The Red Sox are coming! The Red Sox are coming!

Autograph seekers are lining up in front of McKechnie Field roughly four hours before game time, and folks are already combing 9th Avenue with envelopes full of available tickets.
Yep, the Boston Red Sox are coming to Bradenton.
This is John Lembo of The Bradenton Herald, set to bring you the action from today's game between the BoSox and YOUR Pittsburgh Pirates.
This will be a bit of a different experience for Red Sox fans - this is the first spring without Manny Ramirez in nearly a decade and David Ortiz is in the World Baseball Classic. The WBC also took away Jason Bay, who is playing for Cananda.
So who did the Red Sox bring?
Let's see:

Nick Green, 2b
Jed Lowrie, ss
Josh Bard, dh
Jeff Bailey, rf
Brad Wilkerson, cf
Chris Carter, lf
Paul McAnulty, 1b
George Kottaras, c
Gil Velazquez, 3b
Jon Lester, p

Well, Lester is pitching....

The Pirates:
Nyjer Morgan, lf
Freddy Sanchez, 2b
Nate McLouth, cf
Ryan Doumit, dh
Adam LaRoche, 1b
Andy LaRoche, 3b
Jack Wilson, ss
Robinson Diaz, c
Jeff Salazar, rf

With Brandon Moss (thumb) and Eric Hinske (ribs) hurting, Salazar is getting a shot in right field today. Andy LaRoche, meanwhile, has been busy raking this spring - he's 9-for-15 (.600) in seven games and reached base all five times Sunday against the Houston Astros.

First pitch in about three hours. Heard this game is on the cusp of being sold out, so if you want to come out, get here now...