{"id":1543608,"date":"2022-07-07T19:49:32","date_gmt":"2022-07-07T23:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1543608"},"modified":"2022-07-07T19:49:36","modified_gmt":"2022-07-07T23:49:36","slug":"its-ridiculous-ny-mets-pitcher-slams-covid-testing-says-stop-testing-stop-acting-like-covid-is-far-worse-than-other-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-ridiculous-ny-mets-pitcher-slams-covid-testing-says-stop-testing-stop-acting-like-covid-is-far-worse-than-other-things\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It\u2019s Ridiculous\u2019: NY Mets Pitcher Slams COVID Testing, Says \u2018Stop Testing,\u2019 \u2018Stop Acting Like COVID Is Far Worse\u2019 Than Other Things"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">42<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fits-ridiculous-ny-mets-pitcher-slams-covid-testing-says-stop-testing-stop-acting-like-covid-is-far-worse-than-other-things%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1543608&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>New York Mets pitcher Chris Bassitt said \u201cit\u2019s ridiculous\u201d that \u201cwe\u2019re still doing\u201d COVID testing, and said we need to \u201cstop acting like COVID\u201d is worse than other things out there.<\/p>\n<p>The MLB pitcher spoke with the press Thursday after he had to miss playing with his team the last week because he was out on the COVID protocol list. It came after he said he took the test and then let his team know that he had tested positive for COVID. The two-minute long clip was shared on Twitter from the New York Post and can be seen <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypostsports\/status\/1545176601914232833?s=20&#038;t=c5pmIkb3s3klL-JjJCbTmQ\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s ridiculous we\u2019re still doing it,\u201d Bassitt told reporters, as he noted he kept his workout routine and didn\u2019t feel he was \u201cworn down.\u201d He also said he \u201cfelt normal\u201d and ready to play the game.<\/p>\n<p>When pressed by one reporter regarding what he felt the solution was, he replied, \u201cstop testing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStop acting like COVID is far worse than a lot of other things,\u201d the Mets star shared. \u201cI mean, not trying to get too much into it, but I was never sick. Never had a symptom. So, sitting out for two weeks or possibly a week for zero symptoms. I don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd now they\u2019re coming out and saying we possibly could get tested, I mean we could possibly come up positive multiple times in, like, say a month,\u201d he added. \u201cSo, we gotta miss multiple times. \u2026 I guess the answer is I should never have said anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udfa5 Chris Bassitt goes on a rant about COVID protocols after spending time on COVID IL list <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CCkkn1fm2d\">https:\/\/t.co\/CCkkn1fm2d<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PyXnITL3O5\">pic.twitter.com\/PyXnITL3O5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 New York Post Sports (@nypostsports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypostsports\/status\/1545176601914232833?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI should never have said I tested positive,\u201d Bassitt continued. \u201cAnd I probably won\u2019t the rest of my career. There\u2019s no way. There\u2019s no reason.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/video-mets-player-suffers-multiple-fractures-after-being-hit-in-the-face-by-94-mph-fastball\">MLB<\/a> player said he had tested himself at home because he has a \u201clittle girl\u201d and he wanted to be safe after feeling sluggish following one of the games in Houston. So once he tested positive, he felt it was the right thing to do to notify his team. But the pitcher reiterated, \u201cI never had a symptom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know if I made the right decision of saying something or not,\u201d Bassitt concluded.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/mets-pitcher-slams-mlb-for-state-of-baseballs-they-dont-care\">Mets Pitcher Slams MLB For State Of Baseballs: \u2018They Don\u2019t\u00a0Care\u2019<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York Mets pitcher Chris Bassitt said \u201cit\u2019s ridiculous\u201d that \u201cwe\u2019re still doing\u201d COVID testing, and said we need to \u201cstop acting like COVID\u201d is worse than other things out there. 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