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  "generatedAt": "2026-09-18T14:37:15.530683+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": "2026-09-17",
  "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": "43b998fb-97da-3eff-b719-3df40763177d",
    "gameDate": "2026-09-17",
    "batter": "Lawrence Butler",
    "batterId": 671732,
    "batterTeam": "ATH",
    "pitcher": "Casey Legumina",
    "pitcherId": 668984,
    "pitcherTeam": "TB",
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    "exitVelocity": 109.0,
    "launchAngle": 33.0,
    "hrCat": "No Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 30,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 482.7
  },
  "hotDogRobbery": {
    "eventKey": "2026-09-17|Kody Clemens|Walbert Ure\u00f1a|360|99.0",
    "playId": "2055ed70-347d-3637-87cb-b9cf8e2c1d55",
    "gameDate": "2026-09-17",
    "batter": "Kody Clemens",
    "batterId": 665019,
    "batterTeam": "MIN",
    "pitcher": "Walbert Ure\u00f1a",
    "pitcherId": 700712,
    "pitcherTeam": "LAA",
    "distance": 360,
    "exitVelocity": 99.0,
    "launchAngle": 38.0,
    "hrCat": "Mostly Gone",
    "parksCleared": 27,
    "eventOutcome": "Field Out",
    "score": 362.0
  },
  "cheapestDong": {
    "eventKey": "2026-09-17|Xander Bogaerts|Tanner Gordon|441|108.0",
    "playId": "9e710129-79b5-3b48-b77a-009540c6ef95",
    "gameDate": "2026-09-17",
    "batter": "Xander Bogaerts",
    "batterId": 593428,
    "batterTeam": "SD",
    "pitcher": "Tanner Gordon",
    "pitcherId": 685299,
    "pitcherTeam": "COL",
    "distance": 441,
    "exitVelocity": 108.0,
    "launchAngle": 24.0,
    "hrCat": "Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 1,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 253.1
  },
  "sourceArchive": "public/data/daily-features-2026.json"
}