic Center, lives in Abingdon. He's getting a new CD ready, Captured by the Sound. He's also recording a doo-wop album and another of Christmas music. He is 69. "Everybody thinks I was born in Baltimore, but I was born in Brooklyn, N.Y.," said Vann, whose real name is Thomas Stauch. In the 1960s, while on leave from his Marine Corps barracks in Quantico, Va. (he was already first tenor in a doo-wop group, the Emblems), he went to a party in Parkville.

MINNEAPOLIS - There are no secrets as far as Orioles right-hander Tommy Hunter is concerned. He figures he's been a good pitcher in the past - he went 13-4 with a 3.73 ERA for the Texas Rangers in 2010 - and he'll be a good pitcher in the future. So he's not even slightly surprised that he's currently a good pitcher - in fact he's arguably the Orioles' most effective one right now. He hasn't been scored on in his last nine appearances out of the bullpen, a span of 14 2/3 innings.

On June 26, 2005, TOMMY Z. of Halethorpe, MD. He is survived by his dad Daniel and mom, Sylvia; sister Terry. He will be missed by many other family members and friends. Relatives and friends are invited to call at the GARY L. KAUFMAN FUNERAL HOME AT MEADOWRIDGE MEMORIAL PARK, INC., 7250 Washington Blvd, Elkridge (Exit 6 off Rt 100). On Wednesday, June 30 from 3-5 and 7-9 P.M. where services will be held Vermillion Chapel on Thursday at 10:30 A.M. Interment Meadowridge Memorial Park.

Now that the Orioles' bullpen has returned to the conventional seven-reliever setup, roles will be magnified for each reliever. That goes for right-hander Tommy Hunter, who allowed back-to-back homers in the sixth inning of Wednesday's game against the Red Sox before the Orioles rallied in a five-run ninth for an 8-5 win at Fenway Park. Hunter, who was the first Orioles pitcher to take the mound after a 43-minute rain delay, actually started the inning strong by striking out the first two batters, including outlasting third baseman Will Middlebrooks on an 11-pitch at bat. But after striking out Middlebrooks, Daniel Nava and Jarrod Saltalamacchia both homered on 96-mph fastballs.

On January 18, 2005, HAROLD (TOMMY). Family may call at the family owned MARCH FUNERAL HOME WEST, INC. 4300 Wabash Avenue on Sunday, after 10 A.M. Family will receive friends on Monday, from 10:30 to 11 A.M. at Transformation United Church Apostolic, 5150 Baltimore National Pike. Funeral services will follow. See www.marchfh.com

On October 10, 2004 TOMMY E. KOEHLER; loving son of Michael and Darlene Koehler (nee Kennedy); dear brother of Shelly Smith, Laura Koehler & Mike Koehler; cherished god-father of Austin Smith; loving grandson of Marie Kennedy. Also survived by many family and friends Catholic Burial Service will be held at the family owned Duda-Ruck Funeral Home of Dundalk, Inc., 7922 Wise Avenue, on Wednesday 10 A.M. Interment Dulaney Valley Cemetery. Friends may call on Tuesday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M.

Deaf, dumb and blind, the English lad named Tommy would seem to be an unpromising hero for a noisy rock opera. But as the Who's 1969 album "Tommy" and its 1993 transformation into a Broadway musical proved, this alienated boy's journey through post-World War II life has never stopped scoring with disaffected youth.A touring production of "Tommy" visited the Morris A. Mechanic Theatre last year, and now Towson University's Maryland Arts Festival is doing the show.If the Mechanic mounting came off as a cold and chaotic spectacle, the Towson take on "Tommy" is more focused on the central family trauma.

On Saturday February 4, 2006, GUY TOMMY HOAGLAND, of Sykesville, MD, beloved husband of Terri Campbell Hoagland, loving father of Guy Thomas Jr, (Amber), Robert Allen and Tyler Dean Hoagland, loving grandfather of Brendan Allen Hoagland, beloved brother of Frances Herzog, Terry Casey and John Hoagland, beloved son of the late John Hoagland and the late Frances La Sola Hoagland, also survived by many loving family members and friends. Friends may call at Devol Funeral Home, 10 East Deer Park Drive, Gaithersburg, MD on Tuesday February 7, 2006 from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 P.M. Graveside Services and Interment on Wednesday February 8 at Meadowridge Memorial Park, 7250 Washington Blvd (US Rt 1)

LOS ANGELES -- Pete Townshend is working with the La Jolla Playhouse on a stage adaptation of the Who's legendary 1969 album "Tommy."Mr. Townshend and Des McAnuff, the La Jolla artistic director, have been working on it for several months. Mr. McAnuff will direct the piece during its July 12 to Aug. 16 run." 'Tommy' is like an icon -- almost a symbol of pop culture," Mr. McAnuff said.For years, the story came alive only in people's minds as they listened to the album or the Who in concert.

