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SHORT SELL THE CUBBIES

By Marc Lawrence—Chicago Cubs hurler Jose Quintana is 0-7 in his last seven away team-starts in August. He’s also 0-3 in his career team-starts against the Phillies, while the visiting team in his career team starts against Philadelphia is 0-5. You know the saying. “It ain’t broke and we’re not fixing it.”

Top 25 NFL QB Rankings

Axios Sports unveiled its 2019 Fantasy Football rankings this week. Topping this year’s list is: 1. Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs (last season: 1): How dominant was Mahomes last season? If you took 10 TD passes away, he still would have been the top-ranked QB. One concern: The Chiefs have the hardest schedule in terms of opposing defenses this season.

Today’s 2-Minute Handicap

MLB – Cincinnati: Wood 6-0 $ away in August … Colorado: Gray 6-1 $ home in August … NYY: German 10-4 $ vs. AL East this season, and 7-0 $ last seven overall starts … Seattle: 7-0 last seven games vs. the Tigers … Kansas City: 0-6 home vs. the Cardinals.

 
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