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When Aroldis Chapman was traded to Chicago in July, Cubs brass made it clear: They were going for a title. Now, after a tumultuous offseason in which he was involved in a domestic violence incident and suspended by MLB for 30 games, he has made his new life in Chicago and, after recording three saves in three Cubs NLDS wins, is hoping hes on the road to a championship. We followed him through a game day in August to find out what its like to be the new guy in town.My mom, my dad, my children, my sisters, they are everything to me. Thank God we have been together since I was little, we all grew up together, together all the time. We have always been very close, the five of us. Do [we] all live together? Yes. Thank God I was able to bring them here [to the U.S.]. The only one missing is my other sister, who lives in Italy.Ashanti is my sweet negrita. Shes so smart. Shes gotten so big. She speaks perfect English. I am ashamed that [she speaks much better than I do]. Shes now 7 years old. Atticus is my little, crazy boy. I do not get to see him much because he lives in Cincinnati. But when I have any chance, I spend time with him. It must be true that blood is thicker than water because he even sleeps with a ball. I dont know yet if he will be left-handed or right-handed. He thinks he is ambidextrous. He does everything with both hands.Angelina is my baby. Shes only a year old. I bring her on the road sometimes after I have spent some time without seeing her. My children are everything to me. And the three of them are driving me crazy [laughs].Santiago Mateo, who helps Chapman with day to day needs during the season, also serves as a translator for Chapman and the Cubs. Mateo says he and Chapman view each other as brothers due to their long-standing work together.Im a closer, so [during the season] I only go to the gym once a week. I follow a strict workout of about two hours. What I do is work hard in the offseason and spring training. I dont go to the gym on a daily basis because it makes my muscles tight when I get in the game.On a game day, I rest a lot. If the game is at 7 p.m., I get up at around 1, 1:30 p.m. I stretch my muscles. I usually stay in here [in the apartment]. Very few times, people see me walking down the street. Then I get a late lunch. I talk on the phone with my friends and family or watch something on television. Then I go to the stadium. I arrive one-and-a-half or two hours before dress. Out there, I go out and do some light throwing and running.Not even Aroldis Chapman can get his name spelled correctly on a Starbucks cup (yes, thats Chaplin).Many people are talking about [the Cubs] going to the World Series. I dont think about that. In order to make it to the World Series, you have to go through many things first. You cannot think about the end when you have not even gotten to the beginning. Were going to the playoffs. We focus on winning [the divisional series], then after that is the next step [the NLCS].You have to take it step by step. You cant think of the World Series when you havent even gotten there yet. We may have the best record, be the best team, whatever, but you can go right now to the playoffs and be out in the first round. We will see what happens from here.The?fans have been so good and welcoming to me.?All I want to do is perform well. Im here on a winning team. I want to go far with this team. God willing, I can put a ring on with this team.A lot of people ask me, How can you throw 105 mph? I dont know. I just throw, and it gets to that speed. For me, it is not important to reach a particular speed, whether 105, 102 or 99 mph. The most important thing is how you work your arm, how you take care of your arm and how you keep your arm strong.My coach, Rafael Castillo, was the one who told me, This year, we will throw 100 miles per hour. That guy gave everything for me. [In the beginning,] I was so lazy. But because of him, I started to work and train hard. I started going home only for vacation; the rest of the time, it was just work, training, running, working out at the gym. He got inside my head, and then everything was like automatic: I have to work, run, go to the gym. Then I came here [to the U.S.], and thats what I did. I was always working hard.Adidas NHL Jerseys 2020 . PETERSBURG, Fla. Wholesale NHL Jerseys 2020 . The 19-year-old Olsen played 34 games with the Kelowna Rockets of the WHL this season. In that time, hes recorded 17 goals and 17 assists with 36 penalty minutes. https://www.nhljerseys2020.com/ . Anthony Davis had 31 points and 17 rebounds in his seventh straight game with more than 20 points, but that was only enough to keep the Pelicans competitive into the final minutes. Andrew Bogut had 10 points and 15 rebounds for Golden State, which rebounded from a loss a night earlier in Oklahoma City and snapped a two-game skid. 