Stadium talk highlights FanFest  —  Marlins fans also get a chance to see new, old faces  —  MIAMI — FanFest on Saturday was yet another reminder of how close the Marlins are to finalizing a new stadium deal that will secure the long-term future of the franchise in South Florida.

Trainer: Roger Clemens was at party  —  Roger Clemens' former trainer, Brian McNamee, is prepared to tell a congressional hearing Wednesday that he has a “vivid recollection” of the pitcher describing a scene at a party in Miami in 1998 that McNamee says he and Clemens attended.

YOUNG YANKS WILL STRUGGLE TO MAKE PLAYOFFS  —  How will the transition from Joe Torre to Joe Girardi go?  —  They have the same first name, but after that Torre and Girardi are very different.  Torre let the players police themselves; Girardi is a stickler for detail and will run a tighter ship.

Lofton could reunite with Baker in Cincy  —  Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005.  He appears weekly on the FSN Baseball Report and MLB on FOX.  —  Kenny Lofton played for Dusty Baker with the Giants in 2002 and the Cubs in '03 …

Team Rocket blasts off  —  Hendricks Sports Management, the longtime representatives of Roger Clemens, issued a rebuttal to Sunday's New York Times article in which four University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business professors disputed the value of the 45-page, 18,000-word statistical report …

Youk/Sox agree to terms  —  Continuing their tradition of not going to arbitration with players in the Theo Epstein era, the Red Sox have agreed to terms with first baseman Kevin Youkilis.  He'll make $3 million dollars this season on a one-year deal.  —  Youkilis had come in far from the number offered by the team.

For Tigers, the playoff chase begins now  —  Detroit hopes outlook on paper translates to success on field  —  DETROIT — The Tigers have been touted as one of baseball's best teams on paper since their trade for Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis in December.  This week, they'll finally start putting that team on the field.

Judge in Bonds case skeptical of Novitzky  —  Before a jury gets to decide if it believes Barry Bonds, the judge in the case may decide whether she believes Jeff Novitzky, the lead BALCO investigator.  —  Susan Ilston, the highly regarded district judge in the Bonds perjury case …

A's ink Sweeney to Minor League deal  —  Veteran spent first 17 seasons in Royals organization  —  SURPRISE, Ariz. — It's official.  Mike Sweeney's days with the Kansas City Royals are over.  On Sunday, he agreed to a Minor League contract with the Oakland A's.