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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",
  "season": 2026,
  "gameDate": "2026-09-29",
  "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.",
  "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": "f75e9454-a535-3308-a406-51e77958b108",
    "gameDate": "2026-09-29",
    "batter": "Colson Montgomery",
    "batterId": 695657,
    "batterTeam": "CWS",
    "pitcher": "Miguel Ullola",
    "pitcherId": 699044,
    "pitcherTeam": "HOU",
    "distance": 432,
    "exitVelocity": 106.0,
    "launchAngle": 29.0,
    "hrCat": "No Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 30,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 479.2
  },
  "hotDogRobbery": {
    "eventKey": "2026-09-29|Manny Machado|Matthew Boyd|399|108.0",
    "playId": "a33d7b76-d03a-3091-b08f-1f6fb0f96d44",
    "gameDate": "2026-09-29",
    "batter": "Manny Machado",
    "batterId": 592518,
    "batterTeam": "SD",
    "pitcher": "Matthew Boyd",
    "pitcherId": 571510,
    "pitcherTeam": "CHC",
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    "exitVelocity": 108.0,
    "launchAngle": 19.0,
    "hrCat": "Mostly Gone",
    "parksCleared": 13,
    "eventOutcome": "Double",
    "score": 360.9
  },
  "cheapestDong": {
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    "playId": "835ad9d4-079b-3834-b532-e8a9c9a2bad0",
    "gameDate": "2026-09-29",
    "batter": "Xander Bogaerts",
    "batterId": 593428,
    "batterTeam": "SD",
    "pitcher": "Matthew Boyd",
    "pitcherId": 571510,
    "pitcherTeam": "CHC",
    "distance": 399,
    "exitVelocity": 105.0,
    "launchAngle": 26.0,
    "hrCat": "Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 1,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 245.9
  },
  "sourceArchive": "public/data/daily-features-2026.json"
}