The 'Ropolitans

It seems that pranks are in full swing this spring training.

After punkings (read: pranking) by the Phillies and the Yankees, Jose Reyes is the latest to fall victim to the rash of high jinks.

According to Jeremy Cothran and Peter Botte, Reyes' locker was completely empty when he strolled in to camp this morning. No clothes, no equipment, not even a nameplate.

From Botte:

The Mets shortstop showed up in the locker room around 9 this morning to an empty stall - no gear, no bling, no personal items, no nameplate even - he was apparently the target of a prank by one of his teammates who had to arrive considerably earlier to catch a 7 a.m. bus to face the BoSox again across Alligator Alley in Fort Myers.

Reyes was none-too-pleased, although equipment manager Charlie Samuels found all of the gear and clothes in an empty stall a few cubicles down the row, between those belonging to Endy and Alou.

Of all people, I think Reyes' is the last guy I would choose to mess with his clothes. I'm surprised there wasn't a security system on his fancy duds.