Fun memory, but this was probably Roger Erickson. Scott Erickson was 10 years old in 1978.

Yes, my frazzled brain juxtaposing 2 different Twins eras and pitchers! I'm making the Scott to Roger switch ASAP!

Oh, my gosh, that is a memory-jogger.  Those Mauch years weren't always productive, but by golly, they were entertaining.  And with that guy in the dugout, you kept watching because nearly every game was like a class in managing.

Heh.   I'd forgotten all about that incident, but remember it now in hindsight- Jeepers,that was scary, seeing that grown man Grich taking off after (heh- good description) fawn-like Rog Erickson.   I didn't remember who that was (170-pound Rich Chiles!), until watching the video link, but I remember seeing that cross-body block he threw, and Rod teeing off on Grich when he was on the ground.  That was a heck of a fight.

Everything that you said. Mauch kept me watching as well-the guy had a few layers, a complex guy, one hell of a strategist. Lest anyone forgot, or didn't know it, Joe Maddon learned at the feet of Mauch, as one of his coaches durning the latter' tenure as Angels manager in the 80s.