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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": "2026-08-24",
  "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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    "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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    "gameDate": "2026-08-24",
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    "pitcher": "Taylor Clarke",
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    "hrCat": "No Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 30,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 484.1
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    "playId": "e24aec52-e876-3643-b184-8ba9c46cfd88",
    "gameDate": "2026-08-24",
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    "pitcherTeam": "COL",
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    "launchAngle": 22.0,
    "hrCat": "Mostly Gone",
    "parksCleared": 25,
    "eventOutcome": "Double",
    "score": 367.6
  },
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    "playId": "9391c606-bc77-37d6-8938-f10ec1ec3de1",
    "gameDate": "2026-08-24",
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    "batterTeam": "SEA",
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    "pitcherId": 663767,
    "pitcherTeam": "PHI",
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    "exitVelocity": 99.0,
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    "hrCat": "Mostly Gone",
    "parksCleared": 8,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 342.1
  },
  "sourceArchive": "public/data/daily-features-2026.json"
}