A's analyst Canseco tweets about personal ... business during broadcast

Jose Canseco's new to this television analyst thing, but he appears to be pretty dedicated to his viewers.

The 52-year-old - who was a surprising addition to the Oakland Athletics' pregame and postgame crew earlier this year - hasn't made too many headlines in his new role just yet, though he does appear to be quickly learning a few lessons about the broadcasting industry. Namely, that he should probably use the facilities before going on air, as he inexplicably chose to tell the world via his always outrageous Twitter account.

A's fans should be thrilled that Canseco is so devoted to his work as a broadcaster that he'd put this most basic human need to the side. Of course, he should also know not to tweet while on the air - but then again, when has the man at the center of baseball's steroid era ever played by the rules?

Although Canseco continued to entertain on Twitter during the game, even moving off the subject occasionally to provide a few bits of analysis, those pesky off-air needs just wouldn't go away - and sadly, neither did his cell phone.

Whether Canseco indeed made it to the bathroom after the A's dropped a 2-1 extra-inning affair to the Angels remains unknown, and to be honest it's probably best left that way.

In order to avoid having this happen again, though, we'd suggest that Canseco - a former employee of C. Montgomery Burns at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant - avoid chilling in his old boss' basement before going to air.