Often described as "winter blues", Rosenthal found the condition was more prevalent in northern latitudes: virtually no-one in sunny Florida was diagnosed with the condition while almost one in 10 of the population further north in New Hampshire was said to suffer from SAD.
The FAA alleges US Airways operated the eight aircraft on a total of 1, 647 flights last fall and winter while the planes were in a potentially unsafe condition.
The drama reached its apex at the beginning of March, when the Mets publicly chastised Santana for arriving at camp out of pitching shape, a condition caused by the fact that he didn't throw over the winter.