Column: When will we know if the Chicago Cubs are for real — or if their hot start is a mirage?

The Chicago Cubs returned to Wrigley Field on Thursday on the heels of a 5-1 West Coast trip, looking very much like a team determined to prove its hot start is not a fluke. But they flopped in their first game home, losing 6-2 to the Los Angeles Dodgers on James Outman's ninth-inning grand slam off closer Michael Fulmer. While it's easy for fans to get excited about the 11-7 record, how many ...