Ribby's Blog

CIRCESTA!

2009-05-30T16:33:00.007-04:00

On Saturday I played in a duck pond, danced around a cake walk and went on a wicked wild hay ride! The Circesta at Jonathan Daniels was a huge success as usual, all my favorite buddies came out and we had an absolute blast! A big thanks goes to everybody who volunteered and participated!!!

Hooray Jose!

2009-04-19T11:11:00.005-04:00

I watched Jose play a great game up at Franklin Pierce on Saturday! Rockie (their mascot) and I had so much fun with all the fans!!! A big thank you to everyone who turned out!

Easter!

2009-04-12T19:07:00.007-04:00

The room filled with cheerful laughter as we all sat down to enjoy another Easter dinner together! My family is from caves all over the world and we all love to read. We discussed some of our favorite books. Libby is becoming quite the reader, so this was her favorite conversation at the dinner table. I am thankful for so many things this Easter, my family, my friends, my players, my books and all the wonderful supporters of the Swampbats!

Wooshhh!

2009-02-22T08:08:00.006-05:00

Thank you guys who came out to skate with me. I had never been skating before, so I had some help, and man did I have a blast. Well, this month has been such a joy! I hope next month will be this exciting, be sure to keep checking my blog to see what's happening next month!

Granite Gorge!

2009-02-16T18:46:00.002-05:00

I had an absolute blast skiing and tubing at Granite Gorge! The military guys and I had a blast with all the kids tubing.

The Bat Cave

2009-01-30T06:07:00.002-05:00

When I'm not reading with Libby, you can find me "hanging out" in my bat cave by the swamp. I love it here. These cold days can really take a toll on a bat like me, but I've got my skittles to keep me in good spirits. I have had so much fun reading to the schools this year, and so far I've met so pretty awesome readers. This has been quite a busy season!

Reading With Libby!

2009-01-26T19:07:00.002-05:00

Nope, that's not a mistake. My cousin Libby and I will be reading together as we travel the states learning the importance of reading. Libby lives in New York City and she can't read. She never realized why she should learn how to read and how much better life could be if she learned. When I showed her how to read what's playing on Broadway or at the ball park, she became jealous and wanted to be able to read too. Join Libby and I on our journey as we travel America living and learning with the Reading With Ribby program!

Ice Storm

2008-12-19T19:36:00.004-05:00

This storm has put so many of us out in the cold. I know it is not easy for those with out power, but there are lots of hard workers, working day and night to put everything back together. The other day I took a little flight and took some pictures of our area.

Colors Galore!

2008-10-02T20:50:00.007-04:00

Keene, NH

Hey everybody!

I am just loving the fall colors! Aren't you? It seems as though each tree has it's own signature. Nature expresses it's true beauty this time of year. A little while ago I was lucky enough to attend the Big E! It was a total blast and tons of fun!

Image Photography

Back And Better Than Ever!

2008-10-01T17:48:00.003-04:00

The SB's web page is back and better than ever---> www.swampbats.com

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2008-09-28T20:53:00.001-04:00

Sadly the Swamp Bat's website is having some problems. =(

I hate to deliver such sad news, but my blog will be up! If there's any info you need on Reading With Ribby or anything to do with the Swamp Bats, feel free to e-mail me with any questions!

Hope all is well!

Kristin's Birthday Party

2008-08-10T17:45:00.009-04:00

I went to my awesome friend Kristin's birthday party the other day! What a blast! You rock Kristin and so do your friends and family! Here are some pictures from the party.... (click on a picture to make it larger)

Down Pour Rain Out!

2008-08-07T22:16:00.004-04:00

Even though it started pouring and the sky was full of dark clouds our faithful fans sat up in the bleachers patiently waiting for the storm to end! I love you all so much! Everyone truly appreciates your support! So I made sure I didn't disapoint, and went right out and danced in the rain. Even though my rain dance wasn't able to make the rain stop, I did have a great time! Here are some pictures of my night with the fans!

When The Game Tied Up, The Sky Opened Up

2008-07-27T11:33:00.004-04:00

How annoying is that, a tied up game and we get rained out! well I still had fun even though I did miss the fireworks....also we had tons of great fans there!

