Yep, after taking 18 hours to jet to the other side of the globe, the Dodgers and Padres played to a 3-3 standoff last night/this morning/tonight in Beijing. I'm sure the good folks in the People's Republic had to be pleased with what they saw, though -- even if they weren't exactly sure what it was they were seeing. For the moment, that would put the Dodgers' record for the spring at 6-10-2. ... Beautiful day for the Dodgers' last ever appearance at Space Coast Stadium in Melbourne/Viera/antisepticville, which has really been built up in recent years. You no longer see cows beyond the outfield fence. There is a brand new high school across the street, complete with its own stadium (they don't use this minor-league ballpark for football games, the way Hoover, Ala., did in that MTV show Two-a-Days). The horizon is totally flat, so you can see all the new condo complexes that have gone up in the distance, and there is this little cluster of chain restaurants between here and I-95 that I might have to stop at on the way back to Vero (Chili's, Cracker Barrel, etc.). This really is a great place to watch a game, if you're ever on a spring-training trip to the Atlantic Coast, a great ballpark with really good sightlines and plenty of parking. You just won't be able to watch the Dodgers play here. ... Tony Abreu didn't make the trip after all. Not sure why yet. But Saito will pitch today.