re: Not sure about Mulkey's comments re: trash talking

That's nice and all, but it's not even close to reality.
You need to understand that your ideals don't exists in higher levels of competitive sports anymore. It hasn't been that wy for a long time. I played in the late 90s and there was plenty of shite talking.
Kevin Faulk used to toss the ball at dudes after he scored. Babe Ruth called his fricking shot.
Get over it.