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  "generatedAt": "2026-09-06T13:47:20.404098+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": "2026-09-05",
  "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": "d00a59c4-f19e-3754-8fbe-02e95a1d19e9",
    "gameDate": "2026-09-05",
    "batter": "Ronald Acu\u00f1a",
    "batterId": 660670,
    "batterTeam": "ATL",
    "pitcher": "Zack Wheeler",
    "pitcherId": 554430,
    "pitcherTeam": "PHI",
    "distance": 450,
    "exitVelocity": 110.0,
    "launchAngle": 28.0,
    "hrCat": "No Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 30,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 485.0
  },
  "hotDogRobbery": {
    "eventKey": "2026-09-05|Corbin Carroll|Ethan Pecko|416|105.0",
    "playId": "e3a0d1f4-71c0-321d-855b-01fcf5ea09a4",
    "gameDate": "2026-09-05",
    "batter": "Corbin Carroll",
    "batterId": 682998,
    "batterTeam": "AZ",
    "pitcher": "Ethan Pecko",
    "pitcherId": 814490,
    "pitcherTeam": "HOU",
    "distance": 416,
    "exitVelocity": 105.0,
    "launchAngle": 31.0,
    "hrCat": "Mostly Gone",
    "parksCleared": 28,
    "eventOutcome": "Field Out",
    "score": 374.6
  },
  "cheapestDong": {
    "eventKey": "2026-09-05|Joshua B\u00e1ez|Mason Adams|422|109.0",
    "playId": "9eb1e720-b074-3cf3-9993-37176d1af534",
    "gameDate": "2026-09-05",
    "batter": "Joshua B\u00e1ez",
    "batterId": 695491,
    "batterTeam": "STL",
    "pitcher": "Mason Adams",
    "pitcherId": 690279,
    "pitcherTeam": "COL",
    "distance": 422,
    "exitVelocity": 109.0,
    "launchAngle": 25.0,
    "hrCat": "Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 1,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 252.2
  },
  "sourceArchive": "public/data/daily-features-2026.json"
}