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    "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": "2026-08-07",
  "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.",
  "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": "674edcae-2208-38f1-8fb4-2b2112ea354e",
    "gameDate": "2026-08-07",
    "batter": "Andy Pages",
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    "batterTeam": "LAD",
    "pitcher": "Brandyn Garcia",
    "pitcherId": 805299,
    "pitcherTeam": "AZ",
    "distance": 425,
    "exitVelocity": 108.0,
    "launchAngle": 35.0,
    "hrCat": "No Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 30,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 480.5
  },
  "hotDogRobbery": {
    "eventKey": "2026-08-07|Wilyer Abreu|Jack Perkins|380|101.0",
    "playId": "13436d1a-2f71-32bf-9b82-8e5c82337975",
    "gameDate": "2026-08-07",
    "batter": "Wilyer Abreu",
    "batterId": 677800,
    "batterTeam": "BOS",
    "pitcher": "Jack Perkins",
    "pitcherId": 678022,
    "pitcherTeam": "ATH",
    "distance": 380,
    "exitVelocity": 101.0,
    "launchAngle": 25.0,
    "hrCat": "Mostly Gone",
    "parksCleared": 29,
    "eventOutcome": "Double",
    "score": 368.0
  },
  "cheapestDong": {
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    "playId": "0cf1bb6d-5623-3e89-a533-73fc810dc90a",
    "gameDate": "2026-08-07",
    "batter": "Steven Kwan",
    "batterId": 680757,
    "batterTeam": "CLE",
    "pitcher": "David Sandlin",
    "pitcherId": 689818,
    "pitcherTeam": "CWS",
    "distance": 362,
    "exitVelocity": 96.0,
    "launchAngle": 30.0,
    "hrCat": "Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 1,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 233.2
  },
  "sourceArchive": "public/data/daily-features-2026.json"
}