Jackie Robinson Day was scheduled to take place Sunday, when the Astros closed out their weekend series against the Phillies, marking the 60th anniversary of Robinson's debut in the Majors. At least one player from each team was going to wear Robinson's legendary No. 42 in honor of the Hall of Famer. Originally, only Carlos Lee and bench coach Cecil Cooper were going to wear No. 42 for the Astros.

But last week, when the Phillies opted to wear the number as a team, the Astros responded in kind, and that got Liborio moving.

"We have jersey sizes marked for all of our players, coaches and managers, which was done during Spring Training," Liborio said. "When they decided they were all going to wear the No. 42, we had to put a call into Majestic [the official supplier of authentic Major League Baseball apparel], which had copies of all their jersey sizes. For example, [Craig] Biggio takes a 46, and they copied the 46 jersey and fit that Biggio wears from how he was measured during Spring Training."

Liborio went around the Houston clubhouse and double-checked each player's size, and called Majestic. A box containing the Astros' No. 42 jerseys, without names on the back, arrived in Philadelphia on Friday.

"I'm happy they gave me some time with this," Liborio said. "The decision for everyone to wear the No. 42 came down in Chicago, once we found out the Phillies were all wearing No. 42. I think it's great we honor Jackie Robinson like that. And besides, it might have looked a little strange with everyone on the Phillies wearing No. 42 and we have just two guys, Carlos and Cooper."

Liborio said the jerseys were made of the same grade as the Astros currently wear. But as it turns out, the jerseys did not get out of the box. The Astros-Phillies game was rained out on Sunday, and may be rescheduled to for Monday, April 23 in Philadelphia. The game is tentatively set to replace Jackie Robinson Day for both teams, meaning the jerseys will have to come back to Philadelphia.

"Majestic really did a great job with this, getting the jerseys to us on time," Liborio said. "It just might be a little tough on the announcers being able to tell who's who, with all those 42s out there. But it's something I'm happy we're doing, honoring Jackie Robinson."

Burke fitting in: It's only 10 games into the season, but it appears Chris Burke is fitting in fine in center field. The converted second baseman appears to like it, despite adjusting to each ballpark's center field configuration -- not to mention a different way of catching the ball.

"It is challenging," Burke said. "I think the biggest challenge isn't the line drives that come at me, it's the high drives that I have to adjust to, deciding which way to turn. You make a wrong turn and odds are, you won't make the catch.

"What we're trying to do with each field is get a feel for the way they're played. I know I'm not going to master anything in three days, playing in Philadelphia, or anywhere we go this year, but if I have enough balls hit to me, I think I'll be more comfortable in knowing where the wall is."

Astros manager Phil Garner likes what he's seen so far.

"Chris is a good athlete and he's judging the ball off the bat well," Garner said. "But when someone takes a big swing, you'll see Chris make a big jump. It still amazes me that every time I see a Major League game, they make it look so easy."

Coming up: Following Sunday's rainout, Houston travels home for a brief two-game series with Florida. Garner has shuffled his rotation, going with Wandy Rodrigruez, who was scheduled to start against the Phillies on Sunday, in Monday's 7:05 p.m. CT contest against the Marlins. Garner has also moved Roy Oswalt to Tuesday, shifting Chris Sampson to Wednesday at Cincinnati.