We were passing through the Canada section of the Parade of Nations. Around that time, in what felt like destiny, my family ran into Saunders in Disney World. After Schaap's death, John Saunders took over the show.
It was also a way for me to connect with my dad and grandpa, who came from a newspaper and magazine-driven era. I'd like to think somewhere in there, these individuals taught me how to develop sports opinions with some weight and not just empty hot takes. Smith, Michael Wilbon, Jason Whitlock, Christine Brennan and Bryan Burwell were among the regular panelists. Along with Schaap (host from 1988-2001), Albom and Lupica, such names as Bob Ryan, John Feinstein, William C. It took the smartest sportswriters in America and gave them the floor to share their thoughts on the past week of sports. That is what The Sports Reporters was about. But imagine all the hot takes were presented in a meticulous manner with a value on evidence and mutual respect. The Sports Reporters was a precursor to Pardon the Interruption, Around The Horn, First Take, Undisputed and the other variations of sports debate shows you see today (throw in Pardon My Take). Early Sunday morning TV is not a hotbed for millennials.
I don't expect a younger generation (I'll turn 24 this month) to know what The Sports Reporters was and is. He'd add things like, "That's Mitch Albom, who wrote Tuesdays with Morrie," or "There's Mike Lupica, he writes for the Daily News." These things meant little to me, but I knew they meant a lot to my dad and grandpa. My dad would also remind me every Sunday about how I was related to Schaap. Schaap was somehow related to me on my maternal grandma's side. My grandpa never really had a straight answer for how I was related to Schaap. I was 8 when Schaap died in 2001, so that should give you an idea of how young I was while watching him on The Sports Reporters, which has its final episode this Sunday. "That's your cousin," my maternal grandpa used to tell me, referring to the host, Dick Schaap. Unlike other children, I didn't need cartoons to stay quiet on Sunday morning. That means watching a lot of early Sunday morning TV.
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