STILL SWINGING  —  SHEFF SOUNDS OFF ON GIRARDI, CLEMENS & TIGERS  —  LAKELAND, Fla. - Gary Sheffield yesterday described his monster swing as “violent, but level.”  —  Those swings would be both on and off the field.  Sheffield has played for all kinds of managers dur ing his 20-year career …

Photo looms as Roger woe  —  As the congressional committee that spent nine weeks considering Roger Clemens' attack on the Mitchell Report now quietly mulls referring the entire matter to the Justice Department, federal investigators seasoned in the anti-doping game are ready to hit the ground running.

Ramírez wants to stay  —  He leaves options in Red Sox' hands  —  Normally a man of few words, Manny Ramírez opened up to the media during an abbreviated visit to the training complex.  (Jim Davis/Globe Staff)  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. - He didn't stay around for long.  But it was long enough.

Mets Perez wins arbitration hearing  —  Mets starting pitcher Oliver Perez has won his arbitration hearing and will earn $6.5 million in 2008, SI.com has learned.  —  The Mets submitted a figure of $4.725 million for the 26-year-old lefthander.  Perez earned $2.325 in 2007, going 15-10 with a 3.56 ERA.

Harper: Beltran takes second cut  —  PORT ST. LUCIE - The good news for the Mets is that as the rhetoric heats up, Carlos Beltran is not backpedaling from his uncharacteristic bit of bravado aimed at Jimmy Rollins and the Phillies last week.  —  In fact, the Quiet Man understands …

No more steaks for Fielder  —  Brewers star feels ‘amazing’ after becoming vegetarian  —  PHOENIX — Brewers first baseman Prince Fielder does not look like a vegetarian.  So when people find out that he's giving it a try, they have approximately the same reaction.

JOHAN TO FACE BATTERS  —  The moment the Mets have been waiting for arrives this morning.  —  Johan Santana told The Post he will throw to hitters today for the first time since the blockbuster deal that brought him to the Mets three weeks ago.  —  The Mets started full-squad workouts Wednesday …

Spring Training: Blass' speech floors players  —  Nutting, Coonelly stress accountability in meeting  —  BRADENTON, Fla. — The Pirates' players know Steve Blass as a broadcaster and, away from the booth, as one funny individual.  —  Yesterday, they saw a different side when he addressed …

Wilson out of camp; Baker says no reason to go slow with Bruce  —  SARASOTA, Fla. - Craig Wilson, an outfielder and first baseman, is no longer in camp with the Reds.  —  Wilson, who was in camp Wednesday, apparently failed his physical.  He had signed a minor-league deal with the Reds.

Madden: Duncan getting his work in  —  TAMPA - You know this is a whole different kind of Yankee training camp when even Shelley Duncan is huffing and puffing and begging for mercy at the end of the day.  —  The running joke among the Yankee coaches who watched Duncan taking over 100 grounders …

Notes: El Duque could retire after '08  —  PORT ST. LUCIE - Orlando Hernandez talked about retirement yesterday for the first time, and anyone who glanced at his gnarly right foot could understand why.  Hernandez, who said the odds of his quitting after this season are 50-50 …