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The One Task I Can’t Seem to Delegate

The other day, three yearly license plate renewal stickers arrived in the mail for three of my company vehicles. this meant someone would have to put the stickers on and replace the registration card in each of the cars. normally, that someone would be me. while I have become quite adept at delegating almost everything else, the combination of vehicles and stickers has long been a surprising source of grief, education and humor for me. I have given speeches about my failures to manage this process.

It started about 25 years ago. I had been in business almost 10 years, and I was trying my best to master the art and discipline of delegation (I had read a business book or two). Back then, in Chicago, car owners needed to buy a new vehicle sticker and attach it to the windshield every Jan. 1. I decided that this was a task that could easily be delegated, so I handed a razor blade to one of my employees and asked him to do the honors. Convinced that I was on my way to management enlightenment, I moved on to more important matters.

But when I got in my car that night, I was surprised to find that the sticker had been placed halfway up the windshield instead of in the lower right corner, where it would be out of the line of sight. I had to live with it there for a year — a constant reminder of my poor delegation skills — because getting the sticker off is next to impossible.

Thirty minutes later, he came back. “Are you done?” I asked.

“Yes,” he said. but it was a hesitant yes, and I could tell there was more. “What do you mean, yes?” I asked, mimicking the hesitant tone.

Well, the stickers were on, he said, but he couldn’t find the razor blade. what? You mean it might be floating around in my car or the delivery van? He shrugged. we never did find it.

Year 3: Would I give up and do it myself? no! I am a manager. Again, I had learned more over the previous year. Delegate. Give instructions. and follow up! besides, the temperature was near zero, which is another strong motivation to delegate.

“Here is the first sticker,” I said. “put it two inches from the side and bottom. Don’t lose the razor blade! When you finish the van, come back to me and I will give you the sticker for my car.”

Ten minutes later he returned. Victory! In fact, he had managed to get the sticker off in one full piece, something I have never been able to do. The right guy with the right instructions; I was becoming some kind of guru of delegation. I gave him the second sticker for my car. I moved on to more important things, the whole purpose of delegation.

Half an hour went by, and I realized that he had not come back for a final victory lap. I started to go toward the door, when I saw him coming out of the bathroom. He looked as sick as a frat boy the morning after a night of drinking.

“Did you get the sticker on?” I asked.

“No.” it was a weak no, almost an “I am about to cry” no.

“Why not?” I asked.

“I broke the windshield,” he said. “I used a blow-torch to get the sticker off, and the windshield exploded.”

Years $4 through 25, I put all of the vehicle and license plate stickers on all 11 of my cars, trucks, and vans myself. I enjoy it. it doesn’t take long, I get to make sure the registration and insurance cards are all in order, and I do it with pride. I am a picture framer at heart. I make sure that all of the stickers are straight and in the right place. I clean the glass professionally. and I don’t break the windshields. Luckily, Chicago has changed the replacement date from Jan. 1 to July 1 (maybe the city administrators felt sorry for me). Which gets me back to what happened the other day when the three new license plate stickers arrived.

I had these three stickers in front of me. two of the vehicles were out on deliveries, but one was sitting in my parking lot. My assistant drives this vehicle, and I asked her for the keys, so that I could get into the glove box to change the registration card. “I can do it,” she said. “The plate has one of those plastic shields on it, and you have to take it off with a screwdriver.” and then she looked at me with a look that only someone who has worked with you for 20 years would give you, a look that says, “Get over it. really. this is not brain surgery. I can do it.” but? but? I stood there for 20 seconds thinking. and then I broke. After all of these years — and probably 300 stickers — I decided to believe again. I gave her the sticker and I went home. what could go wrong?

The next morning, I pulled into the parking lot. I walked past her car, and there it was. The renewal sticker was on the plate — but in the top left corner (see photo above). The little indentation for the sticker is in the top right corner, along with five years of half-peeled-off stickers. NOOOOOOOOOOO! what had I done? I walked into the office and looked at her the way you look at your dog after he eats your favorite shoe.

