As the illustrious wordsmith Edna St. Vincent Millay once observed – the act of publishing a book is akin to exposing oneself willfully to the public eye with one’s pants down. And it seems like Alex Rodriguez took the quote to heart and quite literally refashioned it to his actual life. The former MLB slugger recently uploaded a picture, announcing his intention to write a book. But the picture, where he is basking in the sun displaying a sheet on top of his bare legs bearing the word “book,” has led some to speculate that he may not be wearing any clothing.

And now he has yet again captured the attention of people, with a comical update. What if, instead of a simple and plain first letter, Rodriguez was to channel the spirit of medieval manuscripts and adorn just the first letter of his book with intricate designs and illustrations that would make any scribe proud? This exaggerated update about his procrastination has met with laughter from his fans.

Alex Rodriguez’s comical update has fans roaring with laughter

It has been a few days since Alex Rodriguez embarked on a new journey of putting pen to paper for his new book. One would imagine, upon watching him from a distance, hunched over his manuscript, scribbling away, that he was well into the first draft. But when he posted an update on his progress, it sent the fans rolling.

Instead of a lengthy update detailing his progress, he simply posted a grand “THE” adorned with intricate patterns. The photograph he posted was captioned, “Made some good progress yesterday.”

Once A-Rod tweeted this, baseball fans could not resist reacting to his latest update on writing a book. The replies from fans have been quite fascinating. Here is how they reacted: 

However, some have recognized the joke for what it is – a classic episode of SpongeBob SquarePants, where SpongeBob procrastinates on writing an essay by sketching an elaborate “The” instead. Which all of us would do, to be honest, right? RIGHT?

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Nevertheless, instilling a bit of humor and playfulness into the daunting process of writing a book can make it all the more enjoyable and the baseball phenom knows it. 

He was compared him to The Office’s iconic character, Michael Scott

When the news broke that Alex Rodriguez was writing a book, people started comparing him to the legendary character Michael Scott, from The Office. The two may not have much in common, but Scott’s infamous unpublished book was a running joke throughout the series and many wondered if Rodriguez’s book would suffer the same fate. 

But it’s no doubt that Rodriguez is someone who works hard and plays hard. With life as colorful and eventful as his, it should come as no surprise that he has plenty to share with the world. After all, writing comes easy when you have something to say, and well, A-Rod certainly has a lot to say. And it’s a given that the baseball icon’s literary journey is to going to be a colorful and entertaining journey.

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