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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",
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  "gameDate": "2026-08-23",
  "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": "25a4d28f-d297-3b34-82ed-8401513028a5",
    "gameDate": "2026-08-23",
    "batter": "Kyle Schwarber",
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    "batterTeam": "PHI",
    "pitcher": "Riley O'Brien",
    "pitcherId": 676617,
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    "distance": 459,
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    "hrCat": "No Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 30,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 483.9
  },
  "hotDogRobbery": {
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    "playId": "5cbef6c3-5c6a-35ed-9899-53d8dc888a80",
    "gameDate": "2026-08-23",
    "batter": "Jahmai Jones",
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    "batterTeam": "BOS",
    "pitcher": "Matt Wilkinson",
    "pitcherId": 683363,
    "pitcherTeam": "SF",
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    "exitVelocity": 104.0,
    "launchAngle": 29.0,
    "hrCat": "Mostly Gone",
    "parksCleared": 25,
    "eventOutcome": "Triple",
    "score": 370.2
  },
  "cheapestDong": {
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    "playId": "70ab624a-ac58-31da-b29f-a786f699d077",
    "gameDate": "2026-08-23",
    "batter": "Ian Happ",
    "batterId": 664023,
    "batterTeam": "CHC",
    "pitcher": "Bryce Miller",
    "pitcherId": 682243,
    "pitcherTeam": "SEA",
    "distance": 378,
    "exitVelocity": 102.0,
    "launchAngle": 27.0,
    "hrCat": "Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 1,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 240.8
  },
  "sourceArchive": "public/data/daily-features-2026.json"
}