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.
If a quote runs on for more than 40 words: 1  Start the direct quotation on a new line. 2  Indent the text roughly half an inch from the left margin. 3  If there are multiple paragraphs in the quotation, indent them an extra half inch.  Remove any quotation 1  marks. Double-space the text.  Add the parenthetical citation after the final sentence.