Timelines (CHV, DAL, LA, NE, TB)

Chivas USA 04/09/05 Thiago Martins 1 04/09/05 Hector Cuadros 1* 04/09/05 D. Sequeira 1* 04/16/05 Thiago Martins 2 05/07/05 Hector Cuadros 2* 05/22/05 Hector Cuadros 3 06/18/05 Thiago Martins 3* 07/09/05 Hector Cuadros 4 07/13/05 Thiago Martins 4* 07/13/05 Isaac Romo 4* I know Chivas is awful, but 4 goals could be enough to lead the team for the season. Unbelievable. I haven't checked, but I'm sure that's a record. Palencia should blow past these guys next season. Dallas 04/18/96 Jason Kreis 1 04/18/96 W. Rodriguez 1* 04/18/96 John Kerr 1* 04/21/96 John Kerr 2 04/28/96 Jason Kreis 2* 04/28/96 W. Rodriguez 2* 05/01/96 W. Rodriguez 3 05/11/96 Jason Kreis 3* 05/11/96 John Kerr 3* 05/11/96 W. Rodriguez 4 05/18/96 Jason Kreis 4* 05/18/96 Jason Kreis 5 Another one that was settled early. No one will touch Kreis for years; he has the biggest lead of any of the team leaders. Eddie Johnson has the talent, but he's around 70 goals behind, and he'll be gone before that. Los Angeles 04/13/96 Cobi Jones 1 04/13/96 Arash Noamouz 1* 04/20/96 M. Cienfuegos 1* 04/20/96 Jorge Salcedo 1* 04/28/96 M. Cienfuegos 2 05/05/96 Jose Vasquez 2* 05/05/96 Jorge Salcedo 2* 05/12/96 Eduardo Hurtado 2* 05/19/96 M. Cienfuegos 3 05/19/96 Eduardo Hurtado 3* 05/26/99 Eduardo Hurtado 4 07/11/99 Cobi Jones 37* 08/07/99 Cobi Jones 38 Hurtado tore up MLS the first two years, then was traded to the Metrostars. It would take Cobi two years from then to make up the difference. Ruiz was 2 goals away before being traded. New England 04/13/96 Robert Ukrop 1 04/27/96 Geoff Aunger 1* 05/04/96 Geoff Aunger 2 05/19/96 Alberto Naveda 2* 05/25/96 Alberto Naveda 3 05/25/96 Geoff Aunger 3* 06/06/96 Alberto Naveda 4 06/23/96 Paul Keegan 4* 06/30/96 Alberto Naveda 5 08/11/96 Joe-Max Moore 5* 08/16/96 Joe-Max Moore 6 08/21/96 Alberto Naveda 6* 08/21/96 Joe-Max Moore 7 09/12/97 Alberto Naveda 13* 09/16/97 Joe-Max Moore 14 04/17/04 Taylor Twellman 43* 07/14/04 Taylor Twellman 44 Twellman is the latest guy to take over a team lead, and also was the first since 2000 (not counting RSL/Chivas). Since he seems to be heading towards that Jason Kreis mold of being great in MLS but not internationally, he could hold the lead for a long time. Tampa Bay 04/13/96 Ivan McKinley 1 04/13/96 Roy Lassiter 1* 04/13/96 Steve Pittman 1* 04/20/96 Martin Vasquez 1* 04/28/96 Roy Lassiter 2 05/04/96 Diego Viera 2* 05/08/96 C. Valderrama 2* 05/08/96 Diego Viera 3 05/18/96 Roy Lassiter 3* 05/18/96 Roy Lassiter 4 Lassiter of course went on to score 27 regular season goals that first season, still the record, and a total of 34 the first season. Only Carlos Ruiz has scored more in all competitions, with 35 in 2002. Raul Diaz Arce is the only other guy to hit 30, in 1996. Lassiter finished with 44 goals for the Mutiny, who folded in time to stop Mamadou Diallo from overtaking him (39 goals). Ralston was close as well.