Tommy

Good morning--Chris Ray--Are you even old enough to remember Tommy John?

We all know Tommy Bromwell, the Democratic ex-state senator, wheeler-dealer, RICO indictee. Now, thanks to Big Brother, meet the other Tommy Bromwells, who emerge over a Ruth's Chris dinner with two guys - business associate Paul Matthews and an undercover FBI agent using the name Joseph Carson - wearing wires for the feds. Lover of Jesus and fine food Bromwell (describing the highlight of a visit to Israel): I mean, you know, I'm sitting there with my hand on a - on a cold slab where Jesus Christ was laid to rest.

Critic's Pick -- Colleen blames Tommy (Denis Leary) for her failed relationships in the season finale of Rescue Me (10 p.m., FX).

TWENTY-eight years ago I stumbled into The Evening Sun and into the patient arms of Tommy Flannery. It was the bright idea of the editor-in-chief Price Day, to hire an untested, unpublished cartoonist from a business background, to replace Tommy who replaced Richard "Moco" Q. Yardley. My general demeanor can be described as unadulterated panic. Tommy treated my condition with generous doses of good humor and calm.Tommy knew that editorial cartooning couldn't be taught. Editorial cartooning is a bad habit carried over from childhood, which a few adults find themselves miraculously being paid to do instead of being sent to the principal's office.

BaseballPirates: Purchased contract of P Todd Ritchie from Triple-A Nashville. Optioned OF Jose Guillen to Nashville. Transferred P Javier Martinez from 15-day to 60-day DL.Red Sox: Recalled P Brian Rose from Triple-A Pawtucket.CollegePepperdine: Named Jan van Breda Kolff men's basketball coach.FootballBrowns: Signed DE Derrick Alexander to three-year contract.49ers: Signed FB Tommy Vardell to three-year contract and P Shayne Edge to two-year contract.Titans: Announced retirement of Mike Holovak, director of regional scouting, effective at end of month.

Highlights and lowlights from the Orioles' 7-2 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in Vero Beach, Fla.DOWN --Doug Johns: Was due for a poor outing. This is it.UP -- Brady Anderson: Takes over the club lead in RBIs with 10 after hitting a two-run homer in the fifth.DOWN -- Willis Otanez: Commits his team-leading fourth error, a wild throw that allowed a run in the first. Also goes 0-for-3 in the cleanup spot.UP -- Mike Timlin: Breezes through the fifth, not allowing the ball out of the infield.

Tommy Paul, a seventh-grader who is taught at home by his mother, was awarded first prize and a $100 savings bond yesterday in an art contest sponsored by Project PUNCH, the Junior League of Baltimore and the Carroll Park Foundation.Tommy's pastel, representing what Carroll Park might have looked like in the past, will be used to create a logo for both Project PUNCH -- Partners United for a New Carroll's Hundred -- and for a banner that will be on permanent display at the park.More than 60 entries were submitted.

"The 'Rugrats' series is mysteries that babies solve. Tommy is the leader, and there are three other babies -- Phil, Lil and Chucky. These are my favorite books because the mysteries they solve are silly. Once, Tommy thought his dog Spike was a deer because sticks got stuck on top of his head and looked like antlers. The Rugrats followed Spike around until the sticks fell off. Then they knew that he was a dog."-- Jasmine BrooksMarley Elementary" 'Jace the Ace' by Joanne Rocklin is a book about a boy named Jason Caputo, who loves cameras and taking photographs.

"Home Town," by Tracy Kidder. Random House. 325 pages. $25.95.In the language of the craft, Tracy Kidder practices "intimate journalism." His subjects are not news events like the school shooting in Littleton, Colo., or even the fascinating human stories that such an event reveals: the outcasts who plotted the rampage, the children who acted heroically. Those are stories of extremes -- precisely the kind Kidder avoids. His extraordinary talents are focused on the ordinary, on the momentous events of everyday life.

Tommy and Lisa Stem longed for water views and open, airy space when they began searching for the first home they would buy together. After a renovation that literally raised the roof and blew out the walls, they've realized their vision on a street of simple cottages in Bowleys Quarters in southeastern Baltimore County.Soon after they married, the couple decided to look for a new home to replace his Timonium residence. "I'm a California girl," said Lisa, who was raised on the Pacific Coast.

