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  "generatedAt": "2026-09-09T14:44:22.004041+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": "2026-09-08",
  "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": "0845c058-1215-32a9-be0f-e130f2a3a8a2",
    "gameDate": "2026-09-08",
    "batter": "Lazaro Montes",
    "batterId": 703155,
    "batterTeam": "SEA",
    "pitcher": "Cal Quantrill",
    "pitcherId": 615698,
    "pitcherTeam": "TEX",
    "distance": 474,
    "exitVelocity": 116.0,
    "launchAngle": 24.0,
    "hrCat": "No Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 30,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 493.4
  },
  "hotDogRobbery": {
    "eventKey": "2026-09-08|Mike Trout|Raymond Burgos|404|106.0",
    "playId": "f731e568-a0c3-36c5-9bf9-8161c07fe574",
    "gameDate": "2026-09-08",
    "batter": "Mike Trout",
    "batterId": 545361,
    "batterTeam": "LAA",
    "pitcher": "Raymond Burgos",
    "pitcherId": 670103,
    "pitcherTeam": "BOS",
    "distance": 404,
    "exitVelocity": 106.0,
    "launchAngle": 22.0,
    "hrCat": "Mostly Gone",
    "parksCleared": 15,
    "eventOutcome": "Double",
    "score": 361.4
  },
  "cheapestDong": {
    "eventKey": "2026-09-08|Francisco Lindor|Sandy Alcantara|405|103.0",
    "playId": "63e29a0a-25f7-31f9-a397-9d13f94590fe",
    "gameDate": "2026-09-08",
    "batter": "Francisco Lindor",
    "batterId": 596019,
    "batterTeam": "NYM",
    "pitcher": "Sandy Alcantara",
    "pitcherId": 645261,
    "pitcherTeam": "MIA",
    "distance": 405,
    "exitVelocity": 103.0,
    "launchAngle": 25.0,
    "hrCat": "Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 7,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 250.5
  },
  "sourceArchive": "public/data/daily-features-2026.json"
}