Steve Phillips in interview: 'I'm fully responsible for what I did'  —  Steve Phillips, the former ESPN baseball analyst and New York Mets general manager, said Monday that he knew he had a sex addiction problem in August — two months before he was fired from his role with the network.

Milwaukee Brewers building statue of Bud Selig outside Miller Park  —  MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers are erecting a statue of baseball commissioner Bud Selig outside Miller Park and will unveil it on Aug. 24.  —  Selig  —  Selig headed a group that bought the Seattle Pilots …

Caribbean Series won by Dominican Republic  —  Mets' Martinez named tournament's Most Valuable Player  —  MARGARITA ISLAND, Venezuela — The pulsing sounds of merengue overpowered the concourse, and fireworks lit up the sky above center field on a clear night at Estado Nueva Esparta.

Why you sign Josh Beckett, today.  —  The ‘comps’ are flying, everyone is writing about Josh and his worth to the team, his potential value this winter, his health, all the things you hear when someone enters a walk year on a contract.  —  Here's why, barring some freakish medical issue …

Ranking MLB stadiums (that I've been to)  —  Apparently people like stupid lists.  That's hardly news to me, but last week really drove the point home.  My column was the ultimate in stupid lists: my personal rankings of MLB team nicknames.  Not only was it about as lightweight an article …

FanGraphs Splits  —  For a couple years now I've wanted to get better splits up and running on FanGraphs, but other things have taken priority.  We've had Lefty/Right and Home/Away splits in the graphs sections for almost four years, but never have there been any tabular splits.

Send Mark to spring training  —  When I launched this site one week ago, I honestly had no idea what to expect.  I knew I wanted to provide another outlet for news and analysis of the Washington Nationals.  But with no method of advertising other than word-of-mouth, I didn't know how many people that content would reach.

Getting in position  —  By this time next week, I'll be tossing clothes in a suitcase and wondering how much AirTran will charge me for the privilege of checking in for my flight to Sarasota.  —  Southwest doesn't fly into that city, which is one strike against the Orioles' spring training relocation.

A call for neater autographs  —  Youngsters in particular treasure a signed baseball by their favorite player.  Of course, sports cards are always valued, but not like a ball signed by an Albert Pujols or a Yadier Molina.  —  It always angers me that some athletes will go to great lengths to sign legibly …

Evaluating Baseball's Managers  —  [Editor's Note: Chris Jaffe, writer for The Hardball Times, has written a new book, “Evaluating Baseball's Managers.”  The commentary below is the introductory essay to EBM's Chapter 5, which is titled “Rise of the Fundamentalists, 1893-1919."]

Joba Chamberlain: ‘As a competitor, definitely I got frustrated at times’  —  Joba Chamberlain was in New York City on Tuesday to receive an award for his philanthropic work at the 30th annual Thurman Munson Dinner.  The 24-year-old righthander told Sporting News' Bill Eichenberger …

Dodgers Top 11 Prospects  —  Four-Star Prospects  —  Three-Star Prospects  —  Two-Star Prospects  —  Four More:  —  12. Andrew Lambo, OF: He isn't an athletic corner outfielder, and is instead a bat-only prospect who might not have enough bat.  —  13. Allen Webster, RHP …