Jason Isringhausen
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"Jason Derik Isringhausen" is an American former professional baseball pitcher and coach. He pitched in Major League Baseball from 1995 through 2012 for the New York Mets, Oakland Athletics, St Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

Isringhausen was, with Bill Pulsipher and Paul Wilson (baseball)/Paul Wilson, a member of "Generation K", a group of highly regarded Mets prospects. Isringhausen proceeded to have a successful career as a relief pitcher, recording exactly 300 save club/300 career saves. He was a two-time Major League Baseball All-Star Game/All-Star and led the National League in saves in 2004.

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My biggest thing, he worked his butt off for eight innings, and I go out and give up the lead, not once, but twice. It doesn't happen often. I'll turn the page and go out tomorrow. Tonight's over.

He worked his butt off for eight innings, and I go out there and give up the lead not once but twice.

That's just mind over matter, ... You have to go out there and realize what you're getting ready for. We've had this talk, me and Tony. Every time I go out there, I have to think I'm getting ready to pitch in the playoffs.

Any time we go into the ninth with the bottom of the lineup coming up, ... all we're trying to do is get a hit, get a walk, get a couple of guys on -- because we know: We've got to get Albert up there.

Morgan hit a good pitch, I thought. He hit it a long way to the opposite field. [On Ausmus' homer], that [pitch] I wanted more away from him, but it wasn't.

That's why it's fun [to play the Astros]. They're a great team and they play the game the right way, just like us.

I wasn't trying to strike everybody out.

It is weird how we're back in the same position we were last year, but that's what makes it so much fun.

It's great to be part if this. To get a milestone for him like that, that's amazing.