“I know!” she said. “I was changing it this morning, and George” — our delivery and installation guy, who has been with us 17 years — “walks up and says, ‘let me do that.’ I was scraping off the old stickers and he grabs the new sticker off the ground and says, ‘You can put it on either side.’ and before I can react, he slaps it on!”

Of course, the card clearly says to put the new sticker over the old sticker, and since these stickers are not intended to be removed, I’m going to be looking at this for the next year. and that is my sad, tortured story of failed delegation. Now, let me assure you, again, that I have successfully delegated far more difficult tasks. and I’m sure I could delegate this one, too, if I really wanted to. The truth is, I’ve come to enjoy handling this myself.

So, I have two questions: what lesson do you think I should take from all of this? and am I alone in this — or is there anything you do that you know you could or should delegate, but you choose not to because: a) it’s just easier to do it yourself, b) it’s too easy for someone else to mess it up or c) you have some other anal-retentive reason.

Jay Goltz owns five small businesses in Chicago.

The One Task I Can’t Seem to Delegate

Breast Cancer Patients Opting for Lumpectomy or Partial Mastectomy Might Need 2nd Surgery, Says Study

Partial breast removal surgery to treat cancer is not likely to be a one-time operation, according to many breast cancer experts and a study released Thursday.

One in five women who opt for partial breast removal, or breast-conserving surgery, may need a second operation to remove more breast tissue, according to a study of more than 55,000 British women.

Repeat surgery rates may be slightly higher among American women — about one in four — according to a study published last February in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Breast-conserving surgery, including lumpectomy and partial mastectomy, is a less radical form of cancer surgery that seeks to remove the localized tumor or cancerous tissue within the breast. Additional surgeries are often performed when the doctors find additional tumors, or if the disease has spread to nearby lymph nodes.

Regarding breast-conserving surgery as a one-time fix may lead some surgeons to remove too much breast tissue the first time, or even to overlook the need to perform additional surgery.

Instead, the goal for both patients and surgeons is to find the clear margins of the cancer, which may take more than one try, many experts said.

British researchers looked at data collected from the Hospital Episode Statistics database of more than 55,000 women ages 16 and older who underwent breast-conserving surgery between 2005 and 2008.

Twenty percent of the women underwent additional surgery, and 40 percent of those who had repeat surgeries underwent a mastectomy, according to the findings that were published Thursday in the British Medical Journal.

The women were nearly twice as likely to undergo additional surgery if the tumor was ductal carcinoma in situ, an early localized form of the cancer in which it may be harder to detect the boundaries of the disease.

“The only way to be guaranteed a single surgical procedure with breast cancer is to perform the largest operation we perform – mastectomy with complete auxillary lymph node removal,” said Dr. Ben Anderson, director of the breast health clinic at the University of Washington.

Still, many experts said that despite the findings, they would not recommend mastectomy over lumpectomy or partial mastectomy.

“The breast cancer survival rates are no different between women who undergo lumpectomy followed by radiation versus women who undergo mastectomy,” said Dr. Keith Amos, assistant professor of surgery at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. “I counsel each patient before a lumpectomy that obtaining clear margins may require more than one operation.”

Breast-conserving surgery is still considered the premiere option for many women who want to save their breasts, and many patients are warned about the possibility of additional surgeries before they consent, experts said.

“Some women might try with a large lesion to preserve their breasts, and may ask the surgeon to ‘try’ to get around the lesion,” said Dr. James Brenner, chief of breast imaging at University of California at San Francisco.

Breast experts use magnetic resonance imaging to better predict the margins of the disease, and suggest using MRI can potentially decrease the chance of additional surgery. however, previous studies suggest that patients who get MRIs have higher rates of mastectomies.

The study did not analyze whether the use of MRI influenced whether patients underwent additional breast-conserving surgery or mastectomy.

Some surgeons use a “cavity shave margin” technique, taking a little extra tissue outside the margin of the tumor to avoid another surgery.

While some surgeons aim for a single surgery, repeat surgeries should not be a measure of whether the procedure was successful, experts said.

