Look how far Baseball as changed since 1962 - punishment wise and for what.

[Redskins Rick]

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[TD]1962[/TD]

[TD=width: 400]Mets manager Casey Stengel is fined $500 by Commissioner Ford Frick for appearing in a beer ad.[/TD]

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So in 1962, you couldn't even appear in a beer ad if you was in uniform

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1978&dat=19620425&id=lTwiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-aoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5999,2228976

Now fast forward to today era, and that seams mild for sure.

[Can_of_corn]

And yet they had free reign to use the intoxicants of their choice, to include showing up for work impaired.

[scOtt]

Milk for .70 a gallon.

[Redskins Rick]

[Plutarch]

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[TD]1962[/TD]

[TD=width: 400]Mets manager Casey Stengel is fined $500 by Commissioner Ford Frick for appearing in a beer ad.[/TD]

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</tbody>[/TABLE]

So in 1962, you couldn't even appear in a beer ad if you was in uniform

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1978&dat=19620425&id=lTwiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-aoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5999,2228976

Now fast forward to today era, and that seams mild for sure.

Beer bad, But ads for cigs...no problem:

[scOtt]

But Jackie's not in uniform.