Butch Chaffin 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸⚾️⚾️⚾️
@ButchBaseball29
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38 yrs.coaching- 18 yrs USA BSBL Staff 2010/'17/'23, Husband/Dad to Kait, Molly, Lily Z /GC -Nollie, Elsie, & Georgie + Duke Jan '25 + Lottie in May'25.
Tennessee
Joined October 2020
ESPN will televise axe throwing, tag, cornhole, and not college baseball. The national pastime. Tag? Really?.
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Umpire shortage. Why don't local colleges offer students a 3 hour P.E. credit to umpire high school, middle school, youth games? 2 birds, 1 stone.
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NIL, portal, coaches salaries, transfers. can all be traced to 9u teams with walk up music, team moms, Dads in turfs, giant gear bags being carried by parents, and t-ball all star teams.
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This is a 1st team High School All American in 2021. It was his turn to vacuum so he vacuumed. No discussion, no argument. He hit .640 with 10 bombs. He vacuumed. He was 3-0 with 3 saves and a micro ERA. It was his turn, he vacuumed. #credo
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IMO, Baseball is a living thing. It has a heartbeat and pulse. It may not reward you now, but in the end it will. It recognizes when you respect it, play hard, do extra work, show up early, and love it.
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Derek Jeter - 254 errors in 20 years. 12 per year.Ozzie Smith (regarded as the most elite defender of all-time).281 errors in 19 years. 14 per year.The Jeter couldn't play defense is a tired one.
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Velocity is irrelevant if you can't spot it or spin it.
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If you have a guy that does your field. thank him a 100 times a day. I don't have that guy. so Thank you Me. #credo
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Why not have every team play a game in a non AAA minor league park. Let people that can't get to in mlb city see it. Charge normal prices. Raffle to see who gets tickets. Give gate to charity. Mandatory autographs. Always next day off for teams. Grow the game & brand.
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If your hitters are barreling everything in BP. they aren't being challenged. If you aren't challenging them. you aren't helping them. If they aren't failing, you are.
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H.S. Players. keep in mind. if you want to play at the next level, you are trying to impress scouts and coaches of a different generation. There aren't any 18-20 uearvold scouts. Your look, attitude, and play needs to cross any generational gap.
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The look on the kids face. a generation that has been allowed to pop off and has never been punched in the face.
That man had a look in his eyes only a drunk college student could create
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See coaches say play multiple sports and then have AAU basketball and spring football right in the middle of spring sports. Check yourself.
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A sad day for high school baseball. @MoseleyAdam and one of his players win a Gold Medal representing the United States and he has been told he will be suspended for one year after being led to believe it wasn't a violation. Absolute travesty. Make it right @AlaBCAUpdates.
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My 2 cents on 1 knee catchers. I don't give a rip as long as you can catch, block, throw guys out. no knees, 1 knee, 2 knees, stomach. I don't need details of the birth, just show me the baby.
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This is my 4 year old granddaughter Magnolia who will come to practice, leave her Mom's side and go sit by herself, eat goldfish, and watch "Coaches Boys". She then tells me thumbs up or thumbs down. Love this girl so much.
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My guys lift, run sprints, and yes. run distance. Young hot shot made comment that when was the last time a baseball player ran a mile in a game? I said when was the last time a boxer ran 5 in a match? Ali ran 5 a day. It's called endurance. You be you.
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Don't think some players and their parents realize how many really really good players there are out there? You aren't competing with the guy on your team. you are competing against a guy you will never meet. He will be there and you won't.
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Fred McGriff was cut from his high school team and now he is going into the Hall of Fame.
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True story. Early in coaching career. Waiting to play the district tournament. A dad walks up to me as I'm making lineup out sitting on a sidewalk bench, reveals a gun. Says his kid better play in this game. Dead serious I said, "We ain't got no pitching. just shoot me now".
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Never forget. that assistant coach you loved. will change when they become a head coach. The relationship will become different and more distant. Assistant coaches are uncles or aunts. Head Coaches are Daddys and Mommys. Just saying.
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I was coached in Little League by a man who had no kids in the league. Every coach in the league. no kids in the league. We practiced for an hour on Sunday a.m.and played 2 games a week. 1 uniform. It was awesome.
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Leaving a dugout clean is just showing respect to the host, the ballpark, and The Game. Why people hating on picking up their own trash?.
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Ask any former player, and they would all say if they had it to do again, they would sacrifice more and train harder. At least the good ones would.
