The US didn't steamroller the opposition, but navigated safely and smartly round them, and that's another step forward for the support corps of players working under Klinsmann.
Guests at the black tie award ceremony were greeted by a corps of bagpipe players, followed by actors on stilts coated in gold and silver body paint.
Foremost is the performance of Detroit's corps of young players, referred to by Red Wings coaches and fans as "the kids from Grand Rapids".
The Rays' corps of young players is so deep that the team traded 22-year-old Delmon Young for shortstop Jason Bartlett and Matt Garza, a 24-year-old right-hander who will be No. 3 in their starting rotation behind Scott Kazmir and James Shields.
"I say, 'Hey, man, if you're looking for a home, the better you play the better chance you have of having a home.' " Of course, Baker said in response to another question, he would like to have a corps of young players like the Minnesota Twins has.
Johnson said that baseball should be happy to have the Expos taken off its hands and that a new owner would have a team with a depleted player corps, losses and marketing costs.
Most B Corps are comparatively small players, it has to be said.
But Agee had a fine season in 1969 as the Mets assembled a corps of outstanding young players -- pitchers Tom Seaver and Jerry Koosman, shortstop Bud Harrelson, Jones in left field and Jerry Grote catching.
Ron Gardenhire, the rookie manager, picked up where Tom Kelly left off and has led a corps of talented young players to a level not even attained by the Yankees this year.
His fellow wide receiver Steve Smith also sat out with general soreness, leaving the receiving corps without its top three players.