Unexpectedly on September 18, 2009, CHARLES T. KLINE, II, better known to his friends as "Tommy". Survived by his father Charles T. "Butch" Kline. Loving father to Zackary A., Jessica A., and Joshua T. Beloved brother of Jennifer A. Henderson and Julie A. Arkins. Loving uncle to Julia Ann, Bailey, and Brandon. Friends may call at the family-owned AMBROSE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 1328 Sulphur Spring Road, Arbutus on Tuesday and Wednesday from 3-5 and 7-9pm, where a funeral service will be held Thursday 10am.

"What? They're closing?!" Jenny Bumblis hadn't heard the news that Ledo Restaurant in Adelphi, the place where she got "the best pizza in the world," where she often took her children for dinner, was shutting its doors. Actually, it's shutting its doors and reopening them several miles away. Ledo, a Washington-area landmark that has served its legendary square pizzas for almost 55 years, is moving next year from its original spot in a University Boulevard shopping center, just west of the University of Maryland, to College Park.

On August 17, 2009, Thomas Carter Goffaux Services and Interment for Tommy and Ashley will take place Sunday Aug. 23rd at 12 noon graveside, at the Columbia Memorial Park 12005 Clarksville Pike, Clarksville, MD 21029. Please direct inquiries to the Slack Funeral Home, P.A. 410-465-4400

On May 31, 2009, HARVEY PACK. Born August 19, 1964. Survived by his wife Sue Pack; mother Ida Pack; brothers Mike and Pat; step sons, Frank, Jerry and Tommy; grandchildren Helen and Frank. Memorial service will be held at the Church of the Redemption, 1401 Towson Street, Locust Point on Monday, June 8, 2009 at 4 P.M.

On March 28, 2009, GIL E. COOPER; beloved father of Gil E. Cooper, Jr.; dear son of Jane and Gilbert E. Cooper Jr.; brother of Dawn Shrum and Tammy Philbrick; grandson of Lorraine Cooper; uncle of Tommy, Faith and Nicholas. Friends may call at the Gonce Funeral Service, P.A., 4001 Ritchie Highway, on Tuesday from 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. Services on Wednesday at 12 Noon. Interment in Cedar Hill Cemetery.

Lerner and Loewe's Brigadoon describes a mythical village in which 18th-century folks wake up for only one day after sleeping 100 years. Reckoning in performing arts time, one might say nine years between performances in Annapolis equals a "Brigadoon" century. In February 2000, Annapolis Chorale music director J. Ernest Green brought Brigadoon to Maryland Hall's stage in what he recalls as "only the second musical in our 'Broadway in Annapolis' series." When Brigadoon debuted on Broadway in 1947, it marked musical team Lerner and Loewe's first success and was followed by blockbusters My Fair Lady in 1956 and Camelot in 1960.

Karl Green grew up wrestling. His father, Tom Green, and all four of his brothers - Tommy, 24; Joe, 20; Michael, 15; and Matthew, 13 - were into the sport. By the time Karl got to wrestling power Mount St. Joseph, he fit right in. Last season, he won the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association and state private schools titles and finished fifth at the National Preps championships in the heavyweight division. Now a junior, 6 feet 3 and 290 pounds, Karl is 29-1 as the No. 1 Gaels head into this weekend's MIAA finals.

Karl Green grew up wrestling. His father, Tom Green, and all four of his brothers - Tommy, 24; Joe, 20; Michael, 15; and Matthew, 13 - were into the sport. By the time Karl got to wrestling power Mount St. Joseph, he fit right in. Last season, he won the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association and state private schools titles and finished fifth at the National Preps championships in the heavyweight division. Now a junior, 6 feet 3 and 290 pounds, Karl is 29-1 as the No. 1 Gaels head into this weekend's MIAA finals.

The family of a naked, unarmed man who was fatally shot by an Anne Arundel rookie police officer in 2005 will be paid $90,000 by the county, according to a source familiar with the settlement agreement. Relatives of Donald E. Coates Jr., the 20-year-old Glen Burnie man who was killed, sued the county for $20 million in June, alleging that Officer Tommy Pleasant acted with "malice" and that the shooting was unjustified. "They felt that there were a number of factors in the case that indicated that Donald Coates wasn't in a position that he could have caused any harm to this officer," said James L. Rhodes, a lawyer representing the family.

Clemson@Wake Forest 7:30 p.m. [ESPN] Clemson probably is still scratching its helmets wondering how it lost to Maryland. Tigers coach Tommy Bowden has a 7-2 record against No. 21 Wake, though most of the games have been close. The Demon Deacons have reversed their normal offensive emphasis, turning into a passing team. They lead the Atlantic Coast Conference in passing. However, their running game has stalled. Two weeks ago, Navy held Wake to 43 yards on the ground.