"I kept running in here between innings and telling the security guard, 'My heart can't take much more of this,'" Cubs catcher David Ross said.
Not exactly orthodox, this type of strategy had long since become commonplace in October. The Indians using Andrew Miller in the highest-leverage situations possible. The Dodgers turning to Kenley Jansen in the seventh inning of an elimination game. The rest of baseball is starting to catch on. But Chapman had never really joined the club, recording three or fewer outs in eight of his 10 postseason appearances.