Why even President Nixon thinks Tom Seaver can save the Mets (SN Archive — 1969)

This article, 'Would you believe… Seaver for President?' by Jack Lang, originally published as the cover story for the October 11, 1969 issue of The Sporting News.Rube Walker had just watched Tom Seaver win his 25th game and he sat in front of his locker puffing on a cigarette and sipping a beer.“He was pretty good tonight, wasn't he?” a reporter remarked to the New York Mets' pitching coach.“Darn right,” Walker said, shaking his head, “and that's what frightens me. He's so darn good now and you know he's gonna get better. But how much better can he get?”That's a good question. How much better can Seaver get? He's already regarded in a class with the Koufaxes, Drysdales, Gibsons and Marichals and this is only his third year ... and only his fourth in professional baseball.But the you