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 ESPN.com: Alan Embree Player Card
Embree throws a four-seam fastball in the low to mid-90s, and his cut fastball tops out closer to 90 MPH.
Unlike most lefthanded relievers, Embree is nearly as effective facing righthanded batters as he is against lefties.
Left-hander Alan Embree signed with the pitching-starved Yankees on Saturday, hoping to bolster their bullpen as they chase his former team, the Boston Red Sox, in the AL East.
sports.espn.go.com /mlb/players/profile?statsId=4958   (266 words)

  
 Boston Red Sox News
Alan Embree has tendinitis but no tear in his left rotator cuff.
Embree, who could tell something was wrong when he played catch on Wednesday, is relieved that the injury isn't worse.
Embree is one of several relievers who has struggled in Boston's closer-by-committee system.
boston.redsox.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/bos/news/bos_news.jsp?ymd=20030412&content_id=270674&vkey=news_bos&fext=.jsp   (1059 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Fantasy Sports News
The Yankees signed Alan Embree on Saturday, a day after he was released by the Red Sox after being designated for assignment on Tuesday.
Embree was 1-4 with one save and a 7.65 ERA in 43 appearances with the Red Sox this season.
Alan Embree said he corrected some mechanical flaws in his delivery involving his shoulder and head angle and expects that to help, according to the Boston Globe.
fantasybaseball.usatoday.com /index.php?sport=bsball&type=profile&name=1500   (249 words)

  
 Major League Baseball : News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Embree is lucky in that he has a close friend and mentor in Randy Myers to help him prepare for the next step of his career.
Embree credits his breakout in 2002 to the mental and physical workouts he had with Myers, the left-hander who ranks sixth on the all-time saves list at 347.
Embree was asked how he would like to be used in 2003.
www.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/mlb/news/mlb_news.jsp?ymd=20030106&content_id=189734&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp   (983 words)

  
 ESPN.com: MLB - Red Sox get lefty reliever Embree from Padres
LOS ANGELES -- The Boston Red Sox acquired left-handed reliever Alan Embree on Sunday from the San Diego Padres in a four-player trade.
Embree was 3-4 with an 0.94 ERA in 35 appearances for the Padres and gives the Red Sox a needed left-handed specialist in the bullpen.
''Alan Embree is a solid lefty reliever who is very tough on left-handed batters,'' Red Sox interim general manager Mike Port said.
espn.go.com /mlb/news/2002/0623/1398150.html   (449 words)

  
 Alan Embree - TheBestLinks.com - Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
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In 10 seasons Embree has a 26-26 record, with 443 strikeouts, 7 saves, a 4.41 ERA, 127 games finished, and 463 innings pitched in 497 games.
www.thebestlinks.com /Alan_Embree.html   (212 words)

  
 Notes: Embree at home in Boston   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Unlike several of his more prominent teammates, Red Sox left-hander Alan Embree has the security of knowing that he's likely to be back in Boston after the upcoming season.
Perhaps Embree was told how much passion and pressure engulfed those who play for the Red Sox.
By October, Embree was back in good enough form to record some of the biggest outs of the postseason, such as when he blew a high-octane pitch right by Jason Giambi in Game 6 of the ALCS, fueling the Sox to a comeback victory over the Yankees.
www.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/content/printer_friendly/bos/y2004/m02/d23/c640551.jsp   (855 words)

  
 Alan Embree Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac
Alan Embree was born on Friday, January 23, 1970, in The Dalles, Oregon.
Embree was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 15, 1992, with the Cleveland Indians.
His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Alan Embree baseball stats page.
baseball-almanac.com /players/player.php?p=embreal01   (281 words)

  
 Giants Hope Reliever Embree Has A Lot Left
The club believes it finally has its man in Alan Embree, a 29-year-old native of Vancouver, Wash., who is 11-8 with a 4.57 ERA in 172 career appearances with the Cleveland Indians, Atlanta Braves and Arizona Diamondbacks.
Embree said if he is not comfortable with his new curveball when the regular season arrives, he'll dump it and revert to his original style of throwing heat, heat and more heat.
Embree was 4-2, 4.19 with Atlanta and Arizona.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1999/03/11/SP80811.DTL   (822 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports > Padres -- Embree dealt for two prospects
Embree's value was never going to be higher than it was yesterday.
Embree's won-loss record was 3-4, with three of the losses coming on unearned runs.
The Padres signed Embree as a free agent last winter after he was a combined 1-4 with a 7.33 ERA with San Francisco and the Chicago White Sox.
www.signonsandiego.com /sports/padres/20020624-9999_1s24padnotes.html   (714 words)

  
 Alan Embree and New York Yankees Stats, Statistics, Player News, Fantasy Baseball News - RotoWire.com
Embree pitched in 71 games last season -- the most of any season in his career -- and will be an important member of the team's late inning relief corps.
Embree wasn't good in his first outing as a Yankee, giving up a hit and making a key throwing error while failing to retire a batter.
Embree was designated for assignment Tuesday, the Associated Press reports.
www.rotowire.com /baseball/player.htm?id=4852   (292 words)

