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Segui, who became friends with McNamee when they met in Toronto during the 1999 season, also wasn't allowed to relate a second, similar "darts" conversation because he couldn't remember when it happened.
"I'm not good with dates. I don't log my life," said Segui, appearing with a shaved head, dark suit, white shirt and black tie. He was certain it happened before the publication of the 2007 Mitchell Report on drug use in sports, but that wasn't good enough for Walton.
"You are to disregard the question," the judge told the jurors, who had been ushered from the courtroom as the lawyers debated the matter.
But at least one juror apparently submitted a written question about that conversation.
"I've legally ruled that is not before you," Walton lectured in an irritated tone as he pointed toward the jury.
Clemens' lawyers have implied that McNamee conjured up the evidence after becoming the subject of a federal investigation in 2007. Segui's testimony was allowed by the judge because it appears to contradict that argument, a significant victory for the prosecution.
Another witness, former McNamee workout client Anthony Corso, is expected to give similar testimony about conversations in 2002 and 2005 with McNamee. That should come Friday, when the government is expected to wrap up its case.
Segui, whom the government portrayed as a reluctant witness, said under cross-examination that McNamee didn't attach a specific name to the "darts" but that he knew McNamee was training Clemens at the time.
"All I know is what I was told over the phone," said Segui, raising his hands as if to pantomime pushing away. "I didn't see it, didn't ask to see it."
Segui was a colorful witness. When asked whether McNamee was a cutting-edge coach, Segui said, "Yeah, for baseball. Baseball's prehistoric. They're still doing jumping jacks."
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