This Saturday, Ivie League Productions brings you The Payoff Pitch.

An internet radio broadcast, Full Spectrum Baseball presents The Payoff Pitch is hosted every week by Jay Ferraro and Ben Nisman.  The two actors break down all things baseball and fantasy baseball in the hour long show every Saturday and Sunday.

This week, Robert Ford from 610 Radio in Kansas City will join the guys to talk about the young Royals and why they fully believe it is “Our Time”.  Robert will bring a live report from Arizona and talk Spring Training, Alcides Escobar, Salvador Perez and much more.  You can follow Robert Ford on Twitter by clicking here.

In addition to Ford, the guys will be joined by Reckless Kelly.  Austin roots-rock band Reckless Kelly is beloved among fans worldwide for combining deep, meaningful songwriting, instrumental mastery and a wild spirit of irreverence, rebellion and genius — and for its philanthropy. Through its Reckless Kelly Charitable Youth Foundation, the band created and co-produces the Celebrity Softball Jam, now a signature event that brings together friends from the worlds of music and sports to celebrate America’s pastime and benefit Austin-area youth. The fourth annual mega-event is set for Sunday, April 22, at The Dell Diamond in Round Rock, Texas. www.recklesskelly.com, www.rkcsj.com

Listen to the show, live, at 9 am eastern time by clicking here.

On February 16, 2012, major league baseball lost an amazing human being in Gary Carter.  The Hall Of Fame catcher lost his battle with brain tumors and left our world to go play baseball in that big field in the sky.

Almost exactly one year ago, on February 18, 2011, Ivie League Productions presented an episode of “The Kult Of Mets Personalities”.  A podcast featuring the personalities from KinersKorner.com, their guest that night was none other than “The Kid”, Gary Carter.

After doing some research since the news of his death, we believe that this episode was, in fact, the last recorded interview with Gary Carter.

You can listen to that episode here.

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It is the weekend, which means it is time for The Payoff Pitch, the official podcast of Full Spectrum Baseball.

Hosts Jay Ferraro and Ben Nisman give you all the insight you need to win your Fantasy Baseball League and stay on top of the game.  Joined by some subject matter experts and armed with their own wit, the guys will keep you entertained, laughing and informed.

This weekend is no different as they will be joined by Ben Nicholson-Smith and Derrick May.

Saturday, February 11
Ben Nicholson-Smith started covering baseball transactions for MLBTR in 2008 and has since written over 6,000 posts for the site.  He has also covered the GM Meetings, the Winter Meetings and MLB games in person for MLBTR. The Toronto Sun named him the 94th most influential Canadian in Baseball in 2011. Ben has appeared on countless radio programs and you can often hear him discussing baseball rumors on stations from coast to coast.  A graduate of the University of Western Ontario and of Carleton University’s Masters of Journalism program, Ben lives in Toronto.  Ben has contributed to sports TV and radio broadcasts at various levels.  Ben’s interest in baseball comes from listening to Blue Jays and Tigers games on the radio growing up.  Ben has been a fan since he was a toddler, and he has the crayon-marked, chewed up baseball cards to prove it. You can follow him on Twitter:@mlbtrben.

Sunday, February 12
Derrick May, the roaving minor league hitting instructor for the St. Louis Cardinals will join the show to discuss his job as well as some of the young talent in the Cardinals organization.