I like the comparison to Cal Ripkin. Shoot, Russ is who he is. People seem to be bothered by it, but he sticks to it. Corny or not TO FANS, this is who he is. It's hilarious how bent out of shape people get over something that SOMEONE ELSE does. Why do people care so much if he does something corny? So what? He's not out getting in trouble, beating his wife, getting busted etc. And people taking it so personally like he did something to them. Makes zero sense, but it likely will never change. At this point, I just laugh at it, especially when local radio calls him stuff like "Seattle's little Angel" etc.
He's extremely focused and is one of the biggest leaders we have every seen in Seattle sports history.