D-Mat? C'mon.

Just a quick note.

Can we nip this "D-Mat" nickname for Daisuke Matsuzaka right now? Please. C'mon. Seriously.

I understand that Scott Boras created the A-Rod nickname for Alex Rodriguez which led to people calling Ivan Rodriguez "I-Rod." Ivan Rodriguez is not I-Rod. He's Pudge. Seriously.

Matsuzaka already has a nickname too. It's Kaibatsu. It means "Monster." Do we really have to demean him with D-Mat? Hey everyone, wipe your feet on the D-Mat before you come in. Yeah, that jerk? He's such a D-Mat. What's D-Mat-ter? Absolutely horrible.

Matsuzaka is already being underpaid by Boston (the posting fee doesn't count, the player doesn't get any of it), pay him the respect he deserves and use his real name.