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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",
  "season": 2026,
  "gameDate": "2026-09-14",
  "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": "d2ea427c-ed75-30c0-946b-37ab17e21369",
    "gameDate": "2026-09-14",
    "batter": "Elly De La Cruz",
    "batterId": 682829,
    "batterTeam": "CIN",
    "pitcher": "Evan Phillips",
    "pitcherId": 623465,
    "pitcherTeam": "LAD",
    "distance": 457,
    "exitVelocity": 114.0,
    "launchAngle": 32.0,
    "hrCat": "No Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 30,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 489.7
  },
  "hotDogRobbery": {
    "eventKey": "2026-09-14|Hunter Goodman|Bradgley Rodriguez|430|108.0",
    "playId": "8f3e72f6-05cb-3c62-9ea2-09fbbefd6774",
    "gameDate": "2026-09-14",
    "batter": "Hunter Goodman",
    "batterId": 696100,
    "batterTeam": "COL",
    "pitcher": "Bradgley Rodriguez",
    "pitcherId": 699134,
    "pitcherTeam": "SD",
    "distance": 430,
    "exitVelocity": 108.0,
    "launchAngle": 23.0,
    "hrCat": "Mostly Gone",
    "parksCleared": 18,
    "eventOutcome": "Triple",
    "score": 369.0
  },
  "cheapestDong": {
    "eventKey": "2026-09-14|Corbin Carroll|Jack Ralston|423|108.0",
    "playId": "a206f86a-fb54-35c3-876b-454dce9d5361",
    "gameDate": "2026-09-14",
    "batter": "Corbin Carroll",
    "batterId": 682998,
    "batterTeam": "AZ",
    "pitcher": "Jack Ralston",
    "pitcherId": 667652,
    "pitcherTeam": "MIA",
    "distance": 423,
    "exitVelocity": 108.0,
    "launchAngle": 28.0,
    "hrCat": "Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 1,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 251.3
  },
  "sourceArchive": "public/data/daily-features-2026.json"
}