Tim Kurkjian finally stopped clipping boxscores from the newspapers.

This official announcement comes with some sadness because I love box scores. I’ve always loved box scores. From 1990-2009, I never missed one day of clipping and taping box scores, a streak that our best baseball fans must acknowledge is far more impressive than Cal Ripken playing in 2,632 consecutive games. On one memorable night in 2002, I went to bed at 11 o’clock, realized in horror I had forgotten to do my box score book, got dressed, clipped and taped my box scores, then lay down for a restful six hours of sleep as my wife looked at me and wondered how she could have married such an unfathomable geek.

I’m amazed it took this long. It’s a good thing he stopped, however. Given how much newspapers are shrinking, it’s only a matter of time before box scores disappear from them.

Full disclosure, I worked with Tim at ESPN and he is truly one of the smartest and nicest people in the business.

Hat tip, Baseball Think Factory.