Lost Time Is Not Found Again is what the MPS blog crew has been reading today.

+ Todd Palin, hitting the NASCAR circuit. {FanHouse.}

+ Another take on the Clemens presser. {Kornheiser’s Cartel.}

+ Eric Gordon drops 33 on Sacramento. {L.A. Times.}

+ Eminem and Jordan Brand. {First Cuts.}

+ Tony Romo seeks the inspiration of The Brett Favre. {The Sporting Blog.}

+ Non-sports: {Andrew Sullivan, Why I Blog.} {I’ve actually eaten at this restaurant before.}

Quotable:

“Savard thought the team was on the right track, but he’s wrong. Having seen the Blackhawks twice in the early part of this season, there was clearly something wrong with their fundamentals. Breakout passes were bad, but not nearly as bad as dangerous passes within the defensive zone against the forecheck.

The lines didn’t feel right, which could be more a product of Tallon’s inability to replace Robert Lang at center than anything else. The fact that Nikolai Khabibulin started two of the team’s first four games shows either Savard’s basic misunderstanding of the team’s offseason moves or a blatant disregard for the reality of his surroundings.

In the end, the expectations for this team and the rabid fan support Chicago has cultivated necessitated this move.

The $56-million defenseman. The 20-year-old captain. The red carpet. The limos. Hockey in Wrigley. There’s too much on the line for this team to look as bad as it did in three of the first four games. And Tallon, Bowman and Wirtz pulled this trigger at the right time.” – Greg Wyshynski of Yahoo!’s Puck Daddy on Denis Savard’s firing