Tough loss for the Reds. Took the day off from Cher, drove at a nice leisurely pace from Vegas to Chavez Ravine -- 85 all the way until the parking lot that is the 10 Freeway.

Got to Dodger Stadium about 5:30. Here's a tip for anyone driving to the Stadium who wants to get out quick. tell the parking guy you are just going to buy stuff at the Top of the Park Store. You literally park 100 feet from the turnstiles for the upper deck. You park there, show your ticket to get into the store, and viola, you're in. After the game, you are literally back on Sunset in less than 10 minutes.

So got to the Stadium about 5:30, bought stuff for nephews, put it back in the car. Went to my seat -- top row of the Stadium dead center. Ten bucks.

I think the Dodgers charge $500-$650 for seats in the Dugout Club, but sitting at the top of the park is one of the best views in baseball. The San Gabriels behind the outfield fence, the Police Academy nearby, spectacular views of downtown.

Okay that was the good. The bad ... a disappointing loss to the Dodgers. I should have known, as the well never seem to well at Dodger Stadium when I am one of the paid attendees. I think I've only witnessed two Cincinnati wins in all my years of going to the Stadium.

Dunn jacked another homer, Arroyo pitched decently -- could've  sworn I saw him later at the Standard Hotel Lounge Downtown after the game.  Might've been him, lots of LA-type women around him.

Tough errors by Hairston and Janish. But hey, that's baseball. The Reds could have easily won their seventh in a row, but at least it was a decent game, compared to some of the more recent West Coast trips.

Can't make the game tonight, Cher's back on stage. In case you're interested, she plays Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace. You can get a pair of tickets for the price of one seat in the Dugout Club.

Maybe my absence will be felt in the form of a Reds' win. But with Belisle and his 1-3,  7.45 ERA on the mound, it will take another couple of Dunn homers, Griffey's 598th and maybe Janish's first. The good thing is that the cable feed at Caesars has FSN, so I might get to watch.