March 19th - Mike Feder and Baseball in Tucson
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WHAT IS THE 411 ABOUT BASEBALL IN TUCSON? MIKE FEDER TO EXPLAIN TUESDAY AT 12:10 "When Mike Feder left the New Orleans Saints over six years ago to move back home to Tucson, he thought he was done working in professional sports on a day-to-day basis. "I just did it because I wanted to live here again and I was OK moving on to other things," said Feder, who served as the director of regional marketing and sales for the Saints. But, in 2011 when the San Diego Padres moved their Triple-A team to Tucson on a temporary basis, Feder was sucked back in. He has spent the past two seasons running the day-to-day operations for the Tucson Padres and will do so again in 2013 - the team's expected final season here before it relocates to El Paso. There is a possibility the Padres could play in Tucson in 2014 if the completion of the El Paso stadium is unexpectedly delayed." |
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| Mike Feder, General Manager of the Tucson Sidewinder Baseball Team (formerly the Tucson Toros), has been active in sports for many years. He lettered in baseball in high school, holds a teaching degree in physical education from college, has held general manager positions in professional baseball since 1974, and has coached Little League teams throughout the United States. As Vice President and General Manager of the Tucson Toros for nine years, attendance records skyrocketed to more than 300,000 fans for each of six seasons, including a franchise record 317,347 in 1991. He has captured five "Executive of the Year" awards in four different leagues. His general manager stints include Burlington and Davenport, Iowa; Wausua, Wisconsin; Cocoa and Daytona Beach, Florida; and Jackson, Mississippi.
Mike has also been the recipient of the Gil Hodges Award from the New York Mets in 1984 for "longstanding dedication," and the Tucson Conquistadores Sports Award in 1992 for "outstanding achievements." |
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