JFIFC    $ &%# #"(-90(*6+"#2D26;=@@@&0FKE>J9?@=C  =)#)==================================================pK" }!1AQa"q2#BR$3br %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w!1AQaq"2B #3Rbr $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ?5Xsҩɬ+,Y,S:ʛ 9< jEŠȈX[gn*F6`mUw0\`tdu$daӸ? bGs;v18Q{=mciuS4[8 R{絽]al}ʹmȼGbZj NxaU$@6 8+;NȨ!9O^is6H'3ny s3c9fR{X60"6*uՈbe`wtZ~9 >ϕ`T+y "D@|ٚ?9F;qQ5 .;٧ UI{zVO84y"H`c^ NL%̜mqo|xʖc:zΰo;a,2}*ѹԷZMey&P1=c'H,m %q'o#&H|Yl,_y9bu_[e0PW=+u )&m5c?9yI㍧O,/-4ݻ)bdY2vun`yM9sXk_/gK/W9TuEVf&4uJpxS摌#-Qie*y!a)SZ˫ΛZ㳶)wq3t\ T1>7TLf\Zis5g'7ʋ:wZ\ #LJ$ /=`mn#%0Nke4 x֪6xCd [MT8*nhbZs/Zާ*_K-ԟ+d:u6$t9nſryr#qѴr×zOY*gLz`"5VO\Q[e;Kw y+1N[iYn=^lYf bݴ#ak8`_#r鞴Jtt殛=73L] vץIxM=JA#Gs8PW=k&nEm2,l78k8gpV5o6;`63mI$$0 Yc]'oYKhy{W1~RZ\+Kt" GiZ2`GjR0NGjHrx]+|;y2a\;W_zk1Ob1셇=KXR=SLղn40Fȫ#4^iN 1v85{诬I̡[8?:섲^İ i#)m(,0O4{`Ӯ9=jg2/:gIy5v'8!d8D<)uoӗN VdU(5ŕ$3:GbN=3ڲM1ʪ |RU _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 pl