Clint Hurdle of the Pittsburgh Pirates finished tied for 6th in voting for the Manager of the Year
54-year old Clint Hurdle finished tied for 6th (with Bruce Bochy of the Giants) in the voting for the N.L. Manager of the Year Award in 2011. The Pirates faded in the second half as they finished with a 72-90 record (44.4%) in 2011. Hurdle now has a 606-715 (45.9%) in his first nine years as a major league manager. The Pirates think that Hurdle is the right guy to get them back to where they want to be, atop the N.L. Central.