Proving athletes are known more for their brawn and less for their brains, Alex Rodriguez struggled paying the parking meter yesterday in Miami. Hey dude, the screen and all the numbers are on the other side. There you go. See that? It’s easier now, right?

In Alex’s defense, he didn’t spend all that time trying to pay the wrong side of the parking meter. According to our photog, when Rodriguez spotted the paps, he tried to hide behind the relatively small machine. Is that really smarter than trying to pay the wrong side?

We also spotted Alex out and about with a very young mystery blonde woman, and taking golf lessons. We hope both his ladies and his clubs appreciate brawn over brains.