“It is important that patients don’t assume that re-excision should be zero, and if it isn’t, then mastectomy should be done,” said Lillie Shockney, associate professor in the department of surgery, oncology and gynecology and obstetrics at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.

“Most re-excision rates are successful and don’t and shouldn’t require mastectomy either,” said Shockney.

Breast Cancer Patients Opting for Lumpectomy or Partial Mastectomy Might Need 2nd Surgery, Says Study

Get free tips on how to prevent eyebags.

For most of us, eye bags are one of the most horrible features in our face. There are even instances wherein it is so black and prominent that often times, it is what people notice first when they are talking to you.

Eye bags are not always caused by lack of sleep. Contrary to what most people believe, there are still many factors as to what causes this annoying facial feature.

Other causes of eye bags include age, genes, diet or allergies. in most cases, eye bags are not life threatening and does not require medical attention. either way, you wouldn’t want to suffer the strange feeling cause by these enormous bulges under your eyes, do you?

There are many ways to prevent eye bags from occurring in your face. Read through and find out how.

Add More Pillows

Placing additional pillows underneath your head at bedtime helps prevent the occurrence of bags under your eye. Sleeping flat on your back causes fluid to accumulate under the eye. Lifting your head even just a little bit encourages drainage in the eye area.

Avoid Salty Foods

Cutting salt from your diet tremendously decreases swelling underneath the eye area. Reduce your sodium intake to 2,300 mg a day or less to prevent eye bags. Additionally, eat less canned soups; avoid fast foods and sugary snacks. As much as possible, try to eat healthy and balanced diet. Include foods that are rich in Vitamin K in your diet. These include herbs, dark leafy greens, scallions, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, chili powder, curry, paprika, cayenne, asparagus, cabbage, pickled cucumber and prunes.

Beware of Allergens

Allergens like dairy, pets and molds causes swelling and redness underneath the eyes. if it is unavoidable, take anti histamine to prevent your eyes from contacting these allergens.

Reduce Alcohol Intake

Or better yet, stop drinking alcohol altogether. Alcohol drinking causes water retention throughout the body and it makes you bloat. The easiest way to avoid this is cutting down on alcohol.

Get enough Sleep

Sleeping at least 8 hours a day prevents eye bags from occurring in your face. This avoids stress and over fatigue. and while you’re at it, try to use the best eye cream. There are many various eye cream variants available in makeup stores and online so choose the best ones for your skin type.

As we grow older, eye bags become more visible and the more stressed you are, the bigger it gets and the harder for it to rid. so why wait for the signs to show up when as early as today, you can prevent it from showing in your face.

Get free tips on how to prevent eyebags.

Looking the Way You Feel – Plastic Surgery Patient Success Story «

Did you see COSMED’s patient featured in the Spring 2012 issue of new You magazine? She was featured as one of this month’s top 5 Inspired Patient success stories!

Here’s an except from the article. To see the original printed version, click here.

Roberta did her research, but the determining factor actually came from seeing results. “I went to a wedding of one of my former students. She, her mother and her grandmother had had the same doctor, Dr. Alejandro Quiroz, over a period of 20 years. they were thrilled with the results, and they all looked great. I was convinced and made the call”.

The results couldn’t have made her happier. “Every day someone tells me how good I look, or that I look younger by the day, or that I’m gorgeous. Now who wouldn’t want to hear that? that is so affirming,” she says. But even more important is that I feel good about myself.”

Roberta  had a Face lift, Neck lift, Brow lift, Dermal Abrasion, Fat Injection to Lips and Laser Resurfacing at COSMED Plastic Surgery Center in Mexico.

Looking the Way You Feel – Plastic Surgery Patient Success Story «

Couple’s Cosmetic Surgery: Husband and Wife Go Under the Knife

ABC News’ Daisha Riley reports:

Heather and David Robertson have done everything together for 18 years, so when she decided to go under the knife, he didn’t think twice about doing it, too.

“You know what, hey, whatever, I am game for it so let’s see what happens. It’s got to be a bonus. It can’t hurt right?” he told ABC News.

