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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": "2026-07-04",
  "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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    "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": "2026-07-04",
    "batter": "Bryce Eldridge",
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    "batterTeam": "SF",
    "pitcher": "Sean Sullivan",
    "pitcherId": 807743,
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    "distance": 458,
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    "launchAngle": 30.0,
    "hrCat": "No Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 30,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 482.8
  },
  "hotDogRobbery": {
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    "gameDate": "2026-07-04",
    "batter": "Romy Gonzalez",
    "batterId": 663853,
    "batterTeam": "BOS",
    "pitcher": "Sam Aldegheri",
    "pitcherId": 691951,
    "pitcherTeam": "LAA",
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    "exitVelocity": 101.0,
    "launchAngle": 28.0,
    "hrCat": "Mostly Gone",
    "parksCleared": 25,
    "eventOutcome": "Field Out",
    "score": 362.6
  },
  "cheapestDong": {
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    "playId": "7c2ccbb7-2786-3cc9-a53a-533214447ea1",
    "gameDate": "2026-07-04",
    "batter": "Cole Carrigg",
    "batterId": 694249,
    "batterTeam": "COL",
    "pitcher": "Robbie Ray",
    "pitcherId": 592662,
    "pitcherTeam": "SF",
    "distance": 393,
    "exitVelocity": 103.0,
    "launchAngle": 26.0,
    "hrCat": "Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 1,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 243.3
  },
  "sourceArchive": "public/data/daily-features-2026.json"
}