Me Waving In The Grandstands

Parade!

Rain, Rain Go Away!

2008-07-24T19:45:00.003-04:00

Oh man! We got rained out again! That's really disappointing. Well at least I have tomorrow to look forward to! I'm going to C+S and a whole bunch of other awesome places to hangout with people in their work! It's going to be fun!

A Few Of My Favorite Pics!

2008-07-23T10:32:00.006-04:00

There isn't very much to update on at the moment, so I would like to share with you a few of my favorite pictures that I haven't posted this season!

Countr'ay Night

2008-07-20T09:38:00.002-04:00

Wow, what a fun time! We had hay rides, a great B-day party and more! Thanks so much to all who dressed up for this wonderful event. You guys rock! And a big thanks to Glen Yardly for the hay rides! Ye Haaaa!

Duct Tape Night

2008-07-13T16:13:00.006-04:00

The last couple of games were a blast! Here are some pictures from DUCT TAPE NIGHT! It was such a blast! Thanks so much to all you who participated in the contest, and congrats to the winners.

The Duct Tape Contest Winners

Quick Update!

2008-07-12T16:53:00.004-04:00

Hey Guys, I only have time for a quick blog because I have to run to the game in a minute. Today I helped the Swamp Bat's out at their car wash! Thanks to everybody who stopped and let us wash your car! We had so much fun. I'll be sure to upload some pictures of the car wash later on. Also we've got a big night ahead of us tonight...two birthday parties! So tonight we're going to have two cakes, two awesome bunches of people, twice the excitment...and twice the fun! See you there!

Wally The Green Monster!

2008-07-10T20:56:00.006-04:00

Me and my buddy Wally (The Green Monster), yes that's right I said he's a buddy of mine. We're pretty close. He's a really cool dude. Every year, he comes to hang out with me and the Swamp Bats for one game! We have a blast together, now you gotta understand, Wally is my idol. He's a total rock-star! You should see the line of kids that want our autographs when he comes! It's so cool! So we hung out, watched some on-field games, and had a pretty awesome time all together.

Throwing Out The First Pitch

The Little Ball Players & Wally

The Cutest Boy Ever!

The Biggest Wally Fans

My Birthday!

2008-07-08T22:47:00.006-04:00

Today is my birthday and man was it great! I had a friend of mine help me take a video of the parts of the game! Also since McKenna was the winner of my birthday contest, on my Web Page. I decided this would be a perfect blog to feature her in! McKenna attends Mt. Caesar, and her favorite part of the games is when she and her Dad throw their tennis balls at the Swamp Bat Mobile! Her favorite player is me! The Magic Tree House books are McKenna's favorite series, and she's read ALL of them! Way to go McKenna!

My Birthday Video

What a blast!!!!!

2008-07-05T14:16:00.004-04:00

Independence Eve went great! I went to say hi to the ice cream gals, and they talked to me about how much fun it is to sell Rick's Ice Cream. They also love the purple sprinkles that go on top of the Rick's twist. There was face painting last night too! Here are some pictures!!!!!

Independence Eve! Wooo!!!

2008-07-03T16:38:00.002-04:00

Yes!!!! Today is Independence Eve! According to you that's the best night of the season. So be sure to join us tonight for fun, games and lots of excitment. The Fireworks will start directly after the game! See You There!!!!!!!!

Chillin @ the Bat Cave

2008-06-28T11:00:00.004-04:00

Hello,
I hope your day is going good. Today I'm just hanging with my family at the bat cave. But just to give you a heads up of some events coming soon.... July 3rd is fireworks night!!! During the night many groups from the community will be hosting games and selling food, so you wont want to miss it. Also July 8th is my birthday!! That's going to be a blast! I have been having troubles with my website lately, so be sure to check here for updates. Also Courtney Swift guessed July 3rd as my birthday, even though that's not the date of my birthday this year. It was a few years ago. Thanks for your response Courtney!

New Hope Picnic

2008-06-27T21:02:00.003-04:00

Hey! Today I attended a party at Wheelock Park with some folks from New Hope. We had a wonderful picnic and lots of fun!

The Food Peeps!!!

