Mel Allen

Mordecai Israel was his name

Mel Allen was born in Birmingham, Alabama and grew up to become the “Voice of the Yankees“.  Our PhD Committee relives his great life with the help of authors, Stephen Borelli, Stanley Cohen and Rob Edelman.  Our podcast also talks about Cliff Lee returning to the Phillies and notable baseball deaths for 2010.  Then it’s time for At the Mixer with Marty Allen (no relation to Mel).  Our podcast concludes as we say good bye to Mel and hello to another great sportscaster and mentor – Red Barber.

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Stanley Cohen

Our next podcast featuring baseball sportscaster, Mel Allen will be released on Friday, December 24th. Author Stanley Cohen will share his thoughts on Mel Allen.

Stanley Cohen is the author of several books such as Magic Summer: The ’69 Mets and The Game They Played.  ”Stanley was an excellent guest and his wisdom will shine though during our next podcast,” said Ed Kasputis, Creative Director of Baseball PhD.  ”Our staff has put in many hours of research and audio production to make our Mel Allen podcast as one of our best yet.”

Mel Allen (1913 – 1996) Never Saw Xbox

Atari Never Saw the 1948 All-Star Game

Mel Allen for the March of Dimes (1957)

Stephen Borelli

Borelli’s Exhaustive Research Pays Off

While Mel Allen was the voice of the New York Yankees, Stephen Borelli has become the voice of Mel Allen.  No author has captured both the roots and tone of American baseball broadcaster great, Mel Allen than Borelli’s 2005 biography  How About That! – The Life of Mel Allen.

Borelli’s book is a Baseball PhD classic.  Most know Mel Allen once he made it big on the New York City stage, but this book also captures the beginning of Mel Allen’s career as he was born and raised in Alabama.  ”Mel Allen loved Alabama despite the fact the he was a Jew from the South during an era when the Ku Klux Klan reigned,” said Ed Kasputis, Creative Director of Baseball PhD.  ”Any baseball fan who reads this book for their love of the game will be one step closer to getting their PhD in life – through baseball.”

Stephen Borelli will be our guest on our next podcast featuring Mel Allen.  This podcast will be released on Friday, December 24th.  Borelli’s wisdom will be a great Christmas present for our listeners.

How About That! – The Life of Mel Allen

Mel Allen’s College Fight Song – Yea Alabama

Baseball PhD gets its U.S. Trademark

Granted on November 23rd

It’s official.  The United States Patent and Trademark Office has approved our trademark application.  How about that!

Much thanks to Allmark Trademark who handled our legal work.  ”John Russell and his top notch staff did a wonderful job in helping Baseball PhD register its trademark,” said Ed Kasputis, Creative Director of Baseball PhD.  ”I would strongly recommend to any entrepreneur to use this intellectual property law firm.”

In the United States, a trademark which has been registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office uses the ® symbol. A business that does not actually register a trademark may instead use the common law designation “TM” in superscript next to the mark. Using the “TM” mark does not actually confer any legal rights in federal law, but it may nevertheless help a business acquire secondary meaning concerning a specific mark.

Our next podcast featuring baseball sportscaster great, Mel Allen will be released on Friday, December 24th.

Mel Allen Watching a Center Fielder Violate our new Trademark

Baseball PhD’s Android App Just Released!

Just in Time for Christmas!

Thanks to the geniuses at Wizzard Media our Android App has just been released.  Our entire podcast catalog (38 episodes to date) can now be heard on any Android enabled smart phone with this app.  This app mirrors our iPhone App that was released on April 17, 2010 also by Wizzard Media.  Our iPhone app can be purchased at iTunes.  Our Android app can now be purchased at AppBrain.  Both apps cost $1.99 and also allow for the distribution of bonus audio, video and photo content.

Baseball PhD is also on Stitcher

Baseball PhD can also be heard with the Stitcher app.  Stitcher is a free news & talk mobile application. Stitcher allows you to listen our Baseball PhD podcasts and your other favorite shows directly from your iPhone, Android Phone, BlackBerry and Pre.  The Stitcher app allows listeners to listen to our most recent podcast but it does not allow listeners to listen to past episodes.  This app is free.

Baseball PhD Meets Its iPhone  & Android App

Meet the Mertzes (& Mel Allen)

Rob Edelman – Film Commentator, Author & Yankees Fan

Our next podcast will feature baseball sportscaster great, Mel Allen.  This podcast will be released on Friday, December 24th.

One of the fascinating guests will be Rob Edelman.  Edelman is the author of Great Baseball Films and Baseball on the Web and Meet the Mertzes, a double biography of I Love Lucy’s Vivian Vance and fabled baseball fan William Frawley.  During our podcast you’ll learn the connection between William Frawley (Fred) and Mel Allen.

Meet the Mertzes

California Here We Come

Ernie Harwell

This podcast features baseball sportscaster great, Ernie Harwell.  Our PhD Committee first reviews Major League Baseball’s playoff expansion idea of adding an additional wild card team in each league and then shifts into analyzing who is listening to our podcasts.  Then it’s time for Harwell.  Hear Harwell’s moving 1955 poem – The Definition of Baseball, then hear Harwell’s account of baseball’s Shot Heard ‘Round the World.  Ed Kasputis then interviews baseball author, Irwin J. Cohen about his friend, Ernie Harwell. The podcast concludes with At the Mixer with Marty Allen as Marty relives his most memorable day in radio – Sunday, October 26, 1997 as our PhD Committee gets ready for our next podcast featuring sportscaster great, Mel Allen.

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Irwin J. Cohen

Irwin J. Cohen is an author who used to work in the front office for the Detroit Tigers.  Ernie Harwell was Irwin’s friend.

This week is Ernie Harwell week with our podcast featuring this great sportscaster being released on Friday, December 10th.  Ed Kasputis will be interviewing Irwin J. Cohen about Ernie Harwell.  ”A great many insights were offered by Irwin during our interview,” said Ed Kasputis, Creative Director of Baseball PhD.  ”We’re excited to share those insights in our next compelling podcast.”

The Strength of Detroit

Honoring Harwell

The Classic Calls of Ernie Harwell

One of a Kind – Ernie Harwell

The Dodgers traded a Catcher to get Harwell in 1948

This week is Ernie Harwell week with our podcast featuring this great baseball sportscaster being released on Friday, December 10th.  ”The more I learned about Ernie Harwell, the more impressed I became,” said Ed Kasputis, Creative Director of Baseball PhD.  ”Harwell was a Southern gentleman who lived his life well.  He was a kind man who lived by the golden rule each day.”

Ernie Harwell Tribute

Ernie Harwell’s Farewell Speech – September 16, 2009

Ernie Harwell – “The Shot Heard Round the World”

First Series Nationally Televised Baseball Series

On October 3, 1951, Ernie Harwell was part of the NBC TV broadcast team for the playoff series between the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants. Harwell’s efforts were not recorded and most remember Russ Hodges‘ radio call of Bobby Thomson’s game winning home run.

Our next podcast will be released on Friday, December 10th.  This podcast will feature the late, great Ernie Harwell.

Ernie Harwell & Red Barber Remember