Most game used collectors leave the dirt on the bottom of the cleats, as its nice and interesting evidence of the game use. I had a pair of 1950s cleats that still had the dirt.
You wouldn't damage the cleats by removing dried dirt from the bottom. The bottom of baseball shoes are usually steal and hard plastic, which is 200X more solid than dirt no matter how old the dirt. I suspect it would come off quite easily.
Shelly died last year, and it did appear that in his last years he was giving an honest effort into being a productive and positive member of the autograph collecting hobby.
Last edited by drc; 05-27-2009 at 10:28 PM.
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