JFIFC    $ &%# #"(-90(*6+"#2D26;=@@@&0FKE>J9?@=C  =)#)==================================================nK" }!1AQa"q2#BR$3br %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w!1AQaq"2B #3Rbr $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ?mx0\6 zt&0h8UzV)qDVX;(^ٽIQ]H8溭innT"XIsɮ+T` 兣uur:}SP:nE+m^PnV ?+xϡIX6$C<{djlM(A+~}kx5s)p(,c.71:24Yc֛N'vMiudA*A?Uȱϋ¥< aѽƻQ@QU#=) şc 8zj׳Xi5\S&ķ* InUՈ$k7eOq^c*2wNVs:ϫAJcuȅ}ߑTom{Z}Qme !ԑmj' 98}kWM#,D8Ǯ 1^ 4EWZPՔ4u8o3hp?rqEvZ^ zqpeu*~i[NcMI< t\tŵg/$f78![kV5FFQZe-bHd*5;4So=E\FX#i9?1?֍")jP8t XXSޥ|1q֨Cyϩ^gg\M~qӁE"g3m>p:Tٌi%6| 1&2V_M+b^xnvDrk>(3SY `D{ܜ<br>Alejo also recognized the rare opportunity that had been given him: a real chance to change the way everyone perceived baseball conditioning.<br><br> The Athletics were unique in that they already had a history and tradition of weight training when I arrived. The guy who had spearheaded it was Dave McKay, their first base coach, who was also a former player. As a big leaguer, he knew weight training had helped him in his career. He became one of the first strength coaches in baseball. The A s general manager was already sold on strength training; he just wanted an expert on the subject to fine-tune the program, and that s where I stepped into the picture. <br><br>The  picture in 1993 was still looking pretty rosy for the A s. However, in 1998 Alejo has a brand-new team to work with. Sure, slugger Jose Canseco is back where he started, and base-stealer Rickey Henderson has also returned to the fold, but in essence the team is starting over.<br><br>About the upcoming season, Alejo says the A s are looking to build a good solid base and do what other teams have done in the past: start at the bottom and build up.  Morale now isn t any different from any other season starting out we re eager to go out and compete against other teams and see how good we are. I don t think anybody is assuming we re going to be a poor baseball team to the contrary, everybody is prepared to work hard and play hard, and they expect to win. <br><br>The base the A s build this year starts with Al