Theyve had their ups and downs, but GWS Giants stalwarts Jon Patton and Adam Tomlinson have started to deliver on their undoubted potential.Key forward Patton and utility Tomlinson have each hit a purple patch as the Giants head into their first finals match on Saturday.Injury wrecked the first part of former No.1 draft pick Pattons career limiting him to 32 games in his first four seasons.However he has missed only one game this year, kicking bags of six and five goals in the last two home and away rounds.For Tomlinson, it wasnt so much a case of fitness as where to fit him in.Possessing that rare and valued combination of height and running endurance, Tomlinson is capable of playing anywhere on the ground - but wasnt able to lock in a permanent position.He appears to have finally found a niche in the last eight games before the finals, during which he played with great effectiveness as a key defender.Sometimes it can hurt you being so flexible and its probably hurt him early, Giants coach Leon Cameron said of Tomlinson.But over the past few years hes had little stints down back and played really, really well and its been hard to break in.But hes taken his opportunity after the bye and played some really good consistent footy.He said Tomlinsons confidence was at an all-time high and that Patton was also benefiting from a lift in that most vital aspect of a footballers psyche.He (Patton) is jumping at the ball off one leg, which is really important for him, Cameron said.Its not just hitting the scoreboard, which he has the last two weeks, hes playing some better defence.Throughout the year weve played him as a key back and played him behind the footy, so hes got some flexibility, which in this modern game you need.Cameron was disappointed promising young key back Caleb Marchbank had requested a trade.You dont like to lose quality young footballers like that, Cameron said.He hoped to retain out-of-contract midfielder Jack Steele, whose season was ended on Tuesday when he suffered a foot injury. 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CHICAGO -- Star closer Aroldis Chapman joined the Cubs on Tuesday, arriving to a mixed reaction in Chicago and saying he couldnt remember what management told him about off-field expectations and behavior.After Chapmans awkward introductory news conference, Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein insisted Chapman understands what the Cubs expect of him after an offseason domestic violence incident.When the Cubs announced the trade with the New York Yankees on Monday, the team released a statement from Chairman Tom Ricketts saying they were aware of his 29-game suspension to begin the season under Major League Baseballs new domestic violence policy.Ricketts said he and Epstein talked by phone with Chapman before the deal was completed and shared with him the high expectations we set for our players, adding that Chapman was comfortable with them.But when asked repeatedly about that phone conversation before Tuesdays game against the crosstown White Sox, Chapman said through an interpreter that he couldnt recall details because he was taking a nap at the time the call came in.The question was asked several more times. A Cubs spokesman once asked the question himself to the interpreter, coach Henry Blanco.Its been a long day, Chapman said. Trying to remember.Asked again several minutes later during the group interview if he could now remember what Ricketts said, Chapman shook his head.I still dont remember, he said in Spanish.Epstein called it a misunderstanding and that Chapman was pretty nervous as he faced seven cameras and more than two dozen reporters.I was on the call, Tom was on the call, Aroldis was on the call and Barry Praver, his agent, was on the call. It happened and it was real, Epstein said before the Cubs 3-0 loss to the White Sox.Chapman was accused of choking his girlfriend and firing eight gunshots in the garage of a Florida home in October. The woman later changed her story and no charges were filed.You learn from the mistakes that you make, Chapman said.The case caused the Los Angeles Dodgers to back out of an offseason trade for Chapman. Cincinnati eventually traded him to the Yankees, and after his suspension, the 28-year-old Cuban converted 20 of 21 save chances for New York.The Cubs have long boasted of stocking their roster with hhigh-character players, helping earn the lovable losers label theyve carried for decades since their last World Series title in 1908.dddddddddddd.But the Cubs (59-40) have retooled their roster under Epstein and have the best record in the major leagues despite Tuesdays loss in which Chapman didnt pitch. Chapman, who threw a 105 mph fastball last week, fills perhaps the teams largest hole as he replaces Hector Rondon as closer.The Cubs sent four players to the Yankees, including shortstop prospect Gleyber Torres, to get one of the games top relievers. Epstein said they wouldnt have made the deal if not for the phone call he and Ricketts had with Chapman.Tom laid out the exact same standards that he lays out to everyone in spring training, Epstein said. He said, extremely clearly, `Look, Aroldis, I tell all the players this in spring training and its important you hear it and I need to hear from you on this. We expect our players to behave. We hold our players to a very high standard for their behavior off the field. And we need to know you can meet that standard.Aroldis said `I understand. Absolutely, I can.The Cubs activated Chapman before Tuesdays game and designated left-hander Clayton Richard for assignment.Reaction to Chapmans acquisition in Chicago has been tepid. While there were supportive fans on talk radio, the Chicago Tribune carried a front-page column Tuesday criticizing the move. The back of the Chicago Sun-Times tabloid read Spin City over a picture of Epstein.Chapman said he expected a good reaction from Cubs fans. He was also asked during the 20-minute meeting with reporters in the visiting dugout at U.S. Cellular Field if we would consider working with organizations looking to prevent domestic violence. 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