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  "schema_version": 1,
  "slug": "sam-mcdowell",
  "title": "SAM Mcdowell",
  "canonical_url": "https://signalmeaning.com/signals/sam-mcdowell/",
  "json_url": "https://signalmeaning.com/data/signals/sam-mcdowell.json",
  "summary": "Obituary/legacy coverage for former MLB pitcher Sam McDowell",
  "why_now": "Multiple sports and general-news outlets published death/obituary articles at the same time, producing the clustered spike captured in the input.",
  "evidence_summary": "- Multiple outlets (New York Post, fox8.com, Forbes) reporting death and legacy of 'Sudden' Sam McDowell - Obituary-style pieces highlighting career and cultural references",
  "caveat": "Signal Type: MLB / Baseball Player Attention",
  "collected_at": "Tue, 6 Oct 2026 08:30:00 -0700",
  "signal_type": "MLB / Baseball Player Attention",
  "score": 64.0,
  "score_field": "adjusted_score",
  "state": "PUBLISH",
  "evidence": [
    "Former Yankees pitcher ‘Sudden’ Sam McDowell dead at 84 - New York Post",
    "‘Sudden’ Sam McDowell, Cleveland Indians legend, dies at 84 - fox8.com"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "Former Yankees pitcher ‘Sudden’ Sam McDowell dead at 84 - New York Post",
      "source": "New York Post",
      "url": "https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMijAFBVV95cUxOWTMxM2taOTktYjN2YW1hZjJMM3RKMHpNNmtRWGhoQWdKSmNsOEhGdVRmWUlYZkVYWTgxSUh1YlhRbmZBWE55NVk0YUFTS2NWZDlfQXNPR0hGV1NWd0c1QjBncUJ5VG5vQ2FRMmtPaUItUlpJSGkxeDdsQ2RtU1E3dXlYVk84QWdFRy1pTw?oc=5"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "record_id": "202610070104_signal_Quality-5-sam-mcdowell",
    "batch_id": "202610070104",
    "input_files": {
      "Quality": "202610070104_signal_Quality.txt",
      "Musk": "202610070104_signal_Musk.txt",
      "Kurzweil": "202610070059_signal_Kurzweil.txt",
      "Jobs": "202610070057_signal_Jobs.txt",
      "Buffett": "202610070055_signal_Buffett.txt",
      "Bezos": "202610070055_signal_Bezos.txt"
    }
  }
}