Joaquin Andujar once straight-up told Harold Reynolds what pitches he'd be throwing to him

The baseball world went into mourning on Tuesday with the news that former Cardinals ace Joaquin Andujar had passed away at 62. Almost immediately, the memories started flowing -- the unique delivery that looked like he might throw his back out, or the heroic 1982 Postseason run that brought a title to St. Louis:

Remembering the Dominican righty on MLB Tonight on Thursday, Harold Reynolds offered up his own quintessential Andujar story -- capturing the flair, the confidence and the talent that made him so much fun to watch.

The date was Aug. 12, 1986, Andujar's first full season with the Oakland A's after being traded from St. Louis. As Reynolds stepped in for his first at-bat, he looked out and saw something strange: Andujar waved his glove at the catcher, as though it were a bullpen session and he wanted to signal that he'd be throwing a fastball. Reynolds figured he just wanted him to step out of the batter's box, so he did. But when he stepped back in, Andujar did the same thing.

First pitch: fastball. Then Andujar signaled like he was throwing a breaking ball. Second pitch: You guessed it. Reynolds then complained to the umpire, mostly because he didn't know what else to do. Sadly, we didn't get to hear how the at-bat ended, because Pedro Martinez felt the need to interject with some advice: "Just get in the box and swing the bat!"

But, if you're curious, we'll just tell you. Reynolds singled into center field but was caught stealing during the very next at-bat. It was his only hit of the game -- he went 1-for-4 and the A's won in 10 innings, 3-2.