“Plague At Phish Dick's: Shakedown "Alley", Camping Canceled [Video] - Live for Live Music” plus 1 more

“Plague At Phish Dick's: Shakedown "Alley", Camping Canceled [Video] - Live for Live Music” plus 1 more

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Plague At Phish Dick's: Shakedown "Alley", Camping Canceled [Video] - Live for Live Music Posted: 20 Aug 2019 12:00 AM PDT UPDATE [8/20/19, 12 p.m ET]: Phish has shared an official update regarding the plague situation at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. According to the statement, in light of the Health Department's concerns, "We are sorry to say that there will be no overnight camping allowed for this year's shows. All camping tickets and RV tickets (and associated service charges) will be automatically refunded within the next few days. We recognize the tremendous inconvenience this may cause for those who had planned on camping. Our friends at CID have created a special portal with listings of nearby hotels including some with discounted weekend rates for Phish fans." The statement also notes that off-site parking will need to be utilized in addition to parking in the paved lots onsite. As the band notes, "We will be providing free off-site parking and free shuttles at nearby locations, and we will be notifying ticket holders of parking and shuttle details once they are finalized over the next week. … Also, please note that due to these restrictions, vending will not be permitted on site as the area traditionally set aside for vending is no longer useable." "Thanks very much for your cooperation," the statement concludes. "Our goal is to make sure these concerts go off as smoothly as possible while preserving the safety of all attendees." By now, you've probably heard about Dick's Sporting Goods Park's ongoing struggle with the plague. After reports surfaced of plague-infested fleas affecting prairie dog populations around the Colorado Rapids soccer stadium earlier this month, the team was forced to cancel a post-game fireworks display. As the team noted in a statement about the fireworks cancellation, Following recommendations from the Tri-County Health Department and the City of Commerce City, the Colorado Rapids game with Montreal Impact on Saturday, August 3 at 7PM will go ahead as scheduled. However, it has been recommended that the post-game fireworks display be cancelled due to the confirmed presence of plague-infested fleas affecting prairie dog colonies in the surrounding areas. The launch site for the fireworks display is located in an area closed down by authorities which left the club with no alternative but to cancel. Additionally, in accordance with the Tri-County Health Department's recommendation for the safety of all attendees, parking lots at DICK'S Sporting Goods Park will be restricted to asphalt lots until further notice.   In the wake of this news, Phish fans have clamored for answers about how this Dick's plague situation would affect the band's annual three-night Labor Day Weekend run at the stadium, set to take place from August 30th–September 1st. On Monday, August 19th, Commerce City officials addressed the issue at a city council meeting. As the council speaker noted, "Given the fact that every year the Phish concert is here the weekend of Labor Day, Tri-County Health has closed off and will not reopen the areas in dirt around the stadium. So areas where a lot of the Phish participants would normally be camping, they won't be allowed to be camping." He continued, "Where they have their… what's the alley called? Something Alley?" Another council member responded, "It's called Shakedown Alley [Note: Close enough], and it's located in the dirt lot between City Hall and the stadium. That will not be happening." The main speaker continued, "Shakedown Alley apparently will not be happening either, which is where a lot of the participants sell grilled cheese sandwiches or whatever they need to sell to get to the next concert." [Note: lol] "The reason I bring it up," he continued, "Is because these people are still coming to the Phish concert and they're still gonna want to be camping. We may be seeing an increased issue with camping throughout our community. They may be trying to camp in parks and other spaces since they won't have opportunities here, so our police officers and staff are prepared to make sure they have an action plan to be able to keep people from camping in our parks and everywhere else. They're also going to have a hard time protecting some of this open space that was infected." "So be mindful of that," he concluded. "We have an event coming up and the camping area is not gonna be there, but there's still gonna be a lot of people coming into this community that are gonna want to set up a tent somewhere. I'm hoping that it goes smoother than what I may be expecting it to go… I just wanted to lay that out for the residents to understand what's happening because of this plague and the Phish concert: No Shakedown Alley and limited camping because of the dirt lots with the affected fleas." Watch a clip of the city council meeting below: Commerce City Council Meeting – On Plague Contingency Plans For Phish at Dick's – 8/19/19  [Video: mindymcmc] If you're heading to Dick's next weekend, now's probably a good time to look into hotels.

