Epstein, Cubs join together for belated celebration

CHICAGO — Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein had made a deal with his staff that the day after they clinched the National League Central: they would watch a game from the bleachers at Wrigley Field. And that’s what they did on Friday, with Epstein wearing a fake mustache to try to hide in the crowd of 40,823.

“In case something went really wrong in the game, I thought it would be good to be disguised out there,” Epstein said, drenched in champagne after celebrating the Cubs’ walk-off 5-4 victory over the Brewers. “I didn’t plan ahead until the last minute, and that’s what the costume store had. It was fun.”

Epstein was able to be a bleacher bum for at least four innings before the fans realized the architect of the Cubs was sitting among them. He bought his share of beers, and basked in the setting.

“To enjoy the real Wrigley Field and sit out there and feel the breeze and be amongst the fans was wonderful,” Epstein said. “It was even better than I thought it would be. I haven’t done that since 1997 at Wrigley. It was great.”

For the Cubs, winning the division and not having to deal with being an NL Wild Card entry, which they were last year, will make this postseason a little more blissful, too. The Cubs, who won the NL …

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