Tim Worrell and Rheal Cormier have adjusted to the bullpen, and for a more contemporary example, there's last year's version of Floyd, reliever Ryan Madson.

"I just listened to everybody and copied a lot of what they did," said Madson. "There's nobody better to take all these hints from then those guys. You have to develop a different routine as far as warming up and being ready to potentially pitch every day.

"A lot of what I picked up I got from just overhearing conversations. They would be talking about certain hitters, umpires and game situations."

Madson said it took him about a month to feel comfortable, and there was no looking back. He pitched so well that he was elevated to a more visible role and entered this season without the debate of whether he'll rejoin the rotation.

Madson still wants to be a starter at some point, but that's a story for a different day.

As for Floyd, he acknowledges that pitching in relief for the Phillies is better than starting every fifth day for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, so he's not going to complain.

The Phillies aren't sure how they'll use Floyd, who should be available to pitch on Tuesday or Wednesday. But he's pitched well enough to stay in the big leagues.

"Madson excelled in that role last year, and there's been a lot of pitchers in the Major Leagues who developed in the bullpen," said manager Charlie Manuel. "Baltimore used to do it all the time in the '60s and '70s. Gavin's going to be OK. Finding work for him is exactly what we have to do. That's the big thing.

"We haven't sat him down yet and described his role to him. We're still working it out. Right now, we definitely think he can help our staff.

Byrd lands in Philly: Not even his current circumstances or the splint on his newly diagnosed broken right ring finger could wipe the smile off Marlon Byrd's face.

"This is a bump in the road," Byrd said. "It's a setback, unfortunately. I still might be able to get 400 to 450 at-bats. My goal is to hit .300, with five home runs a month."

First things first, and that's healing from the broken finger that will cost him at least the next two weeks. When he was injured on March 20, X-rays showed no fracture, so no MRI was performed.

Byrd worked his way back into shape, and played a few games in Florida.

"After the third game, I came in the next morning and it was swollen," Byrd said. "I was going to take a couple of days off. By the time I got to Scranton, it was worse. I'm glad I know now [what it is]. At the same time, it got to the point where I couldn't play through it."

Byrd's goal is to return so he can continue the progress he made in Spring Training, when he was one of the Phillies' best players. If he does, he figures he'll find his way back to the Majors -- somewhere.

"I did enough whining and frowning last year, and it's not me," Byrd said. "I had a confused face last year because I had no clue what I was doing or how to fix it. Now I just want to get back and play.

Quotable: "They didn't have that then, thank God. When I came up as a pinch-hitter, it wasn't very good. They put them up on the scoreboard in Japan, and that was all right." -- Charlie Manuel, a career .198 hitter in the Major Leagues who hit .303 with 189 homers in Japan, on whether the scoreboards displayed statistics when he played

On deck: Right-hander Brett Myers hopes his third start will be just like the first two. His 1-0 record and 0.73 ERA includes two brilliant outings against the Nationals and Cardinals. Myers will get the ball on Sunday night in the series finale against the Braves at Citizens Bank Park.

Philling in: Jim Thome hasn't homered in the first 11 games this season, the longest homerless stretch to start a season in his career. ... David Bell is in an 0-for-17 slump and is hitting .163 this season. ... Jimmy Rollins will wear a microphone for Sunday's nationally televised game on ESPN.

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