He is part of the team, but he is not part of the team.
In his 11 years as the Dodgers' radio reporter and the host of the popular "Dodger Talk," David Vassegh has never forgotten this contradictory truth.
He flies with the team but sits with colleagues in a separate section. He stays in the team hotel but his room is on a separate floor. Before games, he waits outside the clubhouse until the general media are allowed access and, once inside, he stays within the same boundaries governing all reporters. Once the game begins, unless he is working television, he retires to a seat in the press box.
