Brewers at Nationals; Friday, August 1 @ 5:45 p.m.: Jose Quintana (3.50 ERA, 4.77 FIP) vs. Mitchell Parker (4.91 ERA, 4.46 FIP)

[formerlybis]

This is a really minor thing, but it’s a laugher, so what the hey - Jansen seems to be not quite as skilled a framer as either Contreras or Haase. Perhaps it’s a product of being unfamiliar with the staff, or perhaps he just has different mechanics. Either way, there were a few borderline pitches tonight that got called balls that Contreras gets for strikes more often. 

[wibadgers23]

Just get to the Nats bullpen this weekend and we should be fine.

[markedman5]

Nats pitching is bad but this seems good

 

[Bulldogboy]

From here on out after the deadline some of these teams who sold are going to be Hella bad. The schedule will determine who wins it. Imagine playing the Twins.

[igor67]

So based on his RBI/ game total with us, if he gets 2 off days I still got a 117 RBI season for Vaughn. 

[markedman5]

3 minutes ago, formerlybis said:

This is a really minor thing, but it’s a laugher, so what the hey - Jansen seems to be not quite as skilled a framer as either Contreras or Haase. Perhaps it’s a product of being unfamiliar with the staff, or perhaps he just has different mechanics. Either way, there were a few borderline pitches tonight that got called balls that Contreras gets for strikes more often. 

This is an issue for him unfortunately 

[markedman5]

I can’t believe we got Abram’s out……..even if it was almost a homer…..lol

[duewizard]

5 minutes ago, formerlybis said:

This is a really minor thing, but it’s a laugher, so what the hey - Jansen seems to be not quite as skilled a framer as either Contreras or Haase. Perhaps it’s a product of being unfamiliar with the staff, or perhaps he just has different mechanics. Either way, there were a few borderline pitches tonight that got called balls that Contreras gets for strikes more often. 

Among catchers with at least 1000 called pitches Jansen's -8 framing runs rank 45 out of 46. Only Will Smith (-9 FRV) is below him.

His strike rate of 38.2% is 44th (Riley Adams and Edgar Quero are tied with 36.6%)

[Bulldogboy]

Vaughn being 27 is interesting. I thought he was a bit older. Maybe he can stick around awhile. 

[willie key]

Contreras has 5 hits.  Omg

[brewerfan82]

5 minutes ago, Joseph Zarr said:

SIR!

Put your fire extinguisher away, please.

This is a prescribed burn.

Lol. And after that scoreless inning (lowering McGee's ERA to 3.60), Koenig now has the Crew's worst ERA at 3.68... amazing.

[CheeseheadInQC]

15 minutes ago, yourout said:

Jansen needs one more hit.

Not sure I've ever seen a brewer game where every starter had at least two hits.

It is obviously really unlikely to happen now, but I found something that listed every time up to 2011 that every starter in a lineup got two hits. The Brewers hadn’t done it up to that point, but the White Sox did manage the feat against the Brewers quartet of Ricky Bones, Mike Potts, Kevin Wickander and Marshall Boze in 1996.

[duewizard]

Do we get Cy Siegler pitching?

[yourout]

4 minutes ago, Bulldogboy said:

Vaughn being 27 is interesting. I thought he was a bit older. Maybe he can stick around awhile. 

He needs to do like I did many years ago and just shave it off. That hair makes him look a lot older than he really is.

[markedman5]

Spillbourg still thinks the Reds could win the division……..

passing both Brewers and Cubs would be quite something……..lol

[markedman5]

Top of the order getting 7 at bats in a 9 inning game…..woah

[brewerfan82]

Lockridge now has a .429 OBP as the Brewers' leadoff hitter 😉

[adambr2]

Only 2 for 6 tonight for Yelich and he kept Vaughn from getting back to the plate. What a bum. 

[markedman5]

Just like we all suspected 

 

[wildcat83]

13 minutes ago, Bulldogboy said:

From here on out after the deadline some of these teams who sold are going to be Hella bad. The schedule will determine who wins it. Imagine playing the Twins.

Took Cleveland extra innings to beat them tonight.

[duewizard]

7 minutes ago, duewizard said:

Do we get Cy Siegler pitching?

No but he's catching lol

[willie key]

Contreras BA has gone up like 20-25 points in 3-4 games.    Hahaha

[Bulldogboy]

Vaughn hitting 236 means he must have been the worst hitter in the league before he came here. How?

[Zad Fnark]

10 hours ago, duewizard said:

Among catchers with at least 1000 called pitches Jansen's -8 framing runs rank 45 out of 46. Only Will Smith (-9 FRV) is below him.

His strike rate of 38.2% is 44th (Riley Adams and Edgar Quero are tied with 36.6%)

Brewers coaching has a history of fixing catchers, so I won't worry yet.

[willie key]

Guarantee haase gets 2 hits tonight

 

jansen.   Pffft.    😀