Author Archives: Jeff J. Snider

The Wonders of Vonage

I have had quite a few people recently ask me about Vonage, the VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) company that I use for my home phone service. I figured I should just put something about it on my blog so I would have a link to point people to. Here is an email I sent… Read More »

Palmeiro to the Hall of Fame?

On ESPN.com, Skip Bayless wrote: He has one of the sweetest swings ever. So effortless, so rhythmic, this left-handed stroke of baseball genius has produced 566 home runs and 2,999 hits. Rafael Palmeiro is about to join some rare Hall of Fame company. Only Hank Aaron, Willie Mays and Eddie Murray topped 500/3,000. Well done,… Read More »

The Yankees’ Wallets

Up until the moment that Carlos Beltran signed with the Mets last week, 90% of the baseball world assumed that sooner or later, George Steinbrenner would come in and outbid everyone for Beltran’s services. I think Scott Boras assumed that, too, which is why he started the bidding at an outrageous 10-year, $200 million price… Read More »

The Big Question…

Am I the only one who still remembers that Randy Johnson is 41 years old and has a history of back problems? I totally understand wanting him for 2005, but to give him a 2-year extension with crazy money? My favorite thing about this Johnson deal is playing the odds on how much money the… Read More »