Tommy K. Elza, a machinist with the Westinghouse Electric Corp. for 37 years, died Monday of cancer and diabetes at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He was 51.Services for Mr. Elza, a native of Whitmer, W.Va., who lived in Baltimore Highlands, will be at 2 p.m. today at Hinkle Funeral Home in Davis, W.Va.Survivors include his wife, Dorothy; a son, Dennis Elza of Arbutus; a daughter, Deborah Scott of Baltimore; a grandson, Glenn Scott; three brothers, John Elza of Ohio, Harold Elza of Pasadena and Bud Elza of Baltimore; and three sisters, Virginia Vance, Shelva Jean Cross and Sandy Judy, all of West Virginia.

SARASOTA, Fla. -  Orioles pitchers Jason Hammel and Tommy Hunter threw in separate minor league games Friday at Twin Lakes Park to get their work in, but the free-swinging Tampa Bay Rays Class-A hitters they faced didn't help. With the Orioles facing mostly American League East opponents and the Minnesota Twins - their first opponent in the regular season, Orioles manager Buck Showalter has sent some of his starting pitchers to the team's minor league complex to pitch so they won't get overexposed.

SARASOTA, Fla. -- Orioles left-hander Tsuyoshi Wada has overcome a significant hurdle in his recovery from Tommy John surgery. Manager Buck Showalter said Thursday that Wada has completed the rehab portion of his return and will now work toward getting game ready. “Now he's going to progress to baseball function ability,” Showalter said after watching Wada throw a bullpen session on Thursday morning. “The breaking ball is going to start. It's exciting watching him throw.

Over the past few years, Buck Showalter has become pretty consistent when it comes to his valuations of starting pitchers during his postgame news conferences.   If a pitcher throws well, Showalter will note it - but he'll also pick out a negative or heap praise on someone else. He's just not going to gush over a performance, especially one in spring training. Brian Matusz 's outing Wednesday night in the Orioles' 9-4 win over the Minnesota Twins was gushable - he allowed no hits, one walk and struck out seven batters in four innings.

Tommy Hunter, the Orioles' affable and outspoken right-hander, has a simple plea for team management as it begins to craft the 2013 roster. "I don't want to go anywhere. Don't trade me away. That's all I am asking," Hunter says with a smile, ratcheting up his voice an octave for wistful effect. "I don't want to leave. I like Baltimore. I like the city. This is a good fit. The guys are good and they bring in people that care. " No question Hunter cares. As goofy as he can be off the field, he's the opposite on it, a fierce competitor who, like most young pitchers, sometimes can be his worst enemy.

Crompton "Tommy" Smith Jr., an accomplished steeplechase rider who won the Maryland Hunt Cup five times, died Tuesday at his Upperco home from complications of a riding accident suffered more than a decade ago. He was 75. The son and grandson of noted steeplechase riders, Crompton Smith Jr., who was known as Tommy, was born and raised in the horse country of Middleburg, Va., where as a child he began riding in fox hunts and steeplechases, and...

Free-spirited pitcher Tommy Hunter is hoping that he can re-establish himself as a starting pitcher at some point, but he's not going to be picky about the role he ultimately plays on this year's team. "I'd definitely like to start," he said, “but if that doesn't happen, I'll take the ball whenever I can get it. It's about getting outs. I want to win. I want to win the World Series.” Hunter is one of the few Orioles players who has actually played in a World Series - with the Rangers - and he believes that the O's have what it takes to take the next step in that direction after last year's surprise trip to the playoffs.

New York -- From those first thunderous chords, the Who' "Tommy" has an exhilarating familiarity. Guitars, bass, drums, keyboards, signature French horn: "You know you're in 'Tommy'-land," says Joseph Church, music director of the rock opera that opens on Broadway tonight."

The Orioles have agreed to contract terms with right-hander Tommy Hunter on a one-year, $1.82 million deal. Hunter, 26, pitched in 33 games (20 starts for the Orioles), going 7-8 with a 5.45 ERA. He was more effective as a reliever, winning all three of his decisions while pitching to a 3.71 ERA. This was the first year of arbitration for Hunter, who made $493,500 in 2012. According to an industry source, the Orioles are also close to a deal with left-hander Brian Matusz, though it is not official.

Tommy Brenton acknowledges he felt nervous the last time he took the floor at Comcast Center. It was the spring of 2007, and the senior forward had led his River Hill basketball team to the Class 3A state championship game. With a Maryland grad and "big Terps basketball fan" for a father, Brenton grew up dreaming of the day he'd play on the same court where he watched Gary Williams-coached teams grind out victories. On Friday, more than five-and-a-half years after leading the Hawks to their first boys basketball state title, Brenton will make his long-awaited return to Comcast Center, only this time the anxiety of a high school senior will be replaced by the confidence of a 23-year-old graduate student.