SAN FRANCISCO -- The All-Star ballots are out and San Francisco is beginning to buzz with enthusiasm, but mixed in the excitement is a hint of anxiety about Barry Bonds making the team.

The support for Bonds around the nation is questionable, but support for Bonds at AT&T Park was undeniable Wednesday when the ballots were released.

Darryl King was one of the lucky few with a ticket to the All-Star Game, Home Run Derby and FanFest. It's the game he's most excited about.

"I'm looking forward just to witnessing my first All-Star Game in person," the 19-year-old said. "Instead of just looking at it on TV, I can actually be at one."

King plans to vote for most of the Giants, but especially wants to see Bonds make the team. To make it happen, King said he will vote 50 times and expects all of San Francisco to put in a similar effort.

Fellow Giants fan Joe Kirshenbaum shared King's enthusiasm for seeing Bonds on the All-Star squad.

"I really hope Barry [Bonds] will make it," Kirshenbaum said. "If he doesn't, it will be a joke. It's Barry's town and it could be his final year."

Many San Francisco fans will be doing their part to get Bonds in the lineup, but most of them will be watching him play from home. Game tickets are hard to come by.

Usually locals have to compete with out-of-towners, but this year, Giants president Peter McGowan estimated two-thirds of those in attendance will be locals.

That's because season-ticket holders get first crack at All-Star tickets. For AT&T Park, that's about 28,000 of the 41,000 people the ballpark can hold. The only ways to get tickets at this point are by entering a Major League lottery system or forking over a small fortune to scalpers.

While fans are mulling over the ticket predicament, the city of San Francisco is gearing up for its third All-Star Game.

Hosting the All-Star Game means improvements to San Francisco and an estimated $60 million boost in the city's economy. About $4 million of that will go to local charities and various projects the city has planned in conjunction with hosting the event.

One of those city benefits is Projects Green. On June 29, volunteers will join Giants alumni to plant trees throughout the city's commercial area. Project Green will mark the start of a year-long greening effort in which hundreds of trees will be planted in the city.

A portion of the money will also go to Field Renovation Projects, which will build or renovate two baseball fields for youth players. Omar Vizquel will pick one field in the Mission District.

The Giants Community Fund, which supports Junior Giants summer leagues and encourages healthy living, will also receive funds, along with the newly named Willie Mays Boys & Girls Club at Hunters Point that Mays himself said he would donate a bus to.