There’s no telling what might cross Joe Musgrove’s mind Friday when he makes his Pirates debut at PNC Park, but I can promise you this: At some point, he will think of his father, Mark, a long-time San Diego police officer whose brush with death 10 years ago changed Joe’s life for good.
I can promise you this, too: Mark Musgrove will be watching proudly from his home in El Cajon, Calif., with his wife, Diane, his two grown daughters, Marisa and Terra, and the family’s two chihuahuas, Abby and Emma.
None of them will be watching quietly, from what I understand, and there will be no outside distractions.