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We might know as early as Thursday if Mark Teixeira’s booming double in the ninth inning was just the jolt he needed to get his sleepy bat going or if it was a mere Band-Aid on another night to forget for the Yankees’ $180 million first baseman.

But one thing is certain - Teixeira is frustrated after two consecutive bad games, especially after he took several off-balance swings in Wednesday night’s 7-5 loss to the Orioles. The switch-hitter was especially critical of his lefty swing - the double came when he was batting righthanded against lefty closer George Sherrill - which had looked crisp last weekend when he smacked two homers in an exhibition game against the Cubs in the Bronx.

“It makes me a little mad because I’ve been feeling so good all spring with my lefty swing and my last two at-bats at Yankee Stadium I crushed two balls and I come here and I can’t hit anything,” Teixeira said. Read more..

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Assemblyman Ruben Diaz Jr., the expected winner of the Bronx borough presidency, shook the Bronx political scene Wednesday by announcing he will name veteran Assemblywoman Aurelia Greene as his deputy.

Diaz faces a token challenge from a Republican-backed candidate in the April 21 special election to fill the seat vacated by Adolfo Carrión, now President Obama’s urban policy director.

Sources said the Bronx Democratic County Committee will name Greene’s chief of staff, Vanessa Gibson, to run for her Assembly seat in a special election to be called by Gov. Paterson - likely on the same date - to fill Diaz’s Soundview Assembly seat.

No potential successor to Diaz has yet emerged. Read more..

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Funnyman Jim Breuer does stand-up at Comix Comedy Club. Breuer is perhaps known best for his impressions of Joe Pesci and the character “Goat Boy” during his stint on “Saturday Night Live.” More recently, Breuer’s played host on VH1’s “Web Junk 20,” and has made several appearances on “The Opie & Anthony Show” on satellite radio. 8 p.m.; $32.75. 353 W. 14th St. (212-524-2500).

The results of Hearst Magazines’ 8 x 10 Photography Biennial, an international competition to identify emerging talent, is on display at the Hearst Tower. Over 80 photographs, including portraits, landscapes, fashion, photojournalism and still-life from the winners and runners-ups are on display. Through Sept. 30. By appointment only. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; free admission. 300 W. 57th St. (212-649-2148).

Celebrate Earth Month 2009 by bringing the kids out for a good stretch for a great cause at the Bronx Zoo, where Yoga Works presents family yoga classes to benefit the Wildlife Conservation Society’s efforts in gorilla conservation. 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; free with price of admission, $11-$15. Bronx River Pkwy at Fordham Rd., Bronx. (718-367-1010). Read more..

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