The longest-serving pitching coach in Colorado Rockies history ended his tenure yesterday. Bob Apodaca requested a re-assignment within the organization prior to last night’s game, saying he needed a break. Apodaca had been in charge of the Rockies pitching staff over the last ten seasons. The last six seasons prior to 2012 had seen his staffs post the lowest single-season team ERAs in the franchise’s history. But the pitching has gone off the rails for the Rockies this season, as they rank at or near the bottom of all of Major League Baseball in every major statistical category. His role will be performed by two men for the remainder of this season: Jim Wright, the Rockies’ current bullpen coach, and Bo McLaughlin, who had been the pitching coach for the club’s AAA minor league affiliate in Colorado Springs.