{
  "generatedAt": "2026-09-10T14:35:04.031204+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": "2026-09-09",
  "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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    "eventKey": "2026-09-09|Jackson Chourio|Kevin Gausman|436|109.0",
    "playId": "e6b22ff1-baeb-3003-b178-2d89d455747d",
    "gameDate": "2026-09-09",
    "batter": "Jackson Chourio",
    "batterId": 694192,
    "batterTeam": "MIL",
    "pitcher": "Kevin Gausman",
    "pitcherId": 592332,
    "pitcherTeam": "CHC",
    "distance": 436,
    "exitVelocity": 109.0,
    "launchAngle": 28.0,
    "hrCat": "No Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 30,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 482.6
  },
  "hotDogRobbery": {
    "eventKey": "2026-09-09|Jackson Merrill|Jackson Kent|403|102.0",
    "playId": "a25e6bb7-9a59-3863-9a9b-2889633b54ee",
    "gameDate": "2026-09-09",
    "batter": "Jackson Merrill",
    "batterId": 701538,
    "batterTeam": "SD",
    "pitcher": "Jackson Kent",
    "pitcherId": 800600,
    "pitcherTeam": "WSH",
    "distance": 403,
    "exitVelocity": 102.0,
    "launchAngle": 33.0,
    "hrCat": "Mostly Gone",
    "parksCleared": 22,
    "eventOutcome": "Triple",
    "score": 364.3
  },
  "cheapestDong": {
    "eventKey": "2026-09-09|Enrique Hern\u00e1ndez|Tony Santillan|388|102.0",
    "playId": "c9ce4059-15bd-3fc9-8dfe-376037134a39",
    "gameDate": "2026-09-09",
    "batter": "Enrique Hern\u00e1ndez",
    "batterId": 571771,
    "batterTeam": "LAD",
    "pitcher": "Tony Santillan",
    "pitcherId": 663574,
    "pitcherTeam": "CIN",
    "distance": 388,
    "exitVelocity": 102.0,
    "launchAngle": 33.0,
    "hrCat": "Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 1,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 241.8
  },
  "sourceArchive": "public/data/daily-features-2026.json"
}