Missing Out (post-2008 update)

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 in 2006, Mark Chung was the all time leader. Jason Kreis passed him on July 4th, 2006 and and has been the leader since. For 2009, Jeff Cunningham is within striking distance of the record. Most Regular Season Games Played Without Playing in an MLS Cup (includes games through 2008 season) 1 Kreis, Jason 305 2 Cunningham, Jeff 289 3 Chung, Mark 284 4 Kotschau, Ritchie 244 5 Mastroeni, Pablo 232 6 Clark, Mike 221 7 Rhine, Bobby 212 8 Brown, Chris 197 9 Beckerman, Kyle 193 10 Pareja, Oscar 189 11 Buddle, Edson 187 12 Denton, Eric 186 13 Valderrama, Carlos 175 14 McKinley, Ivan 174 15 Maisonneuve, Brian 172 15 McBride, Brian 172 17 Dunseth, Brian 171 18 Washington, Dante 170 19 Burns, Mike 169 20 Chronopoulos, Ted 162 21 Warzycha, Robert 160 22 Clark, Ricardo 159 23 Farrer, Richard 158 24 Eck, Ted 156 25 Rodriguez, Jorge 155 Active players in bold. The only new name on the list is Ricardo Clark, who didn't play in either of Houston's two title games due to suspension. Three players shot up the list in the past year: Beckerman (16-9), Buddle (21-11), and Denton (19-12). Here are the current MLS players that have missed out despite playing over 100 games. They're next in line: Pause, Logan 146 O'Brien, Ronnie 142 Thomas, Shavar 133 Parke, Jeff 132 Magee, Mike 130 Guevara, Amado 128 Alvarez, Arturo 124 Oughton, Duncan 124 Lewis, Eddie 123 Kirovski, Jovan 118 Busch, Jon 117 Borchers, Nat 112 Quaranta, Santino 110 Wingert, Chris 110 Boswell, Bobby 109 Simms, Clyde 105 Moor, Drew 102 Sealy, Scott 102 Guerrero, Ivan 101