  
 Fire Brand of the American League: Can Billy Wagner Please Come to Beantown? Archives   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
The theory is that Alan Embree was long ago this year on the ropes due to his effectiveness, and this was during the period that Mike Myers started pitching a ton (MIKE MYERS’ GAME LOG).
I believe this is when Theo spoke to Tito about doing something about Embree, and Tito, loath to lose the services of Alan (because he’s a good guy) and believes Alan still has something in the tank, convinced Theo to have Embree stay on as a lefty situational guy.
Embree is a good guy, and we rode him hard the last two years.
www.all-baseball.com /firebrand/archives/019722.html   (1506 words)

  
 Giants Deal for Bullpen Help
The Giants yesterday traded erstwhile super-prospect Dante Powell to the Arizona Diamondbacks for pitcher Alan Embree, a move designed to solve the one problem that has vexed general manager Brian Sabean during his tenure -- left-handed relief.
Embree, who will turn 29 in January, is Sabean's kind of guy because his four years of experience with the Indians, Braves and Diamondbacks includes nine postseason games with Cleveland and Atlanta.
Embree's best season came with Atlanta in 1997, when he had a 2.54 ERA in 66 games.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1998/11/11/SP106891.DTL   (301 words)

  
 singapore sox fan: the red sox from half the world away
Embree is so done at this point it's not even debateable.
I don't necessarily blame Tito for putting Embree in, but I think he Grady Littled by not pulling him in clear signs of trouble.
Alan Embree gives it up faster than A-Rod in a leather-daddy bar.
www.singaporesoxfan.com /2005/06/embree-gives-it-up.html   (289 words)

  
 Boston.com / Sports / Baseball / Red Sox / It's best not to mess with Embree
Embree rolled up his sleeves, took a deep breath, and grabbed a mop and bucket.
Then he swung his fist triumphantly, punching the air with almost as much force as Manny Ramirez would drive a Keith Foulke fastball into the left-field stands to tie the score in Boston's next at-bat, setting the stage for Bill Mueller's go-ahead sacrifice fly in the 10th.
And there were only grim faces when Embree opened the eighth by giving up a broken-bat single to Ramon Hernandez, followed by another base hit by Scott Hatteberg, who took second when Ramirez threw wide of third in a futile attempt to catch the advancing Hernandez.
www.boston.com /sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2003/08/15/its_best_not_to_mess_with_embree   (783 words)

  
 Addict Baseball and Football Forum - Padres Sign Alan Embree   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Embree, who will turn 32 on Jan. 23, has pitched eight seasons in the Major Leagues with the Indians (1992, 1995-96), Braves (1997-98), Diamondbacks (1998), Giants (1999-2001) and White Sox (2001).
He has appeared in at least 55 games in each of the last five seasons, topping 60 appearances in four of the last five, including the last three in a row.
Embree was a combined 1-4 with a 7.33 ERA in 61 appearances for the Giants and White Sox in 2001, striking out 59 in 54 innings of work.
www.addictsports.com /baseball/printthread.php?t=2777   (241 words)

  
 New York Daily News - Baseball - Stripes suit Embree fine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Embree struggled for the Sox this season but said he had recently corrected a mechanical flaw.
Embree said he also considered Florida and San Diego; and it's possible that the Red Sox assumed that Embree, who lives in Oregon, would stay on the West Coast.
Embree said Ramirez seemed happy in Beantown, though the outfielder reportedly has asked for a trade multiple times.
www.nydailynews.com /sports/baseball/story/333120p-284673c.html   (528 words)

  
 JS Online: Red Sox Acquire Embree From Padres   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
LOS ANGELES - The Boston Red Sox acquired left-handed reliever Alan Embree on Sunday from the San Diego Padres in a four-player trade.
Embree will join the Red Sox for Tuesday night's game against Cleveland at Fenway Park.
Embree pitched three hitless innings and struck out seven against the Yankees on Saturday in the Padres' 1-0 loss.
www.jsonline.com /sports/brew/ap/jun02/ap-bbo-padres-red-062302.asp?format=print   (446 words)

  
 AllSports' MLB News - Padres agree to terms with LHP Alan Embree   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
SAN DIEGO (Ticker) -- Much traveled lefthander Alan Embree will be with his third team in as many years as he agreed to terms on a one-year contract with the San Diego Padres.
Embree, who turns 32 on January 23, split 2001 between the San Francisco Giants and Chicago White Sox.
The 6-2 Embree has made at least 55 appearances in each of the last five seasons and has limited left-handed hitters to a.233 batting average in his career.
www.allsports.com /cgi-bin/showstory.cgi?story_id=25330   (357 words)

