What do the Zonk House mates think about Felipe Alou?

Bruce Bochy of the San Francisco Giants moved past Felipe Alou as the winningest foreign-born manager in baseball when his team defeated Colorado 4-0.

Alou, of course, is not managing in the big leagues right now.

Most Zonk mates on OA know that Moises' dad used to be the Montreal Expos skipper during the 1990s, and often had to deal with a lack of talent on the big-league roster. Guys like Ken Hill, John Wetteland, Jeff Fassero, Mel Rojas, his own son Moises, Larry Walker, Pedro Martinez, and on and on, all left Montreal as free agents or via trades because the Expos couldn't afford to pay all of them.

Alou's Expos never made the post-season, although as most remember, they were the best team in baseball when the strike of 1994 wiped out the rest of the season. Then they lost Walker, Hill, Wetteland, and Marquis Grissom. Ouch.

Unfazed, Alou led the '96 Expos to within two games of winning the NL wild card, but unfortunately the Padres and Dodgers--who both finished two games better--won the NL West and wild card, respectively.

In 1997, they started out well but collapsed down the stretch when other teams--even the non-contending ones--were acquiring the big stars (ie. the Cards getting Mark McGwire) but the Expos were getting only the immortal Mike Johnson.

Some in the media have said that Alou was not a great manager for failing to win with the Expos. Most notable was Bob Kemp, who used to host his own show on Sporting News Radio, and he would often bash Alou for not being innovative with his lineups, etc. (And this was around 2001-2002, before Alou got the Giants gig.)

So, my question to House, Trout, Rick, and Cliff, is: Was Alou one of the elite skippers in the big leagues? Or was Bob Kemp accurate in his accessment?

Let's hear some answers on the zonk!