PHILADELPHIA -- It's not every Mother's Day that Mary Ruf gets to see her son. In fact, it's sort of just this one.
For the first time in the seven years since her son, Phillies outfielder Darin Ruf, has been in professional baseball, Mary and Darin were in the same place for the holiday, as the Phillies flew Mary into town. The not-so-intimate 27,935-person setting wasn't conducive for much interaction, however.
"I haven't spoken to Darin before the game," Mary said. "I'll speak to him after it's all over."
Even if the two weren't able to communicate early in the day, the occasion was still special for the pair.