It's hilarious, it's so funny to see him get all riled up when he's 2 caps ahead, and then get UTTERLY SILENT when he eventually loses lol
Trash talk is part of the game. IMHO, the only unacceptable disrespect is that of racial discrimination. I've seen a few other players drop some N bombs and to me, this type of rhetoric should not be tolerated. But removing trash talk from a 90s game when trash talk was basically perfected is a bit of a stretch.
And yes, you can mute particular players. Personally, I love to razz him back when he loses after being so cocky.