2008-06-24T22:06:00.005-04:00

"The best item on the menu, is the Ribby Burger!" Tonight I went over to order my meal at the Snack Bar, and I ran into Ron and his buddies. My friend asked them a few questions for me! They said everything on the menu is great and

I also said hello to the gals at the Snack bar! They told me that their busiest time of the night is from about 6:00 to 7:00. Their favorite part is meeting people and getting to be around the baseball game. They said they love to watch the kids all run toward me and gather around.

Mascot Night!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-06-22T12:25:00.009-04:00

First, I want to say thanks to all my mascot friends who came to the game to hangout with me last night- Cell-b, Blackbird, Wireless Lion, and KSC Owl! You guys are amazing! It was a blast to have you at the game last night. We played an on feild game that was pretty cool too. It was too bad the Swamp Bats lost, but everbody still had fun with all of us. I got to say hi to my little buddy Scott too! He comes to all the games, and he's been involved with the Reading With Ribby Program. He's awesome. He's always very excited to see me at the games!

Mascot Night Reminder

2008-06-20T10:12:00.003-04:00

A quick update today... don't forget to dress up like a mascot for the game tomorrow night! If you come as any mascot you will be invited to my VIP party in the Swamp Bat tent. It's going to be a complete blast, so you wont want to miss it! The Bats have an away game to day, so I'll be hangin' out in the Bat Cave with my buddies all day. See you tomorrow!

We're Still #1

2008-06-19T22:08:00.004-04:00

We had a close game tonight, but we're still 8-1. I got to talk to my good friend Tracy Flower (she's the lady that sells those awesome tennis balls.) The other night when I was visiting her, she estimated that they would sell 100 tennis balls. Later on, she told me "one-hundred exactly! That's how many we sold!" We rejoiced in a big high-five. Way to go Tracy. On opening night they sold out! Her favorite part of the games is talking to the dedicated fans. You rock Tracy!

Also I met a very sweet lady Belinda tonight. She has two Swamp Bats mow her lawn, and today they helped her son with his pitching techniques. Her son Ben is on an All-Star team and was so grateful to get tips from a real Swamp Bat! Way to go guys!

Reading With Ribby Night

2008-06-18T06:17:00.008-04:00

Reading With Ribby Night was a huge success! Thanks so much to all the folks who came to the game! I got see a lot of the kids, and when they said how many books they read in the past month or so, the numbers ranged from 6 to 40. Great job guys! Among those books some favorites were, The Magic Tree House Series, The Hardy Boys, Tom And Jerry, Arthur's Camp, Junie B Jones, Heidi, the Harry Poter series, Fiddler, Grandpa Sam, A Series Of Unfortunate Events, Green Eggs And Ham, Click Clack Moo Moo, and lama lama Red Pajama.

The parade was incredible. Also Katherine singing John was wonderful. Marlborough School's Principal Karen Parcells, said she loves the program and her favorite part is when I come to visit and all the kids feel so accomplished. My true BFF (best friend forever), Judy Tobin said the best thing about the program is seeing the kids faces when I walk into the room, and all the ooo's and ahhhs. Judy says it's so good to know they're getting an educational but fun experience. Haley even dressed up as a mini version of me (Haley is on my left in the picture above)
Check out my adorable fan in the Keene Sentinel. Right Here!

Here Come The Mountaineers

2008-06-16T20:09:00.005-04:00

During their away game on Sunday, the Swamp Bats played the Mountaineers and the Swamp Bats beat the Mountaineers 3-1. They played a good game, and we give them props' for that, but it's great to be 6-0! What a season, and this is only the beginning. We go head-to-head with the Mountaineers again tomorrow. I can't wait to see how that plays out! It's also Reading With Ribby Night, so bring a book for the book-swap. Also you can be in the parade if you have your Reading With Ribby T-Shirt. It's going to be a total blast! See you there!

No Spin Highlights

2008-06-15T20:40:00.002-04:00

Here are some highlights of the episode Kevin, Marty and I were on

5-0 Swamp Bats

2008-06-14T21:37:00.011-04:00

Well, well, well look at us! Aren't we just sittin' pretty. Can you believe it what a great start to the season we've had, huh? I had the privilege of getting to know the GM of the Sanford Mainers (Neal Olson) tonight. He was very fun, he told me last year, they were pretty even with the Swamp Bats. This year the Sanford Mainers are 3-3. Another creature I got to meet was the Keene State's Owl. He was a cool dude.

