Every year, the World Series gives us a match-up that provides interesting story lines and match-ups to end another baseball season. Will Todd Helton win his first World Series? Will this Red Sox drought end at three years? Who will become the new young player to shoot to stardom: Tory Tulowitzki or Dustin Pedroia? Colorado Rockies Outfielder Matt Holliday is an MVP talent that is finally getting some national recognition. He isn?t great in the field, but his bat is one of the better ones in the game. Shortstop Troy Tulowitzki is a budding superstar. It is tough to gauge the end result from one year, but he has a winner?s mentality and should have many more playoff appearances before his career is over. The dark horse for the Rockies is second baseman Kaz Matsui. He was banished from New York after a terrible start in the states, but he has rediscovered his game in Colorado. Look for the Rockies to really feed off of his bat as a direct reflection of his stats. It isn?t surprising he is batting .310 in their seven games this post-season. First baseman Todd Helton is no longer the star of this team, but his presence shouldn?t be discounted. Look for Helton to have the presence that other Colorado sports figures had on their teams in the Avalanches? Ray Bourque and the Broncos? John Elway. Catcher Yorvit Torrealba was passed over in San Francisco in favor of Matt Matheny, but he has found his game in Colorado. He isn?t an all-star catcher, but with his glove work and bat, he is at least an above average starter. I?m not sold on Jeff Francis as a No.1 pitcher. This isn?t substantiated from his playoff performances, which have been very good, but I don?t think he has the necessary stuff to be dominant. Ubaldo Jim?nez has a 1.59 ERA in his two postseason starts, but will the 23-year-old maintain his composure at Fenway in Game 2? Josh Fogg will pitch Game 3 in front of the electric Coors Field crowd. He gave up one earned run over six innings in his lone postseason start. I disagree with adding Aaron Cook to the starting rotation. Against this Boston line-up with that much time, I would have gone with rookie Franklin Morales, who already has had a taste of the post-season and taken my chances with the more talented lefty who had a 3.43 ERA in 2007. Look for left-handed pitcher Brian Fuentes to be a force in this series. Even though he lost his closer job, he still has good stuff and his delivery is deceptive, especially in the late innings. Boston Red Sox Left-fielder Manny Ramirez has one of the best swings in baseball. When his mind is right, he is a game changing hitter who is a walking RBI. Is there a better clutch hitter than David Ortiz? He just keeps on hitting and is one of the unspoken leaders for the Red Sox. Most American League teams don?t have speed on their side, but that?s where outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury comes in. He is getting the start in game one, and his speed could mean a late-inning extra run for Boston. Second baseman Dustin Pedroia and outfielder J.D. Drew are the keys for Boston. Pedroia gives the Red Sox some youthful exuberance needed on a veteran team, while Drew, when right, is a five-tool type player. The problem is that Drew has only been right for one season in his entire career. Starter Josh Beckett and Curt Schilling are money in big games. It?s weird to say, but I think the Red Sox need to win the first two games. These two pitchers were responsible for three of the wins against Cleveland and losing in their home starts could doom the Red Sox. Daisuke Matsuzaka is struggling to live up to the hype. At this point, he is just an average pitcher without a dominant pitch. He won game seven with an average outing, but he has shown glimpses of turning it around. Will he do it in Coors Field? Closer Jonathan Papelbon could follow in the line of closers who come up big in the post-season. He is a horse out of the pen, and he is developing his craft with each outing. He could be a candidate for World Series MVP. Prediction I?m going with the Colorado Rockies in six games. On talent alone, the Red Sox should dominate this series, but in playoff baseball these days, it is a crapshoot based on which team gets hot and stays hot. I know the Rockies have had a long layoff without live action, but they have still won an unthinkable 21 out of 22 games. The Rockies have the intangibles and a veteran presence in Helton to win and with the Red Sox showing some weaknesses in the ALCS, I think the Rockies will be able to keep the games close and win late against a suspect Boston bullpen outside of Papelbon and Hideki Okajima. World Series MVP: Kaz Matsui