9 9 4 , ▁and ▁limited ▁him ▁to ▁just ▁sevent een ▁starts ▁all ▁season . ▁Following ▁the ▁season , ▁he ▁was ▁trad ed ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁M ets . ▁In ▁four ▁seasons ▁in ▁Houston , ▁H arn isch ▁compiled ▁a ▁ 4 5 - 3 3 ▁record ▁and ▁ 3 . 4 1 ▁E RA . ▁ ▁New ▁York ▁M ets ▁H arn isch ' s ▁first ▁season ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁did ▁not ▁go ▁well , ▁as ▁he ▁went ▁ 2 – 8 ▁with ▁a ▁ 3 . 6 8 ▁E RA ▁in ▁eigh teen ▁starts . ▁His ▁record ▁improved ▁to ▁ 8 – 1 2 ▁in ▁ 3 1 ▁starts ▁ ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁although ▁he ▁drew ▁an ▁eight - game ▁susp ension ▁for ▁his ▁part ▁in ▁a ▁b raw l ▁with ▁the ▁Chicago ▁C ubs ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 1 . ▁ ▁H arn isch ▁quit ▁che wing ▁to b acco ▁during ▁Spring ▁training ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁Short ly ▁afterwards , ▁he ▁compla ined ▁to ▁M ets ▁tra iner ▁Fred ▁H ina ▁of ▁sle e pl ess ness ▁and ▁a ▁lost ▁app et ite . ▁H ina ▁pres cribed ▁sleep ing ▁p ills ▁for ▁H arn isch ▁prior ▁to ▁his ▁opening ▁day ▁start ▁for ▁the ▁M ets ▁against ▁the ▁San ▁Diego ▁Pad res . ▁After ▁pitch ing ▁five ▁sc or eless ▁inn ings , ▁H arn isch ▁was ▁pulled ▁after ▁starting ▁the ▁sixth ▁in ning ▁by ▁giving ▁up ▁consecutive ▁home ▁runs ▁to