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  "generatedAt": "2026-08-10T11:32:46.552097+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": "2026-08-09",
  "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": "ecec622d-13de-392c-b1e2-64d65fa35348",
    "gameDate": "2026-08-09",
    "batter": "Kyle Schwarber",
    "batterId": 656941,
    "batterTeam": "PHI",
    "pitcher": "Shane Bieber",
    "pitcherId": 669456,
    "pitcherTeam": "TOR",
    "distance": 448,
    "exitVelocity": 108.0,
    "launchAngle": 28.0,
    "hrCat": "No Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 30,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 482.8
  },
  "hotDogRobbery": {
    "eventKey": "2026-08-09|Rafael Flores|Sean Manaea|375|99.0",
    "playId": "4e33bd26-f1ff-3bf8-b50e-3e795ab043be",
    "gameDate": "2026-08-09",
    "batter": "Rafael Flores",
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    "batterTeam": "PIT",
    "pitcher": "Sean Manaea",
    "pitcherId": 640455,
    "pitcherTeam": "NYM",
    "distance": 375,
    "exitVelocity": 99.0,
    "launchAngle": 40.0,
    "hrCat": "Mostly Gone",
    "parksCleared": 26,
    "eventOutcome": "Field Out",
    "score": 362.5
  },
  "cheapestDong": {
    "eventKey": "2026-08-09|Pete Alonso|Kumar Rocker|393|104.0",
    "playId": "b4d0dc1d-43cd-34e0-8411-4899d43936ff",
    "gameDate": "2026-08-09",
    "batter": "Pete Alonso",
    "batterId": 624413,
    "batterTeam": "BAL",
    "pitcher": "Kumar Rocker",
    "pitcherId": 677958,
    "pitcherTeam": "TEX",
    "distance": 393,
    "exitVelocity": 104.0,
    "launchAngle": 29.0,
    "hrCat": "Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 1,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 244.3
  },
  "sourceArchive": "public/data/daily-features-2026.json"
}