I've actually googled that, and all I found was a reference from a different Mel (from Fullerton) from 2009 on the official board, that Mel from Diamond Bar apparently moved East and stopped calling. If I remember correctly, he did have a New York accent.
http://www.forums.mlb.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?tsn=4&nav=messages&webtag=ml-angels&tid=98730