Cubs' dress code requires toenail polish

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Haley O'Shaughnessy
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Style and sports bleed together more than ever in 2015.

NBA press conferences and pregame walk-throughs are the league's runways. Icons like Russell Westbrook and Nick Young are known almost equally for their on-the-court performances and their off-the-court choice in clothing.

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Baseball isn't usually pinned as a trendsetting style influence, but the Cubs apparently still require a dress code:

It starts off reasonably enough, indicating proper jacket and pants choices, but then takes a turn for the unusual. The dress code requests any Cubs player who wears sandals to also have toenails that "must be painted." Manager Joe Maddon has a history of messing with his players, especially from his days with the Rays and even long before that. Nail polish might be a first, though, even for him.

Well, they are going to Miami, after all.