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[illadelphia]

It is getting ugly in Philly where the Phils were just swept by the Dodgers and have lost 6 straight.

Here are some interesting quotes from the clubhouse:

Quote:"We don't scare nobody," Manuel said. "We used to have a swagger. We used to be kind of cocky in a real good way. Teams used to definitely fear us. I definitely don't see that fear no more. I'm sorry. I'm answering the question very honestly. I don't see where we scare nobody. Nobody backs down from us. Matter of fact, they come right at us. They take it right to us."

Quote:"We have good players, but I guess when you aren't hitting towering 500-foot home runs . . . ," said Cole Hamels, his voice trailing off for a moment. "I guess all I really remember, and what Charlie is trying to say was intimidating, is that every inning we were hitting homers and striking guys out when we were pitching and shutting the door, and we haven't been doing that right now. We have to get that kind of intensity and energy back, because we need to put it back into saying ‘No, you can't chip us away, we are going to stay up there.' But we're obviously not at the top, so we have a long way to go."