Blue Jays’ John Schneider ejected folllowing profane rant in Philly

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As the losses pile up, frustrations continue to boil over for the Blue Jays, who seem powerless to alter a season veering out of control as the quarter point nears.

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When Philadelphia superstar Bryce Harper blasted a grand slam in the fourth inning off of Jays ace Jose Berrios on Tuesday night, the Phillies opened up a mammoth 8-0 lead and, as expected, it didn’t sit well for the struggling 16-19 Jays.

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For a team playing the first of a quick two-game series in Philly having lost nine of its previous 12 and mired in last place in the American League East, it was as ugly as it gets.

And the frustration that has been growing through four consecutive series losses over the previous two weeks popped its top when manager John Schneider was tossed after the Harper blast. In one of the beleaguered Jays skipper’s most animated umpire encounters, a red-faced Schneider went at third-base ump Paul Clemons with a profane diatribe.

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At issue in the moment was Clemons’ controversial calling a “no swing” on the Phillies’ Kyle Schwarber two batters before Harper’s lethal blow.

Lip readers didn’t need to leave much to the imagination as Schneider appeared to be suggesting Clemons “watch the (bleeping) game” and later “shut the (bleep) up you (bleeping, bleep.)

Safe to say Schneider’s sixth ejection as Jays manager was the most bombastic and a reflection not just of his team falling into a deep early hole following an off-day, but of the growing frustration of a team struggling to find its way.

Meanwhile, when things are going bad, they’re going bad. Berrios entered the game with an American League-best 1.44 ERA that almost doubled to 2.85 as he surrendered eight runs on seven hits in just 3.2 innings of work.

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