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

+ J.R. Smith is ready for change. {Baller Blogger.}

+ Can Bill Lynch get his timing down at Indiana? {Dr. Saturday.}

+ Do sportswriters still matter? {Shysterball.}

+ Who’s behind the aerial attack on Reggie Miller? {NBC.}

+ Non-sports: What Google thinks of Twitter. {Mashable.} One man’s take on Facebook’s acquisition of FriendFeed. {Daring Fireball.}

Quotable:

“Score another one for Kenny Williams. It almost never happens that players as talented Alex Rios can be acquired without surrendering anything in return. The White Sox didn’t even have to outbid 29 teams or surrender a draft pick. In Rios, they brought in a player who is about to start getting expensive, but one who figures to age well and live up to his contract.

The Jays can point to the fact that Rios’ numbers have dipped in an effort to justify the move, and it is entirely possible that his OPS will end up declining for a third straight year this season. However, Rios is more than just his OPS. He’s a legitimate center fielder who had no business being shoved to a corner for a declining Vernon Wells. He’s a very durable player whose only DL stint in six years as a major leaguer came about because of an infected leg. He’s an excellent basestealer, succeeding on 82 percent of his attempts over the last three years.

Rios will make $9.7 million next year and then $49 million over the following four years, so it’s not a move without risk for the White Sox. Still, his durability and defensive value makes a collapse very unlikely. Even if he wanders aimlessly and never lives up to his potential, his athleticism should guarantee that he’s something close to an average regular. It’s more likely that he’ll have a couple of All-Star campaigns in Chicago and prove to be a modest bargain.” – Matthew Pouliot