MLB Twitter reacts to Oakland Athletics reported plan to team up with Elon Musk's The Boring Company for new Las Vegas stadium feature

As part of their inevitable move to Las Vegas, the Oakland Athletics have reportedly teamed up with Elon Musk for their new stadium. They are planning to utilize The Boring Company's tunneling system to bring fans directly to the game.This is a great idea in theory, but many fans have doubts about the execution of the concept. The Boring Company has a tunnel system active in Las Vegas, but they are not capable of servicing enough people to fill a stadium. They can currently transport about 4,400 people per hour.The Oakland Athletics' move to Las Vegas has created a lot of issues with the fanbase already. Partnering with Elon Musk has added to the strife.Sports and Business reporter Joe Pompliano shared some news about the upcoming stadium venture on Twitter:Joe Pompliano@JoePomplianoThe Oakland A's are working with The Boring Company and expect to have an underground tunnel stop built for their new $1.5 billion stadium in Las Vegas.(h/t @KTLA)25936The Oakland A's are working with The Boring Company and expect to have an underground tunnel stop built for their new $1.5 billion stadium in Las Vegas.(h/t @KTLA) https://t.co/UpE6q4Cx3KThe Oakland Athletics' partnership with Elon Musk seems designed to infuriate the internet. Both have strong fanbases and wells of support, but are also heavily criticized.Considering their move to Las Vegas is already being heavily scrutinized, this is adding more fuel to the fire. Many citizens of Las Vegas are against the tunnel system, so its expansion is not appealing.Ed Zitron@edzitronThe boring tunnel in vegas is totally useless and not a single person who lives here uses it. It can also deal with like 100 people an hour or something twitter.com/joepompliano/s…Joe Pompliano@JoePomplianoThe Oakland A's are working with The Boring Company and expect to have an underground tunnel stop built for their new $1.5 billion stadium in Las Vegas.(h/t @KTLA)10012The Oakland A's are working with The Boring Company and expect to have an underground tunnel stop built for their new $1.5 billion stadium in Las Vegas.(h/t @KTLA) https://t.co/UpE6q4Cx3KThe boring tunnel in vegas is totally useless and not a single person who lives here uses it. It can also deal with like 100 people an hour or something twitter.com/joepompliano/s…Sneed's Feed &amp; Seed (Formerly Chuck's)@Bearded_HippoThey're still trying to push this garbage? No one wants this twitter.com/JoePompliano/s…Joe Pompliano@JoePomplianoThe Oakland A's are working with The Boring Company and expect to have an underground tunnel stop built for their new $1.5 billion stadium in Las Vegas.(h/t @KTLA)236The Oakland A's are working with The Boring Company and expect to have an underground tunnel stop built for their new $1.5 billion stadium in Las Vegas.(h/t @KTLA) https://t.co/UpE6q4Cx3KThey're still trying to push this garbage? No one wants this twitter.com/JoePompliano/s…The Road Guy@Road_Guy_ColinChange the franchise name to Las Vegas Weird Nerds twitter.com/JoePompliano/s…Joe Pompliano@JoePomplianoThe Oakland A's are working with The Boring Company and expect to have an underground tunnel stop built for their new $1.5 billion stadium in Las Vegas.(h/t @KTLA)336The Oakland A's are working with The Boring Company and expect to have an underground tunnel stop built for their new $1.5 billion stadium in Las Vegas.(h/t @KTLA) https://t.co/UpE6q4Cx3KChange the franchise name to Las Vegas Weird Nerds twitter.com/JoePompliano/s…Las Vegas has proven it can be an excellent host city for professional sports. The Las Vegas Raiders of the NFL and Las Vegas Golden Knights of the NHL both have passionate fanbases. The fact that the MLB team has not been competitive in recent years makes this an entirely different situation. However, it's assumed that they will try a bit harder to field a competitive in their new city.Shirtless Whitson@ShrtlessWhitson@JoePompliano @KTLA This is huge! Dozens of people will enjoy this feature! Hell yeah913@JoePompliano @KTLA This is huge! Dozens of people will enjoy this feature! Hell yeahDiscount Ali G@BrettChapman_@JoePompliano @KTLA Have they heard of busses?13@JoePompliano @KTLA Have they heard of busses?#1 Rebelsys Fan@DamnManly@JoePompliano @KTLA That’s not very moneyball2@JoePompliano @KTLA That’s not very moneyballMany fans would point to there being more feasible and significantly less expensive options. Anything above ground would be preferred. If anything, the tunnel system seems more like a publicity stunt than a viable option for the Oakland Athletics.Rube Waddell's Ghost@WaddellsGhost@JoePompliano @KTLA It's as if Fisher is going out of his way to make as many people angry as humanly possible.@JoePompliano @KTLA It's as if Fisher is going out of his way to make as many people angry as humanly possible.David Fucillo@davidfucilloDoing everything they can to make it easier to abandon them as a fan. I appreciate that. twitter.com/JoePompliano/s…Joe Pompliano@JoePomplianoThe Oakland A's are working with The Boring Company and expect to have an underground tunnel stop built for their new $1.5 billion stadium in Las Vegas.(h/t @KTLA)21The Oakland A's are working with The Boring Company and expect to have an underground tunnel stop built for their new $1.5 billion stadium in Las Vegas.(h/t @KTLA) https://t.co/UpE6q4Cx3KDoing everything they can to make it easier to abandon them as a fan. I appreciate that. twitter.com/JoePompliano/s…Matt Lichtenstadter@MattsMusings1A baseball team that screwed its fans over by being deliberately bad in order to get a better deal to move partners with a snake oil salesman who tried to build a totally useless enterprise in order to screw over the public by not building light rail. Two peas in a pod. twitter.com/JoePompliano/s…Joe Pompliano@JoePomplianoThe Oakland A's are working with The Boring Company and expect to have an underground tunnel stop built for their new $1.5 billion stadium in Las Vegas.(h/t @KTLA)136The Oakland A's are working with The Boring Company and expect to have an underground tunnel stop built for their new $1.5 billion stadium in Las Vegas.(h/t @KTLA) https://t.co/UpE6q4Cx3KA baseball team that screwed its fans over by being deliberately bad in order to get a better deal to move partners with a snake oil salesman who tried to build a totally useless enterprise in order to screw over the public by not building light rail. Two peas in a pod. twitter.com/JoePompliano/s…MLB fans have become increasingly agitated with the Athletics franchise. A partnership with Elon Musk has sent many over the edge.The Oakland Athletics plan to work with Elon Musk for new stadium shows how far along plans areOakland A's Attendance Dwindles To Historic LowsThe move to Las Vegas has become a near certainty in recent days. The organization is already brainstorming ways to get fans to come to their new stadium. This means they have a rough idea of where the stadium will be located.This entire relocation could have been handled much more tactfully, as the flurry of angry responses have shown.

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