No more Tigers, now it's time for Tampa

Detroit was washed away by the rain, so now it's onto Tampa where Andy Pettitte will try to beat Matt Garza and the Rays. While at work I decided to scour the Internet message boards, which is always a dangerous idea. I happened to read the comments from an article about Tampa Bay sweeping the Angels and found some very interesting thoughts from Rays fans, a fan base I never knew existed.

• The fans know the Rays are not as good as Boston or New York yet, but they demand respect.
• Rays fans hate Angels fans.
• They fully recognize Yankees and Red Sox fans dominate Tampa when their teams are in town.
• There is a lot of interest and optimism for this series with New York. Rays fans measure how good their team is based on how they perform against Boston and New York.
• The fan base goal seems to be fighting it out for the wild card this season.

The Mother's Day rainout might be the greatest postponement in the history of the world. Kei Igawa's spot will be skipped. New York will have a choice on Friday whether they want to start Rasner, Igawa, or Kennedy. My guess is Rasner would get that opportunity, Kennedy will stay in the minors (his start was also postponed) and Igawa will be given some "Old Yeller" treatment. In all seriousness, Kennedy will start Thursday (it was just announced) and Rasner on Friday. Ian threw an inning for Scranton tonight and then was removed, so it will be Kennedy's comeback in the finale of the series. Igawa will remain in the bullpen until Thursday. One final bit of news: A-Rod is progressing, but not enough to come back yet so he will be out for at least one more week.