A podcast about the Green Bay Blue Ribbons. Hosted by the team's PA announcer, Nick Witwer. The Blue Ribbons are a semi-pro baseball team participating in both the Wisconsin State League and the North East Wisconsin Baseball League. The team is comprised mostly of local college-age players and play their home games at historic Joannes Stadium in Green Bay.
Send us a text It's finally here, the start of the Blue Ribbons 2025 campaign! Listen as the coaches and the president of the Blue Ribbons talk about the return of the Red/Blue intersquad scrimmage game which, this year, will pit brother vs brother and Price vs Price.
Send us a text In the final podcast episode prior to the Red/Blue game draft, PA announcer Nick Witwer is joined by manager Haydon Price, assistant manager Brian Price, and this year's longest tenured player, Ethan Habetler, to discuss more recent signings, the importance of host families, and a little about Habs and what he looks forward to this upcoming summer.
Send us a text On this episode of the FerDaRibbs Podcast with Nick Witwer, Nick is joined again by Haydon and Brian Price to talk about the team's recent signings and remaining roster needs. Newly promoted Pitching coach Liam Jones joins the episode to talk about his expectation in his new role for 2025. All three coaches then end the episode talking about the return of the Red/Blue scrimmage game which is expected to be a bother versus brother showdown....
Send us a text It's time for another #FerDaRibbs Friday! On this episode, PA announcer Nick Witwer sits down with Manager Haydon Price and Assistant Manager Brian Price on National Trading Card day to discuss more recent signings and veteran players returning to the team in 2025. Plus they take a dive into the first look at the 2025 schedule. (Recorded 2/24/25)
Send us a text Manager Haydon Price and Assistant Manager Brian Price sit down with PA Announcer Nick Witwer to recap the 2024 season and discuss the upcoming 2025 season including offseason recruiting and changes to this year's playoff format.
Send us a text For the first time ever, the Green Bay Blue Ribbons have won the 2024 NEWBL regular season title. PA announcer Nick Witwer sits down with pitching coach Bret Whiffen, veteran player Griffin Summers, and rookie Blue Ribbons player Brady LaViolette to discuss how it feels to be champions and what potential championships could soon be coming next! *Note this podcast was recorded prior to the Christmas in July game on July 24th*...
Send us a text PA announcer Nick Witwer got the chance to sit down with the coaching staff to review the first half of the season and discuss the team's standing in both the Northeastern Wisconsin Baseball League and the Wisconsin State Baseball League as the Blue Ribbons continue to work towards a potential playoff berth.
Send us a text Ribbons fans, relive this year's 2024 Hall of Fame ceremony. Hear from team president Ken Leo and from 2024 Blue Ribbons Hall of Fame class members Troy Cota, Mark Zeratsky, and Mark Hinske.
Send us a text After a highly successful weekend that saw the Green Bay Blue Ribbons Sweep both the West Allis Nationals and the Sheboygan A's, Ribbons PA announcer Nick Witwer caught up with manager Haydon Price, players Brady LaViolette and Brendan Willadsen, and team president Ken Leo. Take a few minutes to hear what each had to say about the weekend, the success of the team up to this point in the season, and the goals and expectations throughout the rest of the summer....
Send us a text The 2024 season is here and so is a new episode of the FerDaRibbs Podcast as we usher in a new era of Green Bay Blue Ribbons baseball! On this episode, Blue Ribbons PA announcer Nick Witwer sat down with first-year manager Haydon Price to discuss his outlook for the team this season.
Send us a text The coaching staff joins the most recent podcast episode to go over how the first half of the 2023 season went. Anthony, Haydon, and Taylor also discuss the weekend in Lombard and provide midseason award predictions. Give the episode a listen. Give the podcast a like and follow on Spotify, Apple Podcast, and Amazon Music. And remember, whatever you do, do it FerDaRibbs.
Send us a text With a rainout of the doubleheader this past Sunday, some of the players got together looking to do some snake drafting to pass the time. Take a listen to how the "drafts" went and let us know who drafted the best!
Send us a text The FerDaRibbs Podcast is back for the 2023 Blue Ribbons season. In the first episode of the year, PA announcer Nick Witwer sits down for a quick Q+A with Manager Anthony Sottile with an appearance from Assistant Manager Haydon Price. Are you ready for another season of Blue Ribbons Baseball? Join us at the Jo all summer long.
Send us a text Another group of guys stepped into the Joannes Studio at Joannes Field this week. Listen to Brendan Willadsen, Dylan Timmer, Steven Russell, and "Downtown" Devin Brown talk about their experience from this year's NEWBL Classic and the upcoming state qualifiers. Be sure to listen through to the end as the players give each other and some staff members ratings as if they were in MLB the Show....
Send us a text In this episode, host, and Blue Ribbons PA announcer, Nick Witwer, brought in some of the guys on the team. The guys take some time to discuss the rain cancellation of Tuesday's game against Denmark, they take you through the final moment of the walk-off win against Menasha, they describe what it's like facing Lombard, and they give their opinions on a few other topics.
Send us a text Coming off what could be the busiest week of the year FerDaRibbs, PA announcer, Nick Witwer sat down with Media Specialist, Brad Krause and Blue Ribbons Vice President, Larry Brick. Larry talked about his relationship with Wisconsin baseball legend, Denny Ruh. Nick and Brad talked about the long week including the turnout for Alumni Night, Youth Night, and the highlight of the week. Give the episode a listen and be sure to like and share it with other Ribbons fans....
Send us a text The Greater Green Bay Blue Ribbons now have a podcast of their own. This week, PA announcer and host, Nick Witwer, is joined in Joannes Studio by media specialist, Brad Krause. They discuss different aspects of the team such as the fallout from the team's first-ever Media Day and Fan Fest. They also provide a little bit of recap from Opening Day and a look into some special dates coming up at the Jo later this month....
