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  "site": {
    "name": "The Long Ball",
    "url": "https://thelongball.app",
    "tagline": "Digging the data behind the distance."
  },
  "dataset": "Tale of the Tape Daily Features",
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  "gameDate": "2026-06-23",
  "description": "Date-stamped Daily Dong, Hot Dog Robbery, and Cheapest Dong selections.",
  "methodologyVersion": "Daily Features v1.0",
  "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": "2026-06-23",
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    "pitcher": "Shane McClanahan",
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    "hrCat": "No Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 30,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 483.3
  },
  "hotDogRobbery": {
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    "playId": "0f31128b-68f3-3ac2-9777-f07be8faa669",
    "gameDate": "2026-06-23",
    "batter": "Edmundo Sosa",
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    "pitcher": "Paxton Schultz",
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    "pitcherTeam": "WSH",
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    "hrCat": "Mostly Gone",
    "parksCleared": 26,
    "eventOutcome": "Double",
    "score": 373.8
  },
  "cheapestDong": {
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    "gameDate": "2026-06-23",
    "batter": "Joey Loperfido",
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    "batterTeam": "HOU",
    "pitcher": "Braydon Fisher",
    "pitcherId": 680755,
    "pitcherTeam": "TOR",
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    "exitVelocity": 103.0,
    "launchAngle": 36.0,
    "hrCat": "Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 1,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 241.9
  },
  "sourceArchive": "public/data/daily-features-2026.json"
}
