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Padres Players Caught on the Kiss Cam

Pretty much anyone who's been to a ballgame knows about the "kiss cam." It's a feature at stadiums when music is played, and unsuspecting fans are caught on camera, forced to embrace in an awkward kiss that is shown in front of the entire stadium on the jumbotron. Usually this is reserved strictly for fans. Apparently that is not the case at Chase Field where the Diamondbacks play:
Toward the end of the segment, the camera showed [Kevin] Kouzmanoff standing on the top rail of the visitor's dugout next to infielder Oscar Robles. After a couple of awkward seconds, Kouzmanoff leaned over and pretended to plant a kiss on Robles.

The crowed howled in delight, as did many of Kouzmanoff's coaches and his teammates.

"That was," Padres manager Bud Black said, "a lighter moment."

Aww, those cute playful folks in Phoenix. Can't blame them; they had to do something to liven things while the D-Backs were busy getting struck out 16 times. And remember, in case you ever get caught on the kiss cam, make sure it doesn't look like this.

Previously at FanHouse:

The Dangers of the Kiss Cam
The Royals Are an Aphrodisiac