Longtime fan visits Sep 22, 2008
09/21/2008 3:59 PM ET Longtime fan bears witness to finale Lang in Cathedral with husband, Seeing Eye dog L 00004000 aramie By Samantha Newman / MLB.com. NEW YORK -- As Jane Lang stepped on the warning track at Yankee Stadium on Sunday morning, she bent down to touch the dirt beneath her before she walked any further. (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
Fans' stories Sep 22, 2008
09/21/2008 5:23 PM ET Cathedral leaves lasting mark on fans Generations of Yankees faithful have passed through the gates By Jon Blau / MLB.com. Joba Chamberlain signs autographs for fans outside of Yankee Stadium. (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
Mets have worthy Frick nominees Sep 1, 2008
Legendary announcers Mel Allen and Red Barber were the first recipients. The three broadcasters named to the ballot last year through online voting were the Cincinnati Reds' Joe Nuxhall, the Oakland Athletics' Bill King and Hall of Fame second baseman Joe Morgan of ESPN's "Sunday Night Baseball.". (MLB.com -- NY Mets Mets)
Fans can help Schulte in Frick voting Sep 1, 2008
Dave Niehaus, the longtime voice of the Seattle Mariners, was the recipient in July 2008, which marked the 30th anniversary of the award that was first presented to legendary figures Mel Allen and Red Barber. The award was named for the late broadcaster, National League President, Commissioner and Hall of Famer. (MLB.com -- Arizona Diamondbacks)
Rays announcers nominated for award Aug 23, 2008
Dave Niehaus, the long-time voice of the Seattle Mariners, was the recipient at the 2008 induction in July, which marked the 30th anniversary of the award that was first presented to legendary figures Mel Allen and Red Barber. The award was named for the late broadcaster, National League president, Commissioner and Hall of Famer. (MLB.com -- Tampa Bay Devil Rays)
DVDs display Cathedral memories Aug 22, 2008
Mel Allen, Red Barber and especially the section on Phil Rizzuto bring back so many memories. Any great cathedral wouldn't be complete without an organist and a "voice from above." Well, Yankees fans will appreciate the sections on Eddie Layton and the longtime "Voice of the Yankees," Bob Sheppard. (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
A legend comes to Auburn Aug 15, 2008
I started out picking up tapes at the train station for 200 a week and in three weeks they put me in charge of the show, writing scripts and directing Mel Allen ... My pay didn't improve but working with Mel Allen, it doesn't get any bigger than that. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Van Wieren's toughest call Aug 11, 2008
His dad, Jack Buck, Mel Allen, Red Barber, Vin Sculley, Jimmy Dudley, By Sam, and many more. Nevertheless, he didn t imitate any of them. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Seattle voice set to join Hall of Fame Jul 26, 2008
He will join the likes of Mel Allen, Jack Buck and Niehaus childhood idol, Harry Caray, as the 32nd recipient of an award named after the former baseball commissioner. While a few players and managers with Mariners connections have found a place in Cooperstown, Niehaus is the first Seattle star to be honored in the Hall. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Covering the bases Jul 25, 2008
Now, Niehaus is preparing for another audience this weekend, when he will be honored with the Ford C. Frick award at the Hall of Fame induction ceremonies in Cooperstown, N.Y.He will join the likes of Mel Allen, Jack Buck and Niehaus' childhood idol, Harry Caray, as the 32nd recipient of an award named after the former baseball commissioner. Though a few players and managers with Mariners connections have found a place in Cooperstown, Niehaus is the first Seattle star to be honored in the Hall. (News & Observer -- Sports)
GREATEST LIVING YANKEE? Jul 14, 2008
Longer than Mel Allen broadcast Yankees games. Longer than Robert Merrill sang The Star-Spangled Banner at the stadium. (USA Today -- Sports)
Bowling reinvents itself locally in a busy age Jul 5, 2008
Lane owners such as Vogel, Mel Allen at Vista Lanes in Yorkville, and Utica s AMF Pin-O-Rama Lanes general manager Andy Weimer see a different future. Willing to reminisce about the sport s past, the business owners have to be practical and accept the future. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
Yankee Stadium will be missed Jun 19, 2008