Time has been great to their marriage, but it has taken a toll on their bodies.

“well, Heather has had four children, we have had four children together and you know it takes quite a toll on our bodies,” he added. “So if anybody deserves to get a tummy tuck, I think she deserves to get one done.”

David has gained 50 pounds over the years and has a double-chin. He opted for a chin lift.

“well, if you’ve seen me when we first met and I think that is the image she has of me in her head, I was about 135 pounds and was all muscle and now I am about 185 pounds and there is not as much muscle,” he said.

This will be a new chapter in their lives, she said.

“I know we are still young but we are getting older, and just another new chapter, another new adventure,” she said.

Dr. Anthony Youn, a board-certified plastic surgeon who specializes in cosmetic surgery, said he is seeing more and more couples like his patients Heather and David Robertson getting cosmetic surgery.

“A lot of couples want to play together, they vacation together, they want to raise kids together. Now they are having surgery together, too,” said Youn, director of the Youn Plastic Surgery clinic in Troy, Mich., and affiliated with the city’s William Beaumont Hospital.

On the day of their surgeries, David had his procedure first, then Heather.

Six weeks of healing later and the extra skin on David’s chin is gone. Heather’s baby fat after her four children is non-existent.

Couple’s Cosmetic Surgery: Husband and Wife Go Under the Knife

Breast Augmentation – The Mammoplasty Story

The technical word for this breast enlargement procedure is augmentation mammoplasty. Popularized by television programs such as Nip/Tuck, this procedure has now gone mainstream and is now the most commonly-done cosmetic surgery performed in the U.S. (Incidentally, it’s not just for women, anymore; a fair number of men also undergo this treatment in the form of pec implants.)

The Mammoplasty Story

People are often surprised to learn that breast augmentation is far from new. However, until fairly recently, women took a substantial risk to achieve a bigger bust size. The first breast augmentation operation was performed in 1889 by a surgeon by the name of Gersuny. He injected paraffin, a form of mineral-based wax, into the patient’s breasts. (Since paraffin is a petroleum product and contains methane among other toxins, the results – as you might imagine – were not good.)

In 1895, an Austrian surgeon named Vincenz Czerny used a woman’s own excess fat to perform breast augmentation. Over the next few years, early cosmetic surgeons used a variety of bizarre and dangerous materials to give these women of the late Victorian and early Edwardian eras larger breasts:

  • ivory
  • glass balls
  • ground rubber
  • beef cartilage
  • wool
  • plant-derived latex
  • polyethylene
  • foam

In the 1920s, a more flat-chested look came into fashion as a reaction to the fuller busts preferred by the previous generation of women. The economic disaster of the 1930s and the second World War put a further damper on demand for breast augmentation, but celebrities of the 1940s such as Betty Grable, Jayne Mansfield and Rita Hayworth made a large bustline fashionable again. In the 1950s and 1960s, silicone injections became the standard method of augmentation mammoplasty, though women who had these done later developed serious complications.

Breast Augmentation Today

Modern breast augmentation or mammoplasty is now much safer, thanks to the advent of saline implants. these are simply bags filled with the same sterile saline solution used in a wide range of medical applications. The latest generation of silicon gummy bear implants, which are semi-solid, have been used successfully overseas since 1995, but have not yet been approved for use in the U.S. The other alternative is to make use of the latest silicon gel-filled implants, which are more cohesive and far less prone to complications than those manufactured prior to the 1980s. The next generation of breast implants uses cross-linked silicone, also called gummy bear implants.

Ideal Candidates for Breast Augmentation

Women who are dissatisfied with their breast size and shape are those most likely to seek augmentation mammoplasty (known as primary augmentation). However, women who have lost a breast to mastectomy due to breast cancer often undergo this breast reconstruction procedure in order to restore their bustline.

It is important to select a cosmetic surgeon who has the necessary skills and experience to perform breast augmentation correctly; a great deal of revision breast surgery is done to correct the mistakes made by other, less experienced or incompetent surgeons. Thoroughly investigate your surgeon’s background, training and qualifications before agreeing to undergo the procedure, and make certain that s/he is Board Certified.

