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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",
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  "gameDate": "2026-09-23",
  "description": "Date-stamped Daily Dong, Hot Dog Robbery, and Cheapest Dong selections.",
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  "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.",
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    "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": "c2536a42-bfb6-34bc-a887-45de2ce85d73",
    "gameDate": "2026-09-23",
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    "batterTeam": "NYM",
    "pitcher": "Trevor Williams",
    "pitcherId": 592866,
    "pitcherTeam": "TEX",
    "distance": 455,
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    "launchAngle": 36.0,
    "hrCat": "No Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 30,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 485.5
  },
  "hotDogRobbery": {
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    "playId": "95079319-ae3f-3c48-9887-f9a7689fb759",
    "gameDate": "2026-09-23",
    "batter": "Nick Gonzales",
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    "batterTeam": "PIT",
    "pitcher": "Matthew Liberatore",
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    "pitcherTeam": "STL",
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    "exitVelocity": 103.0,
    "launchAngle": 33.0,
    "hrCat": "Mostly Gone",
    "parksCleared": 29,
    "eventOutcome": "Field Out",
    "score": 370.2
  },
  "cheapestDong": {
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    "playId": "1b4460e5-b820-383f-99c0-a9e9b796c86b",
    "gameDate": "2026-09-23",
    "batter": "Tim Tawa",
    "batterId": 694374,
    "batterTeam": "AZ",
    "pitcher": "Mark Manfredi",
    "pitcherId": 815081,
    "pitcherTeam": "COL",
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    "exitVelocity": 106.0,
    "launchAngle": 23.0,
    "hrCat": "Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 4,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 246.8
  },
  "sourceArchive": "public/data/daily-features-2026.json"
}