Phil Rosenthal: Extended safety netting at Wrigley Field seems inevitable. So why are the Cubs slow to commit to it?

CHICAGO - The quaint signs around Wrigley Field's lower concourse show a cute stylized bear cub with a mitt in pursuit of a fly ball.

"Be Alert for Foul Balls!" the signs warn ticket holders on the way to their seats.

Thanks to amped-up exit velocities of modern-day baseball, however, the old signs are no substitute for protective netting.

Alert or not, that poor little bear is likely to be nailed by a scorching line drive one of these days - even if it's not distracted by the massive video boards, a mobile phone or any of the other prevalent 2019 ballpark distractions the