Breast Augmentation – The Mammoplasty Story

Armstrong, Wiggins shy from regal status borne of gold medal wins

Decrease font Decrease fontEnlarge font Enlarge font Kristin Armstrong celebrated her gold medal win in Wednesday's time trial with her son Lucas, who became part of her training team. Kristin Armstrong celebrated her gold medal win in Wednesday’s time trial with her son Lucas, who became part of her training team.Ian Langsdon/EPA/Landov

HAMPTON COURT, England — Absent the presence of actual princes and princesses, duchesses and dukes, there can be no more royal a backdrop for any venue at these Games than the 500-year-old Hampton Court Palace, whose red-bricked battlements once looked down on Henry VIII himself.

In both miles and milieu, it’s tough to get much further from this place than Boise, Idaho, hometown of Kristin Armstrong. and yet there was something undeniably regal about Armstrong as she stood atop the podium, gold medal draped around her neck, for the second summer Games in a row. Twenty-two months after giving birth to her son, Lucas, and 10 days before her 39th birthday, Armstrong successfully defended her title in the women’s time trial. the ex-triathlete powered around the 29-kilometer course in 37 minutes, 34 seconds — 15 seconds faster than Germany’s Judith Arndt, who took silver.

The Brits have a queen. Their American cousins have the queen of the time trial.

Armstrong’s repeat was overshadowed — on this blessed plot, at any rate — by the victorious arrival two hours later of Bradley Wiggins, whose 42-second margin of victory over Germany’s Tony Martin was so fat that it looked like a typo on the results sheet. Wiggo’s gold provoked a paroxysm of joy and relief in the hundreds of thousands of fans lining the 49-kilometer course. Many in this host nation had awakened in a peevish mood, on account of Team GB’s failure to have bagged a single gold medal, nearly a week into the Games. "we need to be patient," one Lord Moynihan told The Daily Telegraph, "and we’ll see that the medals and gold medals will follow."

Before Wiggins could bear him out, British rowers Helen Glover and Heather Stanning won gold in the coxless pairs. That feat might’ve taken some of the pressure off Wiggins, although the unflappable 32-year old didn’t seem to be feeling much pressure to begin with. After winning the 3,500 km Tour de France, he’d said, on the eve of the TT, "an hour time trial to make history should be a doddle."

Sitting in the Palace courtyard’s ceremonial throne that Armstrong had occupied before him, Wiggins flashed dueling peace signs. the woman from Boise, ironically, had a more royal aura about her. Wiggins wouldn’t have it any other way. Asked how he liked the ring of "Sir Wiggins" — as a Tour de France winner and four-time gold medal winner, he is a prime candidate to be knighted — the willfully proletarian Wiggins replied, "Doesn’t quite sound right, does it?" Given a decree declaring him a knight, he predicted, "I’d just put it in a drawer."

Shortly after clinching the win, Wiggins remounted his bike and took a spin away from the Palace, outside the secure zone. where on earth was he going? To be with his people, explained. "That’s where the real fans are."

Armstrong thought of her people, too, throughout her effort. the helicopters hovering over reminded her that the folks back in Boise would be watching. "I have to put on a show," she told herself.

"these last 20 months have been a roller coaster," she allowed, post-race, "but I wasn’t going to let anyone see that."

The comeback seemed like a great idea at the time, recalled Armstrong’s coach, Jim Miller, who is also USA Cycling’s vice president of athletics. "but last spring was really hard." As will happen with a newborn in the house, Armstrong’s sleep was often interrupted. "Any time we had really good training blocks going, she’d get sick."

The Lucas Factor changed everything. "the way we did it before was very focused, very — you hate to say selfish," he recalls, "but it was about her. and this time it couldn’t be all be about her. it had to be about Lucas and he had to be included. Even simple things like going to races" were altered by the fact that "you have a baby in tow. You normally don’t have plastic toys at the start of a stage race."

