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Yesterday, Amani Toomer and Michael Strahan of the World Champion New York Giants (boy, it feels great to write that) stopped by The View to talk about fitness equipment. During the segment, Whoopi Goldberg, who is such a self-proclaimed Giants fan that she spoke during the team's post-victory-parade ceremony at New York's City Hall, asked Toomer about the miracle catch he made late in the game, where he pinned the football to his helmet before being tackled.

There was just one problem: Toomer didn't make the catch. David Tyree did. Video is after the jump, thanks to our friends at BestWeekEver.tv

Jeez, Whoopi. Did you even watch the game? Yes, I know Tyree didn't catch many passes during the year, but the catch (which is now being called either "Catch 42" or "The Hail Mara") was played so many times during the week following the game that she had to have caught Tyree's name at some point. Plus, if she's such a fan, she should have known it was Tyree and not Toomer.

The producers tried to save her by cutting to an almost-as-miraculous play, where Toomer stretches for the ball and manages to drag his toes in bounds. But we all knew what catch the Whoopster was referring to. Watching the clip, I cringed, knowing that Whoopi just perpetuated the myth that women don't know anything about sports. Hell, even Elisabeth Hasselbeck would have probably asked a more intelligent question than Whoopi did. After all, her husband Tim used to be a teammate of Toomer and Strahan's.

Wow. This is the first time I've ever wanted to hear Elisabeth over someone else. Never thought that day would come...



[via Watchdog]