He is the first major leaguer to have a father to play in the
National Football League
His dad was a former Notre Dame All-America wide reciever who also
played 11 NFL seasons as a receiver for the Los Angeles Rams
He became just the 12th Angels player ever to record at least 100
RBI in a season
He was on the TV show "ER" in the 1994 off season
His favorite TV show is Monday Night Football
His favorite announcers are Chick Hearn and Bob Miller
His all-time favorite athlete is his father, Jack Snow (what a nice son!)
His favorite movie is "Rocky"
His favorite actor is John Malkovich and his favorite actress is
Gweneth Paltrow
He spent his honeymoon on a cruise
His favorite ballpark to visit is Camden Yards in Baltimore
In 2002 he became just the 27th player in baseball history to have a hit in all seven games of the World Series
He would choose Matt Damon to play him in a movie about his life
He was a teammate of Robb Nen in high school
He is a 15 handicap and his favorite Bay Area golf course is Lake Merced
He claims not to be able to live without his Tivo
His favorite subject in school was math (okay, he's no longer my favorite...just kidding)
Unfortunately for Giants fans, he was involved in history during the 2003 NLDS: it was the first postseason series ever to end with the potential tying run thrown out at the plate
He uses a black bat, a 34 inch, 32 ounce Louisville Slugger C271
His excellent defensive play is in large part due to super hand-eye coordination and 20/15 (better than 20/20) vision
He likes to eat peanut and jelly sandwiches as a pre-game snack
When he won his second Gold Glove award he became the first Angel
player to be honored twice
He and Barry Bonds became just the second pair of Giants teammates in
history to win Gold Gloves in consecutive years
His 100th career home run came on a grand slam
He was awarded the "Hoover Defensive Award" for being the Giants best
defensive player in 1997
He likes rollercoasters and even slid down the "Bernie the Brewer" slide at
Miller Park
He was one of the 1998 True Value Men of the Year
for his work with the American Cancer Society
He is only the fourth player in baseball history
to win multiple Gold Glove awards in both leagues
He has the fifth best fielding percentage of any
first baseman in baseball history
He was involved in the first triple play in
Coors Field history
He was also awarded the "Willie McCovey Award" for being the Giants most
inspirational player. This was an award bestowed on J.T. by his teammates.
His preferred types of music are hard rock and alternative
His best little league memory was being on a team that went
undefeated two years in a row, 30-0
He was the first player in the history of interleague play
to be caught stealing
In 2000, he set a NL record for sacrifice flies by a left handed hitter (and
how is that for obscure!)
He was one of only three players in the major leagues in 1998 to win a
Gold Glove and lead their league in fielding percentage
He is only the seventh player to win the Gold Glove
award in both leagues
In 1998, he committed only one error in 1,134 total chances
He was named "Best Angel" by Orange County Weekly Magazine
He was the recipient of the Dave Drevecky award, awarded to the Giants player
who shows the most courage
The best thing he likes about San Francisco is the restaurants
His favorite restaurant in San Francisco is an Italian restaurant called
Trattoria Contadina
The best advice he ever got was from his father: "You can achieve
anything you want if you put your mind to it. Always try your best.
Give 100% in anything you do in life."
He was selected to the Baseball Digest All-Star
Rookie team in 1993
His license plate says "1B Man"
He graduated from Los Alamitos High School in California, where he
lettered in baseball, football, and basketball
He played three season at the University of Arizona
As a junior, he was named to All-Pac 10 team
Holds the school record for career putouts (1,651)
He played with fellow Major Leaguer's Scott Erickson (Orioles) and
Trevor Hoffman (Padres)
He grew up a big Dodgers fan
Former Giant 1st baseman Will Clark was one of his idols
Other players he liked were all first basemen: Wally Joyner and Don
Mattingly
