Things I dislike.

[M2]

I dislike paying more for a beer at a ballpark than I would at a bar.

I dislike that the beer shower isn't a common response to a walk-off home win. And don't let anyone tell you it wouldn't be family friendly. Kids love being drenched in beer.

[Brisco]

I dislike the fact that Jim Coombs isn't in camp yet.

Jim Coombs completed an entire Spring Training's worth of stretching, at bats, pitches, catches and scoring when he stopped off in Arizona for lunch back on January 2d.

Currently he is involved in a bidding war. Seven countries that will remain nameless (ok, one of them is the Vatican... think of the marketing opportunities of "Infallible"!) are trying to hire him for the WBC... provided his appeal to allow single person teams gets approved by the rules committee.

[Caveat Emperor]

I dislike that the #6 guy in the Reds' rotation is a better-than-league-average starter.

Fun fact: Mike Leake's posted a 4.58 ERA in 2012 and comes into 2013 without a rotation spot.

In 2003 (10 years ago), this was the Reds rotation leaving spring training and their eventual season-ending ERAs:

1.) Paul Wilson (4.65)
2.) Danny Graves (5.33)
3.) Ryan Dempster (6.54)
4.) Jimmy Haynes (6.30)
5.) Jimmy Anderson (8.84)

The 2003 Reds used 17 different starting pitchers.

[RichRed]

Fun fact: Mike Leake's posted a 4.58 ERA in 2012 and comes into 2013 without a rotation spot.

In 2003 (10 years ago), this was the Reds rotation leaving spring training and their eventual season-ending ERAs:

1.) Paul Wilson (4.65)
2.) Danny Graves (5.33)
3.) Ryan Dempster (6.54)
4.) Jimmy Haynes (6.30)
5.) Jimmy Anderson (8.84)

The 2003 Reds used 17 different starting pitchers.

Reminds me: I dislike Dempster's dopey glove wiggle thing he does while pitching.

[smixsell]

Joey Votto's poor sliding mechanics, including his awkward "sit down slide" half way between first and second on double plays.

This is literally the ONLY thing I don't like about Joey.

I hope he can tweak his game in this area, because it would be ashamed to have THE BEST HITTER ON THE PLANET miss time due to another injury

[M2]

Jim Coombs completed an entire Spring Training's worth of stretching, at bats, pitches, catches and scoring when he stopped off in Arizona for lunch back on January 2d.

Currently he is involved in a bidding war. Seven countries that will remain nameless (ok, one of them is the Vatican... think of the marketing opportunities of "Infallible"!) are trying to hire him for the WBC... provided his appeal to allow single person teams gets approved by the rules committee.

I thought Coombs was sitting out in protest until Bud Selig approves his unicorn bone bat. Mind you, Coombs hit .452 with a 1.397 OPS in the Mexican League using an old cardboard wrapping paper tube as a bat, so it's not like he needs the unicorn bone model. He just wants to show off that he bagged a unicorn after discovering that subterranean, volcanic jungle beneath Antarctica.

Also I'm pretty sure Coombs and his Wolf 359 All-Stars intend to play the WBC winner for inter-planetary supremacy.

[wolfboy]

Jim Coombs completed an entire Spring Training's worth of stretching, at bats, pitches, catches and scoring when he stopped off in Arizona for lunch back on January 2d.

Currently he is involved in a bidding war. Seven countries that will remain nameless (ok, one of them is the Vatican... think of the marketing opportunities of "Infallible"!) are trying to hire him for the WBC... provided his appeal to allow single person teams gets approved by the rules committee.

Pffffft! It's Jim Coombs. People don't bid on his services; they pray for a miracle.

[Wonderful Monds]

This.

Also:
Cubs/Cubs fans
Cardinals
The DH
MLB Network when Mitch Williams or Kevin Millar are on the screen. U N W A T C H A B L E.

It amazes me that a former player could know so little about baseball as Kevin Millar does.

[BoydsOfSummer]

I dislike falling down three rows of stadium chairs and landing on top of a fat guy.

Speaking for fat guys everywhere. We aren't so fond of it either.

[_Sir_Charles_]

Haha!! It's nice to know your ornery side didn't go into hiding during the offseason, LOL

Never.

[_Sir_Charles_]

And by the way, I can NEVER get enough Jim Coombs threads. Too damned funny.

[MrRedLegger]

I dislike bottom-of-the-first deficits at home.

I dislike Yuengling not being sold in Kentucky.

[Brisco]

I dislike when a pitcher... ANY pitcher... shakes off Hanigan.

[Revering4Blue]

I dislike the death of the SunDeck.
I dislike the fact that clicking my heels three times doesn't get me back where I belong.

As Captain Kirk said to Commodore Decker in the Star Trek episode The Doomsday Machine, "We're stronger with you than without you."

[Tuff Nut]

I dislike spiders and dry counties.