danmcquade
Dan McQuade
danmcquade
Staff editor, Deadspin

The Cup is the best.

- The evolution of the Cup design is fascinating, from the original bowl to today’s Cup.
- The fact winners can drink out of it. The NFL, NBA, and MLB trophies are all boring for that reason.
- There are 3 Cups. The original bowl, which is too fragile for use now and on display in Toronto. The Read more

I got to hold the cup when I was 12 at an event in NYC after the Rangers won. I have a dorky picture to prove it. Met Adam Graves shortly thereafter, and he signed my shirt, which my dad framed for some odd reason. Read more

When I was a baby I was set atop the Stanley Cup briefly. I really wish I could say that at that precise moment I shit my diaper. Read more

Long story (and happy to share if asked) but here’s me drinking out of the Stanley Cup at a neighborhood bar in Glens Falls, NY in 2008. If asked about the best day of my life I would say the birth of my son, my wedding day, etc. etc., but honestly? I think of this just as much.

I vividly remember seeing The Dismemberment Plan in I believe the spring of 1999, about 6 months before Emergency & I came out. They debuted a few E&I songs on that tour, and “The City” was one of them. That first time they played it, the first time I ever heard it, my jaw dropped. I got chills. I was literally Read more

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If I’m going with Dismemberment Plan, it has to be this track.

Buddy of mine turned me onto The D Plan in college (circa 2005); Change was the album. I was enameled with how different sounding they were and how lyrically intricate and offbeat they could be. The Other Side and Time Bomb are two of my top ten songs. Read more

God I love this album. Saw the D Plan once in Milwaukee and ended up at a bar next door watching a Maryland/Duke basketball game with them. Just awesome guys to drink and hang out with. Read more

Hm honest mistake, could happen to the best of us! Read more

I stand by this math and have no doubt he will break my MLB The Show record for single season homers. Read more

hell yeah......that’s why i watch sportscenter......standings...i fuckin love to wait 20 minutes to see a static image of something i can also find by googling “baswba;; standibgs” while on the treadmill without breaking stride Read more

Reached for a statement, Rally Cat said, “That’s just great, just fucking great. I got a lawyer now. Whoopee. Where the fuck was he a week ago before these assholes chopped my balls off?”
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I don’t know guys he looks serious:

Can I trust that this will be the post headline when this cat finally dies? Please Read more

Dude. Reese Hopkins is on fire since he got called up. I like our chances next year. Read more

Don’t forget Chase Daniels! Read more

Shit, I just read a whole article about a guy watching a whole preseason NFL game. Knowing full well the whole time that this was the topic of the article. What the hell.
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Last match for Bobby Fish before he goes to NXT. He is 37, talk about being taken for granted for a long long time. Read more