I hope you got a chance to read the Keene Sentinel today, Donna and I were featured and John Gemmel was too. I miss him so much, the article was all about Reading With Ribby and some trivia about ME! I'll be posting a link to the article so you can read it online later! Be sure to check in!

The game it's self wasn't the only great part of the evening. Tonight we played a great on-field-game, all the girls at the birthday party stood in a line and popped their balloons as fast as they could doing it however they could. It was so much fun! Madeline was the birthday girl and she was turning 6. A group of wided-eyed smiling girls gathered around me when I brought out the cake and it was the best greeting a bat could get! All the girls said that they were so excited for the party, and they couldn't wait for the on-field games. Madeline told me her favorite thing about me was, "that he's so good at baseball." Thanks Madeline! Happy Birthday!

Featured On "No Spin"

2008-06-14T10:07:00.004-04:00

Did you happen to see Kevin Watterson, Marty Testo, and I on "No Spin" on channel 8 the other day? According to Cheshire TV's Program Schedule you can still catch the episode tonight at 8:00 and again on Sunday, I'm not sure of the time on Sunday though. Don't worry if you wont be able to catch it, because "my peeps" are going to send me the highlights so that I can post them right here!

BTW (By The Way) I love receiving comments! Just click on the link below each blog that says comments to leave a message!

First Loss :(

2008-06-13T16:01:00.001-04:00

I must say, even though it was disappointing to lose our game last night, I was impressed with Team USA and if there's a team to lose to, it's them. Before the game started I got to say a quick hello, to a couple of the Team USA players who said they were very excited for the game, because their game with the Swamp Bats got rained out last year.

I still had a good time with the fans though! We celebrated Tucker's 5th birthday! It was a wicked fun party...and we had a delicious cake loaded with purple frosting. Tucker and his friends were all a blast! There was one little friend of Tucker's who was afraid of me, if you or your friends are ever scared of me, you should contact Donna at the games. She's very helpful in showing people that I'm just one lovable bat. When I saw Tucker before his party he and his friends said they were very excited!
A few of my other BFFs (interns),were very busy. Katy said she's been very busy this year, but it's been very fun. She also told me "last year it was really fun too! Keene Sentinel
I got a small mention in the today too!
Also the 17th is Reading With Ribby Night, as I mentioned before, but I wanted you to remember to bring a book because we're going to do a book swap!

And on mascot night if you dress up like any kind of mascot you will be invited to my VIP party (in the Swamp Bat tent!) It's going to be really fun, so you wont want to miss it!
I can't wait until Saturday! I'll see you there!

USA Team Is About To Bring The Heat

2008-06-11T20:19:00.000-04:00

We're 3-0...but we better be able to take the heat, because we're playing the USA team and I have a feeling they're going to bring it!
Did you read the Sentinel today? In a couple of articles about the Swamp Bats they mentioned my blog! Here's the article
Isn't it awsome?!

Be sure to come to the game on June 17th, you don't want to miss Reading With Ribby night! We're going to have a blast and do a parade! How fun is that?!

See you out at Alumi Field tomrrow night! 7:00pm!

First Game!!

2008-06-10T18:37:00.000-04:00

I've gotten a great response to my blog from all of you wonderful folks! I'm hoping to do a vlog soon too! This past week I spent chillin out side of Hannafords and preparing for the first game!!! It went great! We had a great win!! Both on Saturday and Sunday's games!! Whoo Whoo! way to go guys! thanks for checking out my blog! I hope you're all enjoying those purple & black baloons I've been giving out!

My First Blog!

2008-05-21T20:59:00.000-04:00

Hey everybody!
Well, this week is pretty quiet, I'm going to be spending it with my family in the Bat Cave. My mom is very excited for this season's games but, she doesn't get to see me much so she's a little disapointed about that. Well, on Friday night I'm going dancing in the swamp with some friends of mine. We're all very happy it's nice enough to go out with just a light jacket. Have a great week!
-Ribby