30 years ago today, Sports Illustrated dropped a cover story about born-again Christian David Robinson and his efforts to lead the Spurs to a title while "remaining pure in a world beset by the seven deadly sins."

Among many eyebrow-raising quotes, Robinson had this to say about Michael Jordan's comeback from retirement: "I don't understand what Michael's doing. Why did he come back? He has a beautiful wife and three kids. What's he trying to prove that he hasn't proved already? ... It seems to me he's just chasing his own tail."

Early this morning, a high-grade copy of a Japanese baseball magazine featuring a young Shohei Ohtani on the cover sold for $40,383 at Goldin Auctions.

With more five-figure sales of early Ohtani issues on the horizon, we set out to catalog and sequence as many of his high school-era covers as possible.

Read the full post: Everything We Know About Shohei Ohtani's Early Japanese Magazine Covers

Coming off his second MVP, Williams broke his arm during the 1950 All-Star Game and missed the next two months of the season. When Williams returned in September, he hit a mere .303 (20-for-66) while playing through lingering pain. He finished with 82 runs scored, 28 homers, and 97 RBI — the worst season of his career to that point.

This cover is rumored to have only released in Houston. Only a few copies have ever surfaced, and none have been graded by CGC or PSA. That will change soon!