As a kid I probably watched every televised game possible and I still can hear Mel Allen saying, Baseball and Ballentine. It s a long drive to deep right field It is going, going, going. (Rio Rancho Observer, NM)
Media Watch- The names of the game Jun 13, 2008
There s a Sportscasters Hall of Fame, and it includes the likes of Pat Summerall, Jack Whitaker, Vin Scully, Ernie Harwell, Mel Allen, and Curt Gowdy (who was for many years the voice of the Boston Red Sox). I d include Johnny Most (Boston Celtics) and the current sportscaster for the New England Patriots Gil Santos, as well. (Billerica Minuteman, MA)
Another honor for Pearl Jun 9, 2008
Other Hall members include former coach Red Auerbach, Harlem Globetotters founder Abe Saperstein, former NFL coach Marv Levy, NBA and college basketball coach Larry Brown, college and professional football hall of fame coach Sid Gillman, basketball legend Dolph Shayes and broadcasters Marv Albert, Mel Allen and Howard Cosell. Related Stories. (InsideTennessee.com)
Defense lets ‘Big Z' down in loss Jun 8, 2008
In July 2000, when the American Sportscasters Association selected Dodgers play-by-play man Vin Scully as the No. 1 sportscaster of the 20th century, McKay finished sixth in the voting behind Scully, Howard Cosell, Mel Allen, Red Barber and Bob Costas. Log in to daily-chronicle. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Frick Award recipient to be named today Feb 21, 2008
The Ford C. Frick Award has been presented annually since 1978 at the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony to a broadcaster for "major contributions to baseball." The first winners were Mel Allen and Red Barber. The award was named after the late broadcaster, National League president, Commissioner and Hall of Famer. (MLB.com -- Oakland Athletics)
Accolades flow in for Columbus native Barber Feb 19, 2008
In 1954, Barber joined Mel Allen, an Alabama native, to became a Yankee broadcaster, a position Barber held until 1966. He received the first-ever Ford C. Frick award from the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979 and was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame three years post-mortem in 1995. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
Barber's 100th will be special Feb 15, 2008
I have always been amazed at how many of our most famous sports broadcasters have been sons of the South - Barber, Mel Allen, Dizzy Dean, Pee Wee Reese, Ernie Harwell, Lindsay Nelson and so many others. I asked Bob Edwards, a Kentuckian, if he and Red Barber ever talked about that. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Familiar names in unexpected places(12/15) Jan 16, 2008
The other is Mel Allen, Barber's broadcast partner with the Yankees, who grew up in Johns, Ala ... But back to Red Barber and Mel Allen and regional accents and the current presidential campaign and even Glenn Lautzenhiser. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
Business calendar Dec 13, 2007
This year the event will have Mel Allen as the keynote speaker. Allen is an editor at Yankee Magazine. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Proud to be among honorees by Old Timers Dec 10, 2007
There were other nights when the likes of Jackie Robinson, Frank Leahy, Yogi Berra, Joe Lapchick, Mel Allen, Billy Martin, George Steinbrenner, Tom Lasorda, Gordie Howe, Ralph Kiner and others were national honorees, and I was there. And then there was the night Victor Kiam, a Stamford resident and owner of the New England Patriots, was honored. (Stamford Advocate)
Blattner, others on Ford C. Frick ballot Nov 1, 2007
The award is presented annually to a broadcaster "for major contributions to baseball." The award dates to 1978 when Mel Allen and Red Barber were winners. Fans can determine three of the 10 candidates on the final ballot by voting, beginning Thursday and throughout November. (MLB.com -- Kansas City Royals)
Kerouac took love of baseball to Denver Oct 27, 2007
"Then quickly I turn to old reliable southern-accent Mel Allen, who has that simple back-country mind, just pointing out things like, 'Well, there's Johnny Mize mopping his face with a handkerchief' or 'there's Del Ennis picking up a bat at the bat rack.' You can tell, Neal, how I dig all this, my mind, wrapped in wild observation of everything, is drawn, by the back-country announcer, back to the regular, brakeman things of life.". In August 1947, Kerouac landed in Denver on his way to San... (MLB.com -- Colorado Rockies)
