Yankees: Ah, hold on. Did someone miss a photo op last night?

The Yankees did their usual splendid job last in honoring Mr. November, who rose to the occasion like he always has. But, wasn’t someone noticeably missing?

The Yankees, by now, know how to put on a good show when it comes to retiring a player’s number. Previous to last night, they had performed the task artfully twenty-one times. Or, maybe it’s less than that if you count Andy Pettitte, Jorge Posada, and Mariano Rivera as a three for the price of one when they all went up on the wall together in 2015.

And my first impression when the YES cameras cut to the field to begin the ceremonies was, Wow, that’s sure a lot of white chairs out there. They must have really pulled out all the stops for this one.

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And they did. And it was appropriate that they did because Derek Jeter is what they say is – an iconic Yankee. And when we got our glimpse of him, the Jeter family was gathered in Monument Park for the unveiling of the retired Number 2 on the wall. And rest assured, they looked better than the Royal Family out there.

The golf cart ride into the infield from there was, I thought, a bit cheesy and they could have brought a little of “New York” into the picture with a Central Park horse and carriage ride instead. But this family would look good anywhere. Especially Grandma, bless her heart.

The cadence of the introductions was carried out splendidly by John Sterling and Michael Kay as one after another Yankees great appeared from the dugout and made the walk out to greet their former teammate.

And it was fun to play along, trying to see if a guess could be made from the first words of the intro, who the player was that was being introduced.

Derek’s speech was somewhat anti-climatic, but how could it not be? His entire career was anti-climatic. Beyond the words, though, was the rhythm he established. Because speaking into a stadium microphone requires a certain slower pace than normal speaking. Jeter, ever the master of anything, was perfect for the occasion.

Where was number 13?

But when I woke up this morning, I realized something was missing from the ceremony. Or, more to the point, someone was MIA.

Where was Alex Rodriguez?

And I knew from writing a column over the weekend that Jeter was “beside himself” after doing an interview side-by-side with A-Rod earlier in the week that didn’t go very well.

But these guys had played side-by-side for so many years and they had won World Championships together with the Yankees. And they both had reached the plateau of 3,000 hits together with the Yankees.

So why oh why was Rodriguez not introduced during the ceremony. I could be wrong, but I don’t believe A-Rod was mentioned during the prelims to the event. And as far as I know, he wasn’t out partying the night before developing a headache that kept him away from the ballpark a la Matt Harvey.

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With his iconic number 2 set to be retired, alongside a plaque in Monument Park, Derek Jeter goes down as the greatest shortstop in Yankees history.

So, what happened here? Or maybe more to the point, what didn’t happen here?

It’s not the end of the world, I get that. And it was Jeter’s night.

I just thought it was odd, that’s all.