Athletic shoe with athletic positioning pattern

1. A baseball shoe comprises:

an upper section; and

a sole section coupled to the upper section, wherein the sole section includes:

a sole having a heel section;

a plurality of cleats coupled to the sole; and

a pitching rubber engaging mechanism associated with the sole, wherein, when the baseball shoe is worn by a pitcher, the pitching rubber engaging mechanism engages a pitching rubber to assist the pitcher with at least one of drive and alignment, wherein the sole includes:

a heel section; and

a multiple sloped section proximal to the heel section, wherein:

the heel section has a heel height;

the multiple sloped section has a first height, a second height, and a third height;

the first height is approximately equal to the heel height and is at a first end of the multiple sloped section;

the second height is less than the first height and is at a small toe area of the sole; and

the third height is less than the second height and is at an inner ball of foot area of the sole.

2. The baseball shoe of claim 1 , wherein the pitching rubber engaging mechanism comprises:

a groove on the sole running at least a portion of a length of the sole from a toe area of the sole to a heel area of the sole.

3. The baseball shoe of claim 1 , wherein the pitching rubber engaging mechanism comprises:

an extension coupled to a toe end of the sole, wherein the extension includes a notch for engaging the pitching rubber.

4. The baseball shoe of claim 1 , wherein the pitching rubber engaging mechanism comprises:

an extension coupled to a heel end of the sole, wherein the extension includes a notch for engaging the pitching rubber.

5. The baseball shoe of claim 1 , wherein the pitching rubber engaging mechanism comprises:

an extension coupled to a toe end of the sole, wherein the extension includes a first notch and second notch, wherein the first notch provides for a first alignment for engaging the pitching rubber and the second notch provides for a second alignment for engaging the pitching rubber.

6. The baseball shoe of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of cleats comprises:

a heel group of cleats;

a ball-of-foot group of cleats; and

an outer edge mid foot-to-toe group of cleats, wherein cleats of the heel group of cleats are of a first length, wherein a first cleat of the outer edge mid foot-to-toe group of cleats is proximal to a heel section and has a length equal to or a first value less than the first length and a second cleat of the outer edge mid foot-to-toe group of cleats is proximal to a small toe section of the baseball shoe and has a length that is a second value less than the first length, wherein the second value is greater than the first value, and wherein a cleat of the ball-of-foot group of cleats has a length that is a third value less than the first value, wherein the third value is greater than the second value.

7. The baseball shoe of claim 6 further comprises:

the cleats of the outer edge mid foot-to-toe group of cleats are in substantial alignment along a straight line or arced line from a little toe area of the sole to an outer mid foot area of the sole.

8. The baseball shoe of claim 1 , wherein a cleat of the plurality of cleats comprises at least one of:

a plastic cleat;

a rubber cleat; and

a metal cleat.

9. A baseball shoe comprises:

an upper section; and

a sole section coupled to the upper section, wherein the sole section includes:

a sole having a heel section;

a plurality of cleats coupled to the sole; and

an engaging cleat, wherein the engaging cleat includes a notch, wherein, when the baseball shoe is worn by a pitcher, the engaging cleat engages a pitching rubber to assist the pitcher with at least one of drive and alignment, wherein the sole includes:

a heel section; and

a multiple sloped section proximal to the heel section, wherein:

the heel section has a heel height;

the multiple sloped section has a first height, a second height, and a third height;

the first height is approximately equal to the heel height and is at a first end of the multiple sloped section;

the second height is less than the first height and is at a small toe area of the sole; and

the third height is less than the second height and is at an inner ball of foot area of the sole.

10. The baseball shoe of claim 9 further comprises:

the engaging cleat positioned at a toe end of the sole and being substantially perpendicular to a line from the toe end of the sole to a heel end of the sole.

11. The baseball shoe of claim 9 further comprises:

a second engaging cleat having a second notch, wherein the second engaging cleat is positioned at the end of the sole and is substantially perpendicular to a line from a toe end of the sole to a heel end of the sole.

12. The baseball shoe of claim 9 further comprises:

a second engaging cleat including a second notch and a third notch, wherein the second notch provides for a first alignment for engaging the pitching rubber and the third notch provides for a second alignment for engaging the pitching rubber.

13. The baseball shoe of claim 9 further comprises:

the engaging cleat positioned at a heel end of the sole and being substantially perpendicular to a line from a toe end of the sole to the heel end of the sole.

14. The baseball shoe of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of cleats comprises:

a heel group of cleats;

a ball-of-foot group of cleats; and

an outer edge mid foot-to-toe group of cleats, wherein cleats of the heel group of cleats are of a first length, wherein a first cleat of the outer edge mid foot-to-toe group of cleats is proximal to a heel section and has a length equal to or a first value less than the first length and a second cleat of the outer edge mid foot-to-toe group of cleats is proximal to a small toe section of the baseball shoe and has a length that is a second value less than the first length, wherein the second value is greater than the first value, and wherein a cleat of the ball-of-foot group of cleats has a length that is a third value less than the first value, wherein the third value is greater than the second value.

15. The baseball shoe of claim 14 further comprises:

the cleats of the outer edge mid foot-to-toe group of cleats are in substantial alignment along a straight line or arced line from a little toe area of the sole to an outer mid foot area of the sole.

16. The baseball shoe of claim 9 , wherein a cleat of the plurality of cleats comprises at least one of:

a plastic cleat;

a rubber cleat; and

a metal cleat.