A fan of the original show as a child, Church felt a modern-day version of the series could work and, after several years of pitching the idea, produced an 8-minute pilot for a new version of the series for ESPN.
A fan of the original show as a child, Church felt a modern-day version of the series could work and, in 2002 Church launched production of "The Cardinals Kids Club", which still airs on Fox Sports Midwest. After several years Church went on to produce an 8-minute pilot for a new national version of the series for ESPN.