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  "generatedAt": "2026-08-28T21:16:39.972499+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": "2026-08-27",
  "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": "7a8053b0-d1c7-3319-a398-be28e77a47d8",
    "gameDate": "2026-08-27",
    "batter": "Coby Mayo",
    "batterId": 691723,
    "batterTeam": "BAL",
    "pitcher": "Caleb Ferguson",
    "pitcherId": 657571,
    "pitcherTeam": "STL",
    "distance": 446,
    "exitVelocity": 111.0,
    "launchAngle": 23.0,
    "hrCat": "No Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 30,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 485.6
  },
  "hotDogRobbery": {
    "eventKey": "2026-08-27|George Lombard Jr.|Steven Okert|415|102.0",
    "playId": "e307cba9-e54e-3fab-9f70-d60c5650caf7",
    "gameDate": "2026-08-27",
    "batter": "George Lombard Jr.",
    "batterId": 806146,
    "batterTeam": "NYY",
    "pitcher": "Steven Okert",
    "pitcherId": 595345,
    "pitcherTeam": "HOU",
    "distance": 415,
    "exitVelocity": 102.0,
    "launchAngle": 28.0,
    "hrCat": "Mostly Gone",
    "parksCleared": 28,
    "eventOutcome": "Triple",
    "score": 371.5
  },
  "cheapestDong": {
    "eventKey": "2026-08-27|Christian Walker|Gerrit Cole|369|100.0",
    "playId": "ac401a70-a70a-37f6-bd73-1654c755cd1f",
    "gameDate": "2026-08-27",
    "batter": "Christian Walker",
    "batterId": 572233,
    "batterTeam": "HOU",
    "pitcher": "Gerrit Cole",
    "pitcherId": 543037,
    "pitcherTeam": "NYY",
    "distance": 369,
    "exitVelocity": 100.0,
    "launchAngle": 35.0,
    "hrCat": "Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 5,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 241.9
  },
  "sourceArchive": "public/data/daily-features-2026.json"
}