Lakeland, Fla. — The question was meant to get manager Ron Gardenhire talking about lefty pitching prospect Tarik Skubal, who struck out five of the six batters he faced Friday in the Tigers' 5-4 win in the annual Grapefruit League tune-up against NAIA Southeastern University.
But he took it in another direction.
"You want to talk about the good?" he said. "The good is the game is over and we're not freezing anymore. It was frickin' cold out there."
It was not pleasant by central Florida standards — 54 degrees, blustery winds, mist. But none of that bothered Skubal, the No.