It took nearly a full year for Armstrong to return to the superb form she’d taken into the 2008 Olympics.

At which point she promptly snapped a clavicle in a crash at the Exergy Tour in her hometown of Boise. Miller wasn’t overly worried, he says. the truth about this sport is that if you haven’t broken a collarbone lately, you’re not really trying. Armstrong had surgery the next morning, was on an indoor trainer three days later, and was riding outside within five days.

She had another reversal of fortune in last Sunday’s Olympic road race, when an inferior bike handler took her out on a rain-slicked hairpin turn. Armstrong suffered bruises and abrasions, but was otherwise OK. but the misfortune preyed on her mind. at one point, she recalls thinking, "OK, broken collarbone, crash — don’t they say bad luck comes in threes?"

But she pushed those thoughts out of her mind, and tried not to be alarmed by her practice ride on the eve of the time trial ("I felt awful".) She made the Lucas Factor work in her favor. While some of her competitors allowed themselves to be distracted by the commotion in the Olympic Village, and by the hour-long, traffic-congested drive to the venue for practice rides, "I was like, ‘I’m a mom, and this is the most calm moment I’ve had in 22 months. this is not taking any energy out of me, but I saw it sucking energy out of everyone around me.’"

Before stepping off the podium, Armstrong gathered Lucas in her arms. Her son has already played with her medal from Beijing, she reported, and would be welcome to teeth on this one as well. the London version has more heft — "it’s less fragile," said Armstrong, raising her voice to be heard above the helicopters.

Armstrong, Wiggins shy from regal status borne of gold medal wins

Jaw Surgery Plastic Surgery Info.

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Sizeable bazongas could cause assorted medical issues thanks to the unwarranted weight on the chest as well as skeletal aberrations and often respiring issues. after the op has been finished, you wil be wrapped up in an elastic bandage or a surgical bra.

the jaw is among the most spotted features of a person's face because other parts of the face like the nose, and jaw are lined up with it. have some more info on cosmetic surgery. Patients shouldn't have an impractical expectancy when going in for jaw surgery. the process can make the jaw nearly distinguished, dependent on the wishes and overall look of the patient’s facial appearance. Mentoplasty changes the chin’s shape by moving some of the bone forward, adding implants or in a number of cases, fully removing the bone altogether. a jaw with a bone moved forward can help in giving the jaw a more robust appearance. the implants customarily take about an hour and a half, but will eventually have dramatic effects on one’s overall look. Removing part of the jaw bone decreases a jutting jaw and can give a patient a friendly look. Getting over the surgery is a straightforward process. a vital part of the recovery process is to maintain correct dental cleanliness, particularly if an incision was made thru the mouth to reduce scars.

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Despite Highly Publicized Deaths, Plastic Surgery Complications Rare « AccentMD

While we all take safety precautions in performing various plastic surgery procedures at our clinic, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) reminds people that any surgical procedure carries inherent risk.

They recommend 6 important recommendations when considering plastic surgery, including:

1. Research benefits and risks of any procedure as much as you can before going forward. Check out our resources on plastic surgery or visit the ASPS website for more.

2. Have realistic expectations and fully discuss risks and recovery time with your surgeon beforehand.

3. Talk to other patients who have undergone the procedure to learn of their experiences.

4. Discuss your full medical history with your surgeon before undergoing any procedure.

5. only choose surgeons accredited by the ASPS. They have a certain level of experience, professionalism and have all proper certifications.

6. If your surgery is taking place at an outpatient center, verify the center’s accreditation

“The death of a patient is always tragic and devastating for all involved, particularly the patient’s family and the medical team,” said Richard D’Amico, MD, ASPS president. “However, we don’t want to unnecessarily frighten the public. while this situation is rare, the decision to have a plastic surgery procedure is serious. No-risk surgery doesn’t exist.”

Plastic surgery procedures are relatively safe, with serious complications only occurring in 1 in 298 or 0.34 percent. Death occurs in 1 in 51,459, or 0.0019 percent of cases according to a 2004 study from the ASPS that evaluated over 400,000 surgeries.

