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  "generatedAt": "2026-07-22T12:09:22.337226+00:00",
  "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": "2026-07-21",
  "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.",
  "fields": {
    "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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    "playId": "b585e376-1d5d-3816-81eb-089ea57da9d4",
    "gameDate": "2026-07-21",
    "batter": "Fernando Tat\u00eds",
    "batterId": 665487,
    "batterTeam": "SD",
    "pitcher": "JR Ritchie",
    "pitcherId": 702275,
    "pitcherTeam": "ATL",
    "distance": 474,
    "exitVelocity": 111.0,
    "launchAngle": 27.0,
    "hrCat": "No Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 30,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 488.4
  },
  "hotDogRobbery": {
    "eventKey": "2026-07-21|Dillon Dingler|David Peterson|362|106.0",
    "playId": "5111304e-d98a-3fbc-86a7-3a5732ea20ea",
    "gameDate": "2026-07-21",
    "batter": "Dillon Dingler",
    "batterId": 693307,
    "batterTeam": "DET",
    "pitcher": "David Peterson",
    "pitcherId": 656849,
    "pitcherTeam": "CHC",
    "distance": 362,
    "exitVelocity": 106.0,
    "launchAngle": 23.0,
    "hrCat": "Mostly Gone",
    "parksCleared": 22,
    "eventOutcome": "Double",
    "score": 364.2
  },
  "cheapestDong": {
    "eventKey": "2026-07-21|Brandon Nimmo|Noah Schultz|351|98.0",
    "playId": "b529389e-2628-301b-a831-9c3f3ad80403",
    "gameDate": "2026-07-21",
    "batter": "Brandon Nimmo",
    "batterId": 607043,
    "batterTeam": "TEX",
    "pitcher": "Noah Schultz",
    "pitcherId": 702273,
    "pitcherTeam": "CWS",
    "distance": 351,
    "exitVelocity": 98.0,
    "launchAngle": 31.0,
    "hrCat": "Mostly Gone",
    "parksCleared": 10,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 343.1
  },
  "sourceArchive": "public/data/daily-features-2026.json"
}