Bob Raissman

It’s understandable why a wide assortment of opinionaters were in a state of denial after Charles Barkley proclaimed that next season would be his last behind a microphone.

If the Yankees continue cruising through the regular season into a playoff berth, the only intrigue surrounding the organization could be the broadcast booth competition to identify the team’s next…

ESPN’s abrupt exile of Jeff Van Gundy from ESPN’s No. 1 NBA broadcast team, after 17 years behind the microphone, was stinky when it went down last June.

It would be an exercise in futility for anyone with microphone dreams to eyeball video of Bill Walton and aspire to duplicate his on-camera stylings.

The blow-back Tom Brady received from his celebrity roast will be nothing compared to the heat he will take from those watching his every move on Fox Sports No. 1 NFL team.

The dust settling still has not translated into a clear vision of why CBS Sports decided to dump Phil Simms and Norman Julius Esiason from its “The NFL Today” studio team.

This NOT just in: Stephen A. Smith is a true (orange and) blue Knicks fan. It matters not what broadcasting platform he’s delivering the word from.

John (Pa Pinstripe) Sterling did the Yankees and their radio flagship station a favor Monday by retiring on the spot after 36 years behind the Bombers microphone.

That Ian (The Bird) Eagle would deliver in a big way as CBS Sports’ new voice of the Final Four was the safest bet anyone could make during the tournament.

A constant companion to the Mets season will be speculation over Pete Alonso’s future with the team.