Last Sunday, the Yankees played the Giants, which is a rare occurrence. But an unexpected rare event took place when Roger Clemens came in to pitch in relief for New York. It was only the second time in his long career that Clemens had pitched in relief in a regular season game. The first time was 23 years earlier, when he was a rookie. Interestingly, that game was at the Oakland Coliseum, about 10 miles as the seagull flies from his location last Sunday. There must be something about that San Francisco Bay air that inspires Roger to relieve.
By pitching on Sunday, Clemens set a record: longest period of time between relief appearances. He broke the existing record by a mere 7 years.
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