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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": "2026-08-06",
  "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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    "playId": "327c5fdf-5aa0-35d3-a73e-f94330632d16",
    "gameDate": "2026-08-06",
    "batter": "Royce Lewis",
    "batterId": 668904,
    "batterTeam": "MIN",
    "pitcher": "Michael Wacha",
    "pitcherId": 608379,
    "pitcherTeam": "KC",
    "distance": 421,
    "exitVelocity": 104.0,
    "launchAngle": 32.0,
    "hrCat": "No Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 30,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 476.1
  },
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    "playId": "da78ade8-cf85-3113-8ac3-d5a79d7b89c6",
    "gameDate": "2026-08-06",
    "batter": "Andruw Monasterio",
    "batterId": 655316,
    "batterTeam": "BOS",
    "pitcher": "Trevor Richards",
    "pitcherId": 670950,
    "pitcherTeam": "CWS",
    "distance": 371,
    "exitVelocity": 104.0,
    "launchAngle": 21.0,
    "hrCat": "Mostly Gone",
    "parksCleared": 19,
    "eventOutcome": "Double",
    "score": 360.1
  },
  "cheapestDong": {
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    "playId": "8b9bb7ca-993b-3f08-987a-43a78364d3cf",
    "gameDate": "2026-08-06",
    "batter": "Jackson Chourio",
    "batterId": 694192,
    "batterTeam": "MIL",
    "pitcher": "Braxton Ashcraft",
    "pitcherId": 677952,
    "pitcherTeam": "PIT",
    "distance": 388,
    "exitVelocity": 100.0,
    "launchAngle": 30.0,
    "hrCat": "Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 2,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 240.8
  },
  "sourceArchive": "public/data/daily-features-2026.json"
}