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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",
  "season": 2026,
  "gameDate": "2026-07-18",
  "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": "2026-07-18",
    "batter": "Tj Rumfield",
    "batterId": 681198,
    "batterTeam": "COL",
    "pitcher": "Caleb Ferguson",
    "pitcherId": 657571,
    "pitcherTeam": "CIN",
    "distance": 456,
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    "launchAngle": 34.0,
    "hrCat": "No Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 30,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 480.6
  },
  "hotDogRobbery": {
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    "playId": "98b998b5-f457-30cd-b2c4-d43176b6cb63",
    "gameDate": "2026-07-18",
    "batter": "Bryan Reynolds",
    "batterId": 668804,
    "batterTeam": "PIT",
    "pitcher": "Logan Allen",
    "pitcherId": 671106,
    "pitcherTeam": "CLE",
    "distance": 377,
    "exitVelocity": 105.0,
    "launchAngle": 25.0,
    "hrCat": "Mostly Gone",
    "parksCleared": 22,
    "eventOutcome": "Double",
    "score": 364.7
  },
  "cheapestDong": {
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    "playId": "88da5c1b-614c-3377-acfe-fc4c5bf064ba",
    "gameDate": "2026-07-18",
    "batter": "Eli White",
    "batterId": 642201,
    "batterTeam": "ATL",
    "pitcher": "MacKenzie Gore",
    "pitcherId": 669022,
    "pitcherTeam": "TEX",
    "distance": 406,
    "exitVelocity": 104.0,
    "launchAngle": 39.0,
    "hrCat": "Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 1,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 245.6
  },
  "sourceArchive": "public/data/daily-features-2026.json"
}