May 13, 2010 8:36 AM EST

Phillies manager Charlie Manuel insisted on Wednesday that the team wasn't trying to steal signs against the Rockies earlier this week.

Philadelphia bullpen coach Mick Billmeyer was caught peering through binoculars from the bullpen bench at Coors Field.

"We were not trying to steal signs," Manuel said. "Would we try to steal somebody's signs? Yeah, if we can. But we don't do that. We're not going to let a guy stand up there in the bullpen with binoculars looking in. We're smarter than that."

Via ESPN