I stayed awake until 2:20 AM and watched the United States Mens Basketball Team win their Gold Medal game against Spain 117-108. It only took two weeks, but I got what I ultimately wanted. I got the U.S. in a close game and in a position where every possession counted. I got the U.S. having to play in the half-court set and I was able to see yet again why Kobe Bryant is the greatest player in the whole world.

The shots Kobe made and created in the 4th quarter against Spain were tremendous. a 4-point play late in the fourth for Kobe actually gave me some goosebumps. I feel much better about Team USA as the Olympics end, than I did when the Olympics began.

It had to be nice to be Coach K and have the luxury of having a Kobe Bryant on your team. Knowing in the huddle that you could pull him aside and say "Hey Kobe, go take over." It was fun to watch and I am glad I stayed awake for it.

I am going to bed now........ Visions of gold medals dancing in my head.

If you don't want to get kicked out of the Olympics, don't kick the official in the head. Did anyone see the guy in Taekwondo(spelling er) who got disqualified from Bejing after kicking the official in the head after that official made him forfeit the match for taking too long during an injury time-out?? Gotta love it.

The U.S. Womens Basketball team has been almost as dominant as the Men in these Olympics. But I'll give an award for best uniforms in these Olympic games to the Australians. Amazing.

The Yankees won last night but will Mike Mussina get to 20 wins?? Or, will he yet again come painfully close without getting that first 20-win season. I don't think there is a guy around baseball who wouldn't be rooting for Moose to get this first 20-win season.

I'll be at the Mens Final tonight at Pilot Penn Tennis in the Clear Channel Box over in section 24 down in the 5th row. Swing by and say hello if your a listener that's going to be in the area.

It's a busy day for me with a round of golf at Oxford Greens with Producer Extrordinaire Evan Wilner and then the tennis to go to. Then tomorrow, we go out and play Stanley Golf Course in New Britain in the latest "Playin with Page" promotion.

Never a moments rest

Such was the case last night with the Shelton National Little League team playing in Williamsport PA. at the Little League World Series. Congratulations on a great season. Just two outs away from moving on to a matchup with the Pool A winner, Shelton fell in extra innings on Monday night. Still, hold your heads high boys. You have a lot to be proud of.

I said this week would be a pivotal week in whether the Yankees play meaningful games late in September or whether they fade away in the postseason chase. Tonight will start a three-game series in Toronto against the surging Blue Jays. The Yankees last stand?? I think so. Lets see what kind of heart this team displays.

Does anyone care what happens at the Olynpics for the rest of this week?? Let me know on the show today.

The Mets bullpen imploded yet again yesterday in Pittsburgh. Just a few innings away from a 7-0 road trip, the boys from Shea reminded us why they haven't been a sure thing all year in the National League East.

If this is the end of Tom Glavine's career, what a career it's been.

I love how Joe Torre and the Dodgers front office are making a legit run at a World Series in 2008. Greg Maddux will be a big boost to that.

If you had asked me to place bets on Brett Favre becoming a New York Jet when all of this was said and done, I would have told you that pigs would fly before that happens. It was always listed as a possibility but who were we kidding?? The Jets had never shown a knack for "going for it." With a new stadium on the horizon and the Giants touting a Super Bowl, it's hard to believe that the Jets will be stealing most of the back pages (pun intended) in New York.

I asked the question yesterday on the program and I still ask it in my head as I write this: How much better did the New York Jets become today?? They are a wild-card team at best with the addition of Favre. Maybe for the Jets that makes this move worthwhile. It would seem, that at best the Jets have 2 years to win a Super Bowl with Favre at the helm. After that, all bets are off and he'll be retired again, and likely for good this time. Frankly, as long as Tom Brady and Peyton Manning reside in the AFC with the Patriots and Jets, it's hard to believe the Jets are headed to the Super Bowl anytime soon.

The Packers are likely to wind up with a 2nd round in exchange for Favre as the Jets gave up a conditional draft pick. If the Jets make the playoffs and Favre takes 70 percent of the Jets snaps, then Green Bay gets that 2nd round pick. If the Jets make the Super Bowl that becomes a 1st round pick. If neither of those thing happen, then the Jets give up a 3rd or 4th round pick. All and all, this is a good deal for the Packers. A 2nd or 1st round pick for a guy who might play two more years, at best, is a coup for a franchise who didn't have a ton of bargaining leverage.

As someone who lives in East Haven, I am just looking forward to being able to watch every single snap that Brett Favre will take this year without having to purchase a satellite dish.

It seems the title of this blog has been the theme for my show for the past few weeks. It appears that one of those listed above will be settled soon enough. The only word I can use to describe this Packers/Brett Favre ordeal would be "mismanaged." It was mismanaged by Favre when he retired only to unretire just as quickly. It was mismanaged by the Packers in the past 24 hours when they decided to do an about-face and have Favre compete with Aaron Rodgers for the starting job in training camp. I'll get into this more during the program today.

Now to the Red Sox. A great weekend for them. They swept a weekend series from the A's and Jason Bay was a big part of the reason why. He's not Manny Ramirez but he certainly contributed in a huge way to all of their victories over the weekend. The fact that Oakland couldn't score against Shelton National probably doesn't hurt either. But victories are victories and you take them where you can get them, especially around this time of the year. By the way, Manny Ramirez isn't playing too badly either.

The Yankees turned what could have been a disasterous weekend into one that looks a little rosier by the time all is said and done. Mike Mussina picked up his 14th win of the year and the Yankee bats woke up over the weekend. Xavier Nady continues to play well since arriving in New York. The Yankees need to figure out a way to get Mariano Rivera straightened out when it comes pitching in non-save situations. He cost the Yankees what could have been a third win this year and he's done this on more than one occasion. Again, guys need to be held accountable and that includes Mo.

The Mets couldn't figure out a way to beat a Houston team thats struggled all year. Now, both they and the Marlins find themselves 3 games back in the loss column as August baseball kicks into gear. Suddenly, Jerry Manuel doesn't look so smart and Willie Randolph doesn't look so dumb. The Mets will start a critical seven-game homestand tomorrow with the Padres and Marlins. Anything less than 5-2 on this homestand will be unacceptable.

Will they or won't they?? That is the question as Major League Baseball's Trade deadline arrives. Have the Red Sox decided that Manny Ramirez is such a cancer to this team, that they would subtract perhaps, their greatest offensive piece in an affort to better clubhouse harmony?? What an indictment it would me on Manny Ramirez for the Red Sox to deal him at the trade deadline. But as is always the case in Professional Sports, someone will always be willing to pay for talent. Manny will get his rediculous contract in the offseason. There will always be some general manager or owner that says "I can get through to this guy" or "all he needs is a change of scenery." The fact of the matter is, Manny ramirez would need a personality transplant in order for him to be in the right situation. Manny will always be Manny. The Red Sox enabled him for years in Boston. He was allowed to play by a different set of rules than anyone else in Boston. Someone finally figured out that this wasn't best for the team and decided a trade was necessary. But I ask this question...... If Boston were atop the A.L. East by 4 or 5 games over the Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays were in their usual basement dwelling, would we be having this conversation. I don't think so.