SAN DIEGO -- For those of us who have been here to see it, San Diego and the local Major League clubs know how to put on jewel events.
For those who haven't, they'll undoubtedly be wowed when the 87th All-Star Game presented by MasterCard and festivities are staged here from July 10-12.
These things only come to town once in a generation, Mike Dee, the president of the Padres, knows.
"That's why we're incredibly excited about hosting it," Dee told MLB.com in an exclusive interview this week at the gem of a ballpark near San Diego Bay, which opened in 2004 and is in its 12th season.