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  "generatedAt": "2026-09-08T14:42:12.881287+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": "2026-09-07",
  "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": "72a3c3c8-ea02-3cde-99a4-d71e89b1e790",
    "gameDate": "2026-09-07",
    "batter": "Alec Burleson",
    "batterId": 676475,
    "batterTeam": "STL",
    "pitcher": "Logan Webb",
    "pitcherId": 657277,
    "pitcherTeam": "SF",
    "distance": 431,
    "exitVelocity": 110.0,
    "launchAngle": 31.0,
    "hrCat": "No Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 30,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 483.1
  },
  "hotDogRobbery": {
    "eventKey": "2026-09-07|Rafael Devers|Michael McGreevy|402|107.0",
    "playId": "8ab8914d-a5bb-3bb4-9e61-aad4fbe5d3d8",
    "gameDate": "2026-09-07",
    "batter": "Rafael Devers",
    "batterId": 646240,
    "batterTeam": "SF",
    "pitcher": "Michael McGreevy",
    "pitcherId": 700241,
    "pitcherTeam": "STL",
    "distance": 402,
    "exitVelocity": 107.0,
    "launchAngle": 24.0,
    "hrCat": "Mostly Gone",
    "parksCleared": 29,
    "eventOutcome": "Double",
    "score": 376.2
  },
  "cheapestDong": {
    "eventKey": "2026-09-07|Adley Rutschman|Grayson Rodriguez|371|112.0",
    "playId": "e7194644-1919-37c4-b88d-2b934e62e795",
    "gameDate": "2026-09-07",
    "batter": "Adley Rutschman",
    "batterId": 668939,
    "batterTeam": "BOS",
    "pitcher": "Grayson Rodriguez",
    "pitcherId": 680570,
    "pitcherTeam": "LAA",
    "distance": 371,
    "exitVelocity": 112.0,
    "launchAngle": 22.0,
    "hrCat": "Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 1,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 250.1
  },
  "sourceArchive": "public/data/daily-features-2026.json"
}