Inconsistency continues to plague Brewers as stretch run looms - Madison.com Posted: 23 Aug 2019 02:15 AM PDT MILWAUKEE — There are still more than five weeks left in the regular season but time is running out for the Milwaukee Brewers to catch fire and return to the playoffs for a second consecutive season. The Brewers avoided a three-game sweep with a rain-shortened 5-3 victory in St. Louis on Wednesday night. Milwaukee is four games behind the Chicago Cubs in the NL Central Division race and 3½ games behind the Cardinals for the second NL wild card spot. Neither is an untenable situation, especially with 35 games to play — including 13 each against the Cardinals and the Cubs — but the lack of consistency the Brewers have shown doesn't do much to suggest a surge is imminent. "We've got to play better," Brewers manager Craig Counsell told reporters in St. Louis. "We're not winning games at a good enough clip to think about the playoffs right now. That's what has to change. What the standings look like — we're still well within striking range, standings-wise. That's really not a concern with this many games left. But we've got to play better. We're (three) games above .500. That's not good enough." Since pulling within 1½ games of first place with a five-game winning streak, Milwaukee has dropped six of its past nine games in large part because of a struggling offense that stranded 85 runners during that stretch. The Brewers have been shut out twice in the past nine games. Milwaukee, which opens a three-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night at Miller Park, is still waiting for outfielder Lorenzo Cain to revert to his 2018 form. Rookie Trent Grisham has filled in nicely atop the order despite a recent slump but Counsell is steadfast in his faith in Cain, whose .321 on-base percentage marks a career low. "He's going to play a big factor in this going down the stretch, and we need him," Counsell said. "That's the bottom line. We'll do everything we can to get him on track, and I'm confident we will get him on track." The pitching staff, meanwhile, has allowed a whopping 60 runs in the past nine games, including 18 home runs. Most notably, Milwaukee's bullpen has allowed 28 of those runs, posting a 7.07 ERA during that stretch, the third-highest mark in the NL. Welcome back! You've reached your free article limit. Become a member to help support our work. Loading&hellp; Thanks for being a subscriber. Sorry, your subscription does not include this content. Please call 800-362-8333 to upgrade your subscription. Thanks for reading. Relief pitching was the Brewers' biggest strength last season and a major reason they came within a game of the World Series. But it has been a significantly different story in 2019 due to injuries and inconsistency to key relievers, including left-handed closer Josh Hader, who has struggled to keep the ball in the park. Normally, president of baseball operations David Stearns would be scanning the waiver wire and working the phones looking to add last-minute help. But while there is still a slim chance of making a waiver claim before the month's end, there will be no opportunity to swing a deal thanks to a rules change that left just one trade deadline in place this season. So for all intents and purposes, the Brewers are who they are at this point and will need to look within if they have any hope of making another magical run over the final month. "It's been like that for awhile," outfielder Ryan Braun said. "I would argue that once we got to August, once you get through the trade deadline, your team is your team. The guys you have are the guys you have. "Obviously, we recognize the importance and significance of every game. We just haven't put it together consistently enough to this point. Last year, we entered September down 5½ in our division and found a way to come back. We have the ability to go through a stretch of playing really good baseball. We just haven't done it yet." On Friday night, Arizona's Merrill Kelly (9-12, 4.63 ERA) is scheduled to face Milwaukee's Jordan Lyles (7-8, 4.97 ERA). The Brewers are 36-26 at home, while Arizona has gone 34-32 away from home. Subscribe to our BadgerBeat email! Stay connected to Badger sports with our FREE daily email featuring all of our Wisconsin athletics content, delivered straight to your inbox!

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