JFIFC    $ &%# #"(-90(*6+"#2D26;=@@@&0FKE>J9?@=C  =)#)==================================================" }!1AQa"q2#BR$3br %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w!1AQaq"2B #3Rbr $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ?"5@ .8*Є.yX ;Û ``%%-%!44PEE.)1MQF(:H090 FhPj>xoҴqMxE!}g*`8""2 ;/و#=*1ݑhJ6k*;iثmA 9CJuCO42JoTi=jt]GYE֩WRG%`^+6c%$i8w)mhMTb)E9QLExY:*ZJ[IUr@ힵ"Z&#Sivee"d޽֡dTjvOlG-Hՙ:Q6@N=Eu@ӊk6ZDm}FoM_5,n-VI?!>cFbko9D.;:j#J?;5CxF축#4kd) NRԭa=`h?Ϋ̠'כ*& 97Xb=*,.a$q(hi.t6n3ڭYI#nq1K#oZW[v6)k56Ipj)f(sh5,]I<*֓VfQH tUaq#4p)\ i Bn4=h1"9XM< 1ȥ[h(@oZhv9TdI0\@,rPޅk¥!5oH= j<t*}A %?ʟP"J 3pw;4RfEV8ү?&1sE5XF##֭|#urh&as ӌ-#0&MCP.Gj,}MUc Ā8] OҸMQn<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