"I really like my toe straps and the comfort of wearing good sneakers."
Yeah, it's real comfortable having the pedal body dig into the bottom of your foot as your "sneaker" bends under the pressure of each pedal stroke!
Disregard FarHorizon's misguided comments - he never mentions that clipless pedals were designed for SAFETY! Look ski bindings designed them so riders who used cleated shoes didn't suffer twisting injuries during falls. Your feet sometimes didn't come out of the old pedals and you got hurt (in addition to the road rash!).
Pro or casual rider, everyone will benefit from using clipless pedals. Better for the knees (if properly set up) and you use more leg muscles.
FarHorizon's agrument basically adds that it's better to have your feet fly off the pedals at 40mph on a hairy descent than at 0mph at a stoplight. Hogwash!
FarHorizon is like many long time cyclists who have used toe clips forever - it's hard to relearn the pedal release. But if you don't waste your time learning toe clips, you'll pick up clipless really fast.
Go clipless - it's great for practically everyone!