Email: Lesley.Goldberg@thr.com; Twitter: @Snoodit?Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Though he was born and raised in Oregon, and now lives and works in Los Angeles, visiting New York City is a bit of a homecoming for Ty Burrell. The Emmy-winning Modern Family star spent the early part of his career pursuing stage roles and living in Queens, where over 12 years, he learned to become a passionate Mets fan -- and experienced both the thrill of victory and (more often) the agony of defeat alongside the team from Flushing.our editor recommendsEmmys 2012: 'Modern Family' Creator on Show's Big Wins: 'I'm Praying Everybody Doesn't Get Sick of Us'Boyfriends, Condoms, Babies, Vasectomies: 'Modern Family' Cast and Creators Reveal 7 Spoilers for Season 4 So, though he was in Manhattan on Thursday to promote his new film, Butter, in which he plays a retiring Iowan butter-carving champion whose Michele Bachmann-esque wife (played by Jennifer Garner) tries to continue the family's tradition, Burrell clearly had his mind in the borough across the East River. After a talk about both the film and his Emmy-sweeping ABC comedy, the Mets entered the conversation -- this reporter is also a passionate, if beleaguered fan -- and one thing became clear: Burrell really knows his baseball.