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Baseball is a boring game to watch if you just watch the game. There is a game within a game. many times a game within a game within a game. If you don't like it. UBU, but don't bash what you can't understand.
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Are you kidding? Build it. Build it well. Put lights up. He and his friends will hang out there for hours and for years. When he is done. donate to a local league or high school. Investment. Why more parents don't do this is beyond me.
Tuck has informed me that we need a batting cage in our back yard. advise from those who have done this. recommendations? Do’s and don’ts?
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Good teams learn to do labor. I'll go to my grave saying you can determine wins in the spring by how players work on their own field. One of the only sports where kids learn to use a shovel and a rake.
Baseball fields take a lot of work. Our players take great ownership and pride in maintaining one of the best surfaces around. Very grateful to my coaches who work all year on our facility! #BlueCollar
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If your the guy saying, "I can't hit that. He's throwing to slow." He has you right where he wants you. and you're probably not a good hitter.
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It's ok if a kid wants to play baseball just because he loves it and doesn't want to play in college.
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If you know you know. First try of the day.
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Guess the people of Atlanta will be making that lost All Star game revenue back. The Game Knows.
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Anybody can show up and hit in the cage. thousands do it daily. Can you hit in the cage and lift in the weight room daily. Can you focus and be detailed. Do you have a plan in both places?.
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Sometimes you gotta just let hitters hit. Don't over think it.
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So many can't enjoy playing in high school because they are worried about playing in college, then they worry about playing "pro" ball & can't enjoy playing in college. Then, 9 years of chasing is over, and there is no joy.
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Lots of players trying to get to the next level. Why don't you try to be good on this level first? Not like it gets easier. Dominate where your at.
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When I visit the mound, I usually touch the P chest at some point. I want to feel their heartbeat. If it's pumping slightly above normal & they are making eye contact, they want the challenge. If its pumping hard & and their looking at ground, they are thinking about last pitch.
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The ultimate goal of every youth baseball player should be to wear USA across their chest. Just ask the players that have done it. No other feeling like it. #ForGlory @USABaseball.
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High School players rejoicing at the fact that NFHS has dropped the jewelry rules. This could get good people.
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Lot of guys in the portal do realize that they will never play D1 baseball again, right?.
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My whole life I have been amazed at some parents thinking I'm not qualified to make out a lineup, yet think I control the weather 2 hours away. 🤣🤣🤣.
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This times a billion!!!!!!.
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Have always taught runners to stare at the first baseman's feet when running to first base. Their feet will tell you exactly what is happening.
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All you guys getting turf. can I have your mower?.
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In AZ to walk my oldest down the aisle. Have teared up twice today already. Say a prayer because I'm about to be a puddle.
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I propose that ABCA take convention to a warm weather site. Can I get a second?.
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Successful hitters swing at good pitches and take bad ones. That's the tweet.
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Can you imagine a teammate costing you a possible chance at a national championship because he makes the stop, rips the guys shoe off, and throws it down field?.
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IMO, Baseball is a living thing. It has a heartbeat and pulse. It may not reward you now, but in the end it will. It recognizes when you respect it, play hard, do extra work, show up early, and love it.
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Sorry. not seeing Space Jam with LeBron. Only one Space Jam. The one with MJ.
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Its happening. I can feel it. So many great dudes who are great coaches. The tide is turning. A wave of positive stuff happening on baseball twitter. Keep the momentum rolling. You be You, but be the force.
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Did rye grass myself this year. Best it's ever been. Bet on yourself. So think. mowed high. @credo
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Junior's swing is iconic. So is his advice.
"My follow through is up. I was taught to keep the bat in zone as long as I can & that's what I try to do. The longer it's in the zone the better chance you have of making contact." Ken Griffey Jr.
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I'm convinced that the same guy that invented catcher's knee savers invented the base running oven mitt.
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Sure are a lot of "World Series" out there.
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These two did a thang today. So proud of them. Two great people who are going to do great things.
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Can we just let kids hit? No gimmicks. Just tell them to calm the head and be violent with the stick.
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Why do we have SEC Alternate Network if your not going to put college baseball on it? @SECNetwork.
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Love my guys, but Lord. would sell a kidney for a 2 out hit.
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I. Can't. Stop. Watching. This. #hypnotictherapy.
