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  "generatedAt": "2026-09-20T14:21:14.928924+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": "2026-09-19",
  "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": "85802e16-a217-3449-8167-44825d28c82a",
    "gameDate": "2026-09-19",
    "batter": "Cal Raleigh",
    "batterId": 663728,
    "batterTeam": "SEA",
    "pitcher": "Jose Quintana",
    "pitcherId": 500779,
    "pitcherTeam": "COL",
    "distance": 459,
    "exitVelocity": 112.0,
    "launchAngle": 32.0,
    "hrCat": "No Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 30,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 487.9
  },
  "hotDogRobbery": {
    "eventKey": "2026-09-19|Drake Baldwin|Hayden Wesneski|401|107.0",
    "playId": "5368fa30-7ec8-35b0-95ae-7253ba3d78a9",
    "gameDate": "2026-09-19",
    "batter": "Drake Baldwin",
    "batterId": 686948,
    "batterTeam": "ATL",
    "pitcher": "Hayden Wesneski",
    "pitcherId": 669713,
    "pitcherTeam": "HOU",
    "distance": 401,
    "exitVelocity": 107.0,
    "launchAngle": 22.0,
    "hrCat": "Mostly Gone",
    "parksCleared": 27,
    "eventOutcome": "Double",
    "score": 374.1
  },
  "cheapestDong": {
    "eventKey": "2026-09-19|Mike Yastrzemski|Logan VanWey|350|98.0",
    "playId": "d81e8b4b-f102-32e5-b7b4-06c685272198",
    "gameDate": "2026-09-19",
    "batter": "Mike Yastrzemski",
    "batterId": 573262,
    "batterTeam": "ATL",
    "pitcher": "Logan VanWey",
    "pitcherId": 701121,
    "pitcherTeam": "HOU",
    "distance": 350,
    "exitVelocity": 98.0,
    "launchAngle": 39.0,
    "hrCat": "Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 1,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 234.0
  },
  "sourceArchive": "public/data/daily-features-2026.json"
}