Maddon picks ‘zany’ first theme trip for ’16

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CHICAGO — Last year, the Cubs wore pajamas on the flight back from Los Angeles and players could wear shorts to Miami. The first theme trip this year will be Sunday when they travel to Pittsburgh for a three-game series, and it will be what manager Joe Maddon called “a minimalist zany suit trip.”

“It’s not your typical Hugo Boss thing, not Italian cut by any means,” Maddon said Saturday. “Mine will feature tulips.”

In Spring Training, Maddon was surfing the Internet for ideas and found a website that featured unique suits. Some are camouflage colored, some are harlequin patterned. Maddon bought two — the tulip suit and a leopard print.

“Being a Lafayette …

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