By Harry Minium
The best seat in the house at the Bud Metheny Baseball Complex isn't in the stadium.
To get there, exit The Bud, head east down 49th Street past left field, take a left on Elkhorn Avenue and then walk into Old Dominion University's new Chemistry Building. Once there, take the elevator to the fourth floor, turn right and keep walking until you reach Dr. John Cooper's office.
Cooper, who heads ODU's Chemistry and Biochemistry department, has a breathtaking view not only of the stadium, but of the Lamberts Point Golf Course, the Elizabeth River and much of ODU's campus.