Bankruptcy Court Changes ‘Ground Rules’ on Houston Astros

By Daniel A. Etna, Partner and Co-Chair of the Sports Business Group at Herrick, Feinstein LLP   Traditionally, prior to the start of a baseball game, the ball park ground rules are discussed by the managers. Unfortunately for the Houston Astros, there was no prior discussion of the “ground rules” of the federal bankruptcy court for the Southern District of Texas before the Astros took the “courthouse field.”    The Astros are a partner in a regional sports network (the “RS