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  "site": {
    "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": "2026-09-11",
  "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": "e8e86226-368a-34b9-8c56-b175d7af48a7",
    "gameDate": "2026-09-11",
    "batter": "Angel Mart\u00ednez",
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    "batterTeam": "CLE",
    "pitcher": "A.J. Minter",
    "pitcherId": 621345,
    "pitcherTeam": "MIN",
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    "exitVelocity": 106.0,
    "launchAngle": 28.0,
    "hrCat": "No Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 30,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 480.5
  },
  "hotDogRobbery": {
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    "playId": "61d5e3fd-8cb9-3c25-884f-7610222dadfb",
    "gameDate": "2026-09-11",
    "batter": "Carter Jensen",
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    "batterTeam": "KC",
    "pitcher": "Sonny Gray",
    "pitcherId": 543243,
    "pitcherTeam": "BOS",
    "distance": 425,
    "exitVelocity": 110.0,
    "launchAngle": 22.0,
    "hrCat": "Mostly Gone",
    "parksCleared": 29,
    "eventOutcome": "Double",
    "score": 381.5
  },
  "cheapestDong": {
    "eventKey": "2026-09-11|Matt Olson|Aaron Nola|352|97.0",
    "playId": "16322276-cf7a-39d3-8c58-f5b1f1357a73",
    "gameDate": "2026-09-11",
    "batter": "Matt Olson",
    "batterId": 621566,
    "batterTeam": "ATL",
    "pitcher": "Aaron Nola",
    "pitcherId": 605400,
    "pitcherTeam": "PHI",
    "distance": 352,
    "exitVelocity": 97.0,
    "launchAngle": 31.0,
    "hrCat": "Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 1,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 233.2
  },
  "sourceArchive": "public/data/daily-features-2026.json"
}