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A winning team would not be able to use the victory to advance to the next round of the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.The same penalty could apply to a team that does not have enough secure lug nuts on a cars wheels at the end of a race.The new punishments, under guidelines applying to encumbered finishes, will go into effect if a team fails the post-race laser by a significant amount or if three or more of the 20 lug nuts arent secure after a race. A winning team will not be stripped of the victory, but the benefits that come with a win could be docked.We wanted to make sure that the door wasnt open for a team to really take advantage of the rules, said Scott Miller, senior vice president of competition. The level of infraction that it takes to end up with an encumbered finish, we havent seen that. It would certainly be egregious from everything weve seen before. We want to get these things in place to ensure we have a level playing field and nobody tries to take advantage of the current rules.The guidelines came the same day NASCAR docked Martin Truex Jr. 35 points and fined crew chief Cole Pearn $15,000 because Truexs car failed the laser inspection Saturday night at Richmond. The points deduction does not apply to Truex for the Chase, which begins Sunday at Chicagoland Speedway, because the points have been reset to seed the 16-driver field. Truex begins the Chase seeded sixth.Among the significant changes announced Wednesday was one addressing missing lug nuts. A crew chief will no longer be suspended for one missing lug nut because NASCAR found it did not give teams a significant advantage. Monetary fines will be administered for one or two missing lug nuts, with a suspension warranted for anything else. There has been discussion all season about lug nuts, with the idea that the less time spent securing them leads to a quicker pit stop.The penalty escalates for severity under an encumbered finish in this fashion:- A team that wins the race would not be able to use the victory to determine Chase eligibility, eligibility for advancement in the Chase or eligibility for non-points races.- Regardless of the finishing position, that finish does not count when determining the champion and three runners-up in the final race of the Chase.- A P4 level lug nut violation would amount to a three-race suspension for the crew chief, a $20,000 fine and the loss of 35 championship driver and owner points.Five crew chiefs have been suspended this year after their car was found to be missing a lug nut after a race.That wass kind of a one-tier approach to assure that the garage area complied with a pretty serious penalty for a crew chief suspension, Miller said of the previous penalty.dddddddddddd As we looked at a more global approach and deeper, what we proposed here and what we enacted here is a lot more the penalty fitting the crime.---MORE RPM CHANGESRichard Petty Racing continued to make changes after it was shut out of the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship field.The team this week gave Aric Almirola a new crew chief for the final 10 races of the season.Drew Blickensderfer replaced Trent Owens for the No. 42 Ford. Owens, in his third season as Almirolas crew chief, will be reassigned to another position at RPM.We are continuing to analyze every part of our organizations and make adjustments where needed, said RPM CEO Brian Moffitt. Weve made significant investments in both teams, and the results for the No. 43 team have not been what we expected.Blickensderfer had been RPMs director of research and development. He won three Sprint Cup races as a crew chief, including the 2009 Daytona 500 with Matt Kenseth. He most recently was the crew chief for Sam Hornish Jr. in 10 races last year.Blickensderfer has 15 wins with 13 different drivers in the Sprint Cup and Xfinity Series.---NEMECHEK-SPONSORJohn Hunter Nemechek has a spot in the Truck Series first Chase for the championship, and a new sponsor to help fund his effort.NEMCO Motorsports has signed Fire Alarm Services, Inc. for five of the seven Chase races.Nemechek has two wins this season, including a controversial victory over Cole Custer at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park two weeks ago. He bumped Custer out of his way in the final turn and the two drag-raced through the grass to the finish line.Custer needed the win to make the Chase, which begins Sept. 24 at New Hampshire. The final Chase field will be set after this weekends race at ChicagolandFAS will be on Nemecheks No. 8 Chevrolet at New Hampshire, Las Vegas, Talladega, Phoenix and the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.---INDYCAR CHANGESIndyCar has placed a freeze on aero kit development for manufacturers Chevrolet and Honda ahead of the 2017 season. Current kits will be run next season but the series plans to to introduce a universal aero kit for the 2018 season.Todays announcement follows an extended dialogue with Chevrolet, Honda, our teams and stakeholders -- this decision focused on what is best for the future of the Verizon IndyCar Series, said Jay Frye, the series president of competition and operations. This is an integral component to INDYCARs long-term plan to continue to produce the highest quality of on-track competition while also positioning ourselves to add additional engine manufacturers.Aero kit regulations were initially announced in 2013 and added to competition last year. 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