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| Pujols, Clark |
An attorney for former Cardinals star Albert Pujols, who is
suing former Cardinals slugger Jack Clark for defamation, said it was “an
absurd publicity ploy” for Clark ’s attorney to
suggest both men take lie-detector tests rather than resort to litigation.
According to stltoday.com, Martin Singer, an attorney in Los Angeles , where Pujols now plays for the Angels, wrote
that his client would be willing to testify under oath about Clark ’s
claims that Pujols used steroids.
“Sworn testimony under penalty of perjury — not inadmissible
polygraphs and absurd publicity ploys — is what counts,” Singer wrote.
The statement was a response to an offer made Monday in a
letter from Clark ’s attorney to Pujols’ legal
team. Clark ’s attorney Al Watkins proposed
settling the lawsuit by both sides submitting to polygraph tests.
Clark was sued by Pujols on Oct. 4 in St.
Louis County over
comments Clark made in early August during
“The King and The Ripper” sports talk program on WGNU 920 AM. Clark
said on-air he knew for a fact that Pujols “was a juicer.” He also claimed that
former Pujols trainer Chris Mihlfeld confided in him about shooting up Pujols
with performance-enhancing drugs in 2000. Mihlfeld has denied saying that to Clark . The radio show was canceled. The company that
produced the show, insideSTL, issued a lengthy retraction and apology.
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