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  "generatedAt": "2026-09-16T15:04:43.936584+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": "2026-09-15",
  "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": "96218ec6-5e7e-3cb4-804f-55bce7ac6eb8",
    "gameDate": "2026-09-15",
    "batter": "Bryce Eldridge",
    "batterId": 805811,
    "batterTeam": "SF",
    "pitcher": "Andre Pallante",
    "pitcherId": 669467,
    "pitcherTeam": "STL",
    "distance": 461,
    "exitVelocity": 113.0,
    "launchAngle": 30.0,
    "hrCat": "No Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 30,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 489.1
  },
  "hotDogRobbery": {
    "eventKey": "2026-09-15|Esteury Ruiz|Taylor Clarke|407|102.0",
    "playId": "5ebb116e-c99a-32f8-bf84-741794ab2252",
    "gameDate": "2026-09-15",
    "batter": "Esteury Ruiz",
    "batterId": 665923,
    "batterTeam": "MIA",
    "pitcher": "Taylor Clarke",
    "pitcherId": 664199,
    "pitcherTeam": "AZ",
    "distance": 407,
    "exitVelocity": 102.0,
    "launchAngle": 30.0,
    "hrCat": "Mostly Gone",
    "parksCleared": 22,
    "eventOutcome": "Double",
    "score": 364.7
  },
  "cheapestDong": {
    "eventKey": "2026-09-15|Junior Caminero|Elvis Alvarado|345|97.0",
    "playId": "ccc0d022-dca5-3aa7-81e6-1bbd4b51eb93",
    "gameDate": "2026-09-15",
    "batter": "Junior Caminero",
    "batterId": 691406,
    "batterTeam": "TB",
    "pitcher": "Elvis Alvarado",
    "pitcherId": 665660,
    "pitcherTeam": "ATH",
    "distance": 345,
    "exitVelocity": 97.0,
    "launchAngle": 29.0,
    "hrCat": "Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 1,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 232.5
  },
  "sourceArchive": "public/data/daily-features-2026.json"
}