Any death or complication is tragic but these statistics show that despite any of these highly publicized things, death and complications from plastic surgery are very rare.

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Harvey fans 11 in debut as Mets top D-backs 3-1

PHOENIX — Kirk Gibson and the Arizona Diamondbacks could do little more than marvel at the debut of new York Mets rookie Matt Harvey on Thursday night.

“He’s got a good arm and threw the ball well,” Gibson said after the Diamondbacks fell 3-1 to the Mets for their second straight loss after running off five wins in a row. “He had good life on the fastball and spotted the ball well. It was pretty impressive.”

Arizona managed only three hits against the Mets’ first pick in the 2010 draft: a soft single by Jason Kubel through the third base hole, vacated on an infield shift, a double to Miguel Montero on a changeup in the second and Aaron Hill’s one out single in the third.

“He was just fantastic,” Kubel said. “He’s got a real live arm. His breaking pitches, too, everything was hard out of his hand.”

Harvey (1-0) struck out 11 in 5 1-3 innings, and also recorded his first two career hits, a double in the second and a single in the fourth, to become the first major leaguer since 1900 to strike out more than 10 and get multiple hits in his major league debut.

“If things don’t work out as a pitcher he should become a hitter,” Montero said.

Gerardo Parra, who reached base on a wild pitch after striking out, was the only Arizona hitter to reach third against Harvey. the Diamondbacks struck out 16 times overall and stranded 11 runners.

Harvey easily eclipsed Arizona left-hander Wade Miley, who gave up two runs in the first but battled back to last 5 1-3 innings.

“I was just pitching behind guys early,” said Miley, whose outing was his shortest since a 3 2-3-inning stint on June 30. “I was getting into 2-0, 2-1 counts – fastball counts – and they took advantage of it.”

Scott Hairston hit a two-run double and Andres Torres tripled and scored for the Mets, who snapped a six-game losing streak.

New York, which is beginning an 11-game road trip, won for only the second time in 13 games since the All-Star break, narrowly avoiding the fate of the 1962 club that went 1-14 to start the second half.

Bobby Parnell pitched around a pair of walks in the ninth for his third save.

With Harvey keeping the Diamondbacks in check, the Mets looked like an entirely different club than they had been since the All-Star break.

Ruben Tejada led off the game with a single to center, went to third on Daniel Murphy’s single to center and scored on Hairston’s two-run double off the right field wall.

Torres made it 3-0 in the fourth when he tripled to center and scored on Rob Johnson’s sacrifice fly to center, barely sliding under a strong throw from Parra.

“You’ve got to try and minimize the damage and for the most part I was able to do that,” Miley said.

Kubel scored the Diamondbacks’ lone run in the eighth when he was walked by Jon Rauch, went to third on a double by Paul Goldschmidt and scored easily on Justin Upton’s sacrifice fly.

Tim Byrdak came on for Rauch and, after hitting Montero with a pitch, struck out pinch-hitter Lyle Overbay with the tying runs on first and second.

NOTES: Harvey became the first Mets pitcher to get a pair of hits in his debut since David West on Sept. 24, 1988. Harvey is the 20th player from the 2010 draft to appear in a major league game, and joined Josh Edgin as the second Mets player from that draft to make his debut. … Torres’ triple snapped an 0-for-14 streak. . new York had allowed four or more runs in each of their past 13 games, the second-longest streak in franchise history. … Montero has hit safely in 15 of his past 18 home games. … Arizona CF Chris Young, who has hit .294 since the All-Star break to raise his average to .218, was given the night off in favor of the left-handed Parra. … before the game, the Mets recalled Johnson from Triple-A Buffalo to take the place of Mike Nickeas, who was optioned to Buffalo after Wednesday’s loss. … LHP Jonathan Niese will take the mound for the Mets on Friday against RHP Josh Collmenter. Niese gave up three earned runs in five innings in his only previous start at Chase Field.

Harvey fans 11 in debut as Mets top D-backs 3-1