2012 Chicago Cubs

[J. Walter Weatherman]

Hey, I said "-30-"!

Stop posting!

Print is dead.

[Saul Goodman]

The Cubs are no longer the dumbest team in baseball.

In reflecting on the Today stories he most enjoys, Lauer delights in the tale of Adam Greenberg, a baseball player who was hit in the head on the first pitch of his first appearance in 2005 and never returned. After an online petition last year, the Florida Marlins gave him one at-bat, and while Greenberg struck out on three pitches, he was happy when Lauer interviewed him the next day.

"It was about getting back up when you're knocked down," says Lauer, who is clearly ready for more at-bats.

And they wonder why Today has slipped in the ratings.