Knee-Taking Baseball Player Bruce Maxwell Was Abusive Toward Cops

Not only does the execrable Bruce Maxwell of the Oakland A’s refuse to stand for the national anthem, not only is he an egregious hate hoaxer, not only was he arrested last weekend for sticking a gun in the face of a delivery girl, this is the respect he shows officers of the law:

When cops confronted Maxwell, he reeked of booze, cussed like crazy and couldn’t keep his story straight. …

As the investigation continued, cops say Maxwell “began making anti-police statements and utilized excessive profanity.” When cops decided to arrest him, he initially refused to comply. …

Maxwell was transported to a nearby jail, where he continued to cuss out police officers…

What a charming guy. A real role model for youth.

Seriously, Maxwell must have some amazing stats to justify keeping such a conspicuous lowlife on the team.

Or maybe not. Last year he batted .237, with three homeruns and 22 RBIs.

That’s lousy. The A’s need to do the right thing by cutting him loose. It won’t even cost them anything, since Maxwell is not performing anyway.

MLB has standards to uphold. So far Maxwell is the only knee-taker. His contract should be canceled for that alone.

BTW, congratulations to the world champion Houston Astros, who won the World Series last night.