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  "generatedAt": "2026-09-23T15:09:34.898539+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": "2026-09-22",
  "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."
  },
  "dailyDong": {
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    "playId": "0af2a82f-939c-348b-ac70-43615d47fc48",
    "gameDate": "2026-09-22",
    "batter": "Mickey Moniak",
    "batterId": 666160,
    "batterTeam": "COL",
    "pitcher": "Michael Soroka",
    "pitcherId": 647336,
    "pitcherTeam": "AZ",
    "distance": 431,
    "exitVelocity": 107.0,
    "launchAngle": 40.0,
    "hrCat": "No Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 30,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 480.1
  },
  "hotDogRobbery": {
    "eventKey": "2026-09-22|Eduardo Valencia|Riley Cornelio|412|105.0",
    "playId": "fc02cf6c-0ec5-3bc0-a2ec-abee55e0a118",
    "gameDate": "2026-09-22",
    "batter": "Eduardo Valencia",
    "batterId": 680664,
    "batterTeam": "DET",
    "pitcher": "Riley Cornelio",
    "pitcherId": 683000,
    "pitcherTeam": "WSH",
    "distance": 412,
    "exitVelocity": 105.0,
    "launchAngle": 30.0,
    "hrCat": "Mostly Gone",
    "parksCleared": 19,
    "eventOutcome": "Field Out",
    "score": 365.2
  },
  "cheapestDong": {
    "eventKey": "2026-09-22|Kyle Stowers|Aaron Civale|372|106.0",
    "playId": "8843785e-85c8-391d-be97-9f99a27e77fe",
    "gameDate": "2026-09-22",
    "batter": "Kyle Stowers",
    "batterId": 669065,
    "batterTeam": "MIA",
    "pitcher": "Aaron Civale",
    "pitcherId": 650644,
    "pitcherTeam": "CHC",
    "distance": 372,
    "exitVelocity": 106.0,
    "launchAngle": 39.0,
    "hrCat": "Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 2,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 245.2
  },
  "sourceArchive": "public/data/daily-features-2026.json"
}