The only rationale I can come up with that the SOX are tied with the Yankems is that, for the most part, the SOX are beating the teams they should beat, while the Yankems are not.
The nice thing about the mute function is that it not only silences the *******s in the booth, but it also silences the *******s in the stands. IOW, my mute does things that Price can't do, and at a lot less cost.