The Roger Clemens saga takes a twist and turn every few days. Since we’re now past a holiday weekend, Tuesday seemed to be the appropriate day for a twist:

Clemens said he is not taking his comeback at 50 past this week’s start at Sugar Land. He’s just having fun, he said.

— Dan Connolly (@danconnollysun) September 4, 2012

And a turn:

Roger Clemens in a press conf before side session with Sugar Land about pitching in MLB in 2012: “I don’t see it happening.”

— Dan Connolly (@danconnollysun) September 4, 2012

Clemens is scheduled to pitch for the Sugar Land Skeeters of the independent Atlantic League Saturday; there was much speculation that could lead to a signing by the Houston Astros for a start (or more) for them this month, possibly as early as September 12 against the Cubs. ESPN’s Jayson Stark wrote last week:

Astros players have told their buddies on other teams they think it’s already a “done deal” that Clemens will pitch in Houston once or twice this September. And an old friend of The Rocket told Rumblings that he is convinced Clemens is pointing toward the big leagues and “trying to find out what he’s got left.”

This story changes from day to day, so it would still be no surprise to see Clemens in a Houston uniform before the end of the year. Stay tuned.