BOSTON — Mike Butcher is under fire for the first time in six years as pitching coach, the Angels struggling to the point where many fans are calling for Butcher to be dumped the way hitting coach Mickey Hatcher was in May. Butcher, whose staffs have excelled for most of his tenure in Anaheim, hasn't retreated into a corner and gone into a rope-a-dope. Asked about the criticism before Tuesday night's game at Fenway Park, Butcher came out swinging. "I'm not going to defend my job because I know how good I am," he said. "I know what I bring to the table every day. I know I get these guys prepared. They work every day. Nothing is going to change the way I go about preparing the guys. "I'm...
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