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For what its worth
For what its worth...according to Ron Luciano in one of his books, Reggie Jackson is responsible for ending enforcement of this rule. According to Luciano, Jackson was always talking to opposing players before the game and getting fined by the League. Jackson said he wanted to talk to other top players to see if he could learn anything that would improve his game, and that he'd be stupid not to talk to them when he had a chance everyday to do so.
Anways, Luciano (as I remember) went on to say that Jackson never paid the fines, and the League never forced the issue when hearing his explanation...in fact they curtailed enforcement of it. And after the 1994-95 strike, MLB encourages positive player/fan interaction.
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