Newly released AAN (American Academy of Neurology) guidelines earlier this week to manage sports-related concussions recommend trainers, coaches and physicians to err on the side of caution and remove athletes from play in the setting of a possible traumatic brain injury or concussion.
This paper from Arthur D Little and Ericsson (who, err, make broadband equipment so might safely be assumed to have an interest in the matter) claims that there is such an effect.
The applicable question is as follows: While BBWAA voters denied all of the aforementioned candidates from entrance into the Hall of Fame yesterday, did said voters err in not considering the fact that the players potentially enticed fans to pay attention to the game, which had an effect of generating increased revenue for the league?