Podcasts

‘A’s Plus’: Manager Bob Melvin talks with The Chronicle’s Susan Slusser about the trickiest aspects of getting baseball up and running and assesses how well his team is set up for a short season. Getting off to a good start will be a key. sfchronicle.com/ asplus

‘Giants Splash’: In two parts, Bill Gould, professor emeritus at Stanford, offers John Shea insights on declining African American numbers in baseball, his thoughts on antitrust laws and his heroic great grandfather. sfchronicle. com/giantssplash