Max Scherzer was pacing around the mound when he spotted Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider walking toward him, presumably to pull him from Game 4 of the American League Championship Series.

Scherzer screamed “no way!” and after a brief but animated exchange, Schneider left the mound with the 41-year-old pitcher still in the game.

To a casual Blue Jays fans, Scherzer's behaviour might seem disrespectful or even unhinged. But for his teammates and hardcore baseball fans, this was classic Mad Max.

"I've been waiting for that all year, for Max to yell at me on the mound," said Schneider in his post-game news conference. "I think at that point there's numbers, there's projections, there's strategy, and there's people. So I was trusting people.

"I think in that moment, you relive ever

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