You can not be afraid when you get to this level to teach. I don't care what level you're at, if you don't teach, you're worthless.

Butcher graduated from United Township High School in East Moline Illinois in 1983. Michael Dana Butcher (born May 10 1965) is a retired Major League Baseball relief pitcher. He is currently the pitching coach for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim having served in that position since November 2006.

Butcher was released by the Royals in 1988 and then signed as a free agent with the California Angels with whom he made his Major League debut in 1992. He is currently the pitching coach for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim having served in that position since November 2006.