Massachusetts Woman Accused Of Stalking Theo Epstein

By Chuck Sudo in News on Jul 17, 2012 3:20PM

Cubs President of Baseball Operations Theo Epstein had an unwanted visitor Monday and it wasn't someone who was frustrated with the club's rebuilding plan. Kathleen Kearney, 44, of Canton, Mass. was charged with two counts of felony stalking Monday after she was arrested a few blocks from his Lakeview home around 6 p.m.

Kearney told officers she had been casing Casa Epstein, which he shares with his wife Marie and son Jack, in order to "invit(e) Mr. Epstein to go to church." (With the pose she's striking in that mug shot one can tell Kearney drives a hard bargain.)

Kearney was booked after Epstein identified her as a crazy lady the person seen stalking near his home. It isn't the first time Epstein has had to deal with a stalker. Hall of Fame baseball writer Peter Gammons wrote on MLB.com in October that a police squad car was frequently parked near Epstein's Brookline, Mass. home for fear that someone was stalking him.