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  "generatedAt": "2026-10-04T15:29:00.916148+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": "2026-10-03",
  "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": "eb76c67d-ca5a-3243-9e35-2d7c06d6aa25",
    "gameDate": "2026-10-03",
    "batter": "Munetaka Murakami",
    "batterId": 808959,
    "batterTeam": "CWS",
    "pitcher": "Parker Messick",
    "pitcherId": 800048,
    "pitcherTeam": "CLE",
    "distance": 440,
    "exitVelocity": 112.0,
    "launchAngle": 31.0,
    "hrCat": "No Doubter",
    "parksCleared": 30,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 486.0
  },
  "hotDogRobbery": {
    "eventKey": "2026-10-03|Richie Palacios|Gerrit Cole|385|99.0",
    "playId": "17380871-e93c-3aee-8830-022e011ece8f",
    "gameDate": "2026-10-03",
    "batter": "Richie Palacios",
    "batterId": 680700,
    "batterTeam": "TB",
    "pitcher": "Gerrit Cole",
    "pitcherId": 543037,
    "pitcherTeam": "NYY",
    "distance": 385,
    "exitVelocity": 99.0,
    "launchAngle": 23.0,
    "hrCat": "Mostly Gone",
    "parksCleared": 10,
    "eventOutcome": "Double",
    "score": 347.5
  },
  "cheapestDong": {
    "eventKey": "2026-10-03|William Contreras|Adrian Morejon|406|104.0",
    "playId": "32e1d9f5-9fd3-3c1b-b5f1-7d39b9038c67",
    "gameDate": "2026-10-03",
    "batter": "William Contreras",
    "batterId": 661388,
    "batterTeam": "MIL",
    "pitcher": "Adrian Morejon",
    "pitcherId": 670970,
    "pitcherTeam": "SD",
    "distance": 406,
    "exitVelocity": 104.0,
    "launchAngle": 27.0,
    "hrCat": "Mostly Gone",
    "parksCleared": 22,
    "eventOutcome": "Home Run",
    "score": 366.6
  },
  "sourceArchive": "public/data/daily-features-2026.json"
}