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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": "2026-08-04",
  "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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    "playId": "0d66c170-ab53-38ae-a431-1ab50e4f2c4c",
    "gameDate": "2026-08-04",
    "batter": "Carson Benge",
    "batterId": 701807,
    "batterTeam": "NYM",
    "pitcher": "Slade Cecconi",
    "pitcherId": 677944,
    "pitcherTeam": "CLE",
    "distance": 451,
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    "launchAngle": 26.0,
    "hrCat": "No Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 30,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 483.1
  },
  "hotDogRobbery": {
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    "playId": "a2bf672f-94f1-3a64-ac98-25a84655b65a",
    "gameDate": "2026-08-04",
    "batter": "Nelson Vel\u00e1zquez",
    "batterId": 676369,
    "batterTeam": "STL",
    "pitcher": "Fernando Cruz",
    "pitcherId": 518585,
    "pitcherTeam": "NYY",
    "distance": 386,
    "exitVelocity": 103.0,
    "launchAngle": 24.0,
    "hrCat": "Mostly Gone",
    "parksCleared": 22,
    "eventOutcome": "Double",
    "score": 363.6
  },
  "cheapestDong": {
    "eventKey": "2026-08-04|Tyler O'Neill|Mitch Farris|373|103.0",
    "playId": "61ad82a3-8f1d-3beb-b879-fcf3c8d8acc8",
    "gameDate": "2026-08-04",
    "batter": "Tyler O'Neill",
    "batterId": 641933,
    "batterTeam": "BAL",
    "pitcher": "Mitch Farris",
    "pitcherId": 815083,
    "pitcherTeam": "LAA",
    "distance": 373,
    "exitVelocity": 103.0,
    "launchAngle": 40.0,
    "hrCat": "Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 5,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 245.3
  },
  "sourceArchive": "public/data/daily-features-2026.json"
}