Ain't the Beer Cold!

by L. Chuck Thompson, Gordon Beard

Hall of Fame broadcaster Chuck Thompson, with the assistance of veteran Associated Press sportswriter Gordon Beard, shares a personal play-by-play account of his celebrated career and life in this newly updated paperback edition of Ain't the Beer Cold!
Since his broadcasting beginnings fresh out of high school in 1939, Thompson has served with the Armed Forces in World War II, relaxed as a one-man audience for a crooning Bing Crosby, and done sportscasting for the Phillies, A's, Senators, and Orioles. In 1993, Thompson's broadcasting achievement was honored with a place in the Broadcasters' Wing of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Here he offers a delightful and insightful perspective on his profession, its people, and its place in the heart of American sports.

Genres: Sports, Baseball, Journalism

208 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1996

About the author

American sportscaster best known for his broadcasts of Major League Baseball's Baltimore Orioles and the National Football League's Baltimore Colts.

He was well-recognized for his resonant voice, crisply descriptive style of play-by-play, and signature on-air exclamations "Go to war, Miss Agnes!" and "Ain't the beer cold!".

Reviews

[Pyrate Queen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This not-so-serious autobiography offers dozens of anecdotes and stories filled with practical jokes and booze-generated exploits, from Thompson's days as a sports broadcaster for the Baltimore Colts and the Baltimore Orioles.

[Ike · Rating 3 out of 5]

One word = bar-fly

[Agatha Donkar Lund · Rating 3 out of 5]

Entertaining, if you grew up with Chuck Thompson as the voice of the Orioles like I did. Otherwise, probably not worth it.