Yankee bullpen woes - shocking, but Embree didn't fix 'em

Riding out to do a couple of errands for my wife a little earlier this afternoon, I was listening to the Yankee game (sometimes those New York AM stations can come in pretty well in northern MA and southern NH). The thing that particularly caught my attention was how enthusiastic both Sterling and Waldman were to have Alan Embree, released by the Red Sox with a 7.65 ERA. They were exulting in the belief that boy, that Yankee bullpen, with "professionals" like Felix Rodriguez and Alan Embree, was all set now. And they seemed to think that Embree, who's always thrown a straight over-the-top fastball and whom lefties have always hit, was a lefty-specialist.

So the Yankees take a 3-1 lead into the 7, and here comes that 'pen... (pbp via Sportsline)

Angels 7th
Felix Rodriguez pitching:
Jeff DaVanon: Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, DaVanon walked.
Alan Embree relieved Felix Rodriguez.
Adam Kennedy: Pickoff attempt, Strike looking, Strike looking, Kennedy singled to left, DaVanon to second.
Chone Figgins: Ball, Figgins reached on fielder's choice to pitcher, DaVanon scored, Kennedy to third, Figgins to second on pitcher Embree's throwing error.
Tom Gordon relieved Alan Embree.

So those "professionals" faced 3 batters and retired none. They gave up a hit, a walk, and committed an error to allow another runner to reach. In the process, they blew the game, wasting an excellent 6 inning stint from Shawn Chacon, making his Yankee debut.

I'll definitely have to call up the game and listen to the Sterling/Waldman call of the Angels' 7th...