Missing Out (post-2006 update)

What do the following pro athletes have in common? Rafael Palmeiro (MLB) Dale Ellis (NBA) Gary Anderson (NFL) Mike Gartner (NHL) A: They all hold their league's records for most games played without playing in a championship game or series (to the best of my knowledge). What follows is a list of the men who have played the most games in the MLS regular season without playing in an MLS Cup. When I first posted about this on June 3rd, Mark Chung was the all time leader. Jason Kreis passed him on July 4th and is the current leader. Most MLS Games Played Without Playing in an MLS Cup (includes games through 2006 season) 1 Kreis, Jason 301 2 Chung, Mark 284 3 Cunningham, Jeff 239 4 Kotschau, Ritchie 224 5 Clark, Mike 221 6 Pareja, Oscar 189 7 Rhine, Bobby 186 8 Mastroeni, Pablo 184 9 Valderrama, Carlos 175 9 Brown, Chris 175 11 McKinley, Ivan 174 12 Maisonneuve, Brian 172 13 Dunseth, Brian 171 14 Washington, Dante 170 15 Burns, Mike 169 16 Chronopoulos, Ted 162 17 McBride, Brian 161 18 Denton, Eric 160 18 Warzycha, Robert 160 20 Farrer, Richard 158 21 Eck, Ted 156 22 Rodriguez, Jorge 155 23 Santel, Mark 154 24 Deering, Chad 147 25 Welton 144 Active players in bold. I had to go 93 or 94 players deep to find the top 25 for this list. Here are the current MLS players that have missed out despite playing over 100 games. They're next in line: Beckerman, Kyle 135 Buddle, Edson 134 Wolyniec, John 128 Broome, Paul 127 Lisi, Mark 120 Jordan, Matt 117 Hejduk, Frankie 115 Clark, Ricardo 115 Martino, Kyle 115 Leitch, Chris 109 Guevara, Amado 103 Johnson, Eddie 103 O'Brien, Ronnie 101 Oughton, Duncan 100