Pitcher greets throngs of fans Thursday outside his family's Alpine coffee shop as San Diego's season of promise looms
in team history, a playoff clincher last October against the Mets in New York.
“People will say, hey, you could’ve gotten a lot more money in free agency. Joe’s response is, what more could you ask for? You’re playing at home. Your family’s here. You’re playing in the city where he grew up, watching the team he loved growing up.The coffee shop sits a 40-minute drive northeast of Petco Park at the foot of the Cuyamaca Mountains. It’s a world removed from the rush-hour traffic, angry car horns and — until Thursday — parking migraines.
Mark Musgrove said he would talk with Joe four or five times each week while his son played for the Astros and Pirates. The topic always drifted to the Padres, a lifelong link unbroken by the miles or business of baseball.
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