How’s that for a way to win a ring?
For years while on the Los Angeles Angels, Shohei Ohtani would do amazing, miraculous things and the team would somehow continue to lose. It inspired a meme back in 2021 — @matttomic posted on X (formerly Twitter) this statement: “every time I see an Angels highlight it’s like “Mike Trout hit three homes runs and raised his average to .528 while Shohei Ohtani did something that hasn’t been done since ‘Tungsten Arm’ O’Doyle of the 1921 Akron Groomsmen, as the Tigers defeated the Angels 8-3′”
Ever since then, a “Tungsten Arm O’Doyle game” became a thing, even when he joined the Dodgers.
But Ohtani struggled mightily in the World Series and hurt his shoulder. Yet the Dodgers still won. What do we make of that? Let’s go to @matttomic and some others:
as someone qualified to speak on the matter, I'd say the greatest player in the world going 2-for-19 with 0 RBI but still winning the World Series qualifies as a Reverse Tungsten Arm. The curse is lifted. Genie, you're free https://t.co/IvGn2URd37
— ℳatt (@matttomic) October 31, 2024
Shohei goes 2-for-15 and the Dodgers win the World Series. Literally the opposite of the Tungsten Arm O'Doyle tweet
— Steve Palazzolo (@StevePalazzolo_) October 31, 2024
Ohtani went 2-19, with 1 R and 0 RBI. He was also caught stealing.
He still won the World Series.
The Tungsten Arm O'Doyle curse is over. pic.twitter.com/5FHI2ckc5m
— Bat Flips and Nerds (@batflips_nerds) October 31, 2024
Yep.
