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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": "2026-09-06",
  "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.",
  "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": "0338e7d5-9f7d-3f1a-a470-628d44624517",
    "gameDate": "2026-09-06",
    "batter": "Jake Mccarthy",
    "batterId": 664983,
    "batterTeam": "COL",
    "pitcher": "Luis Gastelum",
    "pitcherId": 703725,
    "pitcherTeam": "STL",
    "distance": 435,
    "exitVelocity": 104.0,
    "launchAngle": 32.0,
    "hrCat": "No Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 30,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 477.5
  },
  "hotDogRobbery": {
    "eventKey": "2026-09-06|Garrett Mitchell|Brady Singer|411|109.0",
    "playId": "aafde540-f793-3194-90b1-f279322c9914",
    "gameDate": "2026-09-06",
    "batter": "Garrett Mitchell",
    "batterId": 669003,
    "batterTeam": "MIL",
    "pitcher": "Brady Singer",
    "pitcherId": 663903,
    "pitcherTeam": "CIN",
    "distance": 411,
    "exitVelocity": 109.0,
    "launchAngle": 21.0,
    "hrCat": "Mostly Gone",
    "parksCleared": 21,
    "eventOutcome": "Triple",
    "score": 371.1
  },
  "cheapestDong": {
    "eventKey": "2026-09-06|Jake Cronenworth|Gerrit Cole|343|98.0",
    "playId": "9ceae0b8-19fd-3f1f-8e43-189055ee0055",
    "gameDate": "2026-09-06",
    "batter": "Jake Cronenworth",
    "batterId": 630105,
    "batterTeam": "SD",
    "pitcher": "Gerrit Cole",
    "pitcherId": 543037,
    "pitcherTeam": "NYY",
    "distance": 343,
    "exitVelocity": 98.0,
    "launchAngle": 23.0,
    "hrCat": "Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 1,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 233.3
  },
  "sourceArchive": "public/data/daily-features-2026.json"
}