OTFATT 2010: Final Update

Previous Updates #1 4/21 66 players remaining #2 5/24 27 players remaining #3 7/7 18 players remaining #4 8/13 9 players remaining OTFATT is short for "On the field, all the time." In these updates throughout the season, I've kept track of which MLS players have played every minute of every game (regular season only). That feat has now been accomplished 42 times in 15 seasons by 32 different players. EDIT 11/8: It turns out that Hesmer is considered to have played all 2,700 minutes, it's just that he's listed with only 2,695 on the MLSsoccer.com statistics since they only include minutes played as a goalkeeper. Upon reviewing the game guides (which are a much better source of info - for example, MLSsoccer.com match reports may not be updated to reflect goals/assists that are changed), Hesmer has two listings - one showing all minutes, and one for GK minutes. I thought they wouldn't give him that since he was injured, but they did and that means that he is included on the list below. ORIGINAL POST: What a cruel finish for William Hesmer. With 5 minutes left in a meaningless regular season finale and his team leading 3-0, he got himself injured and had to come out of the match. Even though he wasn't subbed off, MLS doesn't count that 5 minutes in his total, so that means that he ended the season with 2,695 minutes played - 5 short. Oh, and he's out for the playoffs too. Jimmy Nielsen of Kansas City was also in the running going into the final weekend. He would've made it if his team was still in contention, but he was rested for in favor of Eric Kronberg. So that left us with only two players this season who played every minute, and they're both field players: Drew Moor & Tim Ream. Congratulations are in order, and their teams certainly will need them on the field for the playoffs as well. Field players now have retaken the all time OTFATT lead over tied goalkeepers for the most number of times, 21-21. I really didn't think that would happen. 1996-2010: Played Every Minute (players in bold played every minute of every game in all competitions, goalkeepers in italics) 1996 Preki (KC), Steve Trittschuh (COL) 1997 Mike Burns (NE) 1998 (none) 1999 Peter Vermes (COL) 2000 Joseph Addo (TB), Nick Garcia (KC), Scott Garlick (TB), Peter Vermes (KC) 2001 Scott Garlick (TB/COL), Tim Howard (NY), Steve Jolley (NY), Zach Thornton (CHI), Kerry Zavagnin (KC) 2002 Nick Rimando (DC) 2003 Tony Meola (KC) 2004 Joe Cannon (COL), Jim Curtin (CHI), Richard Mulrooney (SJ), Steve Ralston (NE) 2005 Todd Dunivant (LA), Simon Elliott (CLB), Pat Onstad (SJ), Bo Oshoniyi (KC), Michael Parkhurst (NE) 2006 Pat Onstad (HOU), Matt Reis (NE) 2007 Kevin Hartman (KC), Chris Klein (RSL/LA), Matt Reis (NE) 2008 Jon Busch (CHI), Joe Cannon (SJ), Jimmy Conrad (KC), Kevin Hartman (KC), Jay Heaps (NE), Nick Rimando (RSL) 2009 Darrius Barnes (NE), Jon Busch (CHI), Kevin Hartman (KC), Pat Onstad (HOU) 2010 Will Hesmer (CLB), Drew Moor (COL), Tim Ream (NY) Order of teams being totally wiped out for 2010, with last surviving player: 1. SEA - Osvaldo Alonso (5/8) 2. NE - Preston Burpo (5/29) 3. HOU - Mike Chabala (5/29) 4. DC - Rodney Wallace (6/5) 5. LA - Todd Dunivant (7/22) 6. CHV - Mariano Trujillo (7/31) 7. SJ - Jason Hernandez (7/31) 8. PHI - Chris Seitz (8/8) 9. RSL - Nick Rimando (8/11) 10. DAL - Daniel Hernandez (9/4) 11. CHI - C.J. Brown (9/11) 12. TOR - Stefan Frei (10/16) 13. KC - Jimmy Nielsen (10/23) All Time OTFATT by Team KC 10.0 NE 7.0 COL 4.5 CHI 4.0 NY 3.0 SJ 3.0 TB 2.5 CLB 2.0 HOU 2.0 LA 1.5 RSL 1.5 DC 1.0 CHV 0.0 MIA 0.0 PHI 0.0 TOR 0.0