Miller, Morgan and Pray for Rain

Just when I thought we'd finally put an end to Joe Morgan, he's back. This time with a vengeance. Like a killer in a teen slasher movie, Morgan just won't die. Regrettably, it appears Morgan will continue to broadcast ESPN's Sunday night baseball games with John Miller, just as he has for the past 19 years. 

As if this starling fact alone won't haunt baseball fans well into Monday mornings at least through the month of October, the news gets even scarier. Much, much scarier. 

Via RAB, ESPN is also ready to announce that joining Miller and Morgan in the booth this season will be Steve Phillips, the former Mets general manager whose grasp of the game makes fellow "analyst" John Kruk look like Bill James in comparison.  

Yes, this Steve Phillips. And, yes, that Steve Phillips, too.

The good news? Baseball Hall of Fame writer Peter Gammons will take Phillips's spot in the ESPN studio, which isn't particularly comforting given what the worldwide leader plans on putting baseball fans through every Sunday night this season. 

I guess there's always the radio, or the MLB Network, which seems to be the only thing in the world likely to benefit from ESPN's eyes-averting decision.