Pineda, now a "man of (foreign) substance" two times over, was ejected in the second inning of the Yanks' 5-1 loss to the Red Sox after plate umpire Gerry Davis dabbed his finger in the glistening stuff on Pineda's neck at the request of Sox manager John Farrell. Pineda, who admitted the stuff was pine tar, faces a suspension that could be as long as eight or 10 games, although MLB officials won't decide on the penalty until they've digested the umpires' report. "I think we're all embarrassed," said GM Brian Cashman. "We as a group are embarrassed this has taken place. Michael is embarrassed. We're embarrassed that somehow he took the field with that in that position like that. It's just a bad situation. It clearly forced the opponent's hand to do something that I am sure they didn't want to do, but had no choice. "Obviously we'll deal with the ramifications now."