Vin Scully Q&A Oct 7, 2007
The best thing I had going for me was that New York had so many Southern announcers, Mel Allen from the South, Red Barber from the South, Russ Hodges from the South, Ernie Harwell from the South. And here is this kid who played stickball in the streets and I think people kind of hoped I would do all right. (Los Angeles Times)
What readers are saying Oct 4, 2007
What's the point of an HD TV if the picture looks like something where Mel Allen should be doing the play-by-play. Ridiculous. (USA Today -- Sports)
Bonds and ‘the Scooter' typify opposing sides of baseball's greats Aug 17, 2007
He said after he lost his shortstop job with the Yankees and got a chance to broadcast their games, he found himself sitting alongside wordsmiths Mel Allen and Red Barber. "They used to correct me on the air," he recalled. (New Haven Register, CT)
cozy connection Aug 15, 2007
" Not a bad teammate, either, in the clubhouse or the press box. Mel Allen and Red Barber are on the long list of Yankees broadcast partners with Rizzuto. Jerry Coleman, in Cooperstown as a broadcaster, was a Yankees second baseman and turned double plays with Rizzuto. "We had eight years together as players and eight or nine as broadcasters and we had a ball," said Coleman, still calling games for the San Diego Padres. "We really enjoyed what we did. That's the whole thing. (The Palm Beach Post)
Salt of the minors Jul 22, 2007
Fusselle served as the fill-in for host Mel Allen when he was not available and eventually had his own segment called the "Fusselle File." He also picked up tapes of games from the airport as they got shipped in, reviewed the tape, and directed Allen's tapings. "I was just trying to have a job and get a start in baseball, and that is what you have to do," Fusselle said. (Albany Times Union)
Green lifts Mets to win in extras Jun 26, 2007
It's an old baseball phrase -- "measuring the pitcher." Mel Allen used it when Yogi Berra was pulling home runs foul. And that was what Green had done before he hit the skyscraping homer that turned an extended evening into a happy ending. (MLB.com -- NY Mets Mets)
2006-07 Rowing Season Sets New Standard Jun 22, 2007
Sacred Heart pair and Mel Allen rowed second to Rutgers after Susquehanna capsized and was unable to start in what would have been a three-boat race. The Pioneer JV8 fell behind the fleet in a straight final with George Mason, Mary Washington and Loyola. (Sacredheartpioneers.com)
Ash will take it step by step Jun 19, 2007
As Mel Allen would say: How about that. Not Yet Rated. (Helena Independent Record)
Open Court: Sports stories with Dad Jun 17, 2007
in his best Mel Allen voice. In 1998, Dad somehow secured tickets to the Denver Broncos AFC Championship Game at Mile High Stadium. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
MEDIA POWER RANKINGS: Schilling, Keyshawn, more Jun 2, 2007
His latest book (on the legendary Mel Allen (The Voice: Mel Allen's Untold Story) and his firing from NBC and the Yankees is terrific. 1 of 2. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
In honor of Spring Mar 22, 2007
I remember telling him that I had heard Yankees' announcer Mel Allen say on the radio that a left-hander's curve ball breaks down, not side-to-side, and is, in fact an un-hittable sinker pitch. My coach bought it, which marked the exact moment that knew I was headed for a career in politics. (Townhall.com)
Berra, Larsen watch perfect game broadcast Feb 27, 2007
Legendary broadcaster Mel Allen called the game along with a young Vin Scully. "The game was two hours, with the commercials," Berra said, adding, "I wish they did that now.". (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
Royals' Matthews wins Frick Award Feb 27, 2007
Matthews, 64, who will begin his 39th season behind the microphone in the Royals radio booth this year, became the first Kansas City broadcaster to receive the honor, which has been presented annually since 1978, when Mel Allen and Red Barber were the first winners. The award is named after the former Commissioner and National League president Ford C. Frick, who before becoming Commissioner worked as a sportswriter, was one of Babe Ruth's ghost writers and served as public relations director for... (MLB.com -- Kansas City Royals)
Perfect game to air Feb 15, 2007
Ewing's copy, called by Mel Allen and Vin Scully, is complete except for the first inning. Posted 2/15/2007 12:29 AM ET. (USA Today -- Sports)
