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    "url": "https://thelongball.app",
    "tagline": "Digging the data behind the distance."
  },
  "dataset": "Tale of the Tape Daily Features",
  "season": 2026,
  "gameDate": "2026-06-11",
  "description": "Date-stamped Daily Dong, Hot Dog Robbery, and Cheapest Dong selections.",
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  "sourceNotes": "Derived from Statcast and Baseball Savant Home Run Tracker event joins. This file preserves one daily Tale of the Tape row for long-term reference.",
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    "dailyDong": "The day's loudest actual home run.",
    "hotDogRobbery": "The day's strongest HR-capable batted ball that stayed in the yard.",
    "cheapestDong": "The day's flimsiest actual home run that still counted."
  },
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    "gameDate": "2026-06-11",
    "batter": "Lars Nootbaar",
    "batterId": 663457,
    "batterTeam": "STL",
    "pitcher": "Christian Scott",
    "pitcherId": 681035,
    "pitcherTeam": "NYM",
    "distance": 445,
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    "launchAngle": 28.0,
    "hrCat": "No Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 30,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 483.5
  },
  "hotDogRobbery": {
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    "playId": "f975f765-483b-3a4f-867b-a60f398b777a",
    "gameDate": "2026-06-11",
    "batter": "Mookie Betts",
    "batterId": 605141,
    "batterTeam": "LAD",
    "pitcher": "Mitch Keller",
    "pitcherId": 656605,
    "pitcherTeam": "PIT",
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    "exitVelocity": 97.0,
    "launchAngle": 27.0,
    "hrCat": "Mostly Gone",
    "parksCleared": 24,
    "eventOutcome": "Field Out",
    "score": 359.2
  },
  "cheapestDong": {
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    "playId": "cc0fd971-40f5-3ad2-bf34-458f189d5062",
    "gameDate": "2026-06-11",
    "batter": "Cole Young",
    "batterId": 702284,
    "batterTeam": "SEA",
    "pitcher": "Kyle Bradish",
    "pitcherId": 680694,
    "pitcherTeam": "BAL",
    "distance": 364,
    "exitVelocity": 105.0,
    "launchAngle": 20.0,
    "hrCat": "Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 4,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 245.4
  },
  "sourceArchive": "public/data/daily-features-2026.json"
}