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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": "2026-10-01",
  "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": "f0c780a7-9bc3-33cc-a259-1b93ee2d0f19",
    "gameDate": "2026-10-01",
    "batter": "Ozzie Albies",
    "batterId": 645277,
    "batterTeam": "ATL",
    "pitcher": "Zack Wheeler",
    "pitcherId": 554430,
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    "distance": 419,
    "exitVelocity": 106.0,
    "launchAngle": 32.0,
    "hrCat": "No Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 30,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 477.9
  },
  "hotDogRobbery": {
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    "playId": "f6c58b99-c76a-3671-9e83-471310cee041",
    "gameDate": "2026-10-01",
    "batter": "Derek Hill",
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    "batterTeam": "PHI",
    "pitcher": "Dylan Dodd",
    "pitcherId": 689266,
    "pitcherTeam": "ATL",
    "distance": 354,
    "exitVelocity": 99.0,
    "launchAngle": 39.0,
    "hrCat": "Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 3,
    "eventOutcome": "Triple",
    "score": 237.4
  },
  "cheapestDong": {
    "eventKey": "2026-10-01|Michael Harris|Aaron Nola|387|101.0",
    "playId": "1f67e8df-3ee8-36dc-a25b-5054ff8bfe45",
    "gameDate": "2026-10-01",
    "batter": "Michael Harris",
    "batterId": 671739,
    "batterTeam": "ATL",
    "pitcher": "Aaron Nola",
    "pitcherId": 605400,
    "pitcherTeam": "PHI",
    "distance": 387,
    "exitVelocity": 101.0,
    "launchAngle": 25.0,
    "hrCat": "Mostly Gone",
    "parksCleared": 21,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 360.7
  },
  "sourceArchive": "public/data/daily-features-2026.json"
}