Is end near for Miller-Morgan team?

Might it be time to break up the "Sunday Night Baseball" announcing team of Jon Miller, left, and Joe Morgan? That is a topic of discussion among senior ESPN executives, according to a recent column by Bob Raissman in the New York Daily News.

The two have been together for 19 years and while no one would dispute that Miller continues to be one of the steadiest play-by-play voices around, Morgan has come under criticism over the years in the media and the blogosphere for his in-game gaffes. There's even a blog called Fire Joe Morgan, whose motto is "Where Bad Sports Journalism Comes to Die."

Raissman writes Morgan, left, has become increasingly unpopular with his ESPN cohorts for a perceived lack of preparation and "haughty attitude." A spokesman said ESPN "expects" both to be back together next season, but did not offer a firm commitment.

Miller and Morgan each have two years remaining on their respective contracts. It seems unlikely that ESPN would replace Miller, though Raissman says it's not a given he will remain on the Sunday telecasts. It's undeniable that Miller has the credentials to one day be added to the broadcasters' wing of the Baseball Hall of Fame. (He's already an inductee in the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame.) Miller has called baseball games since 1974 with several organizations; he's currently the lead radio voice for the San Francisco Giants in addition to his ESPN duties.

With two years left on his deal, Morgan figures to remain with ESPN on one of its weekday game telecasts if he's bumped off Sundays. Raissman speculates former Major League hurler and longtime ESPN analyst Rick Sutcliffe is in line to replace him.

In our opinion, the best baseball analyst in the ESPN family remains Dave Campbell, who has been with the network since it first acquired baseball rights in 1990 and currently works the "Game of the Week" on ESPN Radio. Campbell and former partner Dan Shulman excelled as a unit when they were paired on the radio network and would make a formidable "Sunday Night Baseball" team should ESPN decide on a complete overhaul.