United Way is organizing a pair of Boston flash mobs:

On June 6th at 1:30p and again on June 10th, scores of volunteers, all wearing Live United T-shirts (provided on the day) will meet at the same location in Boston and stand completely still for several minutes. To the outside viewer this "flash mob" of similarly dressed people frozen in place and holding signs about community needs will stand out as a memorable and unusual spectacle. By grabbing the public’s attention for several minutes, we can help raise awareness about people and agencies in our community who need help.

A resident forwards this photo showing a tree that fell over during today's rainstorm at the Curley School in Jamaica Plain. Turns out the tree was completely rotted out inside by termites, which might have been detected on an inspection.

The field where it fell is where kindergarteners normally play during the day. "I'm totally freaked out!" she says.

NECN tweets the news. Presumably at least one will not be scheduled for the first game of the World Series or the first blue moon after Labor Day or some random Sunday at 4:30 a.m.

Peter notes the Sox are now 4-0 against the Yankees:

... Great job, Jon, and at the perfect time against the perfect foe. ...

Red says Big Papi is back:

... With everyone asking just what the f@#k's wrong with Papi, the Large Father bought himself at least a few days of reprieve from the slings and arrows with a showing against the Yankees that conjured images of Vintage Ortiz. Bringing bat to ball with extreme prejudice, hustling his oversized arse down the line like a trained bear chasing a motorized cookie tray, and surveying the damage like Zeus after a Mount Olympus bender.

One game doth not make a season, but for a few moments, it felt like 2007 all over again. And it didn't suck. ...

Flannery said sleep be damned:

It's nearing midnight and I’m sitting here shotgunning a fresh can of diet coke. I have to be up in just over 6 hours.

Yup. Just another game night.

AND IT PAYS OFF WITH A 2-RUN HOMER FROM BAY!

Beth enjoyed the Orsillo/Eck/Dave Roberts combo:

If we can't have the Rem-Dawg, this is the next best thing.

Jimmy notes the failure of Girardi's faux outrage over a called strike three against Jeter and discusses Julio Lugo:

Julio Lugo was essentially benched by Terry Francona after botching a few plays in the field upon his return. I actually think he can outhit Nick Green fairly easily, but you don’t want to have a guy playing SS when he’s this rusty. Take a couple of days off, grab a coach, grab a fungo bat, and go take a few grounders. By "a few" I mean 400,000.