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  "generatedAt": "2026-08-06T12:25:36.122460+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": "2026-08-05",
  "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": "1d9022d8-13eb-3934-8a87-2e68e4fe45ff",
    "gameDate": "2026-08-05",
    "batter": "Fernando Tat\u00eds",
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    "batterTeam": "SD",
    "pitcher": "Kevin Ginkel",
    "pitcherId": 656464,
    "pitcherTeam": "AZ",
    "distance": 465,
    "exitVelocity": 115.0,
    "launchAngle": 24.0,
    "hrCat": "No Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 30,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 491.5
  },
  "hotDogRobbery": {
    "eventKey": "2026-08-05|Jj Wetherholt|Will Warren|408|103.0",
    "playId": "b95aacf6-3c54-39bd-92d7-c4809e289074",
    "gameDate": "2026-08-05",
    "batter": "Jj Wetherholt",
    "batterId": 802139,
    "batterTeam": "STL",
    "pitcher": "Will Warren",
    "pitcherId": 701542,
    "pitcherTeam": "NYY",
    "distance": 408,
    "exitVelocity": 103.0,
    "launchAngle": 27.0,
    "hrCat": "Mostly Gone",
    "parksCleared": 21,
    "eventOutcome": "Double",
    "score": 364.8
  },
  "cheapestDong": {
    "eventKey": "2026-08-05|Luis Arr\u00e1ez|Jake Irvin|385|101.0",
    "playId": "203e381b-a872-3b63-9f35-9312abeae0f8",
    "gameDate": "2026-08-05",
    "batter": "Luis Arr\u00e1ez",
    "batterId": 650333,
    "batterTeam": "PHI",
    "pitcher": "Jake Irvin",
    "pitcherId": 663623,
    "pitcherTeam": "WSH",
    "distance": 385,
    "exitVelocity": 101.0,
    "launchAngle": 32.0,
    "hrCat": "Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 1,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 240.5
  },
  "sourceArchive": "public/data/daily-features-2026.json"
}