Well, sometimes one shoe fits all and, in the case of the Blue Jays, the savagery aimed at general manager Ross Atkins and team president Mark Shapiro is as pointed as it has ever been.

That narrative goes with the territory, of course, and most of it is justified. But when the inmates start driving the commentary, the criticisms start to bend towards crisis.

That’s precisely what happened at Target Field in the aftermath of one of the worst playoff exits by a Toronto professional sports team — which is saying something.

Multiple players made their displeasure clear in the post-game wake that, in baseball, serves as locker cleanup.

The disappointment was punctuated by thinly veiled criticism of a front office that has become increasingly difficult to embrace.