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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": "2026-08-14",
  "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": "6a12283e-6b8c-3db3-a579-fe1218cd076c",
    "gameDate": "2026-08-14",
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    "pitcher": "Gavin Williams",
    "pitcherId": 668909,
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    "hrCat": "No Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 30,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 477.6
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    "playId": "d7dabd99-4a30-30f6-a31f-61bd4d784afd",
    "gameDate": "2026-08-14",
    "batter": "Brett Sullivan",
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    "pitcherTeam": "SF",
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    "launchAngle": 28.0,
    "hrCat": "Mostly Gone",
    "parksCleared": 29,
    "eventOutcome": "Double",
    "score": 374.3
  },
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    "playId": "9a4bdb80-9b0c-31a0-937e-8efb42f0f8ed",
    "gameDate": "2026-08-14",
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    "pitcher": "Landen Roupp",
    "pitcherId": 694738,
    "pitcherTeam": "SF",
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    "launchAngle": 32.0,
    "hrCat": "Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 1,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 252.6
  },
  "sourceArchive": "public/data/daily-features-2026.json"
}