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  Some things to read while remembering Blue Edwards. Today is the fifth day of the offseason, and the Milwaukee Brewers are waving goodbye to two more members of the 2014 team. First, on Thursday, they announced pitcher Alfredo Figaro had been claimed off waivers by the Rangers, ending his two-year Brewers tenure. Figaro signed with the Brewers before the 2013 season after returning from Japan, where he had spent two seasons with the Orix Buffaloes. He made the Opening Day roster in his first season in the organization and appeared in 33 games, including five starts. He spent most…

  Some things to read while sharing too much information. The season is over for the 2014 Milwaukee Brewers, and it appears it will be the last one for one of the team’s elder statesmen. On Wednesday Lyle Overbay told MLB Network Radio he’s “99.9 percent sure” he’ll retire this winter. If this is it for Overbay, he’ll wrap up a 14-year MLB career with 1355 hits and 356 doubles, including a franchise record and MLB-leading 53 as a member of the Brewers in 2004. Over a six-year stretch from 2004 to 2009 Overbay hit .280 with a .363 on-base…

  Some things to read while staying out of trouble. As far as full-page thank-you ads go, the Milwaukee Brewers put together a rather creative one in today’s Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. In addition to the basic message, it includes brief, handwritten notes of gratitude from all the players, including a particularly heartfelt one from Mike Fiers.   Today is the third day of the offseason, and we’re still waiting for news on the Brewers’ managerial situation: Adam McCalvy of MLB.com heard Doug Melvin tell WTMJ that he wants to “wait until the emotions calm down on a lot of things” before…

  Some things to read while consulting your friends. The 2014 Major League Baseball regular season wrapped up on Sunday and, with the Milwaukee Brewers one of 20 teams eliminated from the postseason, there are decisions looming about the team’s long-term direction. All we know this morning is that we still don’t know much: Manager Ron Roenicke and the coaching staff’s fate is unlikely to be decided until after Doug Melvin and Mark Attanasio meet to discuss the matter in Los Angeles next week. Adam McCalvy of MLB.com has a preview of the personnel decisions ahead, but it’s unlikely many of…

  Some things to read while opening your mail. The Milwaukee Brewers needed one win in their three-game series against the last-place Chicago Cubs over the weekend to clinch the 15th winning season in their 46-year franchise history, and that’s exactly what they got. After a win on Saturday brought their season total up to 82, they closed the season with a 5-2 loss Sunday. Noah Jarosh of Brew Crew Ball has a recap, if you missed it. Milwaukee ended up as this season’s only National League club to own a winning record and miss the playoffs. Sunday’s game was…

  Some things to read while laying down for a nap. The Milwaukee Brewers entered the 2014 season widely predicted to finish at or below .500 and in fourth place in the National League Central. They surprised fans and pundits alike by being much more than that for much of the year, but that didn’t make it any less disappointing when their 5-3 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday eliminated them from postseason contention. Derek Harvey of Brew Crew Ball has a recap, if you missed it. The Brewers had largely used the momentum of a hot month of…

  Some things to read while staying here. The Milwaukee Brewers needed a win on Wednesday to prolong their faint playoff hopes, and Kyle Lohse delivered. He pitched a two-hit shutout and drove in a run in a 5-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Jordan Mader of Brew Crew Ball has a recap, if you missed it. With the win, the Brewers will finish at or above .500 for just the 16th time in 46 seasons in franchise history. Meanwhile in Los Angeles, the San Francisco Giants ran out to an early 1-0 lead but the Los Angeles Dodgers scored nine…

  Some things to read while being a little too prepared. The Milwaukee Brewers narrowly avoided being mathematically eliminated from postseason contention on Tuesday, but needed help to do so after a 3-1 loss to the Cincinnati Reds dropped their record to 9-22 in their last 31 games. Noah Jarosh of Brew Crew Ball has a recap, if you missed it. With the loss and Pittsburgh’s win, the Pirates are now guaranteed a playoff berth and the Brewers are locked into third place in the NL Central despite having led the division for a franchise-record 150 days (h/t @AdamMcCalvy). The…

  Some things to read while not getting through. The Milwaukee Brewers were off on Monday but still received bad news, as the two teams they’re chasing for the National League’s final Wild Card playoff berth, the Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants, each won. The Brewers are now five games behind both teams with six games to play, and could be eliminated from postseason contention tonight if they lose while the Giants and Pirates both win. As such, the season falls on the shoulders of Mike Fiers as he prepares for his 6:10 p.m. start against Johnny Cueto and…

  Some things to read while zooming in. A week ago today, we were talking about a six-game stretch that would go a long way toward defining the Milwaukee Brewers’ 2014 season. The Brewers went 2-4 during that span, capping it off with a 1-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday, and their playoff hopes are now all but over. Noah Jarosh of Brew Crew Ball has a recap, if you missed it. The Brewers’ best chance to score a run Sunday may have come in the ninth inning, when Carlos Gomez led off with a single and got…