The A's might have bullpen issues, and they might have a lot of them. But no team in the history of baseball has been a .118 team in one-run games over a full season. I should research that and cite something ...
The answer is no. Your objective as a writer or speaker of a quotation is to make an impact. Evaluate both choices -- paraphrase and direct quote. Usually, paraphrasing makes more sense if: 1  the quotation is long and wordy. 2  the words in the quotation are not powerful. 3  the source of the quotation is unknown or dubious. 4  you are capable of making a good paraphrase without making it seem like plagiarism.
The direct quotation is a records of the exact words spoken. 2. The source phrase names the speaker and gives clues to how the direct quotation is spoken. There are 5 basic rules for punctuating direct quotations! Rule 1 Rule 2 Rule 3 Rule 4 Rule 5 Add quotation marks. Separate source phrase from the quote. Capitalize the first word of the direct quotation. Add end marks.