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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": "2026-07-12",
  "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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    "pitcherId": 607625,
    "pitcherTeam": "KC",
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    "hrCat": "No Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 30,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 482.8
  },
  "hotDogRobbery": {
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    "playId": "b644b107-97d3-3cb4-82cb-c45882d622fb",
    "gameDate": "2026-07-12",
    "batter": "Jim Jarvis",
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    "batterTeam": "ATL",
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    "pitcherTeam": "STL",
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    "launchAngle": 22.0,
    "hrCat": "Mostly Gone",
    "parksCleared": 26,
    "eventOutcome": "Double",
    "score": 367.8
  },
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    "gameDate": "2026-07-12",
    "batter": "Jonathan Aranda",
    "batterId": 666018,
    "batterTeam": "TB",
    "pitcher": "Eduard Bazardo",
    "pitcherId": 660825,
    "pitcherTeam": "SEA",
    "distance": 337,
    "exitVelocity": 96.0,
    "launchAngle": 35.0,
    "hrCat": "Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 2,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 231.7
  },
  "sourceArchive": "public/data/daily-features-2026.json"
}