Tents are perfect for the circus. If Alex Rodriguez had used one for his latest apology, he might as well have shown up in grease paint, floppy shoes and a rainbow wig. Rodriguez, the clown prince of baseball, would be setting himself up for laughs.

Nobody does slapstick like Rodriguez, who squandered his legacy in a syringe and apologized for it under the big top at the Yankees’ training camp in 2009. He appealed then to our better angels and said, “The only thing I ask from this group today, and the American people, is to judge me from this day forward.”

Rodriguez then led the Yankees to a World Series title. He won a ring but never did find a moral compass. He soon met Anthony Bosch and went right back to cheating. When he was caught, Rodriguez sued everybody and lied to all who would listen. He served a yearlong suspension, and here we are again.