This clip of @jplasencia15 executing a perfect catchers pop up for @VaqueroBaseball is exactly what I needed this fine Monday evening
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Not enough "Please, Thank you, Yes ma'am, No ma'am, Yes sir, No sir".
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Coaches. don't ever feel bad or guilty for being demanding. Set the bar high. Love em up and push.
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Anybody can recruit great players who have high rankings. Are you smart enough to recruit good players who will become great? Players who you can see it and make it better.
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To everyone under 40. your views will be "old school" in the future so guard your tongue.
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Ever tell a hitter to hunt fastballs 0-0 and pitcher throws fastball in a good spot to drive and the hitter takes it. looking for the perfect pitch and not ready for a good pitch?.
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Tweeted: Every baseball coach should umpire. Here is the flip side. every umpire should understand the time invested by coaches and players.
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Coaches. lets do this. When a kid makes a great play against you and call is close and doesn't go your way. lets sit on our hands and acknowledge it was a great play.
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Hope all of you are OK with Turner being excited he hit a grand slam to win the game for the United States of America? It's just a travel team tournament and if he offended you. I mean, it's for his country.
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So Coaches are gonna get a raise?.
The latest: President-elect Joe Biden pushes for $15 national minimum wage during COVID-19 economic recovery plan.
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So many teachers and coaches working to be the "hero" of the story. The student/player is the hero. Let the story unfold. Be the guide.
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95% of problems coaches face are due to the fact that "they let it slide" or ignored it. Don't be held hostage by "that guy".
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This is Elsie Elizabeth Swartz. My 2nd granddaughter. Luke and my Kaitlin are her parents. So excited.
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Jason Maxwell is one of the best baseball coaches, at any level, on the planet. I've been around thousands of coaches, the way he coaches, runs a meeting, and cares for players is incredible.(He is the good looking one) #ForGlory @USABaseball18U
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Had a guy tell me he disagreed with what I was doing. I said. might not work in your situation. you have different guys, different style, different opponents. YOU BE YOU. Point is. define what you want and work to find ways to be what you want. Different strokes.
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Half the problem is hitters don't swing at hittable pitches enough. That was my TED talk.
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@KimberlyLaRussa This lady is awesome. What a giant serving heart. There are some great people in this world and she is one of them.
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Here's to all the parents of youth baseball players who drive their sons all over, sit there and watch, ask a good question seeking information, and do it right. Be that parent.
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For all you "coaches" who's goal in life is to win a 9u plastic ring hating on UT catcher Cal Stark (you're quiet now), the Vols aren't there w/o his skills. Catching 14 different slots, back picking runners, team leader, knows role, and motivator. Know the game, 'cause Cal does.
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Catchers. let strikes sit. Don't make a strike more of a strike. Glove movement isn't needed on every pitch. Let the corners of the house be corner strikes. Let stuff on the knees, be on the knees.
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Day 3 of Dude Hunting. As a baseball player, I would have crawled across broken glass for a shot at being selected for a Team USA Baseball Squad. ##ForGlory.
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In today's society, guys with no eye black, sliding mit in their back pocket, who hit a bomb, drop the bat and run are the ones who stand out the most. If scouts were 17, they wouldn't be impressed with the plain approach. Never met a 17 yr old scout.
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As an umpire, tell me how a rubber bracelet or sitting on a bucket with 1 foot out of the dugout is crucial to the game?.
@Frank_Durand_ @ButchBaseball29 Please tell me how wearing a hat at the dinner table is changing society🤦🏼♂️.
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Good call @ABCA1945. 6 p.m. curfew tonight in DC. That wouldn't have played well for 10,000 baseball coaches.
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@dfeas15 This happened in a game I was coaching. Umps stop game with 2 outs to go. I said no. Plate ump tells me to fungo a ball to my CF. If he catches it, we finish. I go to dugout tell CF to put a ball in glove. I hit ball over his head. He holds ball in glove up. We finish and win.
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Here's to all the high school coaches who scheduled tough this year. Well done.
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There are so many great baseball coaches out there. Am I right?.
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This guy was one of 83 that was placed on Omaha Beach on June 5th. 80 lost their life ahead of the June 6th landing. My Father was a scared kid doing his job so others would be safe and experience liberty. This was the greatest generation.
🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸.
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These 2 chuckleheads. They have my heart.
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I grind on my guys because I want them to play perfect. I know they can't, but not gonna keep working them. They know me. They know what I'm saying. They also know I Love Them like they were my own. Love these guys. #credo.
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