Chuck Thompson was a sportscaster best known for his broadcasts of the Baltimore Orioles and the 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!" He was awarded the National Baseball Hall of Fame's Ford Frick Award in 1993.

This Rawlings official AL baseball was signed in black ballpoint pen by Thompson and inscribed "HOF 93" and "Ain't the Beer Cold!" This baseball includes a Great Moments COA.