  
 Boston Red Sox News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Alan Embree holds up the World Series trophy for fans in Manchester, N.H., on Tuesday.
The Red Sox World Series trophy tour made its way to Manchester and an estimated crowd of 4,000 hearty fans waited in chilly, breezy 35-degree temperatures to cheer the trophy, which was accompanied by lefty reliever Alan Embree.
While Embree was clearly the favorite of the fans who waited up to four hours for a good glimpse of the rally and the star reliever, Rose Halen became an instant on-stage hit.
redsox.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/bos/news/bos_news.jsp?ymd=20041130&content_id=917322&vkey=news_bos&fext=.jsp   (567 words)

  
 hard-throwing left-hander   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
With the departure of The Original Hard-Throwing Left-Hander, Alan Embree, this blog has had the wind taken from its sails.
Let's honor Embree for what he's done right: Going 8 straight appearances without giving up a run throughout the 2003 playoffs (combining with Timlin and the gang for something like 27 straight shutout innings)...
Alan Embree is getting paid $3,000,000 this year and John Halama is getting paid $850,000; together they are making 128x my salary.
hardthrowinglefthander.blogspot.com   (1959 words)

  
 ESPN.com: Alan Embree Player Card   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
The primary situational lefthander for the Red Sox, Alan Embree grew stronger as the summer wore on.
Along with Mike Timlin, Embree forms half of the Red Sox' 1-2 middle-relief punch to get the game to Keith Foulke.
There's no reason to expect Embree's numbers to drop off, barring an injury, although his results may be better if another reliable lefty is in the bullpen to ease his workload.
sports.espn.go.com /mlb/players/scouting?statsId=4958   (240 words)

  
 The Forum at NYYFans.com - Embree is terrible
Wait you want Embree whos pitched 6 IP's since he got here and has an ERA of 7.50 over Stanton whom since he left has pitched 7.2 IP's with an ERA of 1.35 and has continued to dominate lefties.
I feel conflicted about Embree, he was so good for the Sox in the past I want to wish him well.
I wanted to be able to wish Embree well on his new team (preferably in the NL) but since hes on the Yanks keep doin what your doin Alan.
forums.nyyfans.com /showthread.php?t=87805   (1017 words)

  
   Alan Embree - 2004 World Champions - A Haven for the Diehard Sox Fan  
Alan Embree - 2004 World Champions - A Haven for the Diehard Sox Fan
Alan had a strong second half, with a 3.09 ERA after July 1, and no walks in 22 games after July 22.
He kept the Yankees from scoring in the tenth and eleventh innings of Game 4 and again in the eleventh inning of Game 5.
www.redsoxdiehard.com /worldseries/players/embree.html   (364 words)

  
 Scout.com: Diehard Q&A: Alan Embree
Diehard recently spoke with Red Sox pitcher Alan Embree about the challenges of switching leagues for a story scheduled to appear in our July issue.
Alan Embree: I think the main thing was just the fact I didn’t know the hitters.
The fact I had pitched in the American League before helped a lot, too [Embree pitched for the Indians in 1992 and 1995-96 and for the White Sox in 2001].
redsox.foxsports.scout.com /2/389938.html?refid=400   (598 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Angels rip Red Sox bullpen in 13-6 comeback victory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Garret Anderson homered and drove in four runs, Darin Erstad added four RBI and the Los Angeles Angels scored 11 times in the final three innings to rally past the Red Sox 13-6 Saturday.
In the seventh, Red Sox manager Terry Francona went to struggling left-hander Alan Embree (1-3), who retired just one batter and allowed four runs.
I've been in a funk and it started steamrolling on me," said Embree, who has allowed 10 runs and 10 hits in his last six appearances, raising his ERA to 6.75.
www.usatoday.com /sports/baseball/games/2005-06-04-angels-redsox_x.htm?csp=34   (977 words)

  
 Alan Embree MLB Baseball at CBS SportsLine.com
I've still got some stuff in there." The 35-year-old Embree said he also considered signing with San Diego.
The Yankees are Embree's eighth team in 12 major league seasons.
A durable and reliable reliever for years, he slipped to 1-4 with a 7.65 ERA and one save in 43 games for Boston this season - but thinks he was throwing the ball better in his last 10 outings or so after correcting a flaw in his mechanics.
www.sportsline.com /mlb/players/playerpage/7583   (245 words)

  
 Embree a big losing factor - ProSportsDaily Forums
Alan Embree has pissed me off so much i cannot take it anymore this season, he has let up multiple crippling homeruns and is just letting all of our leads go up in flames...
i think he needs to be sent down to AAA and at this point bring back cla meridith, embree is getting bombed and i say let him rot in the minors im so mad at the moment (June 4th, 4:00 PM EST Embree just let up the lead to garret anderson)
All he was when he came here was a fastball pitcher that survived on throwing 97 mph.
www.prosportsdaily.com /forums/showthread.php?p=232869   (345 words)

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