JFIFC    $ &%# #"(-90(*6+"#2D26;=@@@&0FKE>J9?@=C  =)#)==================================================bK" }!1AQa"q2#BR$3br %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w!1AQaq"2B #3Rbr $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ?<SB`6`H>*B/'PdL~*NhA=*LʼnP jm*).n1+NrA,Z]@$D` pt6_is05nxsA^_-̟3=3sXV]ni;׮K"73WRuir+F/zt:?#H$B 6zdc]Uw`sy2iFc\Hhp9FN2Ú%6Hv eON3Ep:ޗ.\Y\]z6y˛vGw#EC2={~U]J]b;DG G|}1[ӄR{Mءۼȥ6 }Xmb*ܰ͝+r :Q9Mؘǘϗu ;n9_.<38=1P%hKSm6=[hsޔ={Ql[:Y#X8 Ej_?c($Dϰx## e ^M>%_Q4G_5$򦼹{e?%T}+__(FTga{i.cmYLmbsOmW٭ʳ9n iEB =ږTlLJb/v̑;w0bjO(Bǵ6" cұ\4BX6O5F<ؔ^J&,RYI^E!*bsX"$ 沭bmF+V$bxU'ufm2,z ~QJW1 >o$BЦ0T8 ^)宼owz9Rk>.iZE}hR-Ѳ8jou*Tg^UIFT'-lL̒FT[ {VLJ'HLJY";ef];A̸U_+SK:we{f\)=1޺ae<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 essenc