Ryan Nordquist

Memento Mori. | @Hiram_Baseball Assistant Coach

[Hiram College Athletics @Hiram_Athletics]

1 LEFTY AND 1 RIGHTY🙌

@Hiram_Baseball’s top pitchers earn All-PAC honors to close out a successful 2026 season. #TerrierNation

[Jon Gruden @BarstoolGruden]

We got a box here from right outside of Cleveland, Ohio!

Watch out for the BALDWIN WALLACE YELLOW JACKETS... they'll sting ya!

Thank you Coach Hilvert and @BWFootball_ for this great box! Go Jackets!

[Tyler Coolbaugh @Tyler_Coolbaugh]

Arm strength for infielders should be viewed the same way we now view bat speed for hitters.

In the offensive world, bat speed isn’t just about hitting the ball harder—it allows hitters to make better decisions later. More time creates better outcomes.

The same principle applies defensively.

When an infielder has elite arm strength:

They can slow the game down
The margin for error increases
The player doesn’t need to rush

We often train infielders to “speed up,” when in reality we should be developing the tool that allows them to play under control

[KNBR @KNBR]

Tony Vitello on what beating the Dodgers to open up the series means for this team.

"It gives you permission to be confident. Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan... those guys don't need the win column or statistics or permission to be confident. It's an undying thing. That's ideal."

[Mandy Kong 🦍 @mirann_darrow]

The 95 Indians had a 600 home run guy, two 500 home run guys, a 50 home run in one season (with 50 doubles) guy, a .300 hitting catcher, the third best leadoff hitter of the 90s, a platinum glove-caliber shortstop with 2800 career hits, and Dave Winfield sitting on the bench.

[Jack McDonald @JackMbmac]

Easy practice doesn't build good hitters. It builds hitters who look good in practice.

Here's a model every coach should understand 👇

[Jomboy @Jomboy_]

A lesson in how to be an old grumpy man… without ruining it for everyone else by Buck Showalter

[John Eads WAFB-TV @JohnEadsWAFB]

"We're not curing cancer here we're talking about hitting a line drive up the middle with a man on second base and two outs"

Jay Johnson says his team needs to be more mentally mature to be successful moving forward.

Clearly a huge emphasis on driving guys in as well.

#LSU

[Ryan Nordquist @CoachNordquist]

The best book out there for anyone learning how to coach athletes!

And if you’re looking for more and don’t want to re-read it for a 10th time, I highly recommend Gallwey’s “The Inner Game of Golf” as well 🎯

[Chloe Walker @chloe_walks]

The best pitching cue is often no cue at all.
Recommended to me in my first week at Driveline, The Inner Game of Tennis (1974) is still the most underused book in baseball. Here's why it matters for developing pitchers (a thread):

[Chloe Walker @chloe_walks]

The best pitching cue is often no cue at all.
Recommended to me in my first week at Driveline, The Inner Game of Tennis (1974) is still the most underused book in baseball. Here's why it matters for developing pitchers (a thread):

[rock riley @realrockriley]

Skipper Kevin Cash testing out his infielders.
Rays vs Yankees

[Rob Friedman @PitchingNinja]

Walt Weiss tackling Soler.

Proving Chipper Jones correct.

[Ryan Holiday @RyanHoliday]

The Mental Edge MLB Players Are Using (Stoicism)

[The Catching Guy @TheCatchingGuy]

Want to improve your exchange?

Check out the 1st drill in this progression by Hedges! Obviously it helps to have big, strong hands.

ELITE finger dexterity!

{Finger dexterity is the ability to move fingers and hands precisely, quickly, and with high coordination}

@dnacatching

[Talkin' Baseball @TalkinBaseball_]

The managers and players were laughing at CB Bucknor for missing the easiest call of all-time

[Dominic Listi, MBA @dominiclisti]

Testosterone filled men in their late teens & early 20’s. What else do you expect when they pour their entire existence into competing at their highest ability parlayed with being extremely passionate.

I personally love it.

[Greater Cleveland Sports Commission @CLESports]

The @NCAADIII Baseball Championship is returning to Northeast Ohio at Classic Auto Group Park from May 29 – June 4. ⚾️

Watch the nation’s top 8 teams battle it out for a national title in this can’t-miss showdown.

For more information: https://t.co/FvLm6SvaQ6

[Baseball Quotes @BaseballQuotes1]

We got college kids hitting balls 514 feet 😳

The game is changing

[Justin Toole @Tooleyj24]

Swing Coach vs Hitting Coach: How does the job change in game? It’s a lot like a Caddie. Ted Scott talking about his job as a caddie: “You’re always trying to help your guy as a caddie to get in that frame of mind to potentially hit the best shot of his life,” Scott went on to explain. “It’s golf, you’re going to hit bad shots, but you don’t want to hit a bad shot without giving yourself the chance to hit a good one.”

[Ryan Nordquist @CoachNordquist]

“Rule your own kingdom first.”

[Zach Brandon @MVP_Mindset]

Stephen Vogt on working with his own mental skills coach to help him manage the emotional load as a leader.

"I still have a personal mental skills coach that I speak with once a week…We all need somebody to throw our stuff on."

So much of coaching is spending your days clearing space for others, but who's helping you stay clear and free?

You can’t ask your players to invest in their own growth if you’re not doing the same.

If this resonates and you want a space like that, my DMs are open.

📹: Win More, Live Better Podcast (Ep. 220)