Yes, that was my impression of Bauer before whatever happened.
I don't know enough about the case. Sounds like a lot of he said she said as far as I know. I guess what surprised me is how absolutely emphatic and dismissive Dickerson was about it. I wonder if that's his personal feeling, or if he's in the know of the Tigers' position and is throwing it out there, or maybe its both? Or, like you said, maybe he's doing MLB's PR.