Central Intelligence: A Look Around the Division for Week of August 11

What a week. That phrase means good things for some fans and very bad things for others. Let’s take a deeper look into what exactly that means.

Chicago Cubs

Despite a 1-4 record, the Cubs still managed to stay in a first-place tie with a 65-58 overall mark.

The road struggles are more than fluky at this point and it has to be in the Cubs’ heads. At Wrigley, they are 41-19. Away from the Friendly Confines? You might want to look away from the dismal 24-39. Pile that on top of backbreaking walk-off losses and it’s been a tougher road swing than usual. Thursday saw them give up 7 in two innings, culminating in Bryce Harper’s grand slam that we can’t confirm has actually landed yet. Friday…