Howie Spira's Letters
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Howie had gotten the $40,000 in January 1990 from Steinbrenner, but he wanted $110,000, and he wanted the matter wrapped up early.
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Howie issued a Valentine's Day ultimatum to George—they had to honor their agreement with him, or he'd go public with the material.
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Spira wrote this letter in August. Deadspin asked him to put in his own words what his life was like today.
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Howie has a unique ability to communicate his misery in written and spoken form, so we wanted him to write an open letter to the world.
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