Barstow Sports Blog

We recently conducted a Q&A session with Greg Feasel. Feasel is a former football player at Barstow High School and Barstow Community College. He eventually made his way into the pros, playing for the Green Bay Packers, San Diego Chargers and the Denver Gold in the United States Football League from 1983-1987. He joined the Colorardo Rockies in 1996 after serving as the division director of sales and marketing for Coca-Cola Enterprises and worked his way up. He currently preparing for the World Series with the Rockies.

When you are interviewing someone with a pretty cool job with a World Series team, it’s hard to stop asking questions. We found ourselves in that very predicament but didn’t let the extra material go to waste. Here’s a few things that didn’t make the printed Q&A.

Q: What do you think about the way the Rockies have grown as a team?
A: It’s been a great. The way to win in any sport is through building and continuity. It’s all about getting the people in the organization on the same page. The key is getting good players into our system. We know the young men on our team. When we first draft them they get to know our organization as they grow. It’s been a lot of hard work.

Q: Do you prefer football or baseball?
A: First and foremost I was a football player even though I played Little League. As a player I like football. It’s the sport my body was made for.

Q: How is attendance at games during the regular season?
A: In 1995 it was the first year of Coors Field and we sold out every game. In 1996 we were sold out. After that the honeymoon phase wore off. Usually we’re just north of 30,000 now. It’s good to see it full again. They don’t usually build 50,000 person baseball stadiums. Ideal is usually 40,000 because there’s so many games a year it’s hard to fill the seats every single game.

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