The night Scotland painted Boston's baseball heartland in tartan

It is a humid Sunday night, about 9pm local time, and things on the field are not going well.The Red Sox are trailing by three going into the seventh, in an all-too-familiar scenario this season for fans at baseball's iconic old lady."A few weeks ago, fans came to watch with bags over their heads, they were that disillusioned," one supporter explains from the seat behind.But then, piercing through east coast accents bellowing "cold beer" and "get your hot dogs" from the sellers patrolling the aisles and the chatter rattling around the rows from the old main stand, an instantly distinguishable song suddenly cranks through the speaker suspended above."Mister, your eyes are full of hesitation …"What was to follow will be remembered forever by all who were there to witness it in a mixture of intriguing bewilderment and unbridled joy.The old girl just off Jersey Street was opened the week the Titanic sank, but you can bet your last buck the sight of more than 10,000 Scots singing Yes Sir, I Can Boogie, a song adopted by Scottish fans during the 2020 Euros, while suggestively dancing on a jumbotron screen is a new one here.The last few days have been like no other in Boston Although it was not a main priority from everyone in the ground."Class night, but what was the score? We thought it was 1-0," read a message from one Scotland fan.The Bostonians who drifted away into the darkness will naturally be disappointed by the defeat, but it will surely have been a loss cushioned by the unique presence of droves of singing and dancing Scotsmen, women and children who made their home their own and took their cause to their hearts.Sport can do special things