Rocket's appearance not a relief

[BronxBomberz]

It's official. These must be desperate times, because the New York Yankees are using desperate measures. Any time the summer solstice has passed and you are under .500, you are in some serious difficulty. But on Sunday afternoon, as the Yankees fell to 36-37 and 11 1/2 games off the pace in the American League East, even this was not the ultimate signal of Yankee distress.
The real sign that we had passed into an area of peril was the sight in the seventh inning of Roger Clemens pitching in relief. It wasn't a complete shock. Earlier in the day, manager Joe Torre had used the phrase "don't be surprised" about the possibility of the Rocket being used in relief. The Yankees bullpen had been heavily taxed in Saturday's 13-inning loss and Sunday was, after all, Clemens' day to throw between starts.
But still, this is a 44-year-old man, being paid a kingly wage to be a starting pitcher for four months of the six-month season. He was not brought back out of his annual semi-retirement to soak up relief innings.

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[bwitty24]

I am pretty sure he is still making his regular start so I don't see why the statement, "being paid a kingly wage to be a starting pitcher for four months of the six-month season. He was not brought back out of his annual semi